On this golf filled weekend, check out my latest story on the RedTail Golf Center, and the quest to make it into an MLB stadium

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Have you *also* been confused about what's going on with Portland MLB and Golf? I was, and Joni Auden Land has all the updates. Tune into OPB at 7:35AM/9:35AM to get the hot golf goss.

It has been a decade today since the Bunkerville standoff; it has been six years since we released the first season of Bundyville. Still isn't too late to listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bun…

When Bob Day was appointed interim police chief last fall, he said he uninterested in serving as Portland's police chief for the long term (And Mayor Wheeler agreed that it wasn't the right move).

Six months later:

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Washington man arrested, charged in connection with 2022 attacks on Oregon electrical grid opb.org/article/2024/0…

Shantel Witt was driving east of Bend while under the influence of 11 different drugs when she hit and killed cyclist Marika Stone.
Now, the Oregon Court of Appeals says physicians who prescribed her drugs can be sued. bendbulletin.com/localstate/app…

A key piece to helping people in crisis is being able to offer them a path forward. At Portland's Clinton Triangle shelter, that hasn't always an option. Many feel stuck.

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“First thing in treatment you learn is you gotta change your people, places and things,” said Brown. “But it’s a challenge, because I’m living in, in the place where I OD-ed.'

Portland outdoor homeless shelter brings uncertainty for people living there opb.org/article/2024/0…

Price of Portland's Bull Run water treatment plant has ballooned by $300M — just 9 months after city officials revealed a separate $350M cost increase.

“There’s not adequate oversight on this project. It’s shocking how much the costs keep growing.” oregonlive.com/watchdog/2024/…

Leah is tuning in to the Daybell trial today.

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One of Gov. Tina Kotek's top attorneys will leave the office in coming weeks, marking the fourth aide to depart in less than a month.

Deputy General Counsel Lindsey Burrows says she wants to return to being a defense attorney. #orpol

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OPB This morning I received the following text from that volunteer:

'We’ve received about another $2,000 in donations to the GoFundMe since (the story) dropped, and an anonymous donor just contacted me to offer $7,500. So we’re going to be okay!'

Happy Tuesday.

Yesterday we published my first story OPB.

It's about how one of Portland's oldest homeless villages, Right 2 Dream Too, is running out of money.

“If they close, that’s 60 more people out on the street,” a volunteer told me.

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Also this, which is an absurd thing:

'Julia Comnes, a Multnomah County spokesperson, said in an email that officials with the Joint Office of Homeless Services were unavailable for an interview.'

One of Portland’s oldest homeless villages is running out of money opb.org/article/2024/0…

Here's the eviction notice Portland officials sent to Buffalo Wild Wings over $106,000 in unpaid rent at the city-owned building.

The sports bar chain has claimed it stopped doing so b/c of city's inability to tamp down crime & drug use at property.

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Gov. Tina Kotek’s former chief of staff given 8-month role in a state agency opb.org/article/2024/0…

Steven Kray, all the way!
Steven Kray, all the way!
Steven Kray, all the way!

There really are some OR-7 vibes here — this wolverine has been popping up from the valley to the Oregon Coast, says Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife