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Local Writers Explore Rising Rents, Gentrification and a Sense of Loss In "City of Weird: 30 Otherworldly Portland Tales"

When local writers were asked to write alternate-reality stories about our town, they often wrote about the price of rent and the feeling that “Portland” is something passing into the mists.

Sculptor Ellen Wishnetsky-Mueller's Newest Show Is Like a Good, Cathartic Mixtape

During my final lap through the gallery, my partner asked me why I loved one of the pieces so much. After thinking hard about it, I said, “I have no idea. I just do.”

Is It Legal for Trash Trucks to Run as Early as 3:45 A.M.?

I’ve complained to the city, but was merely given a vague response, so I’ll ask Dr. Know: Is it legal for trash trucks to run that early?

WW's Fall 2016 Endorsements: Local Measures

Measure 26-179 Portland housing bond No It gives us no satisfaction to urge a no vote on this measure. Portland rents keep rising faster than almost anywhere else in the country. By year’s end, real estate experts predict rents will be up another 8 percent. Housing costs have spiraled upward far faster than wages, displacing … Continue reading WW’s Fall 2016 Endorsements: Local Measures

WW's Fall 2016 Endorsements: Oregon Legislature

Senate District 21 (Southeast Portland and Milwaukie) Kathleen Taylor—Democrat With the retirement of Sen. Diane Rosenbaum, state Rep. Kathleen Taylor (D-Portland), 49, who served one term in the House, faced virtually no opposition in the primary and is in the unusual position of having the nomination of all three of Oregon’s major parties: Democrats, Republicans … Continue reading WW’s Fall 2016 Endorsements: Oregon Legislature

WW's Fall 2016 Endorsements

This election sometimes feels like a bad reality show. But it’s vitally important.

WW's Fall 2016 Endorsements: State of Oregon

Governor Kate Brown—Democrat On Feb. 18, 2015, Kate Brown, then Oregon secretary of state, abruptly took over from the longest-serving governor in Oregon’s history, John Kitzhaber. No one expected Kitzhaber to quit—especially not in the swirl of disgrace he brought on himself by failing to check the actions of his first lady, Cylvia Hayes. But … Continue reading WW’s Fall 2016 Endorsements: State of Oregon

WW's Fall 2016 Endorsements: State Measures

Putting pollsters and political strategists in charge of Oregon’s tax policy is a bad idea.

WW's Fall 2016 Endorsements: Portland

Portland City Council, Position 4 Chloe Eudaly Warning: We’re about to flip-flop. We endorsed City Commissioner Steve Novick, 53, in the May primary even while admitting that he had been a major letdown since winning election in 2012. He’d irked Portlanders with his ill-fated “street fee,” weaving in and out of his lane over the course … Continue reading WW’s Fall 2016 Endorsements: Portland

WW's Fall 2016 Endorsements: National

President Hillary Clinton—Democrat We come not to bury Donald Trump, but to praise Hillary Clinton. The Donald has already delivered his own eulogy, on tape. Remarks uncovered last week, in which he brags about committing sexual assault, confirm for the willfully ignorant (and some in the Republican Party, including Oregon Rep. Greg Walden) what anyone … Continue reading WW’s Fall 2016 Endorsements: National

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