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*

Oregon had just begun to reap the benefits of leaps in energy efficiency and imagine a future where little or none of its electricity came from fossil fuels. Then came data centers, and extreme weather. Now the state faces a new energy crisis. @rogoway.bsky.social reports in the first of a series:

Is Oregon's population slump turning around?

What's that quiet?

This Christmas, consider making a contribution to one of 14 nonprofits featured in @oregonian.com's Season of Sharing campaign. Each organization is vetted by journalists, and their stories show exactly how they're making a difference for Oregonians.

State Supreme Court orders immediate release of 3 Oregon prisoners freed then rearrested Lawyers for the three who were released Christmas Eve praised the ruling. Prosecutors blasted state officials’ actions that led up to it and called for a legislative fix. @oregonian.com bit.ly/4phOpel

The Corvallis Clinic — a major mid-Willamette Valley health provider recently acquired by Optum — plans to close its OB-GYN department early next year, citing the loss of doctors and the inability to recruit replacements www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...

A Portland maker of trendy home fixtures has abruptly laid off most of its staff. @kcd.bsky.social reports:

Wow, a real shocker on the bakery beat

Not everything in Oregon is getting pricier. Here’s what got more expensive in 2025 and what didn't, from @aimeegreen.bsky.social

Family, community mourns Portland man shot dead while working at convenience store Santi Ram Rai was a singer, raised two young children and volunteered as a youth coordinator for an organization that helped the children of fellow refugees from Bhutan.

Agreements with the U.S. Marshals can be lucrative for local jails. Columbia County, for instance, billed the federal law enforcement agency roughly $2.5 million in transport and boarding fees in the first nine months of this year

Meet @oregonian.com's 2025 Restaurant of the Year www.oregonlive.com/dining/2025/...

‘Absolutely appalled’: Judge blasts ICE for failing to feed detainee before court @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

ICE officers had arrest quotas, used facial recognition in Oregon immigration dragnet, @maxbernstein.bsky.social reports: