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Two District 1 Councilors Seek Office Build-Out
They declined fellow District 1 Councilor Loretta Smith’s offer to join them in her office lease within the Nick Fish Building.
Alberta Street Crater Likely to Persist After Owner Runs Out of Cash for Further Demolition
A 1917 building that stood on the property started dropping bricks onto the sidewalk in 2022.
League of Oregon Cities Says Ethics Commission Has Distorted Public Meetings Law
The League of Oregon Cities in an April 9 letter to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission lambasted the body’s new annual trainings on public meetings law, which it’s now required to provide to every locally-elected official, calling the contents of the trainings a “profound and disturbing misreading” of state law.
A Legendary Oregon Investigative Reporter Puts Down His Pen
Les Zaitz and his wife and business partner, Scotta Callister, are retiring after more than a combined century in journalism.
City Councilor Proposes Stripping Urban Forestry’s Tree Regulation Team, Directing Savings Toward Parks
Eric Zimmerman wants to cut the Tree Code regulatory team from 37 staff down to five.
City Council Rejects PGE Plan to Run New Transmission Lines in Forest Park
“We hope this sends a message that our unique treasure must remain intact for all future generations to enjoy and benefit from.”
Fixing Chronic Absenteeism Could Start With Full School Weeks
This academic year, PPS students attend just 16 five-day weeks out of 38.
Higher Reimbursements for Primary Care Providers Would Help a Bill’s Sponsor and Exempt a Powerful Special Interest
Pediatricians in private practice get paid less than hospital doctors for the same service.
Oregon Developers Build Few Condos. A Pending Bill Aims to Increase Production.
Lawmakers propose to shorten the statute of limitations for construction defects.
Some Portland Bureaus Escape Cuts by the Mayor—and Would Actually Gain Employees
The May 5 release of his proposed $8.5 billion budget felt like a vindication of Mayor Keith Wilson's good cheer.
Parent Advocates Have Long Urged PPS to Commit Money to Retrofits. They’re Finally Succeeding.
In the weeks since WW‘s reporting, the rumblings for seismic safety have grown strong enough to shake the School Board.
Murmurs: Sacred Mushroom Takes a Bad Trip
In other news: Fixing chronic absenteeism could start with full school weeks.
Legacy Health Faces Unions Boosted by OHSU’s Failed Bid
Membership rose during 20 months of merger talks, giving labor more power at the struggling hospital system.
Should Portland Ban Backyard Beekeeping?
Adding hundreds of thousands of honeybees into a previously balanced residential environment disrupts it substantially.