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After major drug bust at Portland convenience store, neighbors ‘wait and see’ for improvements
Informants accused the store owner of selling drugs by EBT card, stashing drugs for other dealers and fencing stolen goods, records show.

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Portland Ombudsman says complaint-based rules enforcement most affects diverse and gentrifying neighborhoods
We talk with the Ombudsman for the city of Portland about property maintenance rules that disproportionately affect homeowners of color.
Oregon leaders, Albina Vision Trust applaud big investment in reversing ‘shameful’ disruption of Black neighborhood
A local nonprofit working to revitalize a historically Black Portland neighborhood has received a vote of confidence from the federal government. The Albina Vision Trust helped the state win nearly a half-billion dollars in federal transportation funding.

Head of Alberta district’s Last Thursday festival talks art, business and safety
The Northeast Portland festival/arts walk has always played a complex role in the neighborhood’s ongoing gentrification.

Portland commissioner cuts funding for embattled neighborhood group
In her first major decision as the elected-in-charge of Portland’s civic life bureau, Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty has decided to permanently cut city funding from embattled neighborhood group Southwest Neighborhoods Inc.

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News Roundtable | Portland Hate Crimes | Montavilla Homeless
Our news roundtable discusses the week's big news, Portland Commissioner Chloe Eudaly talks about fighting hate crimes, and the Montavilla Neighborhood Association shares its approach to homelessness.

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A Vision For Portland's Jade District
Community members are finding creative ways to reimagine a multicultural neighborhood centered around SE 82nd and Division as Portland's "Jade District."

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Neighborhood Coalition Plans To Redevelop Former Strip Club
A coalition of neighbors and community groups recently purchased the former Sugar Shack strip club as part of an effort to revitalize Portland's Cully neighborhood.