Not usually a fan of juicy IPAs but I was at the coast last weekend and my brother-in-law got me a sixer from Wild Ride out of Redmond. I still have a few; having one now. Pretty good actually!
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Oregon Secretary of State's office won't investigate complaints alleging Portland's police chief used his official position to advocate for the ouster of D4 City Councilor Mitch Green. Green is up for reelection. Critics say that matters, and SoS is using a very narrow interpretation of the law.
Oregon Secretary of State Won’t Investigate Police Chief’s Statements - Portland Mercury
Oregon’s Secretary of State won’t investigate complaints alleging Portland’s police chief violated laws pertaining to political activity of public employees. The Secretary of State (SoS) received six ...
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A new complaint filed Monday alleges a web of new committees funded by the Metro Chamber's United for Portland PAC violated local and state elections laws by obscuring the true funding source of political billboards and filing false campaign-finance statements.
“DitchMitch” Billboard Campaign Violates Local and State Elections Laws, Complaint Says - Portland Mercury
A new complaint filed with the city, county, and state elections offices alleges multiple political action committees violated independent expenditure rules when they failed to properly report informa...
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A new complaint filed Monday alleges a web of new committees funded by the Metro Chamber's United for Portland PAC violated local and state elections laws by obscuring the true funding source of political billboards and filing false campaign-finance statements.
“DitchMitch” Billboard Campaign Violates Local and State Elections Laws, Complaint Says - Portland Mercury
A new complaint filed with the city, county, and state elections offices alleges multiple political action committees violated independent expenditure rules when they failed to properly report informa...
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I dunno I kinda wanna live in a world where doing this would be considered super embarrassing and disqualifying but apparently you can just do whatever you want: “Christine Drazen… abolish the police… extremist… professed pure hatred for Portland police,… held firm… belief in future without cops…”
Brandon Mullen@brandonmullen.com · 7d agoHow stupid does Christine Drazan and her comms team think voters are? The actual text: "Kotek, who represents North and Northeast Portland, spoke out against police actions that she said 'created an unsafe situation and a public health hazard with their use of CS gas in a residential area.'”
A recent City Council committee meeting was intended to be a place for updates and a discussion about the city’s investment policy, which some councilors are seeking to improve by barring the city from investing in corporations whose products facilitate global human rights atrocities.
“Weaponized Charges of Antisemitism”: Human Rights Advocates Reject Councilors’ Characterizations of Investment Policy - Portland Mercury
“You get two Jews in a room, you’re going to get three different opinions,” Kelcie Smolin Grega, a Jewish resident in City Council District 4 says. It’s an old joke—one that was echoed by others who s...
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Update: The Pearl District Neighborhood Association and the NW Examiner have canceled their District 4 candidate forum after the city attorney's office clarified legal requirements for neighborhood associations and nonprofits. The @portlandmercury.com reported the issues yesterday -- context here:
Pearl District, NW Examiner Cancel Forum After Brushing Up Against Elections Law Violations - Portland Mercury
If you didn’t know any better, you might think downtown’s City Council district is down to four candidates vying for three seats. “Final four square off,” reads a headline announcing a downtown candid...
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The Pearl District has abandoned its downtown Portland City Council candidate forum because it may run afoul of local, state, and federal laws, as well as the Pearl District’s own bylaws.
Pearl District Abandons Forum After Brushing Up Against Elections Law Violations - Portland Mercury
If you didn’t know any better, you might think downtown’s City Council district is down to four candidates vying for three seats. “Final four square off,” reads a headline announcing a downtown candid...
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Yesterday afternoon, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) and/or US Marshals shot and killed a suspect in a Gresham homicide at a hotel in Southeast Portland, and a PPB K9 named Kylo was also shot and died later at a hospital. This and more in today's GOOD MORNING, NEWS.
Good Morning, News: Human Being, Police Dog Shot and Killed in Portland; Clean Energy Fund Goes to Eugene; Is Trump Playing to His MAGMA Base? - Portland Mercury
If you appreciate the Mercury‘s interesting and useful news & culture reporting, consider making a small monthly contribution to support our editorial team. Your donation is tax-deductible. You can al...
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It isn’t uncommon for big business interests to throw cash at elections in hopes of moving the electorate—and not just at the federal level.
Will Billboard Attacks Be Enough to Oust Portland's Progressives? - Portland Mercury
It isn’t uncommon for big business interests to throw cash at elections in hopes of moving the electorate—and not just at the federal level. Amid growing wealth inequality and ongoing affordability cr...
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Today, city councilors are working on two crucial, interrelated policy items related to NW Portland's industrial zone—it's the only thing on the agenda. A new policy package is years in the making, and has Portlanders and the liquid fuels industry split on how to remove risk. Here's some background.
