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Today, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced the new assignments of City Bureaus beginning an overhauled process of grouping City ...
01/04/2023
Mayor Wheeler Announces New Bureau Process

Today, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced the new assignments of City Bureaus beginning an overhauled process of grouping City Bureaus into five service areas: Administration, Public Safety, Community and Economic Development, Public Works, and Culture and Livability.

Assignments grouped by service areas

VoteCast findings underscore a dynamic that Black activists and community leaders have long sought to convey — that  are...
01/03/2023
Black Support for GOP Ticked up in This Year's Midterms

VoteCast findings underscore a dynamic that Black activists and community leaders have long sought to convey — that are not a monolith and that the Democratic Party should not take them for granted

VoteCast findings underscore a dynamic that Black activists and community leaders have long sought to convey — that Black voters...

Portland Parks Commissioner Carmen Rubio has approved new System Development Charge (SDC) funding to go to several impor...
01/03/2023
Parks & Recreation Projects to Move Forward

Portland Parks Commissioner Carmen Rubio has approved new System Development Charge (SDC) funding to go to several important park projects across the Rose City. Improvements to Kelley Point Park, a new playground at East Portland’s Midland Park, a new skatepark in Southeast Portland, new land acquisitions, and other park improvements are now in the works and in various stages of planning, at the commissioner’s direction. These projects are slated for funding in the city’s 2023-24 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2023.

Improvements to Kelley Point Park, East Portland’s Midland Park, a new skatepark in Southeast Portland, new land acquisitions, and other...

Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Satu...
01/03/2023
Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters Dies at Age 74

Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74. Known for hit songs including “I’m So Excited,” “Slow Hand,” “Neutron Dance” and “Jump (For My Love),” the singers gained a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.
The Pointer Sisters also was the first African American group to perform on the Grand Ole Opry
program and the first contemporary act to perform at the San Francisco Opera House.

The Pointer Sisters was the first African American group to perform on the Grand Ole Opry program

Susheela Jayapal Multnomah County Commissioner for District 2, North and Northeast Portland, reviews her first four-year...
01/03/2023
A Letter to Residents of N. and N.E. Portland from Commissioner Susheela Jayapal

Susheela Jayapal Multnomah County Commissioner for District 2, North and Northeast Portland, reviews her first four-year term and looks forward to her second term

Commissioner Susheela Jayapal

Susheela Jayapal, Multnomah County Commissioner for District 2, North and Northeast Portland, reviews her first four-year term and looks forward...

This year and last, however, we have experienced unusually substantial “one-time” funds available through a combination ...
01/02/2023
A Letter to Residents of N. and N.E. Portland from Commissioner Susheela Jayapal

This year and last, however, we have experienced unusually substantial “one-time” funds available through a combination of unanticipated revenues and unanticipated underspending in the prior year, and have decided to use some of those funds to address emergent conditions. In one of our last actions of the year, the board allocated $15 million towards rent assistance for people at risk of eviction.

This doesn’t come close to meeting the need, but it is the amount that we estimate we can distribute before the end of the fiscal year (June 2023) through our community partners. This will help keep approximately 3,400 households in their homes, and off the streets...

Susheela Jayapal, Multnomah County Commissioner for District 2, North and Northeast Portland, reviews her first four-year term and looks forward...

 the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of ...
12/30/2022
Pelé, Brazil’s Mighty King of ‘Beautiful Game,’ Has Died

the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82

Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding...

The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation’s strict anti-virus controls. China’s  policies ha...
12/29/2022
US Will Require COVID-19 Testing for Travelers From China

The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation’s strict anti-virus controls. China’s policies had kept the country’s infection rate low but fueled public frustration and crushed economic growth.

The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation's strict anti-virus controls. China's “zero COVID” policies had...

The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation’s strict anti-virus controls. China’s “zero COVID”...
12/29/2022
US Will Require COVID-19 Testing for Travelers From China

The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation’s strict anti-virus controls. China’s “zero COVID” policies had kept the country’s infection rate low but fueled public frustration and crushed economic growth.

The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation's strict anti-virus controls. China's “zero COVID” policies had...

