Portland Mercury

  • News

    Uprooted and Unhoused: Portland's homeless camp sweeps undermine the efforts of people seeking permanent housing / July 2022

    Portland is the Boogeyman in Washington County's DA Race April 2022

    Illegal Camp Sweeps and Limited Shelter Space: East Multnomah County Grapples With a Growing Homelessness Crisis / November 2021

    Tenants Struggle to Secure July Rent As Oregon’s Eviction Moratorium Comes to an End / June 2021

    Portlanders Closest to Gun Violence Find City’s Latest Solution Lacking / April 2021

    With Hazelnut Grove Set to Close, City Looks to Expand Village-Style Shelter Options / January 2021

    In Bad Faith: Portland NAACP President E.D. Mondainé Accused of Sexual Abuse by Former Members of His Church / October 2020

    Inmate Protest Over COVID-19 Response Forces North Portland Prison Into Lockdown / April 2020

    Former Mayor Sam Adams Wants to Return to City Hall. Portlanders Aren’t So Sure / January 2020

    Acceptable Losses: Property lost in Portland’s sweeps of homeless camps keeps the city’s most vulnerable at a disadvantage / December 2019

    Can Portland Deliver on the Promise of Publicly Funded Elections? / September 2019

    In Search of Equal Representation, Portland Looks Beyond Neighborhood Associations / August 2019

    Discriminatory Club Policies are Pushing African Americans Out of Portland’s Nightlife / July 2019

    Beyond the Border: One Asylum-Seeker’s Journey Through America’s Strained Immigration System / July 2019

    Displacement Now, or Displacement Later: Portlanders Push for Stronger Anti-Displacement Policies / April 2019

    Will a Fix to Oregon’s Involuntary Commitment Process Help—or Hurt—Those with Mental Illness? / March 2019

    Thought Police: What’s Keeping Portland Cops from Helping People In Mental Health Crises? / January 2019

  • Opinion

    The Changing Symbolism of Portland’s Elk Statue / May 2022

    What works—and what's lacking—in Portland's emergency response system / February 2021

    A “Historic Opportunity” / June 2020

    Portland's Form of Government Needs a Makeover / February 2019

    The Myth of "Service Resistant" People Living Outside / October 2018

    Only 18 Percent of Portland's Police Live Inside the City Limits. Does That Matter? / September 2018