11-19-2024  3:10 pm   •   PDX and SEA Weather

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Portland activist Teressa Raiford said she will run for Portland Mayor in 2020. (Courtesy of Teressa Raiford) 

The activist said Mayor Wheeler hasn’t done enough for police accountability and public safety

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Symonette is a small business owner and the first Black woman to serve as board chair

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Vera Katz (Steve Morgan) 

Katz served three terms as mayor of Portland, from 1993 to 2005

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Orlando Ashford 

Ashford, president of Holland America Line, was named in Black Enterprise magazine

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Pre-apprenticeship programs seek those looking to start or shift careers to the building trades

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(Courtesy of KairosPDX) 

KairosPDX will receive Children’s Levy funding for two years to boost learning in STEM

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Actress Sarah Smith in Portland Playhouse’s production of “A Christmas Carol.” (Brud Giles) 

The Portland Playhouse production runs Dec. 6 – 30

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The rise of recreational marijuana has made medical cards valuable primarily as discount cards

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Buildings with namesakes tied to white supremacy and slavery will be re-christened

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Photo courtesy of Giovanni Battles. 

Two first-time homebuyers find their place in Portland

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