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PSU's Women's Resource Center is meant to be a space of empowerment, but the abrupt firing of its director last spring, and recent staffing changes in other departments, have led to what some say is a "toxic culture shift" within the university.
PSU Fired Women’s Resource Center Director With No Explanation
On a regular work day in late April, Nic Francisco-Kaho’onei, the former director of Portland State University's (PSU) Women’s Resource Center (WRC), was called in for a meeting with their supervisor....
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November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
PSU's Women's Resource Center is meant to be a space of empowerment, but the abrupt firing of its director last spring, and recent staffing changes in other departments, have led to what some say is a "toxic culture shift" within the university.
No excuse to stay inside this week—your event options include Nick Kroll and Samantha Bee's shows, plus Sigur Rós and a documentary about an exploding whale. Read on at Do This, Do That!
The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: Your Top Events for November 10-16
When leaves fall onto the sidewalk in autumn, their tannins leach into the concrete and leave perfect little brown leaf prints all over the ground. So, we hereby declare this "perfect little brown lea...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
No excuse to stay inside this week—your event options include Nick Kroll and Samantha Bee's shows, plus Sigur Rós and a documentary about an exploding whale. Read on at Do This, Do That!
Let's go, trash pandas! 🦝 It's time for another hilarious edition of THE TRASH REPORT by @elinorjoneser.bsky.social. This week: Good political news (finally), Meghan Markle (just being herself), and a Miss Piggy movie produced by Jennifer Lawrence (yesssss)!
THE TRASH REPORT: New Relationships, Old Politicians, and Me (Currently trapped in an airport in god-knows-where)
Hi, and welcome to the Trash Report! I'm Elinor Jones. This is going to be a lot of commentary on a LOT of nonsense, and thanks to Ralph Nader, I can tell you to buckle up, and you'll be able to (albe...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Let's go, trash pandas! 🦝 It's time for another hilarious edition of THE TRASH REPORT by @elinorjoneser.bsky.social. This week: Good political news (finally), Meghan Markle (just being herself), and a Miss Piggy movie produced by Jennifer Lawrence (yesssss)!
Judge issues permanent ban on Trump troop deployments in Portland, Mayor Wilson is big madz at City Council, and Trump pardons traitorous butthole Rudy Giuliani. It's GOOD MORNING, NEWS! 👋🗞️
Good Morning, News: Judge Bans Portland Troop Deployments, Mayor Wilson is Mad at City Council, and Trump Pardons Butthole Giuliani
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Judge issues permanent ban on Trump troop deployments in Portland, Mayor Wilson is big madz at City Council, and Trump pardons traitorous butthole Rudy Giuliani. It's GOOD MORNING, NEWS! 👋🗞️
"These Mercury stories are so good... they should be criminal!"
Catch up on all the great Mercury articles you may have missed this week with our SUNDAY READING LIST! 🗞️☕
Catch up on all the great Mercury articles you may have missed this week with our SUNDAY READING LIST! 🗞️☕
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Mystery Fires, Rent Continues to Be Too Damn High, and Portland Parks 4EVAH!
GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of ...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"These Mercury stories are so good... they should be criminal!"
Catch up on all the great Mercury articles you may have missed this week with our SUNDAY READING LIST! 🗞️☕
Catch up on all the great Mercury articles you may have missed this week with our SUNDAY READING LIST! 🗞️☕
A federal judge has permanently barred the Trump Administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, following a long back-and-forth battle. Oregon leaders are celebrating the decision, but DOJ lawyers are already discussing an appeal.
Federal Judge Rules Against Trump, Barring Him from Deploying National Guard to Oregon
US District Judge Karin Immergut ruled Friday, November 7, that the Trump administration is permanently barred from deploying the National Guard to Oregon. The decision was a long-awaited ruling in a ...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A federal judge has permanently barred the Trump Administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, following a long back-and-forth battle. Oregon leaders are celebrating the decision, but DOJ lawyers are already discussing an appeal.
