"As a founding director of the Oregon Humane Society, David P. Thompson wanted to honor the wildlife that once roamed the city. The artist positioned the statue to face west, looking toward the west hills where herds of elk roamed before the city was developed." www.portland.gov/water/improv...

Why does the elk face away from traffic, and why did we not fix this when we had the chance?

The Oregonian is looking for an editor who wants to be right in the middle of everything. myjobs.adp.com/advancelocal... #journalismjobs

Finally saw one of those goofy new mail trucks in the wild! I don't usually get starstruck, but...

Project Hail Mary 2 must explain why Rocky speaks the same language as idling electric cars

Should Coca-Cola be commended for its deep-dive into Oregon symbology, or does it owe the state an redo? www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...

My fun fact for the day is that it's been 26 years since the WNBA expansion draft feautred multiple teams. 2006: Sky 2008: Dream 2025: Valkyries The 2000 expansion draft included 4 teams and one of them was also the Portland Fire.

The cellphone wars have receded in Oregon schools, but there's growing concern about another vector for screen time and distraction — on school-issued laptops. Julia Silverman reports:

Estimated 30,000 turn out for Portland "No Kings" march, with dozens of other protests planned across Oregon. Live updates: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...

Oregon communities are allocating land for 9,100 acres of new data centers — including the state's first "exascale" project, an Amazon site near Boardman that could be the size of 1,000 football fields and use up to 1,300 gallons of water per minute. www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...

Movie Madness, Portland’s last video store, will relocate in 2027 to a larger space, anchoring a new Film District with the Hollywood Theatre.

An ambitious plan to bring sneaker manufacturing to Portland’s Old Town neighborhood appears to be dead in the water.

Sweet baby girl Harmony has 0 applications for adoption. #Portland, let's get this sweet girl her forever home. She's so friendly and loveable. www.otatpdx.org/dogs/harmony

I cannot agree with this editorial more. We need MORE transparency, not less. When I first came to Oregon, I was so impressed by its public records/public access laws. This is a giant step backward for journalists, on behalf of the audience they serve

This 12-mile corridor reveals the price of Portland’s housing crisis: Coming over the next several days from Jonathan Bach, a series of dispatches from Burnside Street www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Debts might actually kill an Oregon ‘ghost town,’ so it’s trying to sell City Hall @editorswindler.bsky.social reports: www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...

Oregon lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a one-year moratorium on data centers’ eligibility for one major property tax break this week, the first time the state has taken any step to rein in the industry's extraordinary incentives. www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...

Over the last decade, employment at factories supplying the world’s largest athletic apparel brand expanded dramatically in regions of Indonesia where, according to one leading estimate, the minimum wage is less than the amount workers need to live on. theoregonian.visitlink.me/BrrRlx

Multnomah County's district attorney sidelined a local judge from hearing serious felony cases, a time-out that's lasted months. His justification hasn't been reported until now, by @zane.bsky.social: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

The Northeast has long monopolized domestic maple syrup production, but some in the Northwest are hoping to tap the market — with a more complex syrup derived from native bigleaf maple trees. @jamiehale.bsky.social reports: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Federal officers violating policy by firing pepper balls, using pepper spray against passive protesters @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

The Oregon Legislature is moving toward imposing a 1-year moratorium on major new tax breaks for data centers. This is a big, surprising reversal. Gov. Kotek had been pushing to expand data center inventives. www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...

As Oregon's data center tax breaks have grown they've become more expensive to manage. Counties want help covering those costs. They're not getting it, so they're opposing Gov. Kotek's economic development bill (which further expands data centers' tax breaks.) www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...

You can buy tickets for this Portland music festival now, priced between $125 and $500. But just two months out, Soundscape Northwest only has a few venues on board, and it's missing required permits. Vendors and venues say they haven't been paid. @lizzyacker.bsky.social reports:

Gov. Kotek says data centers’ impact on Oregon is “not sustainable” at the current growth rate, citing impacts on water, energy and community resources. But she's pushing ahead to expand tax breaks through a program that primarily benefits data centers. www.oregonlive.com/silicon-fore...

Many states are considering reining in tax breaks for data centers, citing rising energy costs and environmental impacts. Gov. Tina Kotek's economic development bill would take Oregon in the other direction, substantially boosting the state's data center giveaways.

This is the kind of quirky, insightful, distinctly Oregon bit of whimsy that only @editorswindler.bsky.social can deliver.

PDX is getting ready to unveil the newest additions to its main terminal: roughly 300,000 square feet of space on both ends that will include new storefronts, bathrooms, a revamped baggage claim and, yes, shorter walks to the exits.

Dozens of bills are dead in the Oregon Legislature today after a key deadline. From self-driving taxis to restrictions on needle distribution, here's what didn't make the cut. @carlosfuentes.bsky.social reports:

Sad to see my final story written during my time at The Oregonian running today. I had gotten to know her while reporting a project and remember nervously pitching her on the idea of writing her obituary. "It would be a blessing," she told me. RIP, Avel Gordly.

The last two Chinese restaurants in Portland's historic Chinatown are barely holding on. Owners say the neighborhood is coming back — but customers haven't. @editorswindler.bsky.social reports:

Portland police criticized feds’ tear gas tactics at ICE protests as "Excessive and disproportionate" @maxbernstein.bsky.social reports:

Portland General Electric is expanding its territory, taking over Pacific Power’s service and assets in a swath of Washington state

Portland aimed to integrate students with special needs into general education classrooms at their neighborhood schools, but the bumpy rollout has been paused.

The government is pouring billions into leading-edge chip factories. But without advanced R&D in the U.S., too, those plants would rely entirely on overseas tech — “stuck in time” in case of a disaster in Asia. Intel’s Oregon researchers could be the solution, if they can deliver.

Oregon's snowpack is the lowest on record. It might get worse, @lizzyacker.bsky.social reports, this year and in years to come.

“Who’s this rando in my feed?” (clicks) “Oh right, Group Project Gregory from freshman year.” The algorithm: “This guy’s obsessed!” (weeks of notifications about Group Project Gregory)

The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a ruling that barred the deployment of the National Guard in Portland, @maxbernstein.bsky.social reports:

Portland has been under a declared housing state of emergency for 10 years and counting.

Waymo coming soon to Oregon?

OpenAI says it's committed to local news, evidenced by expanding its investment in Axios Local. At the time the partnership was announced, Axios said it had hired 100 local reporters to cover 34 markets — 2.9 reporters per city*. *Including some in Portland I respect very much

Nike says its factory workers make nearly double the minimum wage. In Indonesia, workers say, "It’s not true." @matthewkish.bsky.social reports

Powell's Books laid off more workers this week in what it called the "final" round of cuts in a yearlong organizational shakeup. Veronica Nocera reports:

I’m doing an AMA over on r/Ducks this Thursday at 10 AM. Submit questions here:

Black History Month 2026 brings concerts, films, exhibitions and community events across Portland and Oregon highlighting Black history, culture and legacy. See what’s happening this February here: www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...

We’re doing a survey of people who have stayed in homeless shelters. No paywall. Please send to anyone you think has something to say! Or like/re-post to increase the likelihood the right people will see it. THANKS www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

*Buying something cheap at the hardware store for a quick project* How does this place even stay in business? *Comes back twice in the same day, spends $200*