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Portland, OR, United States

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Past articles by Pat:

Ad campaign targets Multnomah County officials, pressuring them to act on crime

People For Portland, the group that's bankrolling the ads, lays much of its criticism at the doorstep of Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt. → Read More

Portland City Council kicks the can down the road on transparency advocate

Commissioners voted unanimously at last Wednesday's meeting to table discussion of a new city government watchdog position proposed by City Auditor Simone Rede. → Read More

Oregon bill would bar ODOT from putting tolls on I-205 and I-5

A bill in the Oregon legislature would halt new tolls on I-205 or I-5, though it would allow for tolling on the I-5 bridge over the Columbia River, old or new. → Read More

Low-income renters in the Portland area are getting priced out of their housing. Here's why that was always the deal

Property owners can take a tax credit if they offer affordable housing to low-income renters. But after a certain number of years, they're free to take an offramp. → Read More

When snow comes to Portland, why is it always like this?

Portland has a long, proud history of coming to a screeching halt when it gets much in the way of snow accumulation. → Read More

Oregon taxpayers on the hook for new rail station on Idaho border as costs climb

The Treasure Valley Reload Center was supposed to help eastern Oregon onion farmers ship their product to market. The price tag has gone up at least $14 million. → Read More

Gem State lawmakers seem to be taking the 'Greater Idaho' movement seriously. Should Oregon?

The "Greater Idaho" movement has been slowly but surely securing wins across eastern Oregon and in the Idaho legislature. So is Oregon about to get a lot smaller? → Read More

Funding for new I-5 bridge excluded from Gov. Kotek's budget proposal

Project leaders want a $1 billion commitment from Oregon, but they didn't get one from Kotek's budget. That means they'll need to rely on lawmakers. → Read More

It could be months, at least, before Portland police get body cams. Salem police now have them

While Portland remains the largest city in the U.S. without body cams on its city police officers, Salem has now rolled them out for patrol officers and detectives. → Read More

Masks still required in Oregon health care settings, but that could change in the coming months

The final mask mandate could be lifted in a matter of months, but health officials want to see how the changing seasons and a new COVID variant impact case rates. → Read More

Head of Oregon's liquor control board berates the press, defends handling of 'Bourbongate' internal investigation

Chairman Paul Rosenbaum stressed that the results of an internal investigation he learned about Sept. 8 were "confidential" and should not have been made public. → Read More

NYT story tells how the FBI pursued an eco-terrorism group's Portland-based spokesman

Investigative reporter Bryan Denson spoke to KGW about his New York Times story and his history with former Earth Liberation Front spokesman Craig Rosebraugh. → Read More

How do you navigate high-altitude balloons? We asked an Oregon aerospace company

After the captivating saga of China's "spy balloon" crossing over the U.S., we turned to the Tillamook-based Near Space Corporation for more context. → Read More

Oregon lawmakers revisit marijuana taxes that funded Measure 110

A new bill would claw back some of the funding that Oregon cities, counties and state police lost when voters approved the drug treatment funding measure. → Read More

Thirty years after Susi Larsen's murder, her family must endure a second trial for her alleged killer

Billy Lee Oatney spent decades in prison after being convicted of Susi Larsen's murder, but now a jury will determine if he should remain there or go free. → Read More

If Oregon attracts tech manufacturers, where could they set up shop?

Lawmakers want semiconductor companies to come here to build their plants, flush with federal CHIPS Act funds. But that will require a lot of land we don't have. → Read More

Here's how many Oregon state employees aren't actually working in Oregon

The pandemic expanded opportunities for remote work, which has a lot of upsides. But remote workers who aren't living locally also end up costing Oregonians. → Read More

Portland begins '90-day reset' of Central Eastside neighborhood

The push will include removing homeless camps, scrubbing down graffiti, improving lighting in the area and removing stolen or abandoned vehicles. → Read More

Christine Drazan reflects on her bid to become Oregon governor

For months leading up to the vote, it looked as if Christine Drazan had a serious chance of becoming Oregon's first Republican governor in decades. → Read More

Tolling part of I-205 expected to net ODOT $16-26 million per year

Slowly but surely, Oregon is moving closer to adding tolls on Portland-area interstates. But the pushback has also been growing. → Read More