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A ’50s-Style Diner With Authentic Showpieces and Classic Comfort Food Is Opening in St. Johns

A ’50s-Style Diner With Authentic Showpieces and Classic Comfort Food Is Opening in St. Johns


Many Oregon Crime Victims of Color Don’t Report What Happens Because They Don’t Trust Police

Many Oregon Crime Victims of Color Don’t Report What Happens Because They Don’t Trust Police

From shootings to sexual assault, Black people are greatly overrepresented as victims of violent crime—and that’s just crime that gets reported.


Black Children Are Sent to Detention Centers at a Staggering Rate, Lowering Their Chances of a Successful Future

Black Children Are Sent to Detention Centers at a Staggering Rate, Lowering Their Chances of a Successful Future

Not only are Black youths drastically overrepresented in detention centers, but they also spend the most time there.


Black Oregonians Are Imprisoned at a Rate Almost Four Times That of White People

Black Oregonians Are Imprisoned at a Rate Almost Four Times That of White People

“Prisons and the criminal legal system are designed to control and dominate certain populations.”


City

Downtown Foot Traffic Is Up but Office Workers Remain Home, Study Shows

By Garrett AndrewsSeptember 23, 2026 at 4:44 pm PDT

Portland City Councilors Seek to Raise Taxes on Companies With Highly Paid CEOs and Exempt More Small Businesses From Business Tax


What Divides the Portland City Council?


A City Campaign Finance Officer Lobbied Councilors in Her Free Time Last Year


Two Men Joined Forces at a Biotech Firm. One Is Being Hailed for His Work to Cure HIV. The Other Is Going to Prison.


Murmurs: Draft Screen Policy Would Curb Use Across PPS


City to Demolish North Portland Pool


Secretary of State Refers Portland Public Schools to Department of Justice for Criminal Investigation Over Procedeo Contract