They worked hard, with the rewards coming slowly but surely. Then something came along — often a key role or sometimes a...
12/29/2022
The AP Names Its Nine Breakthrough Entertainers of 2022

They worked hard, with the rewards coming slowly but surely. Then something came along — often a key role or sometimes a cluster, maybe an album — and it all became next-level
Tobe Nwigwe

They worked hard, with the rewards coming slowly but surely. Then something came along — often a key role or...

In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes that juries found they didn’t commit. The...
12/28/2022
Supreme Court Asked to Bar Punishment for Acquitted Conduct

In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes that juries found they didn’t commit. The Supreme Court is being asked, again, to put an end to the practice

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson could hold a pivotal vote

In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes that juries found they didn't commit. The Supreme Court...

The Skanner Foundation is holding it's 37th Annual MLK Breakfast on January 16th!Featured speakers will be Congresswoman...
12/28/2022
The Skanner Foundation 37th Annual MLK Breakfast Will Be In-Person

The Skanner Foundation is holding it's 37th Annual MLK Breakfast on January 16th!
Featured speakers will be Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici Tina Kotek for Oregon James I. Manning Jr Senator Jeff Merkley Senator Ron Wyden

For the first time in two years, the community will be able to join in person for breakfast and a...

When the Pro Football Hall of Famer announced he would be leaving a HBCU to become head coach at the University of Color...
12/27/2022
Calling Deion Sanders a Sellout Ignores the Growing Role of Clout-Chasing in College Sports

When the Pro Football Hall of Famer announced he would be leaving a HBCU to become head coach at the University of Colorado Boulder, many ardent fans and supporters reacted with dismay and disbelief – particularly supporters from the Black community.

Deion Sanders

When the Pro Football Hall of Famer announced he would be leaving a HBCU to become head coach at the...

Wilson, the chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, said the financial incentive supports o...
12/27/2022
Congress Considers Bill Making $60K the Minimum Salary for K-12 Teachers

Wilson, the chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, said the financial incentive supports ongoing state efforts to provide competitive wages for teachers and address the national teacher shortage.

The chair of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee said the financial incentive supports ongoing state efforts to provide...

Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats, saying it is an “elegant demon” that works in people who have a rigid, holier-t...
12/23/2022
Pope Warns Vatican Staff an 'Elegant Demon' Lurks Among Them

Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats, saying it is an “elegant demon” that works in people who have a rigid, holier-than-thou way of living the Catholic faith.

Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats, saying it is an “elegant demon” that works in people who have a rigid, holier-than-thou...

The House Jan. 6 committee’s final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to o...
12/23/2022
Jan. 6 Report: Trump 'Lit That Fire' of Capitol Insurrection

The House Jan. 6 committee’s final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol, concluding an extraordinary 18-month investigation into the former president and the violent insurrection two years ago.

Trump “lit that fire,” the committee’s chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, writes.

The 814-page report released late Thursday comes after the panel interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held 10 hearings and obtained...

Authorities from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, have said one of their biggest concerns amid the cold front is ensuring th...
12/23/2022
Extreme Cold Freezes Pacific Northwest Ahead of Winter Storm

Authorities from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, have said one of their biggest concerns amid the cold front is ensuring that homeless people living on the streets have access to shelter.

Authorities from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, have said one of their biggest concerns amid the cold front is ensuring that...

On Friday, Dec. 23 residential collection of garbage, recycling, and compost in Portland may be delayed due to hazardous...
12/22/2022
Portland Garbage Service Delays Due to Ice and Snow

On Friday, Dec. 23 residential collection of garbage, recycling, and compost in Portland may be delayed due to hazardous road conditions caused by ice and snow.

Leave your bins at the curb!

Leave bins at the curb

The limits on border crossings had been set to expire Wednesday before conservative-leaning states sought the top court’...
12/22/2022
Migrants at US-Mexico Border Await Ruling on Asylum Limits

The limits on border crossings had been set to expire Wednesday before conservative-leaning states sought the top court’s help to keep them in place. The Biden administration asked the court to lift the restrictions, but not before Christmas. It’s not clear when the court’s decision will come.

Thousands of migrants gathered along the Mexican side of the border, camping outside or packing into shelters as the weather...

