A conservative pundit found and posted dozens of Councilor Mitch Green’s inflammatory deleted tweets. The police chief is nonplussed.
Police Chief Says He “No Longer Has Confidence” In Councilor’s Judgment After Old Tweets Resurface
Sophie Peel
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
A conservative pundit found and posted dozens of Councilor Mitch Green’s inflammatory deleted tweets. The police chief is nonplussed.
Secretary of State’s Office traces overpayments to cases where one Oregon Health Plan member got counted multiple times. It says duplicates are rare, but still imperil federal funding. And it has ideas for how state systems could improve.
Oregon May Have Overpaid Medicaid Administrators By Millions, Audit Finds
Andrew Schwartz
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Secretary of State’s Office traces overpayments to cases where one Oregon Health Plan member got counted multiple times. It says duplicates are rare, but still imperil federal funding. And it has ideas for how state systems could improve.
When PPS has shuttered school properties in the past, it hasn’t taken a uniform approach to what happens next.
What Will Happen to the School Buildings the District Closes?
Joanna Hou
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
When PPS has shuttered school properties in the past, it hasn’t taken a uniform approach to what happens next.
A higher proportion of District 3 and 4 voters feel represented by at least one member of City Council than voters in the rest of the city.
Portlanders’ Feelings of Representation by the City Council Are Returning to Their Dismal Baseline
Joanna Hou
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
A higher proportion of District 3 and 4 voters feel represented by at least one member of City Council than voters in the rest of the city.
They stand in all sorts of places: city halls and the book-return windows of libraries, mostly, but also next to a public swimming pool in Eugene, a grange hall in Spray, and two different McDonald’s restaurants in Portland.
As Oregon Officials Install More Ballot Drop Boxes, We Checked Which Counties Have the Most per Person
Aaron Mesh
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
They stand in all sorts of places: city halls and the book-return windows of libraries, mostly, but also next to a public swimming pool in Eugene, a grange hall in Spray, and two different McDonald’s restaurants in Portland.
“I’m not going to hide my shock and disappointment at this.”
Murmurs: Fancy Mental Health Care Tracker Underwhelms Key Lawmaker
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
“I’m not going to hide my shock and disappointment at this.”
Get off the couch and learn how to reinvent your rooms. NestFest is this weekend.
Welcome Home
Matthew Trueherz
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Get off the couch and learn how to reinvent your rooms. NestFest is this weekend.
Paint a chair, make a collage, or go to home design therapy.
Express Yourself With 11 DIY Experiences
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Paint a chair, make a collage, or go to home design therapy.
Meet the Signature Rooms designers for this year’s NestFest.
Step Inside Rooms With a Viewpoint
Christen McCurdy
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Meet the Signature Rooms designers for this year’s NestFest.
Each is hour spent in the company of people shaping Portland’s creative scene.
Talk It Out at NestFest Panels This Weekend
WW Staff
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Each is hour spent in the company of people shaping Portland’s creative scene.
“I think I quite literally surround myself with things to feel like part of something.”
Nolan Kurtz Created a Maximalist Oasis in the Middle of Downtown Portland
Christen McCurdy
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:04 AM
“I think I quite literally surround myself with things to feel like part of something.”
The festival is mum on whether the change is due to advocacy by protest group Literary Portland for Palestine.
After Protests, Portland Book Festival Has a New, Nonbank Sponsor
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:03 AM
The festival is mum on whether the change is due to advocacy by protest group Literary Portland for Palestine.
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The audit finds that PPS did not establish a sound business case to move bond program management from its in-house Office of School Modernization to Procedeo, the construction firm it engaged. It also finds the district overspent on its contract with Procedeo, and has overpaid the firm.
External Auditor Finds PPS’s Bond Program Is at Heightened Risk of Fraud
Joanna Hou
www.wweek.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The audit finds that PPS did not establish a sound business case to move bond program management from its in-house Office of School Modernization to Procedeo, the construction firm it engaged. It also finds the district overspent on its contract with Procedeo, and has overpaid the firm.
