Willamette Week | Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

COVER STORY

[Cover Story]
The Crusaders
BY BETH SLOVIC | Eight relentless watchdogs who hound public officials in pursuit of answers.

44 comments

NEWS 2/03/2010

WWIRE: NEWS

[February 9th 10:52am]

An Evening Concerning the Future of Alberta’s Popular "Last Thursday" Arts Festival

Mayor Sam Adams and City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, who oversees the city Office of Neighborhood Involvement, held a meeting last night that...

BY: Ari Phillips | 0 comments

ALBERTA ST. / ART / ARTS FESTIVAL / COMMISSIONER FRITZ / COMMUNITY FORUM / ECONOMY / LAST THURSDAY / MAYOR ADAMS / MULTNOMAH COUNTY / NEWS / PORTLAND / VENDORS / VIDEO

[February 9th 10:36am]

Bend Bulletin Reports On Legislative Leaders Settling Scores After Tax Measure Win

The Bend Bulletin has an intriguing account of score-settling, Oregon-style in today's paper.

Bulletin reporter Nick Budnick (formerly of WW) details the efforts of House Speaker Dave Hunt (D-Gladstone) and House Majority Leader Mary Nolan (D-Portland) to turn the heat up on lobbyists who worked unsucessfully to defeat Measures 66 and 67. Among those lobbyists is "No" campaign manager Mark Nelson and Jon Chandler, who represents The Oregon Home Builders Association.

Democrats, who enjoy a 36-24 majority in the House, pushed hard for passage of the measures, which preserved $727 million in legislatively approved personal and corporate income tax hikes. Here are some excerpts from the Bulletin piece:

BY: Nigel Jaquiss | 0 comments

BEND BULLETIN / DAVE HUNT / JON CHANDLER / LEGISLATURE / MARK NELSON / MARY NOLAN / NEWS / OREGON / POLITICS

[February 8th 3:55pm]

High-School Redesign: School Closures, Boundaries, Board Elections and Union Impasse

The busy state of Portland Public Schools' high-school redesign and teacher contract negotiations bring this omnibus update, in advance of...

BY: Beth Slovic | 0 comments

CAROLE SMITH / EDUCATION / GRANT HIGH SCHOOL / NEWS / PORTLAND ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS / PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

[February 8th 2:57pm]

Jesse Cornett Expects To Get Public Financing And Other City Council Election News

First piece of city election news today in Portland: Jesse Cornett, one of the seven candidates running against City Commissioner Dan Saltzman,...

BY: Hank Stern | 0 comments

CITY HALL / DAN SALTZMAN / JESSE CORNETT / NEWS / NICK FISH / POLITICS / PORTLAND / TIM YOUKER

[February 8th 11:56am]

Oregon Republican Beats The Crap Out of Somebody Over The Weekend

Chael Sonnen, who's running for the Republican nomination in a suburban Portland district, got a big win on Saturday that had nothing to do with...

BY: Hank Stern | 2 comments

CHAEL SONNEN / LEGISLATURE / NEWS / OREGON / POLITICS / VIDEO

[February 8th 10:13am]

City to Judge: Move Chasse Trial to Eastern Oregon (Pretty Please?)

Those who are following the city's attempts to fend off a lawsuit by James Chasse Jr's family know that the city is trying to convince U.S...

BY: James Pitkin | 1 comment

COPS / COURTS / JAMES CHASSE JR. / NEWS / PORTLAND

More from WWire...

FEATURES

[City Hall] [Sports]
Paulson Shoots, Scores
BY NIGEL JAQUISS | The Timbers’ Owner closes a sweet ballpark deal, but doubts remain.

3 comments

[City Hall]
Sex And The City
BY BETH SLOVIC | Will gender reassignment surgery be a new city insurance benefit?

2 comments

[City Hall]
Second Time Around
BY BETH SLOVIC | What the mayor will likely tout in his State of the City Speech.

0 comments

[Bicycling] [City Hall]
Uphill Ride
BY BETH SLOVIC | The financial wheels of the bike plan go round and round.

12 comments

[Land Use] [Legislature]
Land Ho
BY NIGEL JAQUISS | Why does a Democratic lawmaker want to reward a Wall Street buyout firm and subvert Oregon’s land-use laws?

1 comment

[Measures 66 and 67]
Making Contact
BY ARI PHILLIPS | TV ads, spadeas and tweets? Sure. What else the tax measures’ fans and foes did to win.

0 comments

[Election '10]
Staton’s Wagon
BY JAMES PITKIN | The sheriff hauls in big union bucks, but opponents cry foul.

2 comments

COLUMNS

[Rogue of the Week]
Clearwire
WW EDITORIAL STAFF | For a communications company, it doesn’t listen too well.

8 comments

[Legislature] [Taxes] [Hot Seat]
Gov. Ted Kulongoski
BY NIGEL JAQUISS, HENRY STERN | Why the governor wants to deal with your kicker check in his last session.

5 comments

[Murmurs]
Always Asking, Always Telling.
WW EDITORIAL STAFF

1 comment

[Dr. Know]
Dr. Know
BY MARTY SMITH

1 comment

[Letters to the Editor]
Inbox
WW EDITORIAL STAFF

3 comments

[Cover Story]
The Crusaders
BY BETH SLOVIC | Eight relentless watchdogs who hound public officials in pursuit of answers.

44 comments

[Ask the Editor]
What Were We Thinking?
BY MARK ZUSMAN | WW Editor Mark Zusman answers your questions about our coverage.

2 comments

[Murmurs]
News That’s Bigger Than Greg Oden.
WW EDITORIAL STAFF