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4 years

The Portland Police Bureau, in a Friday night news dump, will require officers to stencil large, 3-digit numbers on helmets during protests and wear name badges. This overturns June policy that afforded officers virtual anonymity.

Portland Police Bureau Shifts Policy to Make Identifying Officers Easier at Protests

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In Chicago, the mayor said she'd fire police officers who cover their name-tags. In Portland, covering them with hand-written numbers is the new policy. When a lawyer tried to match those numbers to names, he hit a brick wall.

Portland Police Officers Are Hiding Their Names. The Only Way to Find Out Who They Are: Tell the...

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Gov. Kate Brown has asked the Oregon State Police to go find the Senate Rs, who are playing hooky to forestall a vote on cap-and-trade bill House passed earlier this week. Call it the tyranny of the minority.

Gov. Kate Brown Is Sending the Oregon State Police to Look for Senate Republicans

Gov. Kate Brown has ordered the Oregon State Police to go and find the Senate Republicans and return them to the Capitol for a vote on carbon reduction bill.

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Holy shit: From Portland Police Association: "PPA President Brian Hunzeker made a serious, isolated mistake related to the Police Bureau’s investigation into the alleged hit-and-run by Commissioner Hardesty. We apologize to Commissioner Hardesty for that mistake." He resigns.

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Phil Knight may be switching teams in the Oregon governor's race. After earlier giving $$3.75 million to unaffiliated candidate @senbetsyjohnson , he today gave $1 million to @ChristineDrazan , who is slightly ahead of @Tina4Oregon in the polls.

Phil Knight Switches Candidates, Contributes $1 Million to Republican Christine Drazan

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The Oregon Government Ethics Commission tells WW that it has received a complaint about Gov. Tina Kotek and first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson. The specifics of the complaint are confidential at this stage.

Oregon Government Ethics Commission Receives Complaint About Governor and First Lady

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In past governors' races, major party candidates shared their tax returns, as did @TinaKotek and @ChristineDrazan this year. But @senbetsyjohnson , who built a reputation in Salem for demanding accountability and transparency from state agencies, said no.

Two Candidates for Governor Turn Over Their Tax Returns. Betsy Johnson Declines.

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Neil Goldschmidt was once the youngest big city mayor in the U.S and became a cabinet secretary before reaching age 40. He was also an evil man. He died today.

Former Mayor and Governor Neil Goldschmidt Dies at 83

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New emails show that first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson met with reps from one of the world's biggest pharma cos and orchestrated unusual meeting with state's behavioral health chief.

New Emails Show First Lady Provided a Pharmaceutical Company High-Level Access to Key State Official

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4 years

I'm seeing people all over Portland socializing and hanging out with other people in close proximity and appearing to think COVID-19 is a joke that only affects other people. Not a joke. Affects everybody.

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This is gutting. And absolutely terrifying.

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5 years

Commissioner Nick Fish died earlier today. He was an exemplary public servant and a better man.

Portland Commissioner Nick Fish Has Died

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3 years

In June, the feds issued 70,000 emergency housing vouchers. Clackamas, Lane and Washington Counties have issued 93% of the 320 vouchers they got. In Multnomah County, it's just 3% (not a typo).

Portland’s Public Housing Authority Got 476 Emergency Housing Vouchers in June. It’s Used 15 of...

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@repblumenauer told WW he won't seek re-election next year, ending a political career that began with his election to the Oregon House in 1972. He will not endorse in the D primary and plans to spend his time trying help fix Portland's problems.

Earl Blumenauer Will Not Run for Reelection

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4 years

Clamped together 2 boards, dabbed the result with peanut butter and built a bridge to my front yard. Problem: many hiding places in the room and no guarantee it's gone. Also: might have invited the posse in while I cowered upstairs finishing my work. Post deadline recon upcoming.

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In a remarkable break with her employer, a Portland Police records specialist tonight penned an email announcing solidarity with antifa and criticizing PPB use of tear gas and other crowd control devices, @tessriski reports.

Civilian Portland Police Employee Announces Support for Antifa and Denounces Tear Gas, Rubber...

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Gov. Tina Kotek's office today began releasing emails showing the tensions that cause 3 top staff to leave her office—those tensions relate to first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson's role in the office.

