Black & Beyond the Binary Collective event raises funds and awareness for ongoing housing instability crisis Revered Portland drag queen Marla Darling pretended everything was okay. She wasn’t telling her coworkers, but she was living in a garage. Dar ...
26 Jul 2023 - Ellen Clarke
After public outcry, Multnomah County Commissioners paused a new pilot program that would distribute safe smoking supplies, including foil and straws Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson abruptly paused a Multnomah County Health Department harm re ...
19 Jul 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Legislative session ends with a mixed bag on housing issues as human toll continues The 2023 Oregon Legislature convened Jan. 17. Melisa Blake died from hypothermia four days later in a downtown Salem parking lot. Legislators came to Salem with an energet ...
12 Jul 2023 - Tom Henderson
Oregon Housing and Community Services awards grants to tribes for homebuying, improvements Oregon Housing and Community Services, or OHCS, seeks to lessen the disproportionate homeownership gap for Native Americans by offering homeownership assistance gra ...
12 Jul 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Vague communication from city causes concern among homeless Portlanders and service providers Portland’s ‘daytime camping ban’ went into effect July 7, but the city has not communicated a rollout timeline, a map of allowed sleeping spots or when exactly P ...
12 Jul 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Name and gender changes take months to complete and cost over $500 For transgender people, carrying outdated identification with an incorrect name or gender marker can be emotionally taxing and put them in danger of discrimination. In Oregon, a series of ...
5 Jul 2023 - Miles Silvey
Oregon workplaces see 2 union wins, 4 filings and 12 labor actions Oregon saw at least two unions win elections, four new workplaces file for elections or launch union campaigns and 12 labor actions in June — fewer elections than in May but double the fil ...
5 Jul 2023 - Aurora Biggers
The city paid for 218 bodily injury and property damage claims against police since 2020 The city of Portland spent almost $6.75 million resolving claims against the Portland Police Bureau since 2020, including over $3 million settling wrongful death clai ...
28 Jun 2023 - Piper McDaniel
Native nations, people across Turtle Island celebrate Supreme Court ruling upholding ICWA A sense of relief washed over Indian Country when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act, or ICWA, in its entirety June 15. Native nations and ...
28 Jun 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Dancers at the Portland strip club calling attention to conditions they describe as unsafe and hostile Within months of Magic Tavern opening in November 2022, dancers at the Portland strip club said they realized it had significant security and safety iss ...
21 Jun 2023 - Aurora Biggers