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Commissioner Sharon Meieran Asks Multnomah County to Save Needle Exchanges From Budget Cuts

“It’s definitely saved lives,” Commissioner Sharon Meieran said of the county’s needle exchange sites.

Police Talk Down Man Who Climbed to the Top of a 290-Foot Tall Construction Crane in Southeast Portland

A man has climbed to the top of a construction crane in Southeast Portland, drawing a large police presence to the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Ash Street.

Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury Defends Purchase of Bushong Building For Health and Housing Center

Anyone working, living in, or visiting Portland knows we have a mental health crisis downtown. According to our most recent data, almost half of people living without shelter in our community experience mental illness.

Multnomah County Bought a Shell of a Building for a Portland Mental Health Center. Was It Suckered?

The county owns another piece of real estate without the funds to operate it or a detailed plan for what to do with it.

She Was Excited About E-Scooters in Portland. Then She Broke Her Leg.

Adele Hughes Hromco can walk for short distances at a slow shuffle but still struggles with pain and lack of mobility.

It’s Fermented. It’s Cold. It’s Alive. And It’s Taking Over Portland.

What was once thought of as the province of hippie homebrewers is now big business. And nowhere is it bigger than in Portland.

Robert Deering Started America’s First Kombucha Brand in Portland. Two Decades After Going Out of Business, He’s Finally Brewing Again.

In 1994, Robert Deering saw the future of the beverage industry right in his own kitchen.

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