SE Updates
By Midge Pierce Watchers Eye OCCL Warily Infighting within neighborhood associations like Richmond comes at a contentious time when city playboo…
Local Headlines
Crime Keeps Coming Whether We Listen or Not
By Midge Pierce Portland’s police force has hit a decidedly rough patch. The bureau has a hundred vacancies to fill, internal morale is low and publ…
Imbroglios Threaten Future RNA
By Midge Pierce Turmoil that has roiled the Richmond neighborhood years ago has resurfaced to plague a community frequently hailed as among the nati…
Preservation Wrap up: Grassroots Makes a Comeback
By Midge Pierce In growth-centric Portland, preservation is taxing and grassroots clout is growing to protect architectural and cultural treasures a…
Rethinking Commission Form of Governance
By David Krogh The City Club has thrown a curveball at the Portland City Council. This pitch takes the form of a study and accompanying report wh…
Eastbank Esplanade Improvements: Temporary Closure Ahead
Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R), in partnership with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), a…
New Alignments Push Back Against URM Policies
By Midge Pierce A potentially powerful alignment of diverse interests has coalesced to oppose City requirements that unreinforced masonry (URM) buil…
Major League Baseball in PDX
By Don MacGillivray Is the dream of major league baseball in Portland possible? A growing number of Portland’s notables think so. Craig Cheek, Ni…
SE Updates
By Midge Pierce Record Funding Found to Tackle Homelessness Low income housing relief is coming to SE. The Mayor bills the just-announced Permane…
High Tech to Grass Roots
In response to the Portland housing crisis, JT, a software developer, has tapped the housing design experts at Communitecture and the edible garden and…