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fromPortland Monthly
2 days ago

Property Watch: Historic Tabor Storefront with Modern Apartment Above

Built in 1913, the building calls back to the city's early development, much like the commercial clusters just a block or few long that are nestled in so many neighborhoods.
Portland
Non-profit organizations
fromMission Local
2 days ago

San Quentin among 8 California prisons that could lose decades-old arts programs

The William James Association faces funding cuts, risking the continuation of arts programs in California prisons, particularly at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 days ago

NAACP responds after homeless man 'dumped' in Oakland by San Leandro police

San Leandro officers forcibly transported a homeless man to Oakland and 'dumped' him, prompting outrage from civil rights groups.
Books
fromFuncheap
2 days ago

"One Book, One Coast" w/ San Francisco Public Library: They Called Us Enemy

One Book, One Coast is a community reading initiative featuring George Takei's graphic memoir, They Called Us Enemy, focusing on Japanese American incarceration during WWII.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
2 days ago

Oakland library commission takes first step in renaming Cesar E. Chavez Branch

Lawmakers are considering renaming locations named after César Chávez following serious sexual assault allegations against him.
Mission District
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago

SF Chinatown's historic Empress of China building being revived into cultural campus

The Empress of China building will be transformed into a cultural campus celebrating Chinese-American art, culture, and history.
Film
fromPortland Monthly
4 days ago

The Hollywood Theatre Invites Some Famous Friends to Its 100th

The Thing, initially panned, is now celebrated as a classic science-fiction horror film, with screenings planned for its centennial anniversary.
Social justice
fromABC7 Los Angeles
5 days ago

Cascades of Freedom flow at San Francisco' Martin Luther King Jr. memorial

Yerba Buena Gardens features a significant monument to Martin Luther King Jr., promoting justice, peace, and reflection.
Arts
fromsfist.com
6 days ago

New Dogpatch Gallery to Open This Spring Honoring Ruth Asawa's Work and Legacy

A new gallery dedicated to Ruth Asawa's work opens this spring, celebrating her 100th birthday and her contributions to art and education.
Los Angeles
fromKqed
6 days ago

Marching for Immigrant Rights, 20 Years Ago and Today | KQED

The 2006 immigrant rights marches in Los Angeles galvanized Latino organizing and continue to inspire current activism against anti-immigration policies.
fromPortland Monthly
3 days ago

Seeing Things: Portland Shows & Events This Week, March 2026

Rowe and Garen Scribner's libretto takes its liberties, setting the action in a world where everything is green and an evil princess has ruled that nothing be eaten but peas.
Portland
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
6 days ago

Thousands turn out for Oakland No Kings march

Thousands protested across the U.S. against authoritarianism, with Oakland's No Kings march being one of the largest events, attracting 20,000 participants.
Relationships
fromPortland Monthly
2 weeks ago

From the Editor: Building Community Isn't Always Fun. Do It Anyway.

Proximity-based community organizing builds solidarity across differences through sustained engagement and shared material goals, fostering understanding that transcends initial disagreements.
Portland
fromopb
5 days ago

Ashland council votes to remove city offices from community center

Ashland City Hall closed due to safety issues, employees relocated to community center, which is now banned for office use.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
3 weeks ago

Tribal sovereignty and civil rights focus of free 250th anniversary discussion on March 19 * Oregon ArtsWatch

The issue is really relevant now because the issue is being argued again in terms of things like states being able to pass rules to suppress votes that have been used before. For example, if a physical address is required to vote, many Indian lands have only recently gotten streets with addresses.
Social justice
Remodel
fromPortland Monthly
3 weeks ago

Multnomah County Retrofits Its Libraries for the People

The renovated Albina Library transforms from a historic building into a multipurpose community hub offering ESL classes, maker spaces, teen areas, and cultural programming beyond traditional book lending.
Arts
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
3 weeks ago

Oregon Contemporary: Fight Trump, ponder America's 250th anniversary at 2026 Artists' Biennial * Oregon ArtsWatch

The National Endowment for the Arts canceled a $30,000 grant for a 2026 biennial exhibition featuring marginalized artists commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
5 days ago

