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As Portland wrestles with potential ‘doom loop,’ Seattle boosters claim ‘bloom loop’
Though downtown Seattle still struggles with many of the same challenges it faced a year ago — mainly high office vacancy rates, and high rates of violent crime and drug overdose deaths — boosters contend the district is starting to turn a corner.
Vota por tu lugar favorito de tamales en el área de Portland: Premios Elección del Lector
La votación está abierta hasta las 11:59 p.m. del martes, 4 de marzo de 2025.
‘Deeply troubling’: Criminal cases against PSU protesters dropped due to DA evidence mishap
Six cases were dismissed after defense lawyers found key evidence at the city attorney’s office that wasn’t shared with the DA.
Alberta neighborhood leader who drained Portland nonprofit funds ordered to pay back $50K
Devon Horace pleaded no contest to first-degree theft and falsifying business records.
‘Disappointed and dismayed’: Portland, county officials grapple with reality of $104M shortfall in homeless services funds
Most of Portland’s 12-member City Council agreed that working with Multnomah County is still the best path forward.
High-ranking OHSU doctor sexually assaulted woman in elevator, jury finds in $1M verdict
Dr. Andras Gruber was a former biomedical engineering professor at the university.
Lawmaker loses confidence in public defense leader, calls for National Guard response
Jessica Kampfe, executive director of the Oregon Public Defense Commission, has come under fire from state Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth.
Portland’s beleaguered Permitting Bureau struggles to lure permanent director
Portland officials have pumped the brakes on an effort to find a permanent director for the city’s revamped permitting and development bureau after too few people applied for the job.
If you love Legos, dinosaurs or action adventure movies, OMSI’s next exhibit is for you
Hold on to your butts! Dinosaurs are coming to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry next month.
Vote for your favorite tamales spot in the Portland area: Readers Choice Awards
Voting is open until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Opinion: Comeback or ‘doom loop’? Portland will be what we make it
While Portland faces challenges, the city is not doomed to decline, writes City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney. As it has in the past, Portland can power a resurgence by leaning on our innovation and creativity.
Youth Voices: Anonymous ‘confessions’ accounts are rampant on student social media. Some are fighting back.
Users are invited to air dirty laundry via forms posted by hidden correspondents, who then broadcast the responses to hundreds or even thousands of followers.
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