Racist slur prompts baseball team to forfeit games, Portland high school to cancel classes

by Ty Davison | Apr 20, 2026 | News & Commentary

Racist slur prompts baseball team to forfeit games, Portland high school to cancel classes – oregonlive.com: A Central Catholic baseball player used a racist slur before two varsity games this month, prompting the team to forfeit two later games and high school...

Grocery Outlet closing Parkrose store in 2026, deepening east Portland food access crisis

by Ty Davison | Apr 1, 2026 | News & Commentary

Grocery Outlet closing Parkrose store in 2026, deepening east Portland food access crisis – oregonlive.com: The announced supermarket closure follows east Portland’s loss of the Fred Meyer at Gateway Shopping Center last fall, and it comes months after McKeever...

Portland politician blasts elderly constituent’s tattoo criticism

by Ty Davison | Mar 12, 2026 | News & Commentary

Portland politician blasts elderly constituent’s tattoo criticism – oregonlive.com: Composed on personalized stationery, the woman’s 16-word missive suggested that tattoos “are very personal” and can be a turnoff “to many people,” an apparent reference to...

Portland streaming tax: Could Netflix and Spotify fund live arts?

by Ty Davison | Mar 8, 2026 | News & Commentary

Portland streaming tax: Could Netflix and Spotify fund live arts? – oregonlive.com: Portland Council President Jamie Dunphy will pursue a series of proposals intended to reform and reshape the city’s perennially loathed arts tax — and also create a new, separate...

Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services

by Ty Davison | Feb 8, 2026 | News & Commentary

Invisible wins: How $1.4 billion has transformed Portland area homeless services – oregonlive.com: In 2020, Portland area voters passed a 1% tax on businesses and high-income earners on the promise it would “end our homelessness crisis” – a campaign catchphrase...