Good Morning, News: PCC Strike Ends, TSA Workers Finally Get Paid, and a Hospital Forced a Woman to Appear in Virtual Court While in Labor

Support for local journalism and arts is crucial for community enrichment and cultural coverage.
History
fromSmithsonian Magazine
1 month ago

After Pearl Harbor, Americans Living in Japan Endured Imprisonment, Torture and a Lengthy Battle to Return Home

A wartime prisoner exchange in 1942 involved trading nearly 3,000 Allied civilians held by Japan for Japanese nationals from the Americas, representing complex diplomatic negotiations during World War II.
US news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Exhibit honors Japanese American who fought for US in WWII while their families were locked up

Japanese American Nisei soldiers fought for the United States in World War II while their families were imprisoned in internment camps, and a new traveling exhibit honors their service and sacrifice.
fromPortland Monthly
1 month ago

Four Portlanders Explain Why Gathering Matters in 2026

I'm a relationship therapist because I really struggled in relationships. I didn't understand that vulnerability was a prerequisite for bonding. It was such a relieving awakening to realize that's where I would be loved the most: putting [my] worst foot forward. I think the kids call it full goblin mode. That really is it.
Public health
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Portland
fromPortland Mercury
6 days ago

Good Morning, News: Tens of Thousands Attend "No Kings" Protest, Another Disappointed Right-Wing Influencer, and Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran's Drinking Water

Support for local journalism and arts is crucial for community engagement and cultural enrichment in Portland.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago
US news

Good Morning, News: Leach Botanical Garden at Risk, Dems Dodge Indictment, and New Yorkers Defy Trump's Order to Remove Pride Flag From Stonewall Inn

Portland news roundup: donation plea, sunny weather and mental-health reminder, police fatally shot Erik Sherrer amid unusual details, and Leach Botanical Garden faces closure without funding.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
6 days ago

Good Morning, News: Tens of Thousands Attend "No Kings" Protest, Another Disappointed Right-Wing Influencer, and Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran's Drinking Water

Support for local journalism and arts is crucial for community engagement and cultural enrichment in Portland.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago
US news

Good Morning, News: Leach Botanical Garden at Risk, Dems Dodge Indictment, and New Yorkers Defy Trump's Order to Remove Pride Flag From Stonewall Inn

#nisei-soldiers
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 week ago

Newport and Mombetsu: Pacific Maritime Heritage Center highlights 60 years as sister cities * Oregon ArtsWatch

Newport and Mombetsu celebrate 60 years of sister city relationship, emphasizing grassroots diplomacy and person-to-person exchanges.
#japanese-american-incarceration
#portland-politics
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
3 weeks ago

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: It's Dame Time... for a New Bar, How to Combat "Portland Nice," and Welcome to Spring (Arts)

The Mercury's weekly roundup features investigations into labor influence on city politics, cultural commentary on performative activism, spring arts programming, queer theater, a celebrity sports bar opening, and local trivia.
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago
US politics

Good Morning, News: Racist Texts From Portland Power Players, City Councilor Allegedly Fired Union Supporter, and Trump is Making a Bunch of Threats

Portland
fromPortland Mercury
3 weeks ago

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: It's Dame Time... for a New Bar, How to Combat "Portland Nice," and Welcome to Spring (Arts)

The Mercury's weekly roundup features investigations into labor influence on city politics, cultural commentary on performative activism, spring arts programming, queer theater, a celebrity sports bar opening, and local trivia.
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago
US politics

Good Morning, News: Racist Texts From Portland Power Players, City Councilor Allegedly Fired Union Supporter, and Trump is Making a Bunch of Threats

US politics
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Good Morning, News: Councilor Wants a Gun at City Hall, No Consequences for Zenith Energy, New Dame D.O.L.L.A. (Sunglasses), and Dude, Where's My Tariffs?

