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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 consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! It’s a soggy Tuesday and it doesn’t look like we’ll get any reprieve until next week. If you haven’t heard by now, we’re in for snow this weekend. Stock...

In a move many expected, Commissioner Carmen Rubio announced her run for Portland mayor.

City Commissioner Carmen Rubio is running for Portland mayor. Rubio announced her mayoral campaign Tuesday morning, making her the fourth person and third current Portland City Council member to enter the mayor’s race. Rubio currently oversees the city’s housing bureau, development services, planning, and Prosper Portland, the city’s economic development agency. In a campaign announcement, Rubio said Portland deserves a mayor “who will take us into our future without drama.”...

A very consequential year that set the table for a much better future.

Not sure if you noticed, but the pandemic brought out the best in people, as well as the WORST. Portland's resident right-wingers, rich crybabies, police enablers, and fake Democrats crawled out of the woodwork during the pandemic to take advantage of our city's various crises, and have been especially busy during 2023. While there were far too many local bad actors, internet trolls, and violent shitheads to list here, what follows is a ranked list...