Portland Tribune

05/12/2025

📝"Managing these many new and conflicting economic pieces will represent a huge challenge for the short legislative session upcoming.," Randy Stapilus writes.

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In coming weeks, Oregon legislators will begin to consider what adjustments should be made to the state’s two-year budget and revenue picture. Much of the attention has gone to transportation funding, and the likely ballot issue which may alter it. But the economic and funding issues lurking in th...

05/12/2025

Trade the same-old sleigh bells for trumpets at this mariachi-style event in Portland.

Eight-time Grammy-nominated Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández is bringing its holiday spectacular “Merry-achi Christmas” to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 10.

This concert, presented by the Oregon Symphony, is part of the ensemble’s 16-city national tour celebrating the holiday season. This year’s performance marks founder and director Hernández’s 50th year of his career dedicated to the preservation of the mariachi genre.

“With our renditions of classic Christmas songs and traditional Mexican favorites, my greatest hope is that audiences leave the ‘Merry-achi Christmas’ show with a new perspective on what mariachis can do,” Hernández said in a statement.

🎼Read more at the Portland Tribune: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/12/05/have-yourself-a-merry-achi-christmas-at-arlene-schnitzer-concert-hall/

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📝: Hannah Seibold

05/12/2025

🏫Twice since December of last year, the U.S. Senate has voted to renew the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, in an effort led by Oregon’s senior U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat and co-author of the original 2000 law, along with Idaho’s senior U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, a Republican.

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The funding, which lapsed in 2024, provided tens of millions each year to schools and communities in Oregon Glen Szymoniak and a group of Klamath County students were excited this fall to get an invitation to meet with U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol in Washington D.C. Szymoniak, supe...

05/12/2025

📝 "Public lands belong to all of us. They are managed by agencies like the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, but they are owned by the American people. Ownership means more than access," Erik Hernandez writes.

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This summer, an enormous wave of public outrage stopped a brazen attack on America’s shared natural heritage. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah tried to sneak into the “Big Beautiful Bill” a clause that would have mandated the sale of public lands in Oregon and across the West. The response was loud and b...

05/12/2025

⛽Petitioners say they’ve gathered well more than enough signatures to block planned increases to the state’s gas tax, vehicle registration and title fees and a transit payroll tax until voters have a chance to weigh in next November.

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Oregon Department of Transportation and governor prepare for potential impacts as referendum efforts ramp up Petitioners say they’ve gathered well more than enough signatures to block planned increases to the state’s gas tax, vehicle registration and title fees and a transit payroll tax until ...

04/12/2025

🏛️Local governments in Oregon have struggled with the extent to which they should resist or comply with increasingly aggressive federal immigration policy, but one town took a different approach.

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Local governments in Oregon have struggled with the extent to which they should resist or comply with increasingly aggressive federal immigration policy, but one town took a different approach NEWPORT— The chilly breeze and sandy shores in this Oregon fishing city have shielded this town from sc...

04/12/2025

DoorDash has released its second annual America’s Favorite Delivery Spots of 2025 by cuisine, highlighting the top-rated local restaurants and dishes customers love most — including two standout picks in Portland.

Through customer rating analysis, DoorDash recognized 20 restaurants dubbed “hometown heroes” that offer top-notch flavors from coast to coast.

“Every order tells a story about what people love to eat and where they love to eat it,” Ruth Isenstadt, head of U.S. Restaurants at DoorDash, said in a statement. “When someone opens the DoorDash app, they’re not just choosing a meal, they’re choosing a memory, a favorite flavor, or a local spot that feels like home."

Representing Portland are PDX Sliders and Nong’s Khao Man G*i.

🍽️ Read more at the Portland Tribune: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/12/03/portland-eateries-ranked-among-americas-favorite-delivery-spots-by-doordash/

📸: Nong's Khao Man G*i
📝: Hannah Seibold

04/12/2025

🍺The Portland Holiday Brew Fest returns this weekend on Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, with a twist: No more drink tokens.

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The Portland Holiday Brew Fest returns this weekend on Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, with a twist: No more drink tokens.

04/12/2025

🚔 A 28-year-old man door-to-door salesman was arrested in Troutdale Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 2, after accusations he bit a sheriff’s deputy twice in the hand.

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A 28-year-old man door-to-door salesman was arrested in Troutdale Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 2, after accusations he bit a sheriff’s deputy twice in the hand. Mackenzie Parrish-Civil was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges including assaulting a public safety officer, resisti...

04/12/2025

Streeter: Oregon State needed a change in perception. On his first day as head coach, JaMarcus Shephard kick-started it. My thoughts from Coach Shep's introduction:

https://portlandtribune.com/2025/12/03/oregon-state-football-head-coach-jamarcus-shephard-2025-scott-barnes/

04/12/2025

🐕 Meet Whiskey, a German Shepherd who does a job so unique and critical, that you probably didn’t know this task was “a thing.”

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Detecting toxic mold in homes with trained dog offers unique Molalla business model When you take a shot of this “Whiskey,” it is most definitely for your own, better health. Meet Whiskey, a German Shepherd who does a job so unique and critical, that you probably didn’t know this task was “a...

03/12/2025

Health inspectors identified several Multnomah County restaurants with food safety violations in November.

The county’s public health department conducts unannounced, semiannual inspections of food-service establishments to assess compliance with health codes across three categories.

In November, a sizable list of restaurants across the county earned perfect scores of 100, while some fell below scores of 90, including Kichinto, Rose City Book Pub, Living Room Theatres and more.

🍽️ Find the full list at the Portland Tribune: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/12/03/health-inspections-heres-how-multnomah-county-businesses-scored-in-november/

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📝: Hannah Seibold