Sept. 15 Roundup still used in parks despite legal settlement in cancer case Portland Parks and Recreation confirmed it continues to use the weed killer Roundup, recently at the center…
Rally crosses borders, communities in pursuit of climate justice
While international leaders were in Bangkok attempting to move forward with implementing the Paris Climate Agreement, Portland community groups, labor unions, environmental advocates and other members of the community gathered…
Portland residents form petition demanding new approach to houselessness
Earlier this summer, Elliott Young, a history professor at Lewis & Clark College, started a petition addressed to Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioners Chloe Eudaly, Nick Fish, Amanda Fritz…
Cop watcher arrested for stalking, videotaping police chief
Eli Richey, an associate of Portland Copwatch—a local organization dedicated to recording police activity to provide evidence of misconduct—spent Tuesday night, Aug. 28, and most of the following day in…
Hill to Hall Sept. 4–8
Sept. 4: Cities can’t prosecute people for sleeping on streets, federal court rules The 9th United States District Court of Appeals has ruled that cities cannot prosecute people sleeping on…
Hill to Hall, Aug. 21–27
Aug. 21: Senator calls for Wheeler’s resignation over Occupy ICE PDX Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Tuesday introduced a resolution in response to the Occupy ICE protests that broke out…
Holgate Manor tenants wage rent strike in face of looming no-cause evictions
On Aug. 1, 14 tenants of Holgate Manor—an apartment community that housed many people on low and fixed incomes, refugees and immigrants for nearly 40 years—voted for a rent strike,…
Hill to Hall Aug 13 – Aug 21
Aug 20 – Video reveals Antifa attacked American flag-wielding counterprotester In a video recorded and released by Mike Bivins, a freelance journalist and Portland local, members of the anti-fascist group…
Student Fee Committee closes out school year
The Student Fee Committee held hearings on Tuesday, Aug. 14 and Thursday, Aug. 16 for several fee-funded areas to request forgiveness on budget overages or rollover allocations from unused budget…
Policy and personality loom over City Council candidate forum
Race Talks, Opportunities for Dialogue, a monthly series discussing topics associated with race and ethnicity in Oregon, held a forum for city council candidates Loretta Smith and JoAnn Hardesty on…
Hill to Hall: July 30 – Aug 5
July 30 – Virginia congressional candidate’s campaign gets off on the wrong foot Denver Riggleman—a Republican congressional candidate for the state of Virginia—had his campaign called into question by his…