by Alex Zielinski
A scene from the 2020 racial justice protests in downtown Portland. MATHIEU LEWIS-ROLLANDIt’s been 16 months since the city of Portland first fell out of compliance with t…
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Audit Finds Accountability and Diversity Lacking in Portland Fire Bureau
by Alex Zielinski
Firefighter recruits training at a Portland fire station. Portland Fire Bureau Portland’s Fire Bureau has an “incoherent” accountability system, according to a report publ…
Workers at New Seasons’ Sellwood Market Join Unionizing Effort
by Alex Zielinski
New Seasons’ Sever Corner location, which filed to unionize in late May. Alex ZielinskiWorkers at a third New Seasons grocery store have joined the burgeoning labor organi…
Good Morning, News: Portlanders Protest End of Roe, SCOTUS Allows Prayer in Public Schools, and Oslo Mass Shooting Cancels Pride
by Alex Zielinski
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please cons…
Thousands of Portlanders Gather to Oppose End of Roe
by Alex Zielinski
Pro-choice protesters wave signs along SW Naito Friday. Alex Zielinski
Thousands of Portlanders gathered downtown Friday evening to protest the morning decision by the US …
How Will the End of Roe Impact Oregonians?
by Alex Zielinski
Thousands of abortion-rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesHours after the US Supr…
City Attorneys Ask to Dismiss Lawsuit Because Protester Didn’t Know Which Officer Injured Him
by Alex Zielinski
A PPB officer during one of Portland’s 2020 racial justice protests. MATHIEU LEWIS-ROLLANDPortland city attorneys are asking a federal judge to throw out a use-of-force l…
City Council Will Vote to Undo Tenant Security Deposit Protections Wednesday
by Alex Zielinski
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City Council will vote to roll back a 2020 city policy protecting tenants from unfair fees Wednesday, in order to settle a landlord-led legal challeng…
Good Morning, News: Colombia Elects First Leftist Leader, Portland Celebrates Pride, and Introducing Portland Sandwich Week!
by Alex Zielinski
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please cons…
“It’s psychological warfare”: Old Town Sweeps Hammer Portland’s Homeless Population
by Alex Zielinski
Alex ZielinskiArt Rios has never seen the sidewalks of Portland‘s Old Town neighborhood this empty.
“Yesterday, there were nine tents on this block,” said Rios Thursday m…