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"'It essentially sunk, torpedoed the project,' Day said of the parking requirement."
Minimum parking mandates: still bad for business.
Minimum parking mandates: still bad for business.
Portland brewery opening Manzanita outpost with burgers, fried chicken and outside seating
The new restaurant comes after a failed attempt at a bigger taphouse in town.
www.oregonlive.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"'It essentially sunk, torpedoed the project,' Day said of the parking requirement."
Minimum parking mandates: still bad for business.
Minimum parking mandates: still bad for business.
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Sooo, we regained more foot traffic from visitors in the last five years than we *ever* had from workers before the pandemic? Why isn't that demo where we're spending our calories when it comes to downtown revitalization?
January 21, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Sooo, we regained more foot traffic from visitors in the last five years than we *ever* had from workers before the pandemic? Why isn't that demo where we're spending our calories when it comes to downtown revitalization?
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This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
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A report has found that former Alaska Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum’s decision to invest tens of millions from the state’s primary rainy day account into a private equity fund raises “significant concerns about whether he met his statutory fiduciary duties.”
Investment by former Alaska revenue commissioner raises ‘significant’ concern about whether he met fiduciary duties, report finds
Adam Crum “had the statutory authority to make the DigitalBridge investment, subject to meeting his fiduciary duties,” the report says.
www.adn.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 AM
A report has found that former Alaska Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum’s decision to invest tens of millions from the state’s primary rainy day account into a private equity fund raises “significant concerns about whether he met his statutory fiduciary duties.”
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One symptom of acute San Francisco brain is the belief that neighborhood activists should be able to decide which businesses are allowed to *close,* in addition to what kinds of businesses are permitted to open.
January 18, 2026 at 3:15 AM
One symptom of acute San Francisco brain is the belief that neighborhood activists should be able to decide which businesses are allowed to *close,* in addition to what kinds of businesses are permitted to open.
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American Samoans are being prosecuted for voting in Alaska, writes Alex Burness for @boltsmag.org in this story republished by the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/14/a...
Americans by name, prosecuted for voting in Alaska | Alaska Beacon
American Samoans are classified simply as “U.S. nationals” — a sort of limbo state that acknowledges they are American by birth, but denies them the full rights and privileges of citizenship.
alaskabeacon.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 AM
American Samoans are being prosecuted for voting in Alaska, writes Alex Burness for @boltsmag.org in this story republished by the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/01/14/a...
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Local pizza joint leads insurgency against federal paramilitary forces.
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
January 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Local pizza joint leads insurgency against federal paramilitary forces.
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
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Trump regime ICE thugs in North Carolina attacked two US citizens for recording them, they were illegally stopped based on the colour of their skin. The regime thugs assaulted them and attempted to steal their phones to erase the evidence.
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Trump regime ICE thugs in North Carolina attacked two US citizens for recording them, they were illegally stopped based on the colour of their skin. The regime thugs assaulted them and attempted to steal their phones to erase the evidence.
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Good morning! Mt. Hood is visible, but not for long. Pollution from cars and wood burning fireplaces will blanket Portland Metro this week. How many days of "unreasonably warm" temps will we have this year? #StopDriving #ClimateAction
January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Good morning! Mt. Hood is visible, but not for long. Pollution from cars and wood burning fireplaces will blanket Portland Metro this week. How many days of "unreasonably warm" temps will we have this year? #StopDriving #ClimateAction
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NEW // Op-Ed: It’s Time to Uproot ICE Penal Colonies Like Tacoma’s GEO
Op-ed by John Burbank via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/10/o...
Op-ed by John Burbank via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/10/o...
Op-Ed: It’s Time to Uproot ICE Penal Colonies Like Tacoma’s GEO » The Urbanist
# Washington state leaders should take action to force the closure of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement penal colony in Tacoma, which is carrying out the unlawful detention of 1500 people.
www.theurbanist.org
January 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
NEW // Op-Ed: It’s Time to Uproot ICE Penal Colonies Like Tacoma’s GEO
Op-ed by John Burbank via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/10/o...
Op-ed by John Burbank via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/10/o...
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He never dropped his phone.
Even while “fearing for his life” and shooting her with the other hand.
Even while “fearing for his life” and shooting her with the other hand.
January 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
He never dropped his phone.
Even while “fearing for his life” and shooting her with the other hand.
Even while “fearing for his life” and shooting her with the other hand.
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Chuck Marohn is a conservative who believes that preserving local control over land use is more important than quickly ending the housing crisis. www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
January 9, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Chuck Marohn is a conservative who believes that preserving local control over land use is more important than quickly ending the housing crisis. www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
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The notion that SDCs pay to offset the impacts of growth is complete fiction, as perfectly illustrated by this story. They're just a convenient way to raise money. nwexaminer.com/p/theres-sti...
There's still no Slabtown Park
Where did the money go? Neighbors had no clue.
nwexaminer.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The notion that SDCs pay to offset the impacts of growth is complete fiction, as perfectly illustrated by this story. They're just a convenient way to raise money. nwexaminer.com/p/theres-sti...
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Tulsi Gabbard in 2019:
"The United States needs to keep our hands off Venezuela... end these destructive and wasteful regime change wars... proven to cause more problems, increase suffering, increase instability for the people in the countries where we wage these wars. In Latin America especially".
"The United States needs to keep our hands off Venezuela... end these destructive and wasteful regime change wars... proven to cause more problems, increase suffering, increase instability for the people in the countries where we wage these wars. In Latin America especially".
January 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Tulsi Gabbard in 2019:
"The United States needs to keep our hands off Venezuela... end these destructive and wasteful regime change wars... proven to cause more problems, increase suffering, increase instability for the people in the countries where we wage these wars. In Latin America especially".
"The United States needs to keep our hands off Venezuela... end these destructive and wasteful regime change wars... proven to cause more problems, increase suffering, increase instability for the people in the countries where we wage these wars. In Latin America especially".
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We wish you all a Very Happy New Year with many inspiring new books and lots of exciting research on sovereignty and its discontents. 🍾🥂🎉
December 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We wish you all a Very Happy New Year with many inspiring new books and lots of exciting research on sovereignty and its discontents. 🍾🥂🎉
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i'm stupid. put me in the ny times.
December 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
i'm stupid. put me in the ny times.
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Hey SDOT here's my alternative proposal for 1st Ave
December 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Hey SDOT here's my alternative proposal for 1st Ave
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*staring directly into the camera*
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
*staring directly into the camera*
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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People using transit deserve dignity and this isn't it.
This is what we're dealing with in the transit hinterland of Bloomington, MN.
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
People using transit deserve dignity and this isn't it.
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A law firm that regularly sues the city on behalf of protestors and victims of police misconduct is now representing five of the Portland City Councilors that belong to the council’s progressive caucus.
Law Firm That Regularly Sues the City Over Police Misconduct Is Representing Peacock Councilors
Sophie Peel
www.wweek.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A law firm that regularly sues the city on behalf of protestors and victims of police misconduct is now representing five of the Portland City Councilors that belong to the council’s progressive caucus.
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Bollard-top beverage tables are my niche brand of urbanism.
December 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Bollard-top beverage tables are my niche brand of urbanism.
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walking home from trivia bc the state legislature defunded our bus line
December 2, 2025 at 4:33 AM
walking home from trivia bc the state legislature defunded our bus line
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Load-bearing Huge Wak˜ ∏◊ı˜ Closet
December 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Load-bearing Huge Wak˜ ∏◊ı˜ Closet