Willamette Week

Right-Wing Marchers From Across the Country Have Declared Portland Enemy Territory to Conquer

Last weekend, 400 people, mostly men, met in a parking lot along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Wash., girded for battle. They carried helmets and shields. They wore full suits of futuristic combat armor, Boba Fett helmets and homemade Pepe the Frog costumes.

Portland Measure to Cap Campaign Contributions Will Be on the November Ballot

The measure would be a major change for Oregon politics. Oregon is one of the least regulated states in terms of campaign donations.

City Council Candidate Jo Ann Hardesty Wins Support of Two Legislators Who Backed a Rival in Primary

Democratic state representatives Diego Hernandez and Rob Nosse had previously endorsed Andrea Valderrama.

Portland’s Largest Public Employee Union Endorses City Council Candidate JoAnn Hardesty

It’s the first major endorsement in the general election race for City Council.

Jo Ann Hardesty’s City Council Campaign Button Inspires a Craigslist “Missed Connection”

“You liked my Jo Ann Hardesty button. I liked your tattoo free skin. (Portland)”

Her Group Rallied Behind the Historic Union Drive At Burgerville. Can Olivia Katbi Smith Harness Portland’s Left To Make an Even Bigger Impact?

Olivia Katbi Smith went to Burgerville last month to celebrate. But she wasn’t there to get a Tillamook cheeseburger basket.

A Former Nike Executive Barricaded Himself In a Pig Farm to Keep From Hearing About President Trump

He admits that his lifestyle is both a luxury and an abdication of his civil duties.

Portland Man Sentenced for Aiming a Laser at a News Helicopter During a November 2016 Anti-Trump Protest

Portlander Fernando Garces, 25, was sentenced in federal court today for aiming a laser pointer at KGW news helicopter during a November 9, 2016 protest.

These Four Portland Drag Queens Are On a Mission to Save Democracy With a Show That Will Tour America

The Liberty Belles want to save American politics, and their tool of choice is drag. On July 1, the four local queens—Madame DuMoore, Pepper Pepper, Carla Rossi and Hydrangea Strangea—are departing on a bus tour of 20 U.S. battleground states, in the hopes of registering 10,000 new 18-30-year-old voters.

These Four Portland Drag Queens Are On a Mission to Save Democracy With a Show That Will Tour America

The Liberty Belles want to save American politics, and their tool of choice is drag. On July 1, the four local queens—Madame DuMoore, Pepper Pepper, Carla Rossi and Hydrangea Strangea—are departing on a bus tour of 20 U.S. battleground states, in the hopes of registering 10,000 new 18-30-year-old voters.

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