Portland councilor proposed allowing councilors to openly carry firearms after an ICE protest; police union criticized de-escalation; Waterfront Blues returns July 2–4, 2026.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Won't You Please Please Help Me

I never trust anyone sitting on a porch and just scrolling on their phone after having already been doing the same thing inside their house. Is this the break from "working from home?" I'd say the same about someone standing outside a building and smoking a cigarette and looking at their phone, but this is clearly a smoke break. What's with being on your porch across my house and just head down phone action, but you'll look up to see what I'm doing?
Digital life
Pets
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Circles Of Life

Created a backyard habitat attracting diverse birds, managed predators and pests, and faced challenges with aggressive squirrels, a hawk, and neighborhood cats.
Portland
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

ICE used arrest quotas and surveillance technology in Oregon immigration raids, rare court testimony shows

ICE officers in Oregon were instructed to meet daily arrest quotas and used technological tools to identify immigration raid targets, according to sworn federal agent testimony revealed in a class-action lawsuit.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
3 weeks ago

Good Morning, News! Moda Center Lobbyists' Money Grab, Crappy Willamette News, Day, Iran War Going According to God's Plan (Horribly), and NYC Mayor Condemns Anti-Muslim Rhetoric (We Do Too)

Portland faces heavy rain causing sewage overflow into the Willamette River, while lobbyists pressure officials to fund a billionaire's arena renovations amid budget crises.
US politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Bay Area Day of Remembrance pays tribute to Japanese Americans interned during WWII in SF Japantown

More than 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly imprisoned during WWII; a San Francisco tribute linked that history to contemporary immigration enforcement.
#black-history-month
fromPortland Mercury
3 weeks ago

THE BLACK BYLINE: Your Guide to "Portland Nice"-And How to Avoid It

The initial offense could have maintained a shield of plausible deniability- dismissed as an unfortunate use of a common phrase between people when having a misunderstanding. Instead the Duolingo-style apology, in which Nolan noted that they "disrespected [his] heritage," read as cringeworthy; becoming a case study in a common affliction that befalls my hometown-called "Portland Nice™."
Portland
Education
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

Portland Art Museum's Bold New Vision for Youth and Community Education and Engagement * Oregon ArtsWatch

Portland Art Museum transformed spaces to prioritize K–12 education with transparent, tech-enabled learning studios and youth galleries integrated visibly into the museum.
Arts
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Art Snack: Mother Foucault's Nonprofit to Buy Building, 2026 World Naked Bike Ride Date, and RIP Sheridan Fruit

Support local arts and food businesses during slow months by spending on takeout and donations; community efforts enabled a bookshop's building purchase.
#immigration-enforcement
#local-journalism
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago
Portland food

Good Morning, News: Cop Union Wants That Sweet Climate Money, ICE and DHS Loses Funding, and RIP to the King of Enchanted Forest

Portland Mercury requests reader support while reporting local news, featuring a Black History Month print issue, and covering a court challenge over PCEF funds.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
3 weeks ago

Good Morning, News: The City's Pothole Crisis, Portland Fire Basketball May Be Delayed, and the US (Most Likely) Bombed an Iranian Girls' School

Portland Mercury seeks reader support for local journalism and arts coverage while addressing city infrastructure challenges including pothole repair funding and Lloyd mall developments.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago
Portland food

Good Morning, News: Cop Union Wants That Sweet Climate Money, ICE and DHS Loses Funding, and RIP to the King of Enchanted Forest

Portland
fromPortland Mercury
3 weeks ago

Good Morning, News: The City's Pothole Crisis, Portland Fire Basketball May Be Delayed, and the US (Most Likely) Bombed an Iranian Girls' School

Portland Mercury seeks reader support for local journalism and arts coverage while addressing city infrastructure challenges including pothole repair funding and Lloyd mall developments.
Philosophy
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Pagh'tem'far, b'tanay

Take responsibility now by humbling yourself and making amends; otherwise life will force harsher, less merciful consequences and rewrite your narrative.
Music
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

"What is My Hand in This?": A powerful call for a better world * Oregon ArtsWatch

Davóne Tines and Ruckus delivered a powerful, multi-genre concert pleading for a better world, blending spirituals, opera, and rock-infused period instruments.
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Stopping the Slow Creep of ICE

Surge of violence by immigration enforcement in early 2026 prompted calls to suspend ICE operations and intensified efforts to prevent ICE detention infrastructure in Oregon.
fromPortland Mercury
4 weeks ago

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Preschool for All Theory Debunked, the Fate of Lloyd Mall, and Who Wants a "Butter Hole"?