Sacrifice Zone: Oregon’s Fuel Supply Is on Shaky Ground - Portland Mercury
This is one of many articles in the Mercury’s 2026 Climate Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you’re feeling generous and want to keep these types of art...
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The City Council on Wednesday called on Mayor Keith Wilson to use his tie-breaking power for just the second time in his term. Wilson voted to approve the transfer of a contract Zenith Energy has with the city to an international investment firm called I Squared Capital.
Mayor Wilson Rams Through Massive Fossil Fuel Deal in Second-Ever Tie-Breaking Vote - Portland Mercury
Mayor Keith Wilson on Wednesday used his power to break a tie City Council vote for the second time on his watch, this time to facilitate a massive fossil fuel deal. Wilson joined six councilors in voting to transfer a contract the city has with Houston-based fossil fuel company Zenith Energy to a Miami-based international […]
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Portland's police chief is now the subject of at least three state complaints after the Police Bureau released a statement on his behalf blasting District 4 City Councilor Mitch Green for old social media posts.
State Complaints Allege Portland Police Chief Broke State Rules Prohibiting Political Activity - Portland Mercury
After speaking out against a city councilor over recently resurfaced social media posts from 2020, Portland Police Chief Bob Day is now the subject of at least three state complaints. The complaints a...
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but did you know you can click on the photos and headlines you see on social media and there’s actually a bunch of additional words and context to help understand the situation?
“The estimate of 451,000 people is such a large number that it can be numbing, but it is made up of parents and children, grandparents and neighbours, people going to work, caring for families, and living their lives,” said Prof Michael Greenstone, co-founder of the Climate Impact Lab…”
Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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Maybe not the point, but PSA for busy Portland posters: Portland Police Bureau is a bureau, not a department, and is therefore abbreviated to PPB. You might be accidentally posting about Portland Permitting and Development (PPD), which may not be the droids you’re looking for.
Another cool thing about Portland is that a lot of new parks have skate parks built in. Good place to hang, meet nice people, and spend your 40s (in my case) getting back up on the quarter-pipe coping for the first time in 25 years. It’s good to be free. These parks make intentional space for that.
EDITORIAL OPINION: In 2020, Portland protesters exercising their First Amendment rights faced rubber bullets, batons, and tear gas from the Portland Police Bureau.
Knee-Jerk Reactions to Councilor Green’s Tweets Are Hypocritical and Dangerous - Portland Mercury
The police are supposed to keep protesters safe as they exercise their rights to free speech—not retaliate by shooting them with rubber bullets, striking them with batons, or spraying tear gas at more...
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There’s a lot of blue/underlined text in this piece if you have the time to read a book. This one is interesting: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
Portland Mercury@portlandmercury.com · 3w agoEDITORIAL OPINION: In 2020, Portland protesters exercising their First Amendment rights faced rubber bullets, batons, and tear gas from the Portland Police Bureau.
I’m sorry but reporters are never actually barred from recording video in scenarios like this about people like this. Nice try, but we’ll let the judge decide later, actually.
Joe Sonka 😐@joesonka.lpm.org · 4w ago“Reporters were barred from recording video” whaaaaaat
"[The last stop on Sheeran's tour]... found itself in a similar spot earlier this summer after booking two Kanye West concerts. The shows, unsurprisingly, drew backlash and calls for cancellation due to West’s many past antisemitic statements, but they went ahead as planned."
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage 'Free Palestine' Statements
Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after several venues allegedly said they would not allow a concert with the rapper to take place.
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Watching videos of transphobic right wingers menacing at the Sports Bra and thinking about the argument that “Portland Police need more money for training.” They can’t recognize menacing unless they get more of your cash? Sounds like a protection racket. This website is free:
ORS 163.190 – Menacing
A person commits the crime of menacing if by word or conduct the person intentionally attempts to place another person in fear…
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Watching videos of transphobic right wingers menacing at the Sports Bra and thinking about the argument that “Portland Police need more money for training.” They can’t recognize menacing unless they get more of your cash? Sounds like a protection racket. This website is free:
ORS 163.190 – Menacing
A person commits the crime of menacing if by word or conduct the person intentionally attempts to place another person in fear…
oregon.public.law
As the paper’s arts & culture editor, I’ve spent years arguing that art is necessary in our lives, so when I met an example of that during a particularly tragic and horrible time, I decided to pony up and write about it.
Portland Mercury@portlandmercury.com · 4w agoThe Mercury's Fall Arts Issue has arrived, and the theme is "Clowns." Here's why.
Hive mind: If the past tense verb “Googled” came from verbing the business name Google, and I use DuckDuckGo, did I DuckDuckWent every time I use it for a search?