Unfathomable Acts
Tragedies spark discussion of gun laws, prevention By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer Unfathomable acts of violence last week which began at the quick pull of a trigger and ended...
View ArticleDeath Penalty Repeal Urged
Urban League speaks out for justice The Urban League of Portland is advocating for the replacement of the death penalty with life without parole. The longtime civil rights and public...
View ArticleArson Suspect in Thunderbird Fire
Portland Fire and Rescue is asking for the public’s help in determining the cause of a suspicious fire that destroyed the Thunderbird Hotel on Hayden Island in north Portland. At...
View ArticleDriving High
Pot legalization doesn’t apply to roads By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer With legalization of marijuana underway in Washington, the state has adopted a new legal standard for driving under...
View ArticleGuns are not Sacred, Children are
Past time to repeal the Second Amendment By Tom H. Hastings It is now long long past time to repeal the Second Amendment. It serves evil, not good, violence, not...
View ArticleSheriff Backs Feds on Holds
Responds to outcry over immigration enforcement By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer Under pressure from activists of the immigrant and refugee community to stop honoring federal Immigration and...
View ArticlePardon Called Victory for Justice
Wilmington 10 were falsely accused activists The NAACP is calling the New Year’s Day pardon of a group of civil rights activists known as the Wilmington 10, a victory for...
View ArticleExcessive Force Appeal Filed
Albina Ministerial Alliance says lawsuit leaves out issues of race By Cari Hachmann The Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform has filed a motion to intervene the...
View ArticleRight 2 Dream Too Fined $12,592
Activists say it’s about human rights, not money The City of Portland sent a $12,592 bill last week to Right 2 Dream Too, the organization that provides sleeping space for...
View ArticleBayard Rustin: An Unsung Hero
A lifetime of service was marginalized by his sexuality By Benjamin Todd Jealous and Chad Griffin A decade before Rosa Parks’ arrest for refusing to give up her seat on...
View ArticleCampaign to End Racial Profiling
Proposed law focuses on police accountability By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer In a grassroots effort, the Center for Intercultural Organizing has kicked off a campaign to end racial profiling...
View ArticlePush Back on Prisons
High costs has lawmakers re-thinking sentencing By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer It is no secret that we spend more tax dollars on prisons than we do education. People...
View ArticleTo Fluoridate or Not?
Community divisions bubble to the surface By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer As Portland voters get ready to decide whether to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water, several...
View ArticleWanted: Teenager’s Killer
Police are still on the hunt for the killer of 18-year-old Larry Ma, who was found in his car suffering from a fatal gunshot wound on July 20, 2011 in...
View ArticleArts Tax Flaw Found
Mayor calls on council to make changes The Portland City Council has decided to take action this month to address what they call a significant flaw in the Arts Tax,...
View ArticleWhen Girls Go Missing
On a mission to stop violence against women By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer Red balloons drifted into grey skies over the tree-tops at Rocky Butte in memory of Yashanee...
View ArticleVictim Remembered One Year Later
Family and friends gathered Friday to remember the life of Ramon Taylor, 31, and get out the word that there’s a reward for information that could lead to an arrest....
View ArticleSheriff Reverses Stance on Holds
Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton has drafted a resolution to begin releasing undocumented immigrants brought to his jails for low-level crimes like non-violent misdemeanors. The decision to change...
View ArticleLending Nightmare
Woman, 80, battles for her home of 26 years By Donovan M. Smith/The Portland Observer When one lives somewhere for over 26 years, that place simply comes...
View ArticleGetting Serious About Distracted Driving
Lawmakers consider big fines for offenses By Cari Hachmann/The Portland Observer Fines for distracted driving—texting or using a handheld cell phone– could cost as much as $1,000 if...
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