Emails Show Gov. Tina Kotek Overruled Staff’s Qualms About First Lady’s Role

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For the first time, Multnomah County disclosed today who's getting tested locally. The disparities are remarkable: white county residents have gotten 10x the number of tests Hispanic residents have but whites have only 1.5 the number of COVID-19 cases.

Multnomah County Discloses Massive Ethnic Disparity in COVID-19 Testing as It Moves Toward Reopen...

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4 years

Captured and exiled. To quote one of the top three presidents of this century, “mission accomplished.”

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4 years

All indications suggest the squirrel exited via the peanut-butter-baited ramp. Thanks to all who provided advice and support. As somebody who lives online and on the phone, I have grown from this interaction with a wild beast, finding skills (and lumber) I didn't know I had.

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Former Portland Mayor Vera Katz is dead at 84. Katz was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Oregon House and later served three terms as Portland's mayor.

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3 years

The biggest Portland City Hall lobbying expenditure anybody can recall showed up in today's quarterly disclosures: $560k in 3 months from People for Portland, who have been hammering elected officials on homelessness, crime and litter.

People for Portland’s First Lobbying Report to City Hall Shows Half a Million Dollars Spent in...

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After @alex_zee report of sexual abuse allegations against NAACP Portland president E.D. Mondaine in the Mercury, Mondaine, who denies the allegations, ends bid for re-election in next month's NAACP election. Mondaine declined to answer questions.

After Portland Mercury Reports Multiple Abuse Allegations Against NAACP President, He Will Not Seek...

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Bike ride after deadline. Observed @NickBudnick and urged him (from a social distance) to stay off the pink rocking horse get back to filing public records requests until this m-f-er is over. Also urged him to dress more professionally. He noted my lack of standing on same.

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The blue Willamette Week box has long been a source of watchdog journalism but we only recently decided to include four-legged reporters.

Andrea Damew😎😎d

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A+ doggo. What a high perched boi

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Feels like Oregon didn't have a plan. Bloomberg reports our utilization of the COVID-19 vaccine is third lowest in the country.

Oregon’s Vaccination Rate Is Among the Nation’s Lowest So Far, Bloomberg Reports

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The workplace policies and conflict disclosures for Gov. Tina Kotek's staff for didn't apply to first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson. She didn't sign the documents others signed and took a board position with an organization funded by for-profit consultancy.

First Lady Has Not Signed Workplace Conduct or Conflict of Interest Forms

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Well, that didn't take long. @tedwheeler tells @sophiegreenleaf he demanded @SamAdamsPDX resign over allegations of bullying from female employees. That's contradicts Adams' claim that his departure was due to chronic anemia.

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@highkin Blazers will ask fans to bring their own ketchup and mustard to the Moda Center and will try to get the visiting teams to bring balls. Will @Dame_Lillard have to wash his own uniform?

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@LarsLarsonShow That is incorrect. Former U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996 and 2002. The late Dennis Richardson was elected secretary of state in 2016, despite an overwhelming Democratic voter registration advantage.

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Joe Gilliam was big man in OR politics until somebody poisoned him—twice—in 2020 with a rare, highly toxic metal called thallium. The crimes have never been publicly reported before but nearly a year afterwards, Gilliam can't move or communicate.

Who Poisoned Joe Gilliam…Twice?

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Gov. Tina Kotek today will take the extremely rare move of exempting the dowtown SW PDX Safeway and nearby Plaid Pantry from the requirement they redeem cans and bottles under the Bottle Bill. The 30 day exemption is part of Kotek's fentanyl emergency.

Kotek Temporarily Suspends Requirement That Downtown Safeway and Plaid Pantry Accept Can and Bottle...

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@sophiegreenleaf Pretty remarkable scoop here from @sophiegreenleaf

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4 years

Online charter schools practice social distancing by definition, yet OR Dept of Ed says they must close along with regular schools, depriving 13,000 kids who were learning at home already of the education they signed up for @rachelamonahan and I report.

Oregon’s Virtual Charter Schools Are the Definition of Social Distancing. The State Shut Them Down...

It’s not clear that there is any public health reason for doing so.

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4 years

Update: Turns out I over-estimated my competence (no shocker) and declared victory prematurely. I returned to the basement today and noticed signs the squirrel might still be about. Later, it swaggered in from another room. I have donned camouflage & deployed Have-a-heart trap.