Skeptics have suggested the universal preschool tax was driving high-income earners out of Multnomah County. The latest data doesn't support that notion.
Portland
Arts
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Art Snack: Mother Foucault's Nonprofit to Buy Building, 2026 World Naked Bike Ride Date, and RIP Sheridan Fruit

Buy takeout and support local arts businesses; Mother Foucault's bookshop is purchasing its building through nonprofit fundraising; World Naked Bike Ride is a large protest.
Portland
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

100 Posters: A photographic response to ICE takes to the walls and streets * Oregon ArtsWatch

DE-ICE:PDX distributed 100 posters across Portland featuring photojournalist images promoting family unity and providing Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition contact information for ICE detention support.
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

"Racist, Dehumanizing": Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color

Owendoff has had a sizable sway over the city's decision-making for the past 15 years. Through his role as a commercial real estate broker, he's involved in several political and business groups. During Sam Adams's tenure as mayor, Adams appointed Owendoff to a panel focused on planning the future of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Owendoff was forced out of a real estate job in 2011 for posting hundreds of caustic comments on the Oregonian website.
US politics
fromHigh Country News
1 month ago

How community organizers are amplifying Oregon's Black music history - High Country News

When Norman Sylvester was 12, long before he garnered the nickname "The Boogie Cat" or shared a stage with B.B. King, he boarded a train in Louisiana and headed west, toward the distant city of Portland, Oregon. He'd lived all his life in the rural South, eating wild muscadine grapes from his family's farm, fishing in the bayou and churning butter at the kitchen table to the tune of his grandmother's gospel singing.
Social justice
History
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Local efforts to document Japanese American incarceration show history repeating

Executive Order 9066 forcibly removed over 120,000 people of Japanese descent into remote internment camps, driven by unfounded wartime fears.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

The Save Lloyd Campaign Wants Some Say in What Happens to Lloyd Center Mall

Urban Renaissance, the real estate development group that partly owns the mall, has a vision for what comes after demolition. The group's Lloyd Center Central City Master Plan wipes the venerable mall from the map in favor of development that will be familiar to most Portlanders: an intersecting street grid with green space and mixed-used architecture.
Portland
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

You, ICE, and the future

The existing political and enforcement system perpetuates harm; working within it cannot enact meaningful change, so new grassroots organizing must build a better future.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Good Morning, News: Senate Rejects War Powers Bill, House Takes Its Shot, and Is There Some Way to Save the lloyd Center Mall's Community Hub?

Portland faces rainy weather, Lloyd Center Mall's future remains uncertain amid community concerns, and local legal disputes continue between the DA and judiciary.
Portland
fromPortland Monthly
1 month ago

Portland Protests, by the Numbers

Portland has a 35-year history of sustained civil disobedience and protest activism, from environmental demonstrations to police brutality protests, often met with federal intervention and aggressive law enforcement responses.
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Former City Hall Staffer Files Discrimination Complaints Against Councilor's Office

A former Portland council aide alleges retaliation and wrongful firing after requesting ADA workplace accommodations for a seizure disorder and filed city and state complaints.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

'It's Not All About Me': Three Portland icons make a winning show * Oregon ArtsWatch

With most of us, 90 minutes of reminiscing wouldn't make for scintillating theater. Gert Boyle, as played by Wendy Westerwelle, is the exception to that rule. The late Gert came to fame when she took the reins of Columbia Sportswear after her husband's death in 1970 and also became the "One Tough Mother," with gray hair and glasses, of its comedic '80s and '90s ad campaigns. In one, she put her son, Tim, through a carwash to test the durability of a coat.
Arts
Portland
fromPortland Monthly
1 month ago

The Lloyd Center's Hangout Era, in Photos

Lloyd Center mall transforms from retail destination to mixed-use neighborhood through demolition and redevelopment, replacing corporate chains with indie shops and cultural venues.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

