This seasonal floating restaurant reopened its doors earlier this month, just in time for al fresco dining season. Not only that, but they’ve also added a new dessert menu and Sunday brunch to their offerings. Channel your inner Jimmy Buffett while kicking back with some calamari and a margarita and enjoy the waterfront view. Sunderland
owner Earl Ninsom, and Matt’s BBQ owner Matt Vicedomini, has enjoyed plenty of praise from local media. As Andrea Damewood writes, “You cannot go wrong in ordering, from the hot fried cauliflower to the divine brisket in white curry to the fried rice with burnt ends. And both the cocktails and mocktails are some of the best in town—my favorite [is the] piña colada, made with coffee and salt to keep it from being too cloying.” Boise
The buzzworthy Hawaiian cart-turned-restaurant GrindWitTryz, which moved into a bigger location earlier this year, possesses an ardent following for its Oahu-style cuisine, with dishes like fried chicken, kalua pig, spicy ahi poke, “Hawaiian nachos,” and loco moco. Cully
This ’70s-themed bar and restaurant inside the Jupiter NEXT Hotel describes itself as a “portal to somewhere else entirely—somewhere friendly, warm and a little mysterious” and a “vacation with no stamp in your passport,” so it’s a natural fit for your staycation itinerary. Admire the abundance of lush greenery while sipping on a salty oolong mango Mai Tai or a booze-spiked pineapple Dole whip slushie. Buckman
Since 1989, this colorful floating shack on Hayden Island has brought joy to guests traveling by both land and sea. Enjoy a cocktail garnished with a paper umbrella and allow yourself to be transported by the island vibes. Hayden Island
Top Chef star Gregory Gourdet’s acclaimed wood-fired Haitian restaurant, which took home a James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant last year, serves up dishes like akra (crispy taro root fritters), coffee-rubbed and smoked beef ribs, and twice-cooked griyo (Haitian fried pork). If you can’t get in, venture downstairs for the subterranean bar Sousòl (Haitian Creole for “basement”), which offers a wide variety of pan-Caribbean cocktails and zero-proof drinks. Buckman
Thomas and Mariah Pisha-Duffly’s vibrant tribute to Thomas’s grandmother Kiong Tien Vandenberg takes inspiration from the cuisine of Southeast Asia, especially the street foods of Singapore and Malaysia. The menu includes playful items like corn fritters, salted egg yolk curry fries, “Filet-O-Fishball” sandwiches, and Fruity Pebble Rice Krispies treats, in addition to drinks like Mai Tai slushies and a grown-up take on the Shirley Temple with five-spice ume grenadine, Sanbitter aperitivo, soda, and a Sichuan Tajín-dusted rim. Hollywood, Richmond
This spot from owner Ricky Gomez, chef Ricky Bella, and bar manager Jordan Valls channels the flavors of Cuba, slinging daiquiris, piña coladas, and mango lassis alongside lechon con mojo and jackfruit tostadas. Hosford-Abernethy
Inspired by the timbiriches (street snack stalls) of Cuba, this gem offers traditional Cuban platos, bacanes (steamed tamale-like cakes made from plantains and cassava masa, empanadas, sandwiches, coffee, treats, cocktails, batidos (slushies and shakes), and more. Kerns
The Hoxton’s stylish rooftop taqueria features an outdoor terrace with sweeping vistas of the city and a menu with dishes like birria tortas, ahi tuna tostadas, chorizo empanadas, and pork belly guisado flautas. Add on a carafe of margaritas, and you’ll have all the makings of a dreamy evening. Old Town-Chinatown
With a convivial party atmosphere, cheerful decor, and festive lighting, the Latin American cocktail bar and kitchen provide an ideal ambiance for sipping one of its famous piña coladas served in a hollowed-out pineapple. Kerns
It was only after a Central City Concern staff member entered Brendan Mackey’s room for routine maintenance that his decaying body was found.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of Brendan Mackey is suing Central City Concern, one of Portland’s primary supportive housing providers, for negligence after it took two months for workers to check on his well-being — only to find his decomposed body in his room at the Shoreline Building transitional housing facility.
