r/PortlandOR

Vega Pederson spoke hopefully about the future, saying the county government “is as strong as it’s ever been.”

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>The issues at Rosa Parks Elementary School in North Portland began in mid-February, when teachers at the school took a vote of no confidence in then-Principal Tina Joyce, according to a letter — signed by 17 of the school’s educators and shared with The Oregonian/OregonLive — that was sent to Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong and school board members.

>In the letter, the educators outlined a litany of complaints against the then-principal. They contended that she had created an unsafe work environment, hired friends and relatives and given them preferential treatment, targeted staff for union participation and showed a lack of responsiveness to concerns raised by staff and families over everything from student behavior to promised professional development that never materialized.

The budget debate continues into day 3. How long do you think it will take for them to get done?

My friend was hit by a white BMW while crossing near SE 28th and Division between 3:40 and 4:00 this afternoon. She had the crosswalk signal when the driver struck her, causing her to roll across the hood before the driver fled the scene. Two bystanders chased after the vehicle but were unable to catch it or get the license plate number. She described the driver as a young white male.

If anyone happened to see this or has any info on the coward that fled, please DM me. I'll update the post as soon as we have a police report number.

Thank you

On March 19, Aaron Schmautz, president of the Portland Police Association, fired off a memo to Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, City Administrator Raymond Lee III, and other top city administrative staff, alleging District 2 City Councilor Sameer Kanal had interfered in the operations of the city’s new Community Board for Police Accountability (CBPA). By attending a CBPA meeting—which the councilor was invited to attend and give a presentation at—and offering his office’s support with logistics and administrative help, Schmautz says Kanal was overstepping. 

While the complaint primarily focused on the councilor’s meeting attendance, the PPA memo cited “continued and concerning evidence of overt bias and manipulation of the CBPA” and set the stage for what could be a future legal fight between the city and the police union over Portland’s new independent, civilian-led police oversight system. 

A Portland officer responds to a home invasion only to find the suspect armed with a metal lid and a massive rock. The bodycam captures the exact moment the intruder charges across a pedestrian bridge, striking the officer in the head with the rock before being tackled. The suspect was arrested for multiple counts of assault and burglary.

Hi yall! My partner, his mother and I will be moving to Portland likely next spring and I’m looking for advice. His mother’s cognitive decline is becoming more apparent, their family has ties to Arch Cave and when we asked where his mom might want to finish out her life, Oregon was the only option. My boyfriend is a musician, stage hand and backline tech. I am an artist and freshly graduated welder, we feel Portland is the best option for us. She wants to sell her house (here in CO) and get us into a house there, obviously this is a huge feat.

I’m looking for neighborhood suggestions, home-buying specs, overall advice and perhaps a dash of newfound community?

Also- I know what an atrocious time it is to buy/sell. Time is a bit of the essence, we don’t have an option to wait out the recession. 🫠 please be nice, this is about to be a whole shit storm of emotions for all of us and I’m really trying to look forward to this grand ‘ole move. Please help us keep spirits high, it’s far too easy for them to be low these days.

Thank you all, we love PNW and I’m so excited to be around water again! 🫶

Obviously it’s been bad for a long time and yes, we all expect prices to keep rising but in the last week alone… wtf!

I went to grocery outlet and almost nothing was on sale. Produce looked terrible and it was still normal store prices.

Wendy’s canned chili is $6.49 at Albertsons. Not that I’d ever buy it but wow!

I went to new seasons to grab a pineapple and I ONLY went there because that’s all I needed and it’s walking distance but for $7.99?! I walked right out. 

Oh and am I the only one noticing toilet paper rolls/tubes keep getting shorter? I’m tired of this double, single, triple, mega roll crap while they act as if a single roll has always been that tiny. And then they make the giant roll tubes a lot shorter.

Trader Joe’s and winco are still cheaper than most but even their prices went up quite a bit.

They threw tea in the harbor for a lot less.