KGW reports the theft and forgery trial of Vladmir Golovan, “fundraiser” in the first run of Portland’s Public Campaign Finance Fund system, starts on Monday. I’m glad I’ll be out of town. Steve,…

The first thing you need to know if you’re planning to attend one of the remaining Town Hall meetings called by Commissioner Sam Adams to preview and discuss his proposals for raising money…

At 3:35 p.m. this Thursday, the Portland City Council will consider the Measure 37 claim of Thomas Hermach, owner of a site on SW Boones Ferry Road. This is another in a series…

Horrible findings in a Portland Auditor’s report (big pdf), “Sexual Assault and Investigation: Portland efforts fall short of a victim-centered approach” released today and covered by Aimee Green in the Oregonian. From the…

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The Oregonian‘s Ryan Frank reports today that Commissioner Sam Adams is considering a variety of funding mechanisms to pay for transportation infrastructure improvements and maintenance in Portland. The options include doubling the gas…

Yesterday, my son Luke brought home from his job at the airport a pamphlet by Lufthansa titled, “The climate effects of air transport”. The BBC posted an article on the topic this weekend,…

Perhaps the essence of fatherhood, captured in this William Stafford poem for his daughter, Kit. This Life With Kit, Age 7, at the Beach We would climb the highest dune, from there to…