Yesterday, the Portland City Council adopted the Peak Oil Task Force report. Lots of comments pro and con on Portland Transport. Today, updated news of proposed legislation at the State Legislature, via the…

Good grief. From Anna Griffin at The Oregonian‘s City Hall blog, “Commissioner Dan Saltzman says he’s decided to stay neutral in the spring campaign. “I’m just too close to it to be somebody…

No, not Ted Turner’s outfit. Like many Americans, I watch my TV news on The Daily Show and Colbert Report on Comedy Central (reruns at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m. on…

After that shameless exhibition of maternal indulgence yesterday, back to Steve’s regular landscapes, flora and fauna for the morning photograph. Dragon’s Cove is an inlet near Yachats. Which makes me think, that if…

I’m participating in my first public meeting on the proposed Charter changes this evening, so I pulled together a summary of the most important points in the May ballot measures. Comments/suggestions welcome, as…

Our son Maxwell turns 19 today. This is the first time since he was born at OHSU that he hasn’t been at home on his birthday. The photo was taken outside Nassau Hall…

My daughter just called, and told me Wilson High School was in lockdown at lunchtime. She says the students were told it was because of “someone trying to kill themselves” in the neighborhood.…

Lloyd’s Bank in the UK recently announced it is closing its “call centre” in India. Many companies in the UK are returning customer service either to domestic central phone banks, or even (gasp!)…

The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) of Oregon is siding with basketball players at Portland Adventist High School, who allege they have the right to participate in state playoffs without being forced to…