• City & County need grit in Trail Blazer negotiations

    City & County need grit in Trail Blazer negotiations

    Opinion column by Mark Kirchmeier Most Portlanders deep down want the Trail Blazers to stay in Portland. The team’s arrival in 1971 was a landmark that helped place us on the national map and has reaped investment and tourism benefits ever since. But City of Portland and Multnomah County officials need to show muscle in…