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Linnton history: Daring Deeds of Dastardly Desperados, Part Two
By Patrick Ahern and Theresa Thorud for Skyline Ridge Neighbors Not much newsworthy happened in Linnton during the ensuing several decades. Built in 1852, a wagon road extended along the river from Portland to a spot across the channel from a Sauvie Island farm, encouraging connection between the two hamlets. Shiploads of grain from the…
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DA joins state inquiry into federal agents’ shooting of two in Portland
Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez is working closely with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield to investigate whether federal agents acted unlawfully in the Jan. 8 shooting of two people in Portland. “I’ve been talking with the attorney general twice a day on this,” Vasquez said. The county prosecutor is hoping the inquiry results provide…
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100 Oregon National Guard troops still mobilized despite Kotek hearing otherwise
Half of the Oregon National Guard troops who have been waiting more than seven weeks for legal battles to play out over the deployment of federalized troops to Portland remain mobilized, despite Gov. Tina Kotek saying Wednesday that they would all be sent home. Kotek announced Wednesday afternoon that she had heard from the U.S.…
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North Portland Library reopens Feb 8 – but Kenton closes
North Portlanders haven’t had the St. Johns Library since its renovation closure in October, and now they won’t have the Kenton Library after it closes Feb. 14 for six months. Multnomah County officials had given St. Johns-area residents several months’ notice before closing that branch, but Kenton residents have barely received any warning before service…
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New Cathedral Park dock grand opening celebration June 29
Human Access Project (HAP), a Portland nonprofit group that advocates for recreational access to the Willamette, is planning a grand opening party for the new Cathedral Park Dock and renovated beach on June 29th from 2-8pm-ish. Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association is co-sponsoring the event. This party is an invitation to North Portland to celebrate the…
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Roosevelt High alum enters race for mayor
Businessman Keith Wilson, a North Portland native, has entered the city’s mayoral race for the November 2024 General Election. Wilson will have to catch up with frontrunners City Commissioners Rene Gonzales and Carmen Rubio, and the third major candidate, Commissioner Mingus Mapps. Wilson, the CEO of Titan Freight Systems trucking company, is focusing on homeless…
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Work begins on 150-unit RV, tent shelter
Construction crews will soon begin moving ground to build the planned City of Portland 150-unit homeless facility north of St. Johns town center. The site at 10505 N. Portland Road, is adjacent to the Columbia Slough and will have 130 spaces for RVs and campers as well as 20 pods for individual campers. Workers began…
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Emergency Route Update!
by Donna Cohen PBOT Freight Committee meeting discussion of feasibility study of Columbia Blvd bridges at the “cut.” The PBOT Freight Committee meeting went well on Thursday, January 4. Zef Wagner, PBOT Senior Planner, reviewed a feasibility study of Columbia Blvd. bridge locations including the three bridges at Columbia Way and the Columbia Blvd. railroad…
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Lack of Police affects North Pdx safety: more coming (Oct. 2023)
A North Peninsula Review reporter sat down with Lt. Chadd Stensgaard of the Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct at his office at 449 NE Emerson to get his observations on reducing North Portland crime. Stensgaard pointed to a staffing chart behind his desk showing lots of vacant shifts. “Our precinct covers everything from Kelley Point…
