News About seven weeks after putting her on paid administrative leave, Portland Public Schools this week fired Diana Fernandez, director of the district's department for teaching English as a second language.
The change comes on the ... More
Portland Public Schools Fires Director Previously on Leave
News About seven weeks after putting her on paid administrative leave, Portland Public Schools this week fired Diana Fernandez, director of the district's department for teaching English as a second language.
The change comes on the ... More
Portland Police Arrest Firefighters' Union President for DUII
News Portland Police arrested Portland Firefighters Association president Jim Forquer last night on suspicion of DUII and reckless driving.The 48-year-old union president and battalion chief with Portland Fire & Rescue was driving a 2008 Jeep Wrangler when he struck a telephone po... More
Six And The City
The bold and the bizarre among the concepts to redevelop a key site.
City Hall The 10-acre site Portland Public Schools now occupies just north of the Rose Quarter could become a Costco, as The Oregonian reported earlier this month. More
Leaf Us Alone
How many Portlanders have paid the new leaf removal fee.
City Hall More than a month after street sweepers passed through Portland’s “leaf districts” to clear fallen foliage, only 37 percent of assessed property owners have paid the new removal fee. More
Portland Bond Campaign Picks Up New Cash
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Portlanders for Schools, the campaign fund to support Portland Public Schools' bond measure on the May ballot, is nearing the $100,000 mark in contributions.Recent donations include a $5,000 contribution from More
City Hall: Mental Health Funding and the Mayor's 2011 State of the City Speech
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Mayor Sam Adams' annual state-of-the-city address takes place on Feb. 18, less than a month from now. And if you're wondering what the mayor may highlight at the City Club of Portland event, let us help narrow the field. Mental health won't be the only topic... More
South Waterfront Development on Ice
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Yesterday's three-hour hearing at City Hall on the proposal to build a Department of Homeland Security center [PDF] in South Waterfront ended without any clear resolution.
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Schools Activist Files New Civil Rights Complaint
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Veteran schools activist Marta Guembes, who last year ruffled feathers with her one-woman investigation of Portland Public Schools' services for Spanish-speaking parents, filed a fourth federal civil-rights complain... More
A Drop At A Time
A progress report on Mayor Sam Adams’ Scholarship program.
News A key promise Mayor Sam Adams made in his 2010 State of the City address—to fund a scholarship program for community college students—remains little more than a concept one year later. Yet ... More
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Why did Congressman David Wu think staffers “threatened to shut down his campaign”? Asleep At The Wheel
David Wu totaled a parked car in 2010 and blamed it on his hectic travel schedule. Wu’s World
Police reports detail one set of problems in the congressman’s marriage. Sext Crimes
Oregon has a name for teens who take dirty photos with their cell phones: Child Pornographer. Hiding In America
For a child of illegal immigrants, life remains in the shadows. Six And The City
The bold and the bizarre among the concepts to redevelop a key site. Hose Festival
The City Auditor says spending on unrelated programs may be soaking water and sewer ratepayers. Cheerless
The real reason Lincoln High no longer has spirit. Trial By Facebook
When Lewis&Clark students decided to warn others about Morgan Shaw-Fox, they didn’t go to the authorities—they went to their computers. Kicked To The Curb
Why green Portland doesn’t recycle food waste citywide yet.
Why did Congressman David Wu think staffers “threatened to shut down his campaign”? Asleep At The Wheel
David Wu totaled a parked car in 2010 and blamed it on his hectic travel schedule. Wu’s World
Police reports detail one set of problems in the congressman’s marriage. Sext Crimes
Oregon has a name for teens who take dirty photos with their cell phones: Child Pornographer. Hiding In America
For a child of illegal immigrants, life remains in the shadows. Six And The City
The bold and the bizarre among the concepts to redevelop a key site. Hose Festival
The City Auditor says spending on unrelated programs may be soaking water and sewer ratepayers. Cheerless
The real reason Lincoln High no longer has spirit. Trial By Facebook
When Lewis&Clark students decided to warn others about Morgan Shaw-Fox, they didn’t go to the authorities—they went to their computers. Kicked To The Curb
Why green Portland doesn’t recycle food waste citywide yet.
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