“It’s my hope,” he concluded, “that we can lower the temperature honestly a bit in these negotiations.”
NBA Commissioner Says Portland Losing the Blazers Would Be a “Failure”
Robert Ohman
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
“It’s my hope,” he concluded, “that we can lower the temperature honestly a bit in these negotiations.”
Artist Amy Ruhl’s ‘Other Worlds’ came out of her sci-fi book club.
Ursula K. Le Guin Reading Groups and Woo-Woo Promises at Oregon Contemporary
Lauren Hough
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Artist Amy Ruhl’s ‘Other Worlds’ came out of her sci-fi book club.
The show features the work of 22 artists, a handful of whom asked to remain anonymous.
‘Leaving the Fold’ Is a Group Art Show About Exiting Cults and High-Demand Religions
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The show features the work of 22 artists, a handful of whom asked to remain anonymous.
The Japanese director’s 2008 animated film about a half-fish girl screens at Academy Theater on Sept. 18–24.
Get Your Reps In: ‘Ponyo,’ aka Miyazaki’s Take on ‘The Little Mermaid’
Chance Solem-Pfeifer
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The Japanese director’s 2008 animated film about a half-fish girl screens at Academy Theater on Sept. 18–24.
The result is in line with an earlier poll, but the Republican’s 2-point lead is less than the margin of error.
New Poll Shows Drazan With Slight Lead in Governor’s Race
Nigel Jaquiss
www.wweek.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The result is in line with an earlier poll, but the Republican’s 2-point lead is less than the margin of error.
Also: “Sexy After Dark” singer Joshua Ray Walker hits Mississippi Studios and Stoner-metal legends Sleep are at the Roseland.
Shows of the Week: Croz Boyce Is Big on David Crosby
Daniel Bromfield
www.wweek.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Also: “Sexy After Dark” singer Joshua Ray Walker hits Mississippi Studios and Stoner-metal legends Sleep are at the Roseland.
Laugh at Geek Week, Jog the MLK Dream Run, and go to Portland Weird Fest.
Get Busy: What to Do in Portland (Sept. 16–22, 2026)
Brianna Wheeler
www.wweek.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Laugh at Geek Week, Jog the MLK Dream Run, and go to Portland Weird Fest.
The audit finds that PPS did not establish a sound business case to move bond program management from its in-house Office of School Modernization to Procedeo, the construction firm it engaged. It also finds the district overspent on its contract with Procedeo, and has overpaid the firm.
External Auditor Finds PPS’s Bond Program Is at Heightened Risk of Fraud
Joanna Hou
www.wweek.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The audit finds that PPS did not establish a sound business case to move bond program management from its in-house Office of School Modernization to Procedeo, the construction firm it engaged. It also finds the district overspent on its contract with Procedeo, and has overpaid the firm.
The $1.1 billion gift is one of the largest ever to a U.S. health care institution. Funding also will be routed to Providence’s cardiovascular program.
Providence St. Vincent Will Build Women’s Hospital With Huge New Donation from the Knights
Andrew Schwartz
www.wweek.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The $1.1 billion gift is one of the largest ever to a U.S. health care institution. Funding also will be routed to Providence’s cardiovascular program.
Every home tells a story about the person who lives there.
Nester Magazine 2026, Our Guide to Making a Home
Christen McCurdy
www.wweek.com
September 15, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Every home tells a story about the person who lives there.
The Portland comedy scene mourns one of its own, postpones Kickstand Comedy event.
Comedian Nariko Ott, a Former WW Funniest Five, Dead at 46
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
September 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The Portland comedy scene mourns one of its own, postpones Kickstand Comedy event.
The failure to accurately administer food stamps will bizarrely spare Oregon millions while other states must pony up next year.
Trump’s Signature Bill Rewards Oregon for Its Food Stamp Incompetence
Penny Rosenberg
www.wweek.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM
The failure to accurately administer food stamps will bizarrely spare Oregon millions while other states must pony up next year.