Partnership to provide shelter to 19 residentsPosted: Dec 17, 2020 / 08:27 PM PSTUpdated: Dec 17, 2020 / 08:27 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. () — A leafy street in St. Johns is about to get 19 new neighbors.A coalition of local officials, faith and nonprofit leaders are racing to meet a planned January opening of Portland’s newest outdoor transitional shelter — St. Johns  — before the worst of winter’s chill arrives.“Being houseless is difficult. Nobody is really excited to live in a tent on the street,” said Chris Aiosa, executive director of , the agency that will manage the...…Partnership to provide shelter to 19 residentsPosted: Dec 17, 2020 / 08:27 PM PSTUpdated: Dec 17, 2020 / 08:27 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. () — A leafy street in St. Johns is about to get 19 new neighbors.A coalition of local officials, faith and nonprofit leaders are racing to meet a planned January opening of Portland’s newest outdoor transitional shelter — St. Johns  — before the worst of winter’s chill arrives.“Being houseless is difficult. Nobody is really excited to live in a tent on the street,” said Chris Aiosa, executive director of , the agency that will manage the...WW…

PORTLAND, Ore. () — The Oregon Department of Transportation has finished sorting the mailbag of 4,600 public comments regarding its Interstate 205 tolling plan — and the survey says: People still don’t like tolls.In response, transportation agency officials have pledged to redouble their awareness campaign as they fine-tune the scope of the I-205 Toll Project in preparation for a federally required environmental review.“A majority of respondents across all demographic groups and commenting methods expressed strong opposition to tolling in general or to the specifics,” according to a...…PORTLAND, Ore. () — The Oregon Department of Transportation has finished sorting the mailbag of 4,600 public comments regarding its Interstate 205 tolling plan — and the survey says: People still don’t like tolls.In response, transportation agency officials have pledged to redouble their awareness campaign as they fine-tune the scope of the I-205 Toll Project in preparation for a federally required environmental review.“A majority of respondents across all demographic groups and commenting methods expressed strong opposition to tolling in general or to the specifics,” according to a...WW…

Party members show skin on Glenn Jackson I-205 bridgePosted: Oct 4, 2020 / 07:22 AM PDTUpdated: Oct 4, 2020 / 10:41 AM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. () — Oregon Libertarians bared a lot more than just their arms during a rally spurred by the lack of media attention to the third party this election cycle.Gary Dye — the Libertarian candidate campaigning against U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley this year — helped organize the demonstration in the buff on the multi-use path of the Glenn Jackson Interstate-205 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington between 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3.“(It’s) a result of...…Party members show skin on Glenn Jackson I-205 bridgePosted: Oct 4, 2020 / 07:22 AM PDTUpdated: Oct 4, 2020 / 10:41 AM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. () — Oregon Libertarians bared a lot more than just their arms during a rally spurred by the lack of media attention to the third party this election cycle.Gary Dye — the Libertarian candidate campaigning against U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley this year — helped organize the demonstration in the buff on the multi-use path of the Glenn Jackson Interstate-205 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington between 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3.“(It’s) a result of...WW…

    -A+DetailsSeptember 19 2020Tally includes 860 arrests by Portland Police Bureau officers and partner agencies, plus another 100 arrests by the feds. Police made almost 980 arrests during Portland's Black Lives Matter protests — a stunning number for a four-month-long period of unrest without precedent in the city's history. The Portland Police Bureau, Oregon State Police and other local agencies arrested at least 851 people between May 31 and Sept. 11 of this year, according to a "mass demonstration index" compiled by the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office...…    -A+DetailsSeptember 19 2020Tally includes 860 arrests by Portland Police Bureau officers and partner agencies, plus another 100 arrests by the feds. Police made almost 980 arrests during Portland's Black Lives Matter protests — a stunning number for a four-month-long period of unrest without precedent in the city's history. The Portland Police Bureau, Oregon State Police and other local agencies arrested at least 851 people between May 31 and Sept. 11 of this year, according to a "mass demonstration index" compiled by the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office...WW…

    -A+DetailsSeptember 10 2020Bureau of Environmental Services study of tear gas residue in downtown storm drains suggests elevated levels of heavy metals never reached the Willamette River. Portland has slapped a second fine on the federal fence surrounding the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse. The city's Bureau of Environmental Services announced a $20,000 enforcement action against the U.S. General Services Administration on Sept. 10, and says it will seek another $20,000 each day if the fence still stands beginning Monday, Sept. 14. The Portland Bureau of...…    -A+DetailsSeptember 10 2020Bureau of Environmental Services study of tear gas residue in downtown storm drains suggests elevated levels of heavy metals never reached the Willamette River. Portland has slapped a second fine on the federal fence surrounding the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse. The city's Bureau of Environmental Services announced a $20,000 enforcement action against the U.S. General Services Administration on Sept. 10, and says it will seek another $20,000 each day if the fence still stands beginning Monday, Sept. 14. The Portland Bureau of...WW…

    -A+DetailsJuly 19 2020Chris David of Portland was struck repeatedly by federal officers' batons during a downtown rally on Saturday. Christopher David is not a man of steel. But he has earned that and other nicknames — some call him "Captain Portland" or "Supersoldier" — after David stood as solidly as a rock while federal officers pepper sprayed him twice and struck him at least five times with a baton during a rally outside the Hatfield Courthouse on Saturday, July 18. Of the attack, captured on video by the Portland Tribune, David says he "just took it." "I knew I...…    -A+DetailsJuly 19 2020Chris David of Portland was struck repeatedly by federal officers' batons during a downtown rally on Saturday. Christopher David is not a man of steel. But he has earned that and other nicknames — some call him "Captain Portland" or "Supersoldier" — after David stood as solidly as a rock while federal officers pepper sprayed him twice and struck him at least five times with a baton during a rally outside the Hatfield Courthouse on Saturday, July 18. Of the attack, captured on video by the Portland Tribune, David says he "just took it." "I knew I...WW…