Oregon seafood industry calls on Gov. Tina Kotek to halt offshore wind energy development (www.oregonlive.com)
Portland Community College plans animation degree, backed by $60,000 from Laika (www.oregonlive.com)
Oregon’s 2nd-largest cider maker is closing its Portland taproom; see what’s replacing it (www.oregonlive.com)
Washington County has eliminated homeless encampments (www.oregonlive.com)
Shedding physicians, buyer of Eugene clinic chain tells patients to seek care somewhere else (www.oregonlive.com)
Portland woman arrested after string of burglaries in past year, police say (www.oregonlive.com)
On Beaverton’s downtown streets, Oregon’s housing and addiction crises play out (www.oregonlive.com)
AMP version let me view the article with my ad blocker up....
Did Jesse Woods have to die? Portland man was shot, killed by a former friend after increasingly threatening behavior (www.oregonlive.com)
Downtown Portland’s office vacancy rate is highest in the nation, report says (www.oregonlive.com)
“According to Colliers, more than 1.4 million square feet of office space in downtown Portland was available for sublease at the end of 2023. The total available amount of space available for lease downtown was more than 32%. Collier expects that figure to reach 40% over the next year....
Downtown Portland’s office vacancy rate is highest in the nation, report says (www.oregonlive.com)
“According to Colliers, more than 1.4 million square feet of office space in downtown Portland was available for sublease at the end of 2023. The total available amount of space available for lease downtown was more than 32%. Collier expects that figure to reach 40% over the next year....
Small Oregon town fires police chief, fueling ongoing feud and attempt to recall city officials - oregonlive.com (www.oregonlive.com)
The independent investigator, southern Oregon attorney David Groff, also reported that Chase had favored some officers over others, made inappropriate sexual comments during a pat down and a training exercise, accused an officer of going easy on migrant workers because she was, in his words, “Hispanic too,” and allegedly...
Reckoning for unlicensed Airbnbs may finally arrive in Portland (www.oregonlive.com)
NAACP to Black student-athletes: Take your talents elsewhere amid Florida anti-DEI efforts (www.oregonlive.com)
Earlier this month, the University of Florida closed its Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminating 13 full-time DEI positions and 15 administrative appointments. This came after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill called the Stop Woke Act last year, which prohibits the use of state funds for any DEI programs.
Contractor files lien against downtown Portland’s Block 216 tower (www.oregonlive.com)
Oregon bill to clear way for more addiction, mental health treatment centers passed both chambers, then died anyway (www.oregonlive.com)
Gov. Tina Kotek shelves plans for I-5, I-205 tolls in Portland area (www.oregonlive.com)
Privately owned, for-profit Hillsboro Hops baseball team allocated $15.2 million by state, Bend's non-profit High Desert Museum awarded $0 as it and other arts orgs struggle to stay afloat. (www.oregonlive.com)
Privately owned, for-profit Hillsboro Hops baseball team allocated $15.2 million by state, Bend's non-profit High Desert Museum awarded $0 as it and other arts orgs struggle to stay afloat. (www.oregonlive.com)
Privately owned, for-profit Hillsboro Hops baseball team allocated $15.2 million by state, Bend's non-profit High Desert Museum awarded $0 as it and other arts orgs struggle to stay afloat. (www.oregonlive.com)
Portland bartender who shoved transgender woman in bathroom dispute guilty of hate crime, jury rules (www.oregonlive.com)
Portland bartender who shoved transgender woman in bathroom dispute guilty of hate crime, jury rules (www.oregonlive.com)
Portland may rewrite its daytime ban on homeless camping (www.oregonlive.com)
Major summer music festival teases Portland return seven years after last event (www.oregonlive.com)
It’s “Pabst”. I didn’t even know they had done a music festival here before, if it’s not Waterfront Blues I’m mostly unaware.
Oregon lawmakers race to pass bills before legislative session ends this week (www.oregonlive.com)
Bill that would empower Oregon to penalize child labor law violators passes Legislature (www.oregonlive.com)