Repertory film screenings trend surreal and nonlinear this month, with cinemas showing The Double Life of Véronique, The Color of Pomegranates, Memoria, and other films that ask for your focus and faith. Read why they're worth it on Second Run.
Where to Watch Folkloric Films and Arthouse Classics This Month
Unlike some months, the repertory movie screenings of November lack a natural theme. But our indie cinemas have still formed a united front, choosing films that ask their audiences to hang tight with ...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Repertory film screenings trend surreal and nonlinear this month, with cinemas showing The Double Life of Véronique, The Color of Pomegranates, Memoria, and other films that ask for your focus and faith. Read why they're worth it on Second Run.
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Portugal. The Man shredded their sold out tour-opener last night at Revolution Hall, released their new album "Shish" today, and do it all again tonight back at Rev. Hall, before heading out on an international tour.
Link below for our catchup with the leader of P.TM, John Gourley ✅
Link below for our catchup with the leader of P.TM, John Gourley ✅
Portugal. The Man's New Album Shish is Built on Community, Hardcore, and Portland.
John Gourley of Portland-based Portugal. The Man has been quietly dropping heat since the mid-2000s, well before the formation of P.TM and the band’s move from Wasilla, Alaska, down to Rip City. It’s ...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Portugal. The Man shredded their sold out tour-opener last night at Revolution Hall, released their new album "Shish" today, and do it all again tonight back at Rev. Hall, before heading out on an international tour.
Link below for our catchup with the leader of P.TM, John Gourley ✅
Link below for our catchup with the leader of P.TM, John Gourley ✅
Portland City Council will consider an amendment next week to redirect $4.3 million from the city program that sweeps homeless encampments. If passed, the budget adjustment will instead invest $2 million in rent and food assistance, and support for immigrants and refugees.
City Council Mulling $4.3 Million Cut From Homeless Sweeps Budget
“We’re in a position right now, where people are going to end up being unhoused for the long-term, and we have to take action,” City Councilor Angelita Morillo said, explaining a proposal to divert fu...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Portland City Council will consider an amendment next week to redirect $4.3 million from the city program that sweeps homeless encampments. If passed, the budget adjustment will instead invest $2 million in rent and food assistance, and support for immigrants and refugees.
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I had a great time reviewing this book. It was about history almost wholly new to me and one that I wouldn't have ever thought of investigating for myself. I learned a lot and gained an appreciation for unfamiliar subject matter. That's always a good feeling.
A new nonfiction history, Let My Country Awake, explores the complexity of Indian resistance against the British Empire during World War I.
Book Review: Let My Country Awake Puts the Pacific Northwest at the Center of an Anti-Colonial Struggle
A new nonfiction history, Let My Country Awake, explores the complexity of Indian resistance against the British Empire during World War I.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I had a great time reviewing this book. It was about history almost wholly new to me and one that I wouldn't have ever thought of investigating for myself. I learned a lot and gained an appreciation for unfamiliar subject matter. That's always a good feeling.
• The Trump administration REALLY doesn't want to pay SNAP
• and because they care SO MUCH about air traffic controllers, PDX is among airports that will see flight cancellations this week
• Plus, Portland Book Festival is sold out!
• It's Good Morning, News!
• and because they care SO MUCH about air traffic controllers, PDX is among airports that will see flight cancellations this week
• Plus, Portland Book Festival is sold out!
• It's Good Morning, News!
Good Morning, News: Trump Administration Seeks to Block SNAP Distribution, Flight-Mageddon Reaches PDX, and Musk Assures Tesla He Can Raise Stock 466 Percent
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November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
• The Trump administration REALLY doesn't want to pay SNAP
• and because they care SO MUCH about air traffic controllers, PDX is among airports that will see flight cancellations this week
• Plus, Portland Book Festival is sold out!
• It's Good Morning, News!
• and because they care SO MUCH about air traffic controllers, PDX is among airports that will see flight cancellations this week
• Plus, Portland Book Festival is sold out!
• It's Good Morning, News!
Portland is setting up a new, more powerful police accountability office approved by voters in 2020. Whether current staff will be guaranteed jobs under the new structure is central to ongoing labor negotiations, and the dividing lines at City Hall are getting complicated.