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Another top staffer departs Gov. Tina Kotek's administration: An Do, the gov's director of public affairs and communications resigned April 24. Her last day is May 8. It's unclear whether the departure echos other staffers' tensions with the first lady.

Kotek’s Communications Director Will Step Down

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Thomas Cobb is a talented artist and designer and one of the calmest, most reasonable people I know. Last night, he ventured into Portland's protests for the first time this summer, hoping to strike up a dialogue with a federal officer. Here's what ensued.

One Man Went Downtown Last Night Hoping to Talk to a Federal Officer. It Didn’t Go Well.

“In theory, the feds are here to ‘help’ quell the protests. I thought they might want to hear from a citizen.”

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5 years

Big news for critics of ODOT's proposed expansion of I-5 at Rose Quarter: House Speaker Tina Kotek agrees with critics that the highway department should prepare a full environmental impact statement. OTC Vote expected Dec. 17.

House Speaker Tina Kotek Favors Full Environmental Impact Statement for I-5 Expansion at Rose...

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Every Oregon legislative session is peculiar but 2023 is an all-timer. Along with this year's OLCC scandal, La Mota saga and GOP Senate walkout we now have a Nazi salute from the son of House Minority leader Vikki Breese-Iverson.

House Republican Leader’s Teenage Son Apologizes After Being Photographed Making Nazi Salute

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4 years

The Ore. Coast Alliance told Facebook yesterday that it intends to sue the social media giant under the federal Clean Water Act for leaving drilling debris under beach and seafloor at Tierra del Mar in Tillamook County. Facebook denies violating the Act.

Environmental Group Tells Facebook It’s Preparing to Sue Over Underwater Drilling Debacle on Coast

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I'm sitting in my basement working when a squirrel plunges in an open window, 5 feet above floor level. I bolt and close the door behind me. It can't climb a sheer wall and is running around the room in terror...how am I going to help it escape without sending in the pit bull?

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Oregon's economy is booming and we have fared better than many states in the pandemic, yet @OregonGovBrown has the lowest approval ratings of any U.S. Governor.

Polling Shows Kate Brown Is Least Popular Governor in America

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More info on staff departures from Gov. Tina Kotek's office: first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson had her own office w/i the gov's office; regularly attended staff meetings and as of March 25, will have her own staff.

Governor’s Office Confirms That First Lady Has State-Paid Office Space and, Starting Monday, Staff

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4 years

In 2017, real estate investors rated Portland the 3rd most attractive of the 80 biggest U.S. markets. For 2021, that same survey rates Portland 66th. A local economist said he'd never seen a city fall so far so fast.

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Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice. In Oregon, we've experienced both, on top of the pandemic. As darkness falls Sunday night, 240,000 Oregonians are shivering without power.

More Than 240,000 Oregonians Still Without Power as Ice Encases Portland Region on Valentine’s Day

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4 years

Portland Fire & Rescue spraying up what appears to be a tribute to protestors crossing Morrison Bridge.

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9 months

An article today in Jewish Insider surfaces the possibility in OR 3; that pro-Israel political action committees could spend to oppose Susheela Jayapal because of the position she took post Oct. 7.

Pro-Israel Lobby Could Oppose Susheela Jayapal in 3rd Congressional District Race, Report Says

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@maxoregonian In a city and state that claim to value transparency, the fact that the city provided names for only a couple of the officers in the top 15 is a joke. Portland: the city that takes the "public" out of "public employees."

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Now kneeling in front of cops and chanting. Civil disobedience in the leafy heart of Laurelhurst

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As ranking member of Senate Finance, Sen. Ron Wyden negotiated $2 trillion (never got to use that word before) bailout and whipped out his phone to correct @stevenmnuchin1 's faulty ciphering. Oregonians will get $3.3 billion in unemployment, loans etc.

Sen. Ron Wyden’s Cellphone Helped Secure Additional Unemployment Benefits for Displaced Workers

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Multco Auditor Jennifer McGuirk didn't like what she found when looking at a $780k contract awarded to a Seattle nonprofit last year. She singles out former Com Susheela Jayapal for influencing the process. Jayapala denies any wrongdoing.

County Auditor Says Former Commissioner Susheela Jayapal Pressured Public Employees to Help...

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Small update on the Kotek staff departures: they relate to staff concerns about first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson's desire to be more involved in the governor's office.

