SE César E Chávez Blvd. Safety Plan Presented to Neighborhood Associations

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 3/26 10:16P SE Examiner

By Louis Chase César E Chávez Blvd. is the main north-south connection for much of Portland’s Inner Eastside. Chávez Blvd. is also a high-crash corridor, meaning it is among the [ ]

Portland Officials Consider Arts Tax Reform Amid Rising Costs

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 3/26 10:11P SE Examiner

By Madeleine Voth A proposal to reform one of Portland’s most obscure and controversial taxes, the Arts Tax, could soon alter how arts programs and education are funded across the [ ]

Neighborhood Association Gains Traction Improving Key Corridor

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 3/26 10:08P SE Examiner

By Daniel Perez-Crouse Portland’s Foster-Powell Neighborhood Association (FPNA) is working to overhaul a beloved street with its Better Center project. The goal is to make it a safer and more [ ]

Representatively Speaking – April 2026

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 3/26 10:05P SE Examiner

By State Representative Rob Nosse The “short” legislative session ended March 6, a few days before our constitutional deadline. It’s April, and I’m still exhausted. We were darn busy. Five [ ]

Mission Implausible: SE PDX Student Uncovers Major Water Cost Savings, Saving PCC $1 Million

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 2/26 11:13P SE Examiner

By James Hill A student intern at Portland Community College (PCC) was given one mission—find savings on the college’s water usage and billing. The result? Mission accomplished and then some.Eric [ ]

Childswork Learning Center and The Lantern Partnership Will Benefit Entire Community

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 2/26 11:08P SE Examiner

By Ellen Spitaleri These days it is almost a cliché to describe a partnership as a win-win situation; however, in the case of the pairing of Childswork Learning Center and [ ]

Representatively Speaking – March 2026

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 2/26 11:00P SE Examiner

By State Representative Rob Nosse As this column hits the newsstands, the Legislature either will have wrapped up the 2026 legislative session or we will only be a few days [ ]

Portland Green Streets Transforms City Streets in SE Portland and Beyond

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 1/29 11:09P SE Examiner

By Madeleine Voth Most Portlanders pass them without a second thought, but green street planters are hard at work across the city, especially in SE, where dense housing, aging infrastructure [ ]

Recovery-Focused Overnight Shelter Opens in Buckman

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 1/29 11:05P SE Examiner

By Francesca “Frankie” Silverstein On Monday, January 5, a new overnight shelter opened at 614 SE Grand Ave. Located in what was previously a US Bank building, the shelter is [ ]

Representatively Speaking – February 2026

The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon 1/29 11:01P SE Examiner

By State Representative Rob Nosse The short session has started and we at the Oregon Legislature have a lot on our plates. Here is a rundown of some of the [ ]