My apologies to everyone who clicked on the link to Historic Preservation in Buckman in my post about my visit to the Buckman Community Association last month. It’s fixed now. Please send me…

Today’s Portland Tribune publishes my Letter on Measure 26-90, proposed changes to the Civil Service chapter of Portland’s Charter. It even extrapolates my arguments to “Just say No to Charter changes” in the…

… of a nutria.

Keeping Trees Alive on No Ivy Day #5Guest Post by Sandra Diedrich, No Ivy League Coordinator (and all-around amazing person – AF) The fifth annual No Ivy Day, set for this Saturday, May…

The Citywide Parks Team meeting was especially informative this past month. Keith Thomajan, Parks Board member, visited to discuss strategy for ongoing funding of Parks programs and facilities, and Fred Howell, Portland Parks…

Jack Bog’s blog posts an extensive review of the City of Portland’s proposed new regulations and system for curbside collection of garbage and recycling. Read the Office of Sustainable Development’s information here. Scroll…

There are several important messages in the flurry of comments this week over the criminal convictions of Lincoln High School students in the wake of last summer’s death of a recent graduate from…

The proponents of changing Portland’s Charter, especially in Measures 26-90 and 26-91, say the new way of structuring the Council and running the bureaus would save money and be more efficient. They cite…