'[Marc-Leon Telean, 30,] recently moved to Portland from Haiti ... While this remains an active homicide investigation, detectives believe this was a random shooting and Marc-Leon did not know the suspect(s) who shot him.'

Michael Russell with some A-plus headline game today.

Portland approves Chick-fil-A location at strip club, site of recent shooting homicide

*click*

oregonlive.com/dining/2024/04…

We're hiring a full-time labor reporter! Please help spread the word! nwlaborpress.org/now-hiring/

Meet Ginofa, Junior, Lilyann, Shawn+Amiya. These 5 HS seniors are all in stages of limbo. They graduate in mere weeks+are unsure what 'next' looks like. They share their stories w/ me+Sami Edge as we dig into why college-going in OR is going down, bad
oregonlive.com/education/2024…

April 2024.

Nike says layoffs will impact 740 at Oregon headquarters oregonlive.com/business/2024/…

Is Oregon’s paid leave program beset by delays, fraud? State shields basic statistics, presenting incomplete picture of effectiveness oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

Despite Record-High Traffic Crash Deaths, PBOT Leaders Say Vision Zero Is Working

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2 weeks before Multnomah County's community health leader abruptly resigned from his $217,000/yr job, he sent an employee a selfie of himself touching his finger to his mouth w/ the message, “You look finger lickin good.”

Austin De Dios w/ the scoop.
oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

'A Multnomah County Library manager at Portland’s downtown branch has resigned, alleging he had suffered discrimination and retaliation in the workplace.'

oregonlive.com/portland/2024/…

via Austin De Dios

'A man who allegedly said he was 'going to bash a woman’s skull' then two weeks later allegedly smashed a 34-pound boulder onto a woman’s head moments after being released from the Unity Center for Behavioral Health cannot be criminally prosecuted.'
oregonlive.com/crime/2024/04/…

Our first date: Thanksgiving Day 1998.

This photo: 2001 at her Upper West Side apartment.

2002-2012: A decade-long break & chance to date and love and live with other people.

2024: Married 10 1/2 years, two kids, middle-age & still kind of living happily ever after.

Reader email:

“Punitive? You mean enforcing the laws that the government made? Stop with the hippie nonsense. Let me guess… You’re working from home… And you don’t have to deal with these city scum druggies… Stop. your language is obnoxious.”

Portland needs more shelter beds, more reliable paths from shelter to housing, city auditor says oregonlive.com/portland/2024/…

'Should the high court give cities more latitude, Gonzalez’s proposal would automatically increase the penalities for improper camping to a fine of up to $500 and up to a year in jail.'

oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

'Rene Gonzalez is floating a measure that would immediately ban homeless camping citywide and substantially increase fines or jail time for violations, should the U.S. Supreme Court and Oregon Legislature do away with current restrictions.'
oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

As Multnomah County commissioners were briefed on the dwindling days of Portland's fentanyl emergency Tuesday morning, a chaotic scene unfolded in Old Town.

PPB responded to a man threatening camp removal crews & a man overdosed as crews swept his tent.
kgw.com/article/news/l…

NEW: Former Oregon lawmaker Brian Clem plans to spend $1 million on Oregon legislative races this year.

He gave that sum Sunday to a PAC he formed in 2022 to elect moderate Dems to the Leg.

That’s the second biggest contribution in Oregon this year.

oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

'The timing of Fick’s appointment raises questions whether the chair’s appointment of him to a post outside her office—but that would still report to her—was related to concerns that women in Vega Pederson’s office brought up w/ her about Fick’s conduct.'
wweek.com/news/2024/04/1…

'Former Democratic lawmaker Brian Clem of Salem is preparing to spend $1 million to elect centrist Dems to the Legislature, campaign finance filings show.

'He gave that sum Sunday to a political action committee he created in 2022 to carry out that aim.'
oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…