AltWeeklies Wire
Some Portlanders See a Double Standardnew
A city leader loses his job when the public learns embarrassing details of an affair he’d cultivated in his past. Portland Mayor Sam Adams’ current predicament? No. It’s the situation faced in 2006 by then-Police Chief Derrick Foxworth.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-04-2009 |
Politics
The Story Behind Why Portland's Mayor Admitted to Lyingnew
Portland Mayor Sam Adams, contrary to his earlier denials, confessed to having had a sexual relationship with legislative intern Beau Breedlove in 2005.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
01-21-2009 |
Politics
Russ Feingold on Where He's Agreed with McCain ... and Disagreed with Obamanew
Feingold talked with WW about his disagreements with Obama over FISA, which granted immunity to telecoms participating in Bush's eavesdropping program. He also talked about how being forever associated with McCain as a result of their pioneering campaign finance reform law is nothing like having the name of an ex-girlfriend tattooed on your biceps.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
10-08-2008 |
Politics
Meet the Oregonians for McCain After Backing Clintonnew
A search of campaign records turned up seven such people. Together they've given McCain just 0.4 percent of the $920,444 he's raised here. But the fact that their existence points to a problem for the Obama campaign that runs deeper than a handful of bitter donors in one blue West Coast state.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
10-01-2008 |
Politics
What's Sen. Gordon Smith Hiding at His Food Processing Plant?new
Low-wage Latino workers keep Smith's family business -- Smith Frozen Foods -- humming. But not all of them are legal.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
09-10-2008 |
Politics
Lobbyists Woo Oregon Delegages in Denvernew
Maybe the change we’re all supposed to believe in is that lobbyists are OK, provided they’re Democrats who represent progressive causes.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
08-27-2008 |
Politics
Why These Portlanders Aren't Voting for Obamanew
To see how race relations and politics were playing out in Portland, a city that's 6 percent black, we went door-to-door in two neighborhoods. It wasn't hard to find swing voters who aren't Democrats or Republicans and also aren't voting for him. Their reasons may surprise you.
Willamette Week |
Raymond Rendleman |
08-20-2008 |
Politics
I Raised $166 for Barack Obamanew
For all the talk of how Obama has rewritten the rules of fundraising on the internet, I'm hoping to get a taste of what the training is like to raise money face-to-face for Obama, and how well Obama's campaign is doing on the doorstep.
Willamette Week |
Kevin Stark |
08-06-2008 |
Politics
Another Problem Fundraiser for John McCainnew
Former Oregon Republican Party chairman and one-time gubernatorial candidate Craig Berkman owes millions to some of Portland's wealthiest investors -- but that hasn't stopped him from making generous political contributions to Sen. John McCain and others.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
07-09-2008 |
Politics
Why is a Prominent Peace Dem Backing a Hawkish Republican for US Senate?new
A mini shitstorm rained down from Democrats on Elizabeth Furse last week after the peacenik and former congresswoman crossed party lines to endorse U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) for a second straight election.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
06-25-2008 |
Politics
Clinton Campaign Owes Oregon Public Schoolsnew
As Sen. Hillary Clinton’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination flames out, her campaign leaves behind more than $40,000 in unpaid rental costs and overtime fees at Oregon public schools where she and ex-President Bill Clinton spoke.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
06-04-2008 |
Politics
Six Minutes With Barack Obamanew
The Democratic Presidential frontrunner talks timber payments, medical marijuana and of course tattoos.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
05-14-2008 |
Politics
Can Portland's 5,000 Cyclists Swing a City Hall Election?new
Bikes are the new babies in Portland elections, where it seems every candidate gets photographed wearing a helmet and a smile. Stop laughing. There really is a bike lobby here -- in influence, sorta like Big Oil in Dallas or Little Havana in Miami, just without the cash.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
05-07-2008 |
Politics
Wal-Mart Winds Up Campaign Fodder in Portlandnew
The top contenders in a 13-candidate mayoral field have at least one actual substantive difference on a big (box) issue: Wal-Mart. Sam Adams loves to bash the country's largest non-union employer and leader on the Fortune 500 list, while Sho Dozono welcomes the house of Walton as an indication to all business that Portland is open.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
04-23-2008 |
Politics
Oregon's Must Read Website for Progressives Turns Red-Hot With Angernew
The mission statement on the state's leading political blog says "BlueOregon is a place for progressive Oregonians to gather 'round the water cooler and share news, commentary, and gossip." As the political season heats up, that water cooler at BlueOregon.com is more like a bar fight.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
04-23-2008 |
Politics
