Closing Time
We’re closing down. Not everything. But our Twitter presence will indeed be shutting down, effective … well, immediately. This post is going to be fairly...
Ben Smith Murder Trial date set, victims and community prepare for the long haul
All court media and documents we have available can be found on our information page here. Today was the first time Benjamin Smith, accused of...
Public Records Law applies to District Coalition, Judge announces Friday
It’s time for taxpayer-funded organizations doing the public’s business to provide transparency and be recognized for what they are - outsourced government bureaus....
Rain and police refuse to deter Gresham High students
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Semi-dramatic reading of public record letter sent by former PPB Records employee
This video was cc’d to Ted Wheeler’s office on July 1st. Content warning for extreme examples of racism, ableism, homophobia/transphobia and xenophobia...
Chandler, a Timeline
Normally, we don’t like dedicating a complete page to a single person, but with the complexity of this story and the varied threads, a lot...
PBOT & TriMet mismanagement endangers lives of nearly 2 dozen local residents by shutting down transit and stranding them overnight on disabled Max train
The headline is not hyperbole. I was one of them. This is my story. To start with, a bit of background on me. I have...
State of Raindrop Works
I wanted to take a few minutes to apologize for the lack of updates this month. I have to admit that I’ve had a bit...
Alan Swinney release hearing
The more I think about what happened today, the more I realize that not a whole lot actually happened. But there were some interesting bits...
Transcription of MCSO addendum recommending Swinney -not- be released at this time.
Editors note: Part of this document notes that the Close Street Supervision department doxxed Mr. Swinney’s home address, potentially putting him and roommates at risk....