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"GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! 👋 Those damnable showers and its boyfriend, the wind, will continue pestering and depressing us today with a high of 58-BUT! The sunny sun will return tomorrow afternoon and through the weekend making life a bit more tolerable. (NO, I AM NOT GETTING ALONG WELL WITH THE END OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, DEAL WITH IT!) And now, a bunch of somewhat intolerable NEWS."
"At least 135 ICE arrests were reported in Washington County during October-compare that number to the 329 total kidnappings made during the same month, but across the entire state. One of the commissioners, Nafisa Fai, wanted the action to go even further, suspending rental evictions and utility shutoffs to help families who are tumbling into poverty thanks to their primary breadwinners being assaulted by ICE and snatched off the street."
Mercury asks readers to make small monthly contributions to sustain news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event listings, and hosted events that serve Portland. The forecast predicts showers and wind with a high near 58 today, followed by sunshine returning tomorrow afternoon and through the weekend. Hillsboro and Washington County declared a state of emergency after an increase in ICE arrests and kidnappings, unlocking $200,000 in contingency funds to assist community organizations. At least 135 ICE arrests were reported in Washington County during October compared with 329 statewide that month. Commissioner Nafisa Fai urged suspending evictions and utility shutoffs and called for more aggressive actions to protect residents.
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