Metro Closes In on Funding Decisions for Parks Projects
Councilors, who heard the rationale behind the ranking at a Tuesday meeting, were only partially in agreement with the parks department’s suggestions.
Home Forward Said Its Budget Shortfall Had Improved. That Was Wrong, Agency Now Says.
After triumphantly announcing that its $30 million budget deficit had been slashed in half earlier this year thanks to better-than-expected federal funding, the city of Portland’s housing authority last week said it had miscalculated the numbers.
Students Want the Portland School District’s Climate Policy to Confront Artificial Intelligence
The policy passed well before the explosive rise of AI, and therefore offers no guidance for how the district should navigate such software.
County Commissioners Gear Up for Complicated Discussions Around Preschool for All’s True Costs
While business groups have pushed to modify the marginal income tax that funds Preschool for All, county commissioners appear focused on the program’s mounting expenses.
After Years in Limbo, Washington Park Bear House Burns Down
Portland Parks & Recreation lacked the money to either restore it or demolish the structure. That decision is now moot.
NBA Commissioner Says Blazers Arena Deal ‘Seems to Have Gone Off Track’
In a press conference Tuesday evening, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed dismay at the pace of negotiations over renovating Moda Center, and said a potential deal to keep the Trail Blazers in Portland “seems to have gone off track.”
WW Scores Five First Prizes in National Journalism Contest
We were awarded nine prizes in total for our journalism. Read the stories.
Oregon Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Multnomah County’s Flavored Tobacco Vape Ban
Legal challenges have so far delayed the ordinance from taking effect since it was passed four years ago. It was not immediately clear when the ban would go into effect.
City Begins Construction on New Garage for Its Mechanics
Work on the Cutter Garage on Swan Island is expected to be completed in 2027. It will replace the long-troubled Kerby Garage.
After Anemic Early Results, Multnomah County Updated Its Program to Divert Drug Users Into Treatment. Is It Working?
A few months after officials pledged to get the deflection program back on track, WW decided to check on their progress.
Why Doesn’t the Oregon Coast Have More Islands?
In short, not only are we all doomed, we don’t even get a nice, peaceful island where we can pitch a hammock and wait for the end.
Readers Respond to Slow Trains, Public Agencies and Cheap Eats
“Thought-terminating clichés like this are inimical to informed journalism and public debate.”











