How Portland leaders fumbled through a historic year of disorder, violence and despair
As Portland’s public safety system teetered in 2021, the city’s elected… Read More
Editorial: 2022 brings new urgency to fix age-old problems
For the second year in a row, Oregonians have had to cope with… Read More
Portland Starts 2022 as It Ended 2021: With Deadly Gunfire
So much for a fresh start. Less than two hours into 2022, Portland saw its… Read More
Editorial: Police accountability initiatives need city’s attention
By most any measure, Portland needs more police officers. Whether it’s the… Read More
Portland street plagued by illegal dumping
A Portland woman is asking the city to do something to clean up garbage on her… Read More
Oregon Had Nation’s Lowest Rate of Vacant Homes in 2020
Oregon had the lowest home vacancy rate in the country in 2020… Read More
Portland’s Public Housing Authority Got 476 Emergency Housing Vouchers in June. It’s Used 15 of Them.
In June, the federal government announced it was issuing 70,000 emergency… Read More
At least 126 people died while experiencing homelessness in Portland area in 2020
As Multnomah County grappled with the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 126… Read More
‘It’s not the city I used to love’: Steve Duin column
“This was a beautiful city,” Parrilli says. “A lot of cultures… Read More
‘Trash Queen of Pearl’ demands better city collection
The “Trash Queen of the Pearl” said sanitation has gotten so bad in… Read More