Chief of Staff and Two Other Top Aides to Leave Kotek’s Office

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6 years

Larry Weinberg, a founder and original owner of the Portland Trail Blazers has died at 92. Weinberg earned a fortune building homes in California before co-founding the team in 1977. He owned the Blazers in 1977 when they won their only NBA championship.

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Aaron Mitchell, the boss of the La Mota chain was involved in a wild police chase in Clackamas County 2 weeks before hosting a fundraiser for @Tina4Oregon last year. He vomited in a squad car but only his nanny got indicted, @sophiegreenleaf reports.

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Was down to my last beer—a dodgy Busch Lite found in the basement—when while walking my dog I happened upon the beer window at @WCGCoBeer at SE 14 and Stark. Huge win!

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Nike co-founder and chairman emeritus Phil Knight has written a $1 million check to GOP candidate for governor Knute Buehler, WW has learned. Nike has given $35k to Buehler's Democratic opponent, Gov. Kate Brown.

Nike Founder Phil Knight Writes a Million-Dollar Check to Republican Candidate for Oregon Governor...

Nike co-founder and chairman emeritus Phil Knight writes GOP candidate for governor Knute Buehler a $1 million check.

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Interesting fact to ponder: write-ins in Portland mayor's race are currently 12.69%, which is 41,500 votes, twice @tedwheeler lead over @sarahforpdx . For context, write-ins were 7.5% in 2012, the last contested mayoral general election.

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A Portland-area urgent care provider in wanted to erect a pod in parking lots to screen and test COVID-19 patients. Four of its landlords said yes. One, Katherine Durant, whose company owns Uptown Shopping Center, said no.

An Urgent Care Clinic Wanted to Screen Patients in Parking Lots. Four Landlords Said Yes. Katherine...

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In a triumph of hope over experience, Portland City Council today referred a police reform measure to the ballot, showing @JoAnnPDX and @tedwheeler are back in sync.

Hardesty and Wheeler Declare Truce and Send Portland Voters a Proposal for Police Reform

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Oregon vaccine bill is dead, result of deal Dems cut today to bring Senate Rs back in the building so Dems can pass new $2 billion education taxl. Dems also agreed to kill SB 978 a gun safety bill. Rs agreed not to walk out again or engage in other delays.

Senate Republicans Headed Back to Work. Sources Say Democrats Traded Away Vaccines and Gun Safety...

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Metro councilor Sam Chase today convinced his colleagues to agree to consider a full clean-up of Willamette Cover, rather than just accepting a DEQ recommendation to leave 23,000 cubic yards of toxic waste on the site.

Metro Will Now Consider Full Cleanup of Contamination at Willamette Cove

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More than half the PDX city employees who've taken new bereavement leave @tedwheeler announced June 8 in wake of death of George Floyd work for the police bureau. Policy aimed at giving city employees, esp. those of color, "time to grieve and reflect."

More Than Half the Portland City Employees Who Took Bereavement Leave in the Wake of George Floyd’s...

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After an @OPB investigation into missing text messages in @tedwheeler 's office, @alankesslr filed a lawsuit today seeking to force disclosure of iMessages and an order from the court to archive them in future.

Portland Lawyer Sues Mayor Ted Wheeler and the City Over Undisclosed Text Messages

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Yesterday, the city elections officer dinged @tedwheeler for his campaign not following contribution disclosure rules. Then last night, Wheeler told KATU all candidates were equally culpable. Elections officer this afternoon issued rare rebuke of Wheeler.

Portland City Elections Officer Issues Unusual Rebuke of Mayor Ted Wheeler

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Maybe more than any politician I've met, the late city Com. Nick Fish loved his job. And people really loved him, as they showed in a celebration of his life today at Portland State. A photo and video montage from his two children served as a mic drop.

At a Tearful Celebration of Commissioner Nick Fish’s Life, Past and Current Electeds Pay Tribute

Hundreds of well-wishers celebrate the life of City Commissioner Nick Fish Sunday afternoon.

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A top Kotek staffer warned her boss one of the governor’s top 3 priorities—the place where the First Lady involved herself—was off track.

A Top Aide Warned Gov. Tina Kotek the Arena in Which the First Lady Involved Herself Lacked a...