The 33-year-old was only found when a staff member entered the room for a routine smoke detector test, months after his parents and sister began attempting to reach him and asking the organization to perform a welfare check. The family is now suing Central City Concern and Multnomah County for $9 million in damages.
Mackey had entered Shoreline Building following his release from prison after serving a year for a conviction of unlawful use of a weapon with a knife. He was referred by the Multnomah County Department of Community Justice — the only way to get into the housing facility.
Central City Concern promoted the Shoreline Building as parole transition housing, complete with daily check-ins, building sign-in sheets and access to onsite and offsite support services.
Mackey’s father, Glen Mackey, first dropped him off at the Shorebird Building on Dec. 22, 2023. When they arrived, an apparent case manager for Mackey told his father that he was not allowed to accompany his son to his room. The lawsuit alleges that Glen Mackey was discouraged from visiting his son while he was at the Shoreline Building, according to court documents.
From then and until Christmas Day, Mackey’s father and mother would pick him up from the Shoreline Building around 7 a.m. to spend the day with him and would drop him off before his 11 p.m. curfew. When Mackey was dropped off the day after Christmas, it was the last time his family had contact with him, according to court documents.
For multiple weeks, Mackey’s family tried to get in contact with him, but had no response. They learned that he never showed to a scheduled medical appointment — which his family said in the lawsuit was “unusual” for him.
When Glen Mackey tried to get information from Central City Concern regarding his son’s daily check-ins or see if he had moved out the Shoreline Building, a staff member told him that “we don’t do that” and that Central City Concern “would not advise any person of Brendan’s status” — including his father, who was listed as the emergency contact, according to court documents.
For close to two months, the family called, sent text messages, and even attempted to reach Mackey through social media — but no response ever came. It wasn’t until a call from the Medical Examiner’s Office asking to identify Mackey’s remains that his family learned of his death.
According to court documents, the cause and time of Mackey’s death has yet to be determined because of “the state of decay” of his body. None of his belongings brought to Shoreline Building have also been returned to the family.
This is not the first time a tenant at one of Central City Concern’s buildings has died unnoticed for multiple weeks. In June 2021, Brandi Satterlee’s body was not discovered for at least two weeks after her death at the Blackburn Apartments.
After Satterlee’s death, Central City Concern said it was a learning experience and would make efforts to improve its process — but hasn’t identified what changes it made, the Oregonian reported.
Central City Concern senior director of public affairs Juliana Lukasik said the agency is unable to comment on legal matters.
SEATTLE (AP) — A school district, a nurse, and civil rights and youth services organizations sued Thursday to block a new Washington state parental rights law that critics describe as a “forced outing” measure.
A conservative megadonor backed the law, which is set to take effect in June. The Democratic-led Legislature overwhelmingly approved it, with progressive lawmakers wanting to keep it off the fall ballot while calculating that courts would likely block it.
Known as Initiative 2081, the law requires schools to notify parents in advance of medical services offered to their child, except in emergencies, and of medical treatment arranged by the school resulting in follow-up care beyond normal hours. It grants parents the right to review their child’s medical and counseling records and expands cases where parents can opt their child out of sex education.
That could jeopardize students who go to school clinics seeking access to birth control, referrals for reproductive services, counseling related to their gender identity or sexual orientation, or treatment or support for sexual assault or domestic violence without their parents knowing, critics say.
The fight is the latest iteration of a long-running, nationwide battle over how much say parents have in the schooling of their children. Many parents have joined a conservative movement pushing states to give them more oversight of schools, including over library books and course material, transgender students’ use of school bathrooms, and the instruction of topics related to race, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Most of the rights Initiative 2081 granted to parents were already covered by state or federal law, but in some cases it expanded them.
Minors do not need parental permission to get an abortion in Washington, and state law gives those 14 and older the right to get tested or treated for sexually transmitted diseases without their parents’ consent. Those 13 and older have the right to outpatient behavioral health treatment.
“Initiative 2081 is a forced outing law that will harm LGBTQ+ students if implemented in our schools,” Denise Diskin, an attorney for QLaw Foundation, said in a written statement. “LGBTQ+ students seek out safe and trusted school staff when they don’t have a supportive home, and the affirmation they receive can be life-saving.”
