Page 14 - Chloe Eudaly News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. The City of Portland Wants Visitors to Come Back Downtown—but It Hasn’t Given a Food Cart Pod Permission to Operate The two dozen food carts—which once anchored the city’s oldest and largest pod on what’s now the construction site of a Ritz-Carlton hotel—have been refugees. CLOSED FOR BUSINESS: Two dozen food cart owners are waiting anxiously for city permits that will allow them to cook again. Updated December 16...

Some legacy players say it’s only the latest intensifier of decades of neglect. By Conner Reed 12/14/2020 at 5:00am Published in the December 2020 issue of Portland Monthly In the soft-edged dreamscape of January 2020, when “coronavirus” was a distant whisper and people did wild things like go to movies and plays, Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish lost a long battle with cancer. Outpourings of grief and support zeroed in on his character, his loyalty to Portland despite the beckonings of higher office, and, crucially, his consistent support for the arts. In the following day...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Even With Many Commuters Staying Home, PBOT Continues Progress on Rose Lane Project Bus speeds dropped significantly in the past two decades and so the bureau is systematically eliminating bottlenecks. TriMet service on the east bridgehead of Tilikum Crossing. (Brian Burk) Updated December 13, 2020 The Portland Bureau of Transportation is trying to tackle a big threat to transit use in Portland: Bus speeds dropped 14% betw...

Dec 10, 2020 Photo: Getty Images Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt a resolution that directs the Portland Police Bureau to inventory its crowd control munitions, submit written reports to Council, and establish new authorization procedures for the PPB’s acquisition and procurement of military-style equipment. Historically, the cost and scope of the PPB’s munitions arsenal were not itemized in the bureau’s larger External Material and Services line item—this resolution will ensure that while Council continues to address inequitable policing practices, Council ...

Dec 10, 2020 Photo: Getty Images Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt a resolution that directs the Portland Police Bureau to inventory its crowd control munitions, submit written reports to Council, and establish new authorization procedures for the PPB’s acquisition and procurement of military-style equipment. Historically, the cost and scope of the PPB’s munitions arsenal were not itemized in the bureau’s larger External Material and Services line item—this resolution will ensure that while Council continues to address inequitable policing practices, Council ...