ICE Agents Pose as Utility Workers to Detain Immigrants, Oregon Lawmaker Warns

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers can't enter someone's home without a warrant, but that doesn't stop agents from using tactics to get to people. ICE agents have altered license plates and placed Mexican flag stickers on their vehicles to try to lure and detain people, NPR reported. And now, Oregon utilities are taking steps to ensure their customers don't mistake ICE agents for their employees.
US politics
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

It's a new beginning at Oregon City's End of the Oregon Trail center * Oregon ArtsWatch

OREGON CITY - It'll be a long and arduous journey emblematic of the original 1840s Oregon Trail migration itself. But, in the end, some years from now, restoration of the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive and Visitor Center in Oregon City should produce a beacon of history, education, and pride for the state and citizens of all backgrounds. An updated venue will include a new addition housing original wagons, a beautiful plank house, amphitheater events, and expanded programming.
History
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Backtracking Councilors, an Asian Zine Festival, and Cardi B Gives Portland Props!

Portland's Mercury newspaper highlights weekly stories including city council firearms policy debate, downtown revitalization efforts, wildlife conservation funding, and cultural events like the first Asian American Zine Fest.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Portland City Administrator Tells Staff ICE Facility Will Remain Open

I will tell everyone we are committed to that facility staying open. A lot of our residents, community members who are seeking federal assistance through immigration have to use this facility, and we want to make sure that facility is still an option for people to be able to use. Because if that facility is closed, people have to go across state lines to actually have those services provided.
Portland
US politics
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Good Morning, News: National Shutdown Against ICE, Don Lemon arrested, Senate Dems to Frame Loss as Win (Again), More TriMet Drama, Councilors Want Local Rules on Detention Centers Enforced, Developers! Developers! Developers!

Portland faces transit service cuts amid severe TriMet funding shortfalls while city officials push enforcement of a new detention center impact fee over tear-gas incidents.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Good Morning, News: Detention Facility Fee Shenanigans, Hip New Moda Center $$$, Mamdani Gets Trump to Release Student AND Housing $$$, Clintons Questioned Over Epstein

Critics fear the administration could make the law legally vulnerable if it pushes through weak rules, even if they are temporary, and they don't want a judge to overturn it in a legal proceeding just because the administration didn't let city staff do their homework.
Portland
US politics
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

Oregon carves its own path in 2026's America 250 anniversary celebration * Oregon ArtsWatch

President Trump seeks a traditional patriotic 250th anniversary and pushes restrictions on teaching difficult U.S. history; Oregon cultural organizations plan inclusive, critical commemorations.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Mayor's Roundtable Aims to Reinvigorate Central City, With or Without Key Stakeholders

Portland's Central City Roundtable, a public-private partnership formed from Governor Kotek's task force recommendations, aims to revitalize downtown through increased foot traffic, office workers, housing development, and enhanced daytime services.
#portland-protests
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago
Portland

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Trump & ICE Can't Stop Losing, Zenith Energy Cleared by City, and Meet Portland's Black Innovators!

fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago
Portland

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Trump & ICE Can't Stop Losing, Zenith Energy Cleared by City, and Meet Portland's Black Innovators!

fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Portland Officials Condemn ICE After Federal Agents Tear Gas Peaceful Protesters and Children

"Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame," Wilson said. "To those who continue to make these sickening decisions, go home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children."
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Portland residents sue ICE for using tear gas that seeps their homes and endangers their health

Federal agents' use of tear gas repeatedly contaminated an affordable housing complex, harming residents including children, veterans, and people with disabilities.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Twenty-Eight Moments in (Recent) Black Oregon History

Black Oregonians reshaped Oregon over the past decade through entrepreneurship, youth workforce programs, cultural leadership, and reclamation of community land.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Good Morning, News: Feds Shoot Two in Portland, PPB Responds By Brutalizing Portlanders, and Trump Wins (and LOSES) Nobel Prize

Federal Border Patrol agents shot two people in Portland amid ongoing ICE protests, prompting officials to promise investigations and sparking broad public backlash.
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