City Council Caught in the Middle of Police Oversight Labor Strike
Staff at Portland's Independent Police Review (IPR) typically work out of a ground-level office at City Hall, but on Wednesday afternoon, they were setting up tents just feet from where they normally ...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Portland is setting up a new, more powerful police accountability office approved by voters in 2020. Whether current staff will be guaranteed jobs under the new structure is central to ongoing labor negotiations, and the dividing lines at City Hall are getting complicated.
Alt rockers The Neighbourhood will be swinging through your neighbourhood in 2026, Vancouver duo Bob Moses and electropop band Cannons have a co-headlining tour planned, and Aussie singer-songwriter Chet Faker is hitting the road as well. Get all the hottest tix quick with TICKET ALERT!
Ticket Alert: The Neighbourhood, Bob Moses & Cannons, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week - EverOut Portland
Ticket Alert: The Neighbourhood, Bob Moses & Cannons, and More Portland Events Going On Sale This Week - Plus, Chet Faker and More Event Updates for November 6
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November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Alt rockers The Neighbourhood will be swinging through your neighbourhood in 2026, Vancouver duo Bob Moses and electropop band Cannons have a co-headlining tour planned, and Aussie singer-songwriter Chet Faker is hitting the road as well. Get all the hottest tix quick with TICKET ALERT!
Enter to win FREE TICKETS to see comedian Jim Norton, Ural Thomas & The Pain, Julianna Riolino, and lots more in this week's edition of the Mercury's FREE TICKETS THURSDAY! 🤑
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Jim Norton, Ural Thomas & The Pain, Julianna Riolino, and MORE!
Who's ready to have some fun? Well, the Mercury is here to help with FREE TICKETS to see some of Portland's best concerts and events—our way of saying thanks to our great readers and spread the word a...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Enter to win FREE TICKETS to see comedian Jim Norton, Ural Thomas & The Pain, Julianna Riolino, and lots more in this week's edition of the Mercury's FREE TICKETS THURSDAY! 🤑
Neighboring Washington County declares an ICE emergency, the Blazers make an astonishing comeback, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claps her way into retirement. It's GOOD MORNING, NEWS! 👋🗞️
Good Morning, News: ICE Emergency Declared in Washington County, an Astonishing Blazers Comeback, and Nancy Pelosi Claps Her Way Into Retirement
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Neighboring Washington County declares an ICE emergency, the Blazers make an astonishing comeback, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claps her way into retirement. It's GOOD MORNING, NEWS! 👋🗞️
Hear In Portland is here for you, Portland! The fortnightly column comes at you this week with Karma Rivera's debut album, a new track from Rachel Wong, and the new hip-hop showcase for local talent at Mississippi Studios 🔊
Link below for what's really going down in Portland hip-hop and R&B 🔗
Link below for what's really going down in Portland hip-hop and R&B 🔗
Hear In Portland: Karma Rivera Drops Debut Album, Rachel Wong Asks to Be Saved, and Milc Launches Dairy Fest
We are now officially in holiday season, folks—a happy development, despite our nation’s dystopian reality. Does anyone else feel like they’re living in a whirlwind? This week, we’re loving the releas...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hear In Portland is here for you, Portland! The fortnightly column comes at you this week with Karma Rivera's debut album, a new track from Rachel Wong, and the new hip-hop showcase for local talent at Mississippi Studios 🔊
Link below for what's really going down in Portland hip-hop and R&B 🔗
Link below for what's really going down in Portland hip-hop and R&B 🔗
Portland is about to get a new mid-size venue! Local bookers Monqui Presents have teamed with international bookers AEG for a new music venue in the footprint of Lloyd Center, and the ground has been broken.
Link below for groundbreaking details and what the new venue might mean for Portland 🚧
Link below for groundbreaking details and what the new venue might mean for Portland 🚧
The New Monqui/AEG Venue Breaks Ground at Lloyd Center.
It’s not every day there’s a groundbreaking for a new venue in Portland. In fact, we’ve never seen a groundbreaking like this in the Rose City. On Wednesday, October 22, local booking and promotion ag...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Portland is about to get a new mid-size venue! Local bookers Monqui Presents have teamed with international bookers AEG for a new music venue in the footprint of Lloyd Center, and the ground has been broken.
Link below for groundbreaking details and what the new venue might mean for Portland 🚧
Link below for groundbreaking details and what the new venue might mean for Portland 🚧
A new nonfiction history, Let My Country Awake, explores the complexity of Indian resistance against the British Empire during World War I.
Book Review: Let My Country Awake Puts the Pacific Northwest at the Center of an Anti-Colonial Struggle
A new nonfiction history, Let My Country Awake, explores the complexity of Indian resistance against the British Empire during World War I.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A new nonfiction history, Let My Country Awake, explores the complexity of Indian resistance against the British Empire during World War I.
Portland Set to Pass Parks Levy, Coast-to-Coast Election Results Show We're So Back, and Aviation Nightmares Continue. It's GOOD MORNING, NEWS.
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Good Morning, News: Portland Set to Pass Parks Levy, Coast-to-Coast Election Results Show We're So Back, and Aviation Nightmares Continue
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November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Portland Set to Pass Parks Levy, Coast-to-Coast Election Results Show We're So Back, and Aviation Nightmares Continue. It's GOOD MORNING, NEWS.
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Early results show roughly 53 percent of Portland voters favored a new parks levy measure. The measure would set up a new, increased property tax to support the city's parks system. While the results could change as more ballots are counted, parks levy supporters are celebrating the early returns.
Portlanders Say "Yes" to Parks Levy in Early Special Election Results
Early results show Portlanders voted to approve a new levy to help fund the city's parks services. As of 8 pm on November 4, 53 percent of Portland voters said "yes" to the new parks levy, which would...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Early results show roughly 53 percent of Portland voters favored a new parks levy measure. The measure would set up a new, increased property tax to support the city's parks system. While the results could change as more ballots are counted, parks levy supporters are celebrating the early returns.
In a move lawyers called “highly unusual,” Portland City Council apparently declined the terms of a legal settlement over the city’s adherence to the Oregon Bike Bill. Now, a $6 million settlement agreement—intended to fund bike infrastructure projects around the city—is in jeopardy.
“Not a Rubber Stamp”: Portland City Council Questions Settlement in Bike Bill Lawsuit
In a move lawyers called “highly unusual,” Portland City Council declined to accept the terms of a legal settlement over the city’s adherence to the Oregon Bike Bill, which had been negotiated by the ...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
In a move lawyers called “highly unusual,” Portland City Council apparently declined the terms of a legal settlement over the city’s adherence to the Oregon Bike Bill. Now, a $6 million settlement agreement—intended to fund bike infrastructure projects around the city—is in jeopardy.
Adapted from a novella by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is very plainly one of the most beautiful films of 2025. You've got two weeks to see it in a theater, preferably in the Pacific Northwest, before it ends up on Netflix.
Movie Review: The Irony of Super Beautiful 'Train Dreams' Being Released by Netflix Is Not Lost on Me
Train Dreams is very plainly one of the most beautiful films of the year.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Adapted from a novella by Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is very plainly one of the most beautiful films of 2025. You've got two weeks to see it in a theater, preferably in the Pacific Northwest, before it ends up on Netflix.
According to police, the man was trying to use an electrical outlet in a shed near Avalos’ house to plug in a heater. The outlet didn't work, so he reportedly lit a small fire, which spread. Court records indicate the suspect is likely unhoused and battling behavioral health issues.
Man Suspected of Starting Fire Near City Councilor’s Home Arrested
Portland Police have arrested a suspect who they say started a fire in the Mill Park neighborhood that displaced City Councilor Candace Avalos from her home. According to police, Vashon M. Locust, 51,...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
According to police, the man was trying to use an electrical outlet in a shed near Avalos’ house to plug in a heater. The outlet didn't work, so he reportedly lit a small fire, which spread. Court records indicate the suspect is likely unhoused and battling behavioral health issues.