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Retired Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Ed Peterson on @OregonGovBrown appointment of her general counsel, Misha Isaak to the Oregon Court of Appeals: "It doesn’t smell right, it doesn’t look right and it is not right," says Peterson.

Retired Chief Justice of Oregon Supreme Court Says Gov. Kate Brown Should Revoke Misha Isaak’s...

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Irony alert: FBI honors Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man the bureau wiretapped and tried for years to discredit.

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Today, the FBI honors the Rev. Martin L. King Jr. and his incredible career fighting for civil rights. #MLKDAY

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@ByMikeBaker @nytimes Reading these memos obtained by @nytimes makes me question the quality of the "intelligence" guiding federal actions on the ground in Portland. The officials in charge appear to have zero understanding of what's actually happening here or what has happened here in the past.

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Ginger McCall, Oregon's first-ever public records czar, was hired 18 months ago to further transparency in this state. This morning, she abruptly resigned.

Oregon’s Public Records Czar Abruptly Resigns After Just 18 Months on the Job, Cites “Abuse of...

Oregon’s first public records advocate, Ginger McCall, abruptly resigns after less than 18 months on the job.

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First lady Aimee Kotek Wilson will have regular state police security in addition to new staff, Gov. Tina Kotek's office says.

Kotek Releases More Information About First Lady’s Staff and Duties

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OR Legislature forced to password protect wireless network because lobbyists spending too much time on Hulu, Netflix, HBO, gaming and dating sites.

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5 years

My nomination for the most outrageous story of the young new year.

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West Linn to pay $600,000 to settle wrongful arrest, racial discrimination suit stemming from former chief’s favor for a friend

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Multnomah County voters will decide in May whether to impose a .75% capital gains tax on county residents to fund lawyers for people facing eviction.

Multnomah County Capital Gains Tax to Fund Eviction-Relief Lawyers Qualifies for May Ballot

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In her first day in the Senate, @ShemiaFagan did what no other Dem was willing to do–she voted against the re-election of Peter Courtney as Senate president. She provided a written explanation of what she calls "a gross abuse of power."

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@noellecrombie @JCSO_Oregon @osfashland The only thing more disturbing than the behavior of these deputies is that they did what they did on film, which suggests they either had zero fear of being caught or are idiots. Neither possibility is good.

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Some background on Oregon First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson and the possible consequences of her playing a policy role in Salem.

Turmoil Over First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson’s Role Threatens the Governor’s Agenda

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Yesterday, the Oregon Health Authority announced a new, large COVID-19 outbreak in Multnomah County but didn't disclose where the outbreak was. WW has learned that it is atTownsend Farms, a sixth-generation berry grower and processor located in Fairview.

The Source of the Mystery COVID-19 Outbreak in Multnomah County Is Townsend Farms

Earlier this month, Oregon Occupational Health and Safety Administration fielded complaints about a previous outbreak at Townsend Farms.

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A full-page New York Times review of Portland author @coreypein 's new book "Live Work Work Work Die" says Pein captures the essence of Silicon Valley in a way others have failed to do.

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Dan Ryan is Portland's newest City Commissioner after defeating @LorettaSmithPDX in special election run-off last night. Ryan will now serve out the balance of the late @CommishFish 's term that runs through 2022.

Dan Ryan Is Portland’s Newest City Commissioner, Winning Special Election Runoff

The former non-profit executive’s lead over Loretta Smith grew throughout the evening.

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Portland's one of the least affordable cities in the U.S. Earlier this month, advocates filed an initiative proposing a new Multco cap gains tax to pay for lawyers for tenants facing eviction. Today, the Portland Biz Alliance challenged the ballot title.

The Portland Business Alliance Files Ballot Title Challenge on Proposed Multnomah County Capital...

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Only a few months ago, @joann4portland and @tedwheeler were the closest allies on Portland City Council. Today, Hardesty endorsed @sarahforpdx , proving in politics there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Endorses Sarah Iannarone for Portland Mayor

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@JoAnnPDX and @tedwheeler have worked closely together recently, but Hardesty's lost patience with Wheeler's management of @PortlandPolice , telling him today after another night of rough handling of protesters to get PPB under control or give it to her.

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At press conference Sunday in wake of Saturday's fatal shooting at Portland protest, @tedwheeler tells reporters he will not agree to calls for him to resign and will not transfer direction of Portland Police Bureau to @JoAnnPDX now but "everything is on the table in January."

