• about-people-of-color,
• homepagefeature
• about-northeast-Portland
• about-Portland-Development-Commission
• about-Mayor-Charlie-Hales
• about-moda-center
• about-Rose-Quarter
• about-trailblazers
• about-Mayor-Ted-Wheeler
• about-albina-vision
• about-urban-planning
• about-vulcan
• about-rukaiyah-adams

Details

Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 27 September 2017

Drawings from Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc. show a vision for Northeast Portland that is intentionally multiracial and inclusive of people of all income levels.  

Community group unveils ambitious plan for inner NE Portland

• homepagefeature
• about-loretta-smith
• about-Deborah-Kafoury
• Melanie Sevcenko
• Multnomah-County-Health-Department
• Tricia-Tillman
• systemic-racism
• Joanne-Fuller

Details

Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 26 September 2017

Joanne Fuller (Courtesy of Multnomah County) 

Days after the county reached a settlement over Tillman’s firing, the director of the county’s health department retired abruptly

• homepagefeature
• about-immigration
• about-portland
• about-Multnomah-County-Sheriff's-Office
• about-Jeff-Sessions
• about-sanctuary-cities
• about-portland-protests

Details

Written by By Steven Dubois, Associated Press

Published: 21 September 2017

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) 

Comments came a day after judge’s ruling blocking Trump administration’s efforts to withhold funding from cities

• homepagefeature
• about-public-health
• about-Deborah-Kafoury
• Melanie Sevcenko
• Multnomah-County-Health-Department
• Tricia-Tillman
• systemic-racism

Details

Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 21 September 2017

 

The public health director calls her forced exit ‘institutional racism’

• ACLU-of-Oregon
• NORCOR
• immigrant-detainees

Details

Written by ACLU of Oregon

Published: 15 September 2017

Protesters outside of NORCOR (Courtesy of ACLU of Oregon) 

ACLU of Oregon demands conditions improve at Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility

• about-Seattle
• about-Ed-Murray
• about-bruce-harrell

Details

Written by By GENE JOHNSON and PHUONG LE, Associated Press

Published: 14 September 2017

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) 

Response to accusations cost Murray support in LGBTQ community 

• homepagefeature
• Oregon-lottery
• NASPL

Details

Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 14 September 2017

Rose Hudson, executive director, NASPL (Courtesy of NASPL) 

The NASPL holds its annual event at the Oregon Convention Center, Sept. 13 – 16

• about-Seattle-seahawks
• about-Police-Brutality
• about-las-vegas
• police-profiling

Details

Written by Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Published: 14 September 2017

Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett 

Bennett, who has been active in Seattle’s Black Lives Matter movement, says the experience was ‘traumatic’ for him and his family

• homepagefeature
• about-Kayse-Jama
• about-rod-monroe
• about-Oregon-State-Senate
• Melanie Sevcenko
• District-24
• Shemia-Fagan

Details

Written by Melanie Sevcenko

Published: 14 September 2017

Kayse Jama 

The candidate is campaigning to unseat Rod Monroe of District 24

• about-fontaine-bleau
• homepagefeature
• about-racial-profiling
• about-Portland-Police-Bureau
• About-Ronisha-Harris
• about-Christen-McCurdy
• about-gangs

Details

Written by Christen McCurdy

Published: 13 September 2017

 

Advocates cautiously optimistic about database purge