Category: PDX News

  • Summer Pop-Up Skating in North Park Blocks

    Summer Pop-Up Skating in North Park Blocks

    SKATEMOBILE is teaming up with PBOT for a Roller Skating Party in the North Park Blocks. June 20, 2021. Enjoy the interactive exhibits and experience the magic of roller skating with skate rentals and gear from RCR’s SKATEMOBILE!

  • Meet Ann Sanderson: PDX Council Candidate

    We first became aware of Ann Sanderson when she successfully led the fight against the failed street fee and we were pleased to hear that Ann was mounting a serious challenge to Amanda Fritz for her seat on city council. Recently we sat down with Ann to find out more about her campaign, her perspectives on Portland…

  • PDX Tries Homeless Camps. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    We first saw this prank sign in Jameson Park last week. Turns out it wasn’t far off message from Mayor Hales’ top-down experiment in homeless camps. “There are just certain times when the city, faced with an emergency, … has to just buckle down, put their heads down, create something and just try it.”  ~ Josh Alpert, Chief of Staff…

  • PDX Newest Homeless Camp “Bursting at the Seams”

    Commissioner Amanda Fritz has already stated “Every neighborhood in Portland will be asked to find a spot to put a homeless camp.” She has yet to explain where the city plans on locating these camps, and has not expressed any concerns on impact camps will have on surrounding neighborhoods. Fritz’s and city council’s willingness to support these improvised camps ignores the…

  • Fritz to PDX: Make Room for Homeless Camps

    Portland Parks Commissioner Amanda Fritz startled us in this KGW interview when she stated that “Every neighborhood in Portland will be asked to find a spot to put a homeless camp.” Apparently she hasn’t noticed the utter failure of the homeless camp experiment just across the river in Vancouver. See Vancouver Allows Public Camping – Here’s What Happened…