Lack Of Education And Awareness Contributing To Steady Increase In Local Syphilis Cases
According to Multnomah County health officials, the County has seen a steady rise in syphilis cases since 2001. In 2010, Multnomah County reported 30 syphilis cases. However, in 2022, there were 817 cases, marking a 218% increase from six years prior.
Portland’s Food Front Cooperative Grocery Closing
Food Front Cooperative Grocery's board president said “economic headwinds and COVID-19” were the causes for the financial state of the store.
Guess What City Is Nation’s Top For Weed?
First, in 1971, five 'high' (no pun intended) school students devised a secret code which they used to indicate to each other that they would meet later in the day to smoke weed.
Oregon’s Minimum Wage Increases In July
Many of Oregon's hardest workers will get an increase in their paychecks in July. This is due to the state’s minimum wage increases. The current standard minimum wage rate is $13.50.
Commissioner Pushed To Take Away Funds Earmaked For Blacks
A last-minute budget proposal was introduced by Portland, Oregon Commissioner Mingus Mapps at a City Council meetings last week to recollect nearly $6 million in funding and distribute the money elsewhere in the city budget.
Portland Drivers Robbed Using Trickery
Victims described the suspects and car of thieves that used fake emergencies to flag down and victimize them. The suspects stole a car and a purse in four separate incidents.
Open-Air Drug Building Closed In Portland
Last Wednesday, Portland Police Bureau finally cleared out and shuttered the Washington Center building downtown. It had become a dreaded open-air drug dealing market.
Triple Homicide Victim Laid To Rest
Two weeks after 17-year-old Eskender Tamra and two others were shot and killed in North Portland, Eskender’s family put him to rest at Rose City Cemetery.
Oregon Gov. Wants Semiconductor Plants
Oregon is changing a half-century-old land-use law to make room for semiconductor development and gain an edge in attracting the multi-billion-dollar industry.
Blacks Income Too Low For Portland
The high cost of housing in Portland has put homeownership out of reach for many Black people and people of color in general.
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