Your Monday, March 4 Daily Primer: Sexual Harassment Victim Criticizes Salem Leadership — Womxn’s March Returns, Sans Pussy Hats

WHAT TO KNOW:

• One of the women who suffered sexual harassment in the Capitol hit back at Peter Courtney’s defenders—saying taking his side “sends an unacceptable message to women.”
• The Womxn’s March returned to Portland on Sunday, trying to ease tensions over diversity and identity. The organizers asked marchers to remove those pink hats. Few did.
• Prominent Portland tenants’ rights activist Margot Black has returned to a leadership position at the group she helped found. “I’m done apologizing,” she said.
• Stuck on an Amtrak train? Enjoy the journey. Long trips like the Coast Starlight might be doomed.
• Legislators plan to narrow a bill that would require every inmate in Oregon to meet each year with a doctor to discuss the influenza vaccine and opt-out in writing.
• Who is the naked jogger of North Portland? Just a guy taking a casual naked jog around the block on a crisp 40-degree day.

WHERE TO EAT:

• Need help planning your next night out? Here’s our roundup of the five best places to eat in Portland right now. 

NERD OUT:

• Portland is a city of proud nerds, and now there’s a cruise specifically for Bigfoot seekers. Starting June 15, Portland Spirit will be taking boatloads of Sasquatch hunters through the Columbia River Gorge to track down the mythical cryptid.

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