Brian Heywood, a conservative hedge fund manager who finances the Let’s Go Washington political action committee, said the lawsuit seeks to “trample the rights of parents.” The measure, he said, isn’t designed to give parents veto power over their child’s decision to access counseling or medical treatment: “It’s just saying they have a right to know.”
“The lawsuit is a frivolous but not surprising attempt to legislate through lawsuit rather than through the democratic process,” he said.
He also noted that schools would not be required to turn over medical records to parents who are under investigation for child abuse or neglect.
In Washington, citizen initiatives that garner enough signatures can be directed to the Legislature. Lawmakers can then pass them, let voters decide or offer voters an alternative measure. Heywood’s group pushed six initiatives this year, including ones that would overturn the state’s capital gains tax and its climate law, which established a “cap and invest” carbon market.
Democrats in the Legislature passed three of Heywood’s measures, giving themselves a better chance to focus on defeating the three they considered most objectionable at the ballot box this fall.
Those challenging the law object to it on the merits. But one of their attorneys, Adrien Leavitt of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, said the crux of the lawsuit rests on a procedural matter. The Washington Constitution requires that new laws not revise or revoke old laws without explicitly saying so, but Leavitt said this initiative does so in several cases.
For example, state law ensures the privacy of medical records for young people authorized to receive care without parental consent. The measure would give parents the right to be notified before their child receives care and the ability to review school medical records, Leavitt said, but it does not specifically say that it amends the existing privacy law.
One of the plaintiffs, the South Whidbey School District, on Whidbey Island north of Seattle, said in a resolution adopted by the school board Wednesday that the law “negatively affects the rights of youth in Washington state, including LGBTQ+ youth, youth of color, youth survivors of sexual and domestic violence, and youth seeking reproductive health care and gender affirming care.”
Others who brought the lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court include an unnamed Seattle parent of a nonbinary child; Kari Lombard, a psychiatric nurse-practitioner and former West Seattle High School nurse; and several organizations dedicated to the rights of LGBTQ+ or young people.
FILE – Charlie Colin appears at the Friendly House Los Angeles’ 24th Annual Awards Luncheon on Oct. 26, 2013 in Los Angeles. Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet Virginia,” has died. He was 58. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
BRUSSELS (AP) — Train bassist and founding member Charlie Colin has died at 58. Colin’s sister confirmed the musician’s death Wednesday to The Associated Press.
Variety reported Colin slipped and fell in the shower while house-sitting for a friend in Brussels.
Train formed in San Francisco in the early ’90s.
Colin played on Train’s first three records, 1998’s self-titled album, 2001’s “Drops of Jupiter” and 2003’s “My Private Nation.”
The track “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” hit No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
It also earned two Grammys.
Colin left the band in 2003.
He also worked with the Newport Beach Film Festival.
Billboard-charting hip-hop phenom A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie will stop by Portland to support his latest album, Better Off Alone. Compton-born rapper YG has announced dates for his Just Re’d Up tour. Plus, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are bringing their soul-infused Americana tunes to Bend this summer. Read on for details on those and other newly announced events, plus some news you can use.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Portland man is expected to appear in court Thursday after a young mother reported he pulled out a knife in a fit of road rage on his motorcycle, authorities said.
Beaverton police received a call from the woman around 3 p.m. on May 17. She claimed to have been driving her children home from school near the intersection of SW Murray Boulevard and Allen Boulevard when 33-year-old Joseph Lee accused her of cutting him off.
Footage from her car showed Lee hitting and kicking her car before he “appears to pull a knife and reportedly tells the victim he is going to kill her,” police said.
By the time police identified Lee, he was already in custody for a separate incident that took place the following day. On May 18, Lee was accused of pulling a knife on a man at Brooklyn Trattoria on Bethany Boulevard, according to officials.
Lee had been arrested on charges of DUII, unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and disorderly conduct. He was later charged with menacing, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.
PORTLAND, Oregon — Thursday brings warmer and dry weather. Highs rebound into the 60s.
A new weather system arrives Friday, but the showers will be light and scattered. They persist however, into Saturday morning.
Valley highs will be in the mid-60s Friday and in the low 60s Saturday. The showers end quickly Saturday, and the sky will clear Saturday afernoon.
