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Published: 22 April 2021

 

The landlord-tenant mediation program would provide somewhere between 70 and 100 mediations for Portlanders at risk of losing their housing

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Published: 20 April 2021

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Currently, organizations must apply for funds through one of 18 regional agencies. Even state officials decry the system.

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Published: 20 April 2021

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President Biden identified restoring payments from polluters into the Superfund Trust Fund as a top priority as part of a major infrastructure plan.

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Written by SARA CLINE and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

Published: 17 April 2021

 

Amid protests across Portland against police brutality a man was shot and killed in Lents Park after reports he had a gun. Some protesters described by Mayor Ted Wheeler as a small group of "violent agitators" lit dumpster fires at the ICE and Multnomah County Sheriff's buildings and smashed windows downtown including at the Nike store building and the Oregon History Centre

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Published: 15 April 2021

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In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Portland, Jennifer Kristiansen also accused a federal agent of groping her as he trapped her against a wall, leading her to fear she would be raped

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Written by SARA CLINE The Associated Press/Report for America

Published: 15 April 2021

 

Currently, tenants have until July to pay back rent, but under the proposed bill, tenants would have until Feb. 28, 2022

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Published: 13 April 2021

 

Nearly $6 million will fund community-centered approaches to uptick in shootings.

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Published: 13 April 2021

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Police said they issued verbal warnings to the crowd but around 10:30 p.m. police declared the gathering as a riot and bull-rushed protestors, knocking them to the ground and macing them, news outlets reported.

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Published: 07 April 2021

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Mayor Ted Wheeler and city commissioners have reached a deal on proposals intended to stem a spike in gun violence over the past year.

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Published: 07 April 2021

Herman Greene, senior pastor at Abundant Life PDX Church, is running for the Portland School Board seat in Zone 4. (Photo/Shawnte Simms photography) 

May 18 election presents handful of openings for four-year terms.