Cover Story Portland, you have a gambling problem. We’re telling you this as a friend. For too many years, the voters of this city have rolled the dice on engaging but tro More
Risky Business
There’s a time for playing it safe... and our 2012 Endorsement Issue says this is one of them.
Cover Story Portland, you have a gambling problem. We’re telling you this as a friend. For too many years, the voters of this city have rolled the dice on engaging but tro More
WW Endorsement Interview: After He Quit the City Council Midterm, Should Voters Give Charlie Hales the Mayor's Job?
News In 2002, then-City Commissioner Charlie Hales quit his job on the City Council midterm to go to work for streetcar marketer HDR Inc. He came under a lot of criticism then for the move. Now that he's running for mayor, his critics have wondered whether Hales has the staying power for the job, given that he quit one elected position before.In our endorsement interview, we asked Hales why he made the ... More
Dr. Know: Voting None Of The Above
Who can I write in for mayor that has the best chance of winning?
Dr. Know I can’t vote for Jefferson Smith for mayor because he is a total fuckup. I can’t vote for Charlie Hales because he’s a lying son of a bitch. At this point, any alternative sounds good. Who c More
Murmurs: A PAC of Dogs
We rate PolitiFact’s sense of humor “Half-True.”
Murmurs Mayoral candidate Charlie Hales was awash in money from developers during the May primary race—almost one-quarter of his cash came from development- and real estate-related donors. After he won, H More
One Question: Would You Vote to Permit Construction of the CRC in its Current Form?
Elections The City of Portland has been a minor player in the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing—with its wide freeway bridges and light rail to Vancouver, Wash. But the mega-project will pro More
One Question: A Sustainability Center Or HQ Hotel—What Gets The Money?
Elections Last month, the Portland Development Commission resumed negotiations on two long-debated projects requiring millions in public subsidies: an office tower in Southwest Portland without a carbon f More
One Question: Should the City End the 48-Hour Waiting Period for Police Involved in Shootings?
Elections The city’s labor contract with police allows officers involved in a shooting or in-custody death to decline to talk to bureau investigators for 48 hours while they confer with union lawyers. O More
One Question: Should Portland Have OK’d Fluoridation Without a Vote of the People?
Elections The Portland City Council voted unanimously Sept. 12 to fluoridate Portland’s water by mid-2014. Foes, seeking to refer the question... More
Failure To Comply
The feds have used independent monitors to reform police agencies elsewhere. But Portland leaders don’t want one here.
News The U.S. Department of Justice last week released a damning report about the Portland Police Bureau’s use of force. The details may... More
Block Busters
The urban density Charlie Hales championed has arrived on Division Street. Why isn’t he celebrating?
Cover Story Judah Gold-Markel has trouble parking in front of his house these days. He’s lived in his green bungalow on Southeast Sherman Street, two... More
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