1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (210+ words) IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION to everything that's gone wrong, you've come to the wrong page. The people you're about to meet don't pretend to have the answers, unlike the bozos swept into office last year. They're just really…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago  (336+ words) Providence said Thursday that it may sell its regional health insurance plan, an announcement sure to generate uncertainty for the plan's 435,000 members'most of whom are based in Oregon'as well as its largely Oregon-based staff. Providence reports having lost money on…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (514+ words) Portland leaders are talking about renaming C'sar E. Ch'vez Boulevard in view of allegations that the civil rights and labor leader abused multiple women and young girls throughout his career. City Councilor Candace Avalos wrote on social media Wednesday morning that…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (643+ words) The ambitious Old Town shoe manufacturing project that secured a risky $7 million loan from Prosper Portland earlier this year has failed to meet the city's loan requirements. Specifically, Made in Old Town, the group behind the plan to create a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1114+ words) Murmurs: Who Pays for Sunstone Billboards?Willamette Week Murmurs: Who Pays for Sunstone Billboards? In other news: Portland tenant alleges landlord let body rot. WHO PAYS FOR SUNSTONE BILLBOARDS? Last week, a month after a whistleblower lawsuit accused homeless shelter…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (511+ words) Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson says her office has convened a grand jury to investigate Oregon State Hospital and will likely issue a report by the end of the year. Clarkson says she has grown increasingly concerned in recent…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1646+ words) Ever notice that most years, right as daylight saving time begins, you hear about how broke local government agencies are? Staff here at WW got an email from the Multnomah County Department of Homeless Services last week topped with a…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (835+ words) In the waning months of 2025, Cinema 21 manager Erik McClanahan was mercifully reminded of another year2019. That was the final glowing moment of theatrical exhibition before the pandemic emptied theaters, the 2023 strikes choked the movie slate, and studios shortened theatrical windows to…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (410+ words) The Oregon Health Authority last week released its "health improvement plan," laying out the state's core public health objectives in the years to come. The plan, while largely conceptual, offers some insight into the thinking inside the state agency responsible…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (519+ words) John Carter, via wweek.com: "So a man who made his fortune through subprime mortgages, courting desperate people to sign bad deals, did the same with the Legislature. He got them to act with fear and nostalgia. "The Legislature just…...