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LETTER: We want Gresham back; we're voting yes on the safety levy
Watching our children and their friends grow up in Gresham has been a blessing. Being a business owner in Gresham has been a blessing as well. But Gresham today is not what Gresham was when our kids were younger. We didn’t worry about our kids walking to their friend’s house or hanging out in Historic Downtown Gresham. We didn’t worry about them driving to school. We didn’t worry about our employees or customers coming to our business. And we never worried that an emergency call...
Portland Rolls Out Free Pre-Approved ADU Plans to Ease Housing Crunch
In a move designed to streamline the housing crunch, the City of Portland is rolling out free pre-approved plans for the construction of detached Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), Portland's Development Services announced. These ready-made designs aim to cut through red tape and save homeowners time and money; by choosing one...
A pause to the rain on the first day of May, Portland area prepares for more
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The first day of May brings warmer and drier skies back to the Portland-Vancouver area on Wednesday. A few sun breaks will help temperatures warm into the low 60s Wednesday, but this stint of dry weather is short-lived. Clouds will start to increase during the afternoon hours as rain approaches. Wednesday evening’s wet weather will continue through Thursday morning.
Lake Oswego reflects on violent January storm during forum
The city of Lake Oswego is still recovering from a winter storm that battered the area over three months ago. The January wind and ice storm felled hundreds of trees, precipitated flooding at numerous homes, caused thousands of PGE customers to go without power for days and even led to a death in the community. To reflect on this event, the city hosted a community forum Tuesday, April 30 at...
Make plans for a train ride May 11
Who doesn’t like to ride on a train? The Oregon Rail Heritage Center will provide a springtime train ride in vintage and open air rail cars along the Willamette River in the heart of Portland on National Train Day, Saturday, May 11. Says publicity: Spring brings out the best in Oregon’s landscape and wildlife, offering an opportunity to glimpse of a bevy of deer. ...
City of Portland to pay $25,000 to settle wrongful arrest suit
The city has offered to pay $25,000 to settle a suit filed by a man who sued Portland police, contending he was wrongly arrested for a burglary and spent seven months in jail before the charges were dismissed. In his suit, Michael R. Kaady argued that Portland police linked him...
Flavored tobacco sales banned in Washington County after Oregon Court of Appeals upholds ordinance
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a Washington County ordinance banning all flavored tobacco sales. Washington County commissioners approved Ordinance 878 in 2022, but it was not enforced because a circuit court judge overturned it. In his opinion, Circuit Judge Andrew Erwin wrote that prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco must come from the state, not the county.
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