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...
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...
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...
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...
by Ty Davison | Dec 2, 2025 | News & Commentary
Nearly 1,900 affordable Portland apartments sit empty while thousands need homes – oregonlive.com: Nearly 1,900 publicly subsidized rental units are sitting empty across Portland, according to new estimates. New data from real estate analytics firm CoStar...