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Mayor Ted Wheeler will limit re-elect contributions to $5k from individuals and $10k from groups. That's 10X the limit 87 percent of PDX voters approved last year. The move disappoints reformers trying to rein in the influence of $$ in Oregon elections.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Sets Lofty Campaign Contribution Limits for Re-Election

The mayor will accept checks of up to $5,000 from individuals and $10,000 from groups, far in excess of voter-approved limits yet to go into effect.

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Prescient reporting by former WW and Seattle Times staffer @PotReporter Bob Young, who forecast that the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in Portland, which @realDonaldTrump infamously sent forces to protect, was an unnecessary palace of federal pork.

The Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse Was the Most Expensive Building in Oregon History. Too Bad We...

“It isn’t just a building, it’s a palace.”

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Two large school districts in the Portland metro area, Tigard-Tualatin and Lake Oswego, have now voted to close their schools temporarily due to the COVID-19 virus. More large OR districts will follow.

Oregon Is Almost Certain to Close Its Public Schools for Weeks Because of Coronavirus

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Squirrel situation unresolved. Have left a few peanuts out overnight and closed the window. If peanuts are there in the morning, this guy can return to the basement with me. Otherwise, may ask him to help me find it.

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In CA, CO and WA, voters have been able to search campaign finance violations. Not so in OR, a rare state with no contribution limits...until today when new SOS LaVonne Griffin-Valade unveiled a new searchable site the former elections director wanted.

With New Secretary of State, Oregonians Will Get Greater Transparency on Campaign Finance Violations

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@_Brad_Schmidt @Oregonian @PortlandPolice Worth noting: prosecutors released that information this morning only after WW called for comment on the story we were about to publish naming the suspect.

Law Enforcement Officials Suspect a Multnomah County Man Released Early From Prison Is a Serial...

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee shuts down bars and restaurants at of Monday and limits gatherings to no more than 50 people. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown will make decisions on closures as soon as Monday.

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A Twitter beef between @LarsLarsonShow and @sarahforpdx over a recent fatal Portland Police shooting led to Larson being banned from the social media platform for 12 hours reports @cc_herron . Prediction: Lars is back but this beef ain't over.

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Senate Pres. Peter Courtney's failure to protect women from sexual harassment goes back more than two decades, according to public records. One of the victims tells WW her story...and a leading D says it's time for Courtney to go.

Peter Courtney’s Failure To Protect Women From Sexual Harassment Goes Back Decades

A former student at Western Oregon University says Peter Courtney failed to act when she brought a sexual harassment complaint to him.

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Former Govs. Barbara Roberts and Ted Kulnogoski call on GOP candidate for governor Knute Buehler to disclose his full tax returns after EOMedia/Pamplin report he previously benefited from a tax credit program he now criticizes.

Former Oregon Governors Call on Knute Buehler to Release Full Tax Returns

Former Govs. Ted Kulongoski and Barbara Roberts call on Knute Buehler to release his full tax returns.

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Hard to estimate the size of the crowd streaming off the burnside but it’s been crossing SW 2nd for 15 min and not close to finished.

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Senior OLCC official says the agency regularly diverted rare and extremely valuable bourbon to lawmakers as well as top agency officials. That's a major ethics issue.

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@AaronMesh This is where we are in 2020: TriMet's running a special bus line so people can return empty containers for deposit; meanwhile, tensions over returns are running so high that armed guards are involved...in one of the most prosperous cities in the world's richest country. Wow.

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I'm issuing a similar denial.

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@Reuters

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Nigeria's Buhari denies dying and being replaced by lookalike

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Donald Trump complains a lot about the press but in Oregon, the Democratically-controlled Legislature (see SB 1510, 2018) and now the office of Gov. Kate Brown, also a D, are moving aggressively to restrict the public's right to basic information.

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Here's the latest on Oregon gov eyeing more secrecy for state records, thanks to sharp work of @JaymeKFraser . Keep an eye on this. #FOIA #Openrecords

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@portlandmercury Gutsy story from @alex_zee on an important topic.

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@tessriski Oregon Republicans claim—with accuracy—that Oregon is a one-party state where there's often limited debate about important issues. Then, they nominate a QAnon evangelist for U.S. Senate.

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