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May 21, 2013
Special election results
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Portland Public Schools Director Zone 4 Candidates Votes Percent Martin Gonzalez26,39744.40Steve Buel33,05755.60Portland Public Schools Director Zone 6 Candidates Votes Percent Tom…
May 21, 2013
County to TriMet: 'Not if we have any say in rail line'
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Clackamas County voters sent a largely symbolic message to TriMet on Tuesday night against light rail by voting down a measure authorizing the line from Portland through Milwaukie to Oak Grove,…
May 21, 2013
Multnomah County vote carrying Metro levy
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The levy to maintain Metro's parks and natural lands was well ahead in early returns. The vote on Ballot Measure 26-152 was passing with around 54 percent of the vote compared to 46 percent…
May 21, 2013
Portland voters reject water fluoridation
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There weren’t too many smiles Tuesday night at the Curious Comedy Theater, site of the election-night party of the pro-fluoride campaign whose main slogan was “Help PDX Smile.” Measure 26-151…
May 21, 2013
Buel leads PPS race by healthy margin
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Ex-board member hopes to grab seat from incumbent Gonzalez Early Multnomah County election results Tuesday night showed a surprise Portland School Board upset for incumbent Martin Gonzalez.…
May 21, 2013
State ranks Canyon Road project a leading priority
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Beaverton applying for $10 million grant for transit, pedestrian improvements on corridor The Oregon Transportation Commission voted last week to designate the city's Canyon Road Safety and…
May 21, 2013
Man hospitalized in overnight shooting
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Police are investigate an overnight shooting in the Parkrose neighborhood. The victim, William Rasmussen, 45, of Southeast Portland, was hospitalized with two non-life-threatening gunshot…
May 21, 2013
Driver cut from damaged car in Foster Road crash
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Three people were injured early Tuesday morning when two cars collided at the intersection of Southeast 111th Avenue and Foster Road, pinning one of the drivers inside a damaged vehicle.…
May 21, 2013
Bullet fired into townhouse injures resident
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Police have no suspects in early Tuesday morning incident A Beaverton man was injured early Tuesday morning when a bullet slammed into his Southwest Sparrow Loop townhouse. Responding to a…
May 21, 2013
Hales shuffles budget to preserve programs, save mounted patrols
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Some of the “sacred cows” that Mayor Charlie Hales vowed not to spare in next year’s city budget won’t be heading to the meatpacking plant just yet. In a briefing to reporters Tuesday, Hales…
May 21, 2013
Bob's Red Mill searches for best porridge maker
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Fresh off winning its second title in four years at the Golden Spurtle World Porridge Championship in Scotland, Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods is looking to crown a U.S. porridge-making champion…
May 20, 2013
Election Day looms as ballots trickle in
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It's election day. If you haven't mailed your ballot, then you'll have to drop it at one of a couple dozen places around Multnomah County. You can drop your ballot at the county Elections…
May 20, 2013
Reward offered for info on hospital thief
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Portland’s Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a thief who has stolen purses and personal items from at least two local hospitals. Police said the…
May 20, 2013
PPS board adopts reworked budget
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The drama about the Portland Public Schools high school schedule and city arts tax funding is resolved — for now. The Portland School Board approved the $487 million 2013-14 budget by a vote of…
May 20, 2013
Beleaguered city library gets political funding
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Gladstone’s library supporters received $15,000 from United for Libraries to receive expert advocacy training from the Citizens-Save-Libraries program. In expectation of a proposal by Library…
May 20, 2013
Milwaukie checks out library expansion effort
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Milwaukie’s library space is well below the standard for cities of its size, according to a consultant for the city hosting a public event this week to help determine expansion needs.…
May 19, 2013
Gunshots heard in Entertainment District
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Portland police are reporting multiple gunshots heard in the Entertainment District in Old Town early Sunday mornng. Central Precinct officers patrolling the district heard the shots coming from…
May 19, 2013
Firefighters battle two Sunday house fires
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Portland Fire & Rescue responded to two house fires Sunday morning. Only one occupant received minor injuries that did not require hospitalization. Firefighters were first dispatched to a house…
May 19, 2013
Salvation Army opens new shelter for homeless women
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SAFES at Fairbridge initially will have space for 50 women Sundown for most people is a time to unwind and spend time with family and friends. For the homeless, however, the end of the day…
May 18, 2013
Racing TV food carts screech to a halt in Portland
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Portlanders can expect to see a few new food trucks roaming city streets this weekend. That’s right, food trucks, not food carts, which are the staple of the city’s mobile culinary scene. On…
