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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…
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Blight allowed to fester (Oct. 2023)
Lombard Street, North Portland’s civic corridor, main street, and central transportation route, is plagued by several vacant buildings that create blight but fall through cracks of City of Portland code enforcement. After the Farmer’s Barn fire at N. Denver and Lombard on April 19 following a litany of complaints by neighbors citing graffiti, trash and…
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150 Volunteers unrock Cathedral Park beach (Oct. 2023)
Volunteers removed a total 120 tons of concrete and riprap rock uncovering a new south beach at Cathedral Park. The event on Sept. 16 was due to the initiative of community member Casimira Tadewaldt who reached out to Human Access Project (HAP) expressing her desire to continue the work HAP started in 2021 when the…
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Ask Dr. Neil (Oct. 2023)
Dear Dr. Neil, How do I help a sibling who is a hoarder and sometimes goes through the garbage to retrieve items. Our dad was an alcoholic and emotionally unavailable. So was our mother. Concerned sister Dear Concerned, Hoarding behavior, as exhibited by your older brother, affects an estimated 2% to 6% of the population—about 5 to…
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Ryan calls for DEQ study of PIR leaded exhaust (September 2023)
The first question to Portland City Commissioner Dan Ryan rang with emotion at an August 22 town hall at the Kenton Fire Station courtyard. Neighbor Linda Wysong cited recent news coverage showing how “third graders who have grown up within two miles of Portland International Raceway had a 6% decline in their standardized test scores“ and how…
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Deputy District Attorney Assigned to St. Johns / North Portland (September 2023)
At a meeting of business owners on August 22, it was announced that District Attorney Mike Schmidt has assigned a Deputy District Attorney to the St. Johns community. The action was taken in response to a “90-Day Reset Plan” proposed by St. Johns Business Boosters at a March 2023 meeting with Schmidt and city commissioners…
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Pressure forces DEQ to address Toxins at Cathedral Park (September 2023)
Several years ago, Alex Lopez, a local activist working on the superfund cleanup, happened to read an agency report in depth and found that DEQ had discovered high concentrations of PCBs in a certain location in Cathedral Park while testing for sources of river contaminants. The concentration was well above what is considered safe for…
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Algae Bloom alert expands (September 2023)
An advisory is in effect for algae bloom in the Willamette River between Ross Island Lagoon and Cathedral Park. According to Oregon Health Authority residents should avoid swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating in areas of the river where there are blooms. Ingestion of water should be avoided. Toxins…
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Polish Festival Sept 16-17 (September 2023)
The delicious scent of Kielbasa and the beauty of swirling dancers are here again as the Portland Polish Festival returns Sept. 16-17 at the historic Polish Library Association site at 3900 N. Interstate Ave. The celebration, the oldest Polish Festival on the West Coast, is back for the first time since 2019 after COVID cancellations. Admission…
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Algae Bloom Alert (August 2023)
On July 26, Oregon Health Authority issued a health advisory for Sauvie Island due to toxic algae—at Aarons Lake, Pete’s Slough, and Sturgeon Lake. Do not swim or play in these waters and keep pets away. Ingesting the water can cause serious illness. Check current advisories here: bit.ly/3Odm9ZV
