City Desk
City Desk
Portland
GSM's Portland desk — news for the Chinese community in Portland, and the stories that shape daily life there.
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Portland Transportation Bureau Issues Halloween Travel Advisory as Daylight Saving Ends
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Oregon: Daimler Truck North America Closes Swan Island Plant in Portland on Oct. 30; 387 Jobs Affected, Headquarters Stays
Sports
Blazers' Ja Morant to Miss at Least Four Weeks with Grade-Two Hamstring Strain
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Portland Trail Blazers Recall Chinese Center Yang Hansen on Oct. 29, Ending Brief G League Assignment
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Portland General Electric Reports Q3 on Oct. 29: EPS $1.06 Misses Estimates, Revenue $971 Million
States
Portland City Council in Multnomah County, Oregon, Votes 12-0 on October 28 to Ban Guns in City Meeting Buildings: Concealed Handgun License Holders Also Barred
Events
Portland, Oregon Outdoor Brand Columbia Launches Giveaway on October 28: a 40-Foot Survival Bunker and $35,000
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Oregon Ballot Returns Reach 25.88%, Ahead of 2022 Pace: Secretary of State Read Says Election Workers Face White-Powder Letters and Threats
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Portland Mayor Wilson Unveils 'Safe and Livable Portland' Agenda Built on Citywide Coordination
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Portland Councilor's Save Public Schools Resolution Urges Governor to Pause School Closures; Item Not Yet on Council Agenda
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Portland Proposes Raising Event Parking Near Moda Center to $8 an Hour; City Council Votes Oct. 29
Society
Portland's Sellwood-Moreland 'Monster March' Goes Ahead Free on October 25: Costumed Children Rain or Shine
Sports
Trail Blazers Start 2-0 and Rise to No. 15 in Power Rankings; Lakers and Grizzlies Tests Await This Week
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The LYCRA Company Brings Functional Fabric Innovations to Portland Fabric Fair
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Reed College Hosts Lecture in Portland on October 26: Yale Scholar on Settler Colonialism and American Religion
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Portland Historic Landmarks Commission Meets on the Afternoon of October 26: 2026 Retreat Action Items at 1:30 p.m.
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Fire at Oregon Coast Seafood Plant in Newport: Ammonia Threat Contained, Evacuation Advisory Remains in Place
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Portland Timbers Win 3-2 on a Stoppage-Time Goal Against Charlotte: Lassiter's Brace Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive
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Portland: City Screens 'Elk' Documentary on Oct. 25, Telling the Return of a Downtown Landmark
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DOJ Reviewing Portland Thorns Match Incident on Oct. 24; Police Open Two Potential Criminal Cases, No Arrests
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Portland Timbers Host Charlotte on October 24 in a Key Match for Playoff Position
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Multnomah County Elections: All Registered Voters Should Have Received Ballots by Now
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Inside 'Wildwood': The 2-Hour-12-Minute Stop-Motion Epic With 200+ Costumes
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BikePortland Founder Maus Steps Back From Front-Line Reporting; the 21-Year-Old Cycling News Site Will Continue
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Portland Debates Fair Share Tax Proposal Cutting Taxes for 18,000 Small Businesses While Raising Pay-Ratio Surtax
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OHSU president urges gun owners to use gun locks as children's hospital hands out free cable locks
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Oregon Governor's Race Campaigns Have Raised $33 Million: Kotek at $17.82 Million, Drazan at $15.19 Million as Ballots Go Out
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Oregon School District Employee Suspected in Happy Valley Triple Homicide Found Dead at Coastal Motel
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Lillard Scores 25 in Return as Blazers Rout Suns 124-83: 21-0 Start Is Largest in 25 Seasons
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Portland Clean Energy Fund Names Inaugural Community Organization Capacity Cohort: Nine Groups, Up to $4 Million Over Three Years
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Don't Rank Julia PAC Faces Complaint Over SI-Altered Image: Oregon Election Officials Weigh Whether to Investigate
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PacificSource Files WARN Notice: 134 Oregon Layoffs by Year-End, Including Portland
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Portland Bureau of Transportation Seeks Comment on Right-of-Way Utility Rules Through November 20
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Portland City Council to Vote on October 21 on the Moda Center Renovation Joint Authority: a State, City and County Partnership With Funding Questions Left for a Mid-December Deadline
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Portland: Blazers Forward Deni Avdija Questionable for Opener vs. Suns With Right Ankle Soreness
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Portland Holds Hearing on Climate and Health Standards for Existing Buildings
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La Mota CEO Rosa Cazares Indicted on Federal Charges Over $1.54 Million in Unpaid Payroll Taxes
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More Than 20,000 Oregonians Now Work in Vancouver as Cross-River Commuting Doubles
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Portland Pilots Edge Denver 3-2 for Sixth Straight Win as Waggoner Nets a Brace
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Trail Blazers Owner Dundon: Keeping the Team in Portland Is 'the Priority'
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Trail Blazers Waive Former First-Round Pick Sochan, Leaving One Standard Roster Spot Open
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson Seeks Public Review of $456,000 in Prosper Portland Contracts
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Portland Marks Arbor Day at Harrison Park With 15 New Trees Planted and 300 Free Yard Trees Given Away
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NE Prescott Street Repaving Between 92nd and 102nd Avenues Starts Oct. 19 in Portland, With Westbound Detour via NE Sandy Boulevard
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Portland Holds District 4 Community Roundtable on Unified Housing Strategy on October 17
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Portland Weighs Expanding Its Decade-Old CEO Pay Ratio Surtax
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