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Portland service providers respond to California governor’s executive order to remove all homeless camps
PORTLAND, Ore. — As a homeless man by choice, Donovan knows what he needs to survive. That includes a large pile of scrap metal filled with aluminum scaffolding pipes, old vacuums and a used electrical board. Donovan says he collected it all from nearby dumpsters sat at one end of his homeless encampment in an industrial part of Northwest Portland.
Check out the 13th annual First City Celebration in downtown Oregon City
In just five years, Oregon City will celebrate its 200th birthday — the first city in Oregon to do so. Oregon City is, in many ways, a city of firsts. Located at the end of the Oregon Trail, the city is proud of its historic significance as the first settlement in Oregon. Every summer, Oregon City hosts the First City Celebration, the largest downtown community event of the year. The...
Staff responds to community questions about repeal of parking mandates in Lake Oswego
The city of Lake Oswego is continuing on the path toward eliminating, or substantially reducing, parking mandates in response to a state requirement. The state’s Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities program has required cities to adopt local policies that “reduce climate pollution, provide more transportation and housing choices, and promote more equitable land use planning outcomes.” Through this process, the state has given local governments a few options for substantially reducing or eliminating parking requirements. ...
Don’t miss the Oregon City Festival of the Arts
Lynda Orzen has a simple yet effective pitch for the eighth annual Oregon City Festival of the Arts. “Everything's so special. We've got wonderful artists; we've got really good food; we have a special lineup of musical artists,” said Orzen. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10 and Sunday, Aug. 11 at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center on 1726 Washington Street. ...
Lawsuit Against Oregon School District For Firing Coach
The Liberty Justice Center has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Lake Oswego School District on behalf of John Parks, a high school track and field coach, who was dismissed for proposing an open division for transgender athletes to ensure fairness for all student-athletes. John Parks, who has coached...
Multnomah County Commission turns down ER doc’s proposal to lower ambulance staffing to speed response times
After nearly three hours of deliberation Thursday, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal by Commissioner Sharon Meieran, an emergency room doctor, to improve the County’s ambulance response times by lowering ambulance staffing requirements. Her proposal — which urged County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson to allow an...
My opinion: This Democratic presidential contest will not employ ranked choice voting; let’s pretend it does
Let’s play a game. Let’s pretend that readers of this publication get to pick the Democratic nominee for president, and did so via Portland's new ranked choice voting system, which will see its debut this fall. In November, Portlanders will use a new type of election to select a mayor, auditor and city councilors. Rather than vote for one candidate, they'll rank their preferences from a list of candidates. This...
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