Letters to the Editor October 2018
An Argument for the Banning of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Gas powered leaf blowers have become ubiquitous in Portland and the noise and air pollution …
Opinion
Portopia Loses Its Righteous Edge
By Midge Pierce Portopia’s storied charm has the yips. The former Rose City is declared a cesspool, the noxious air so thick Beijing boasts better a…
Bricks, Mortars and Memories OpEd August 2018
OpEd By Corey Brunish Everyone wants the safest possible city. Every building owner wants to know he has done everything in his power to make his pr…
Letters to the Editor August 2018
Dear SE Examiner I realize the title of this article is “Pushback Over Parking Reform,” but perhaps you could have found someone’s perspective that …
Representatively Speaking August 2018
Upcoming ballot measures By Representative Rob Nosse In late spring, I wrote about petitions that were circulating and vying for the November bal…
Land use news and notes -OpEd
OpEd By David Krogh, AICP So much is happening in Portland lately in terms of land use, planning, and government processes. Here is a summary of sev…
Letters to the Editor August 2018
To the Editor: I had a fall from my trike – a combination of unfamiliar area, (I’m from SW) failing light, etc. etc. The SE neighbors got me disent…
Letters to the Editor July 2018
Dear Editor, RNA Appoints all Candidates to the Board, Overrules Election Results As a Board Member of the Richmond Neighborhood Association, and…
Representatively Speaking July 2018
What to expect on your ballot By Representative Rob Nosse If you’ve been out in our part of the world this time of year, chances are you have bee…
Portopia July 2018
Hit the Road for Portopia’s Sake By Midge Pierce It’s good to put Portopia in the rearview mirror from time to time. Leave baggage, victim blamin…