The Lower Southeast Rising Plan would add transit access, infrastructure and more housing. Residents worry it could transform neighborhood affordability and character. by Taylor Griggs Juxtaposed with the nearby bustling commercial centers on SE Hawthorne Blvd and Division Street, Portland’s Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood feels quiet and residential, even suburban. Residents south of Foster Road between SE Cesar Chavez...
Residents in Riverside County’s sunny Coachella Valley area are advised to remain vigilant amid an uptick in “sophisticated” criminal activity, officials from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department warned. According to an April 11 news release, individuals have been stealing jewelry and other valuables from residents after approaching them in parking lots and starting conversations. In some cases, the subjects have robbed victims at gunpoint of money and other items. In others, scammers have...
Reported financial crimes rose by 15 percent last year, reaching an all-time high.
(The Center Square) – Juvenile crime continues to be a challenge in Renton Renton Deputy Police Chief Ryan Rutledge presented an update on the city's juvenile crime trend to the Public Safety Committee on Monday. Rutledge said 65 juvenile arrests were made in 2023, with 40 of the suspects being residents of Renton. Through the first three months of 2024, there have been 17 juvenile arrests, with 11 suspects having Renton addresses. Juvenile crimes...
The documentary An American Bombing shows how the 1995 act of terror, which killed 168 people, spoke to an increase in US anti-government extremismCivil War, director Alex Garland’s imagining of a divided states of America, appears to have touched a nerve, topping the weekend box office. For some cinemagoers, it may offer escapism. But for those who remember a spectacular act of domestic terrorism that struck the heartland a generation ago, it may feel more like destiny.“Our documentary will...
The 13 worst streets for crime reports made to the police in Sheffield have been revealed. Newly-released data from South Yorkshire Police reveals that the 13 streets pictured here received the highest number of crime reports in February 2024. The crime figures from Police.uk – the national website for policing in England – are released with a two-month delay, meaning these are the most up-to-date available. They are based on reports made in South Yorkshire Police’s four Sheffield policing...
John G Ullman & Associates Inc. lifted its position in Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR – Free Report) by 11.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 144,400 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 15,150 shares during the period. John G Ullman & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Portland General Electric […]
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Portland’s premier restaurant and cart owners hype up the local food and chefs they love! by Andrea Damewood [Welcome to our second annual "SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND" issue! Read it online here, or if you like physical, paper-y things, you can find it in more than 50 locations all around the city!—eds] Community over competition is a phrase you hear a lot if you spend time in the Portland restaurant scene. For the most...
Swift and Healy’s breakup weighs heavy on The Tortured Poets Department
As the young Swede prepares for his first major, fellow pros and his college coach explain what makes him so specialBilly Foster recounts a story about one of Europe’s most high-profile golfers playing alongside a young Tiger Woods in 1996. “He’s a little raw,” was the sniffy verdict. Within a year, Woods won his first Masters and disappeared over the horizon.Foster’s own perceptions appear sound. The veteran caddie, now on the bag of Matt Fitzpatrick, was in the company of Ludvig Åberg as the...
Crime-Ridden San Francisco Wants To Punish Grocery Stores For Fleeing Said Crime Unpunished crime is so out of control in San Francisco that the city now wants to punish grocery stores who want to leave. Under the 'Grocery Protection Act' introduced by city Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston (Democratic Socialist), stores that want to flee all the crime and other increased liabilities will have to provide the city with six months advanced notice, and make efforts to find a...