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Portland's Latest News
March 14, 2014
Hales sticks with basics at City Club
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Mayor Charlie Hales plans to invite the mayors of other West Coast cities to town in May or June to talk about common problems they all face, including growing income inequality and the lack of…
March 14, 2014
Hales: Shift funds to help Old Town properties
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Mayor Charlie Hales wants to shift tens of millions of dollars in urban renewal money from the spiffy Pearl District into the somewhat ragged Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood to the south. Though…
March 14, 2014
Police increase patrols around Wilson High School
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Police are providing additional patrols in the area around Wilson High School after a student reported an incident similar to the one that led to the officer-involved shooting that killed a…
March 14, 2014
Hotel opponents appeal unfavorable court ruling
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Opponents of Metro's proposed Headquarters Hotel are appealing a Multnomah County Circuit Court ruling that invalidated their attempts to refer part of the financing plan to the May 20 ballot.…
March 14, 2014
Police investigate two sexual assaults
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Police are investigating two recent reported stranger-to-stranger sexual assaults. The first one allegedly took place at 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 11, at the east end of the Steel Bridge.…
March 13, 2014
Oregon's Health Exchange May Get A 'Special Enrollment Period'
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(Oregon Public Broadcasting) — Enrollment in Oregon's new health insurance exchange is scheduled to close at the end of this month. But Cover Oregon is optimistic some kind of 'special…
March 13, 2014
City water and sewer ratepayers get chance to talk about their…
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The Portland City Council will hold what it bills as its first-ever community meeting to review proposed new water and sewer rates. The session takes place Wednesday, March 19, from 6:30 p.m. to…
March 13, 2014
Veteran officer fired shots that killed suspected kidnapper
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An eight-year Portland Police Bureau veteran fired the gunshots that killed a suspect Wednesday afternoon during a confrontation outside Wilson High School in Southwest Portland. Portland police…
March 13, 2014
PSU faculty, administration go back to bargaining table after…
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Portland State University management will sit down with faculty union leaders Friday from 9 a.m. to noon to resume labor contract negotiations, says PSU spokesman Scott Gallager. That…
March 13, 2014
Official: Tigard vote does not stop Southwest Corridor Plan
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Work will continue of the Southwest Corridor Plan, despite voter approval of a ballot measure that raises question about whether a high capacity transit line can be built through Tigard. That…
March 13, 2014
Police looking for hit and run driver
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Two female pedestrians were struck and injured by a hit and run driver while crossing the street in Southeast Portland Wednesday evening. The names of the 71 and 76-year old women were not…
March 13, 2014
Sources Say: Oregon legislators take game of politics to a…
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Whether you think the 2014 Legislature was successful apparently depends on your political party. Within minutes of the session adjourning Friday, several legislators issued statements on it.…
March 13, 2014
Market trucks in food, controversy
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Local growers don't like Zaycon's back-of-the-truck sales plan A “drive-through” meat market stops in Portland on Thursday, delivering “quality food at unbeatable value, fresh from the farm to…
March 12, 2014
Kafoury, Francesconi joined by six lesser-known candidates to be…
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Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury and former Portland City Commissioner Jim Francesconi figure to be the main contenders to be the next Multnomah County chair, though they’ll be…
March 12, 2014
Brian Wilson, Jules Bailey will go head to head in Multnomah…
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Brian Wilson and Jules Bailey will face off in the May 20 election for Multnomah County commissioner, after being the lone candidates filing by Tuesday’s deadline. They are vying for the…
March 12, 2014
Portland City Council's dean faces three rivals in bid for…
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City Commissioner Dan Saltzman will face off against three lesser-known challengers in his re-election campaign for the Portland City Council on May 20. Two of them say they don’t plan to spend…
March 12, 2014
Multnomah County sheriff and county auditor face no rivals in…
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Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton and Multnomah County Auditor Steve March have an easy path to re-election at the May 20 primary, as neither attracted any competition by filing deadline on…
March 12, 2014
Nick Fish to face two lesser-known candidates in re-election bid
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Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish will face off against two lesser-known challengers, Michael Durrow and Sharon Maxwell, in his re-election campaign for the Portland City Council on May 20.…
March 12, 2014
Only one candidate files for election as Portland's independent…
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Mary Hull Caballero is poised to become the next Portland city auditor, after she was the lone person to file by Tuesday’s filing deadline for the May 20 primary. She’d replace LaVonne…
March 12, 2014
Officials cautious about Tigard vote results
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Elected officials in the region reacted cautiously to the apparent passage of a Tigard ballot measure that could block the Southwest Corridor Plan on Tuesday. By Wednesday afternoon, Ballot…
March 12, 2014
Mayor Hales' push for innovation at City Hall gets council nod
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As Mayor Charlie Hales puts it, local government bureaucrats often are afraid to take risks by doing things differently, in contrast to their private sector counterparts. To spur more creative…
March 12, 2014
County land in limbo after state steps in
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State law fixes appeal-court ruling on urban reserves as 'unlawful' Metro Council President Tom Hughes called last week’s passage of House Bill 4078 “the best possible solution” so that that…
March 13, 2014
TriMet vows to restore service
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TriMet is promising to restore service without increasing rates in next year’s budget — especially if the union representing most of its employees agrees to additional health benefit cuts. “This…
March 12, 2014
Job Growth Could Return To Pre-Recession Levels In Oregon
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(Oregon Public Broadcasting) — A new study shows Oregon will add 258,000 jobs over the next decade. And, according to analysts, that brings the state closer to what was typical job growth prior…
March 12, 2014
Teachers' Contract May Have Some Unintended Consequences
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(Oregon Public Broadcasting) — Portland Public School officials have hailed the new teachers' contract as one of the best such agreements in decades. Some changes have been widely reported --…
Mar 12, 2014
Smith draws three challengers for county post
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Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith will face perennial candidate Bruce Broussard and two lesser-known rivals in a bid for re-election in the May 20 primary election. Smith, who formerly…
Mar 12, 2014
Governor Signs 2 Bills To Help Students Pay For Higher Education
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(Oregon Public Broadcasting) — Gov. John Kitzhaber signed two bills Tuesday designed to help more low-income students achieve a higher education credential. Lawmakers passed both bills in the…
Mar 12, 2014
Neighborhoods look at bikeway connections
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City officials are asking for the public's help in designing the next major expansion of Portland's bicycle network. Portland Bureau of Transportation's "Northeast/Southeast 20s Bikeway Project"…
Mar 12, 2014
OHSU more than halfway to Knight fundraising goal
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Oregon Health & Science University said Wednesday that it is more than halfway toward meeting Phil Knight's $500 million all-or-nothing challenge grant for the university's Knight Cancer…
Mar 12, 2014
PDC to spend $1 million on Lents brewpub
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Four years ago, the City of Portland leased a city-owned building to Ararat Bakery and showered them with more than $650,000 in loans to get started in the Lents neighborhood. It didn’t last…
Mar 11, 2014
Masked gunman robs OC jewelry store
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Masked and armed, a white man who may have had an accomplice robbed the Oregon City Coin & Jewelry store Monday afternoon. Storeowner Darren Hansen said it was lucky at the time that his…
Mar 11, 2014
Alleged teen sex assault rattles North Portland
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Residents of North Portland are on alert after a 16-year-old student at Parkrose High School was allegedly sexually assaulted by a stranger Monday on her way to school. Portland Police sent out…
Mar 11, 2014
Transit bridge gets a new link
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Cement section replaces temporary span on west end A new transit bridge over the Willamette River reached another milestone Wednesday, March 5, when workers poured concrete to seal the…
Mar 11, 2014
Liberals also want 'city that works'
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Survey says political lines blur when potholes need to be filled Mayor Charlie Hales and Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick are looking for millions of dollars for additional road…
Mar 11, 2014
Loss tempers PCC's tourney victory
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Forward plays for his father, who was killed in January accident It meant something special to one Portland Community College basketball player when the unheralded Panthers became regional…
Mar 10, 2014
Meiser heads back to state hospital, murder trial delayed
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There will be another delay in the Erik John Meiser murder trial. Meiser, 39, who is accused of killing Lake Oswego’s Frederick “Fritz” Hayes in September 2012 during a home invasion and…
Mar 10, 2014
Both sides claim victory in water, sewer rate ruling
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Both sides are claiming victory in a Multnomah County judge's ruling in a case over alleged misspending by the Portland water and sewer bureaus. Judge Stephen Bushong found the city had misspent…
Mar 10, 2014
Candidates jump into race to replace Tomei
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Two candidates with a focus on increasing funding for schools immediately stepped in to fill the seat being vacated by longtime State Rep. Carolyn Tomei, which promises a highly competitive race…
Mar 10, 2014
Hales seeks to revive Trader Joe's deal while boosting…
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Mayor Charlie Hales vowed Monday to ask Trader Joe’s to revive its plans for a new grocery store on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and he said he’ll propose an additional $20…
Mar 10, 2014
Cat's wild rampage corners frightened family
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Portland police officers had to rescue a Northwest Portland family Sunday evening from their rampaging 22-pound cat. No one was injured in the melee, and the cat, Lux, was safely locked in a…
Mar 10, 2014
Tomei won't run again for HD41
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State Rep. Carolyn Tomei this weekend reversed her announcement from September, saying instead she will not run for re-election to her House District 41 seat representing Milwaukie, Oak Grove…
Mar 10, 2014
Shipper will continue using Port of Portland
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Despite ongoing labor problems at the Portland of Portland, Hanjin Shipping has decide it will continue using the container facilities there. The announcement was made Monday by port officials.…
Mar 11, 2014
Science project mistaken for explosive
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A discarded school project was mistaken for a small explosive device and forced the evacuation of some residents in North Portland Sunday afternoon. Police were alerted to the package in the…
Mar 08, 2014
Group says PPS fumbles Roosevelt HS modernization
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A group of North Portland community members is calling foul on Portland Public Schools' modernization design process for Roosevelt High School. They say it has been less than transparent,…
Mar 08, 2014
Police investigating Old Town stabbing
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Police are investigating an overnight stabbing in Old Town that left a man in critical condition. The victim, 39-year-old Bryce Carlton Powers, remains in a Portland hospital in critical…
Mar 07, 2014
Is the CRC finally dead?
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As the 2014 Oregon Legislature raced towards adjournment Friday, the Columbia River Crossing appears to be one of the casualties. House Speaker Tina Kotek, one of the strongest supporters of the…
Mar 07, 2014
Oregonian moving out of landmark building, will sell it
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The Oregonian has announced that it will move out of its landmark building at 1320 S.W. Broadway by this summer. The newspaper has been published from that building for around 60 years. But in a…
Mar 07, 2014
2014 Oregon Legislature ends with partisan barbs
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The 2014 Oregon Legislature adjourned around 5:00 p.m. Friday. Major accomplishments included passage of the so-called land use grand bargain that resolved planning problems in Washington County…
Mar 07, 2014
Suspect arrested in SE Portland shooting
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A suspect has been arrested in a Friday morning shooting in Southeast Portland that left one man wounded. The names of the suspect and victim were not immediately released. The condition of the…
Mar 07, 2014
City Club report against water district, for more oversight
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A study committee of the Portland City Club is recommending a "no" vote on the proposed Portland Public Water District measure on the May 20 Primary Election ballot. But the committee is also…