Iranian protest photos powerful and engaging because they play on several elements of defiance. They draw on a longer hi...
12/22/2022
How Female Iranian Activists Use Powerful Images to Protest Oppressive Policies

Iranian protest photos powerful and engaging because they play on several elements of defiance. They draw on a longer history of Iranian women taking and sharing photos and videos of actions considered illegal, such as singing

Iranian protest photos powerful and engaging because they play on several elements of defiance. They draw on a longer history...

The holidays are here, and it is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. As you put the last ornaments on the tree a...
12/21/2022
9 Classic Vinyls You Should Add to Your Rotation This Holiday Season

The holidays are here, and it is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. As you put the last ornaments on the tree and prepare a cup of hot chocolate or spiked eggnog to sip by the fireplace, don’t forget the tunes.

The holidays are here, and it is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. As you put the last...

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It was a pleasure to talk to The Skanner News Group. Coverage from black media is important to me ✊🏿. Unfortunately, we experienced some vandalism that will delay our opening until 1/6/23. 😌
Thank you all for the unwavering support 🙏🏿

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ATTENTION: PPS is holding the next School Board Meeting At Jefferson High School
PPS Regular School Board Meeting
When: Tue Dec 13, 2022 6pm – 9pm (PST)
Where: Jefferson High School, 5210 N Kerby Ave, Portland, OR 97217, USA
On The Agenda: Jefferson High School Modernization
Portland Approved $27M for New Homeless Camps

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There is a reason Jo Ann is the ONLY candidate in this race endorsed by Oregon’s leading LGBTQ+ organization: Basic Rights Oregon 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

“But his brazen disregard for the safety and representation of LGBTQ citizens is what we find immediately disqualifying…Gonzalez has since been unapologetic about his support for prejudiced school board candidates” - The Skanner News Group
Literally the first time I appeared in a publication and to top it off it’s Black Own in my hometown! Thank you to both the writer & Publisher Bruce Poinsette The Skanner News Group
We are pleased that The Skanner News Group, and trusted leaders like Amanda Fritz,
Travis Nelson for State Representative, Ted Kulongoski, Kathleen D. Gunnell Saadat, and Rob Nosse are all united for a Better Plan for Change!

Vote NO to get a better yes!
A Campaign of the People- not Texas billionaires, the Murdochs, and dark money special interest groups.

Vote NO on Measure 26-228- Demand a Better Plan!

Join the The Oregonian, Willamette Week, and The Skanner News Group, and hundreds of your neighbors and friends and add YOUR name to the growing list of supporters at https://www.commonsensegovpdx.com/.
Portland NAACP 1120 Branch, Stephen Green, and the Coalition of Communities of Color all endorse a YES on Measure 26-228! Sharing in an op-ed on The Skanner News Group, they remind Portlanders, "Measure 26-228 is the comprehensive change that our communities need – not just a long-overdue scrapping of our commission form of government, but an elections system that promises to give every community a fair shot."

Read the full op-ed: https://www.theskanner.com/opinion/skanner-editorials/33859-we-stand-for-real-reform-and-representation-for-all

Measure 26-228 has a growing number of trusted leaders and racial justice advocates that all endorse a big YES on Measure 26-228!

Vote YES on 26-228 by Nov 8th!

Thank you to The Skanner News Group for your endorsement!
The The Skanner News Group says "abandoning one flawed system for an untested option is not the solution."

Vote NO to ge to a better yes!
The Skanner News Group has joined The Oregonian and Willamette Week in urging a NO vote to get to a better yes!



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It's an honor to receive the endorsement of The Skanner News Group.

"Jamie McLeod-Skinner has a robust professional background as an emergency response coordinator and manager of refugee resettlement programs, and she punctuates her approach to climate change crises with a deep understanding of how BIPOC communities are most vulnerable and hardest hit by mounting heat waves and wildfires. She believes that communities of color must be included in emergency plans, and that the state must invest in a 21st-century energy grid. This attention to vulnerable populations in rural communities, from a candidate who herself resides in rural Central Oregon, is long overdue."
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“Kotek is clearly the best choice for Oregon.”

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