As Waymo attempts to court Portland City Councilors in hopes of a permit, Drivers Union Oregon pushes back on driverless ...
When the writer and performance artist Anthony Hudson retired his drag clown character Carla Rossi in February — after more ...
Multnomah County Democrats chair Salomé Chimuku talks 2026 midterms, party infighting and the plight of Black immigrants.
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When something scares me, my eyes start to water. This is a known and observed phenomenon. Someone tells me a spooky story, and immediately, my eyes are watering. And it’s a fun thing, to be a little ...
A storm of revelations about data centers’ aggressive expansion around Hillsboro and elected officials’ support for them created powerful grassroots opposition this year. That coalition now threatens ...
A Lime e-scooter parked on the sidewalk in front of Albina Library on September 11, 2026. Street Roots documented 21 examples of scooters parked on the sidewalk over the week we spent reporting this ...
Portland’s ban on sleeping in public took effect last Nov. 1. Since then, the city’s Impact Reduction Program swept over 6,000 encampments. Police assist in 16% of sweeps, according to Portland Police ...
Oregon public health officials were nearly uniform with their guidance as wildfire smoke swallowed the Northwest in early August: avoid breathing smoke by staying indoors whenever possible. Particles ...
“A few nights ago we decided to challenge ourselves and wreck four camera towers in one night,” said an early-August post on a Portland anarchist message board. Photos of the destroyed mobile camera ...
NOTE: If you are experiencing trafficking, sexual violence or domestic violence, you can get help by contacting Call to Safety’s 24/7 phone line at 503-235-5333 to talk with a confidential and ...
The Portland area is headed for a dramatic housing and homelessness funding cliff that could cause thousands of people to lose their housing and would leave the tri-county region with billions less to ...
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