Sunday and Monday will be mainly clear and warmer.
Highs will be in the upper 60s Sunday and mid-70s Monday.
Matt Zaffino KGW Chief Meteorologist
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The suspect in the shoving incident has been arrested.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A MAX train operator is being hailed as a hero after he successfully stopped his train during an emergency, preventing a man who had been shoved onto the tracks from getting hit.
The man who allegedly pushed the victim is now facing murder charges.
KOIN 6 News spoke with the train operator. He said there have been many times when people have walked onto the tracks but this is the first time something like this has ever happened to him.
“I saw a gentleman running and I had a single train. I just assumed he was running towards the front of the platform to get to where the single train was going to be,” MAX Operator Dave Chastain said. “All of a sudden, he ran towards the tracks and shoved the guy right into the tracks in front of me.”
Chastain used quick thinking when he saw the victim get pushed onto the tracks at Providence Park MAX station.
“I just threw on the emergency brakes and stopped as quick as I could. Fortunately, I was able to stop in time before making any contact with him,” he said. “It kind of hit me what all that happened. Yeah, I’m glad it had a good outcome.”
The incident happened near Southwest 17th Avenue and Southwest Yamhill Street just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Chastain said he’s only been on the job for nearly a year and said his training helped him in this situation.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said the victim luckily only suffered minor injuries.
“I didn’t see any visible marks or anything on him,” Chastain said. “He was more shaken up more than anything and kind of shocked and surprised on what had happened, kind of as much as I was.”
The sheriff’s office said the suspect ran away right after the push but was quickly identified.
“Our transit police utilizing surveillance cameras to identify this individual who actually went to commit more crimes,” said TriMet Executive Director of Safety and Security Andrew Wilson.
Within 20 minutes, multiple reports of robberies nearby matched the description of the suspect on the platform. Transit police and Portland police arrested 31-year-old Michael Moreland.
Investigators said Moreland did not know the victim and it’s unclear why he was targeted. Moreland pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday.
Chastain was honored with a special recognition and given a safety pin.
“It’s awesome and I’m appreciative,” he said.
Moreland is facing several charges including attempted murder, attempted assault and robbery. He will be back in court on Thursday.
Well, the obvious thing happened. Portland Oregon, a town that is conservative shorthand for liberal politics, lurched further to the right on election day. Use all the dog whistle euphemism you want about ‘dark money’ and ‘media narratives’, the people have spoken. And it’s not just Portland, and it’s not just this election. Minorities of all races are voting more conservative. So maybe look in the mirror and ask yourself why? Do you really think affordable housing is going to solve our mental health and fentanyl crisis? Do you really think people support you when you cause a million dollars of damage to a public library? [Editor’s note: Perhaps this person means the PSU library, which is not technically a public library (though it does allow visitors), and it was actually not $1 million, but reportedly $750,000 in damage which was covered by insurance.] Do you really think you can shame and cancel people into agreeing with you? You can pound your chest and leave all the angry comments about how right you are, the bottom line is that you’re only driving people further away. And that is only hurting your cause. If you just want to be the rightest person in the room, I guess keep doing what you’re doing. But if you actually care about homeless people, police reform, and children in war zones, maybe try to bring people together instead of driving them away.
“This is my award, but it’s a rich, deep narrative, and involves so many people, and so much sacrifice, and so much time, and so much collective love,” Hill said after receiving the news.
The top 10 albums culminated Apple Music’s inaugural 100 best albums, which started with a 10-day countdown last week. There’s only five artists with two albums on the full list including The Beatles, Wonder, Prince, Radiohead and Beyoncé.
The process started several months ago when Apple Music’s editorial team of editors and music experts — including Zane Lowe (global creative director and lead anchor for Apple Music 1) and Ebro Darden (global editorial head of hip-hop and R&B) — generated a list of candidates from the past 65 years.
“This list isn’t a popularity contest,” Darden said. “We challenged everyone to not vote based on your favorites. You’re invited into the panel because you have music knowledge beyond what you listen to when you’re on the elliptical machine.”
Members from Apple Music’s internal team submitted their personal lists of albums through the company’s voting microsite. The votes were weighted according to an album’s placement — the higher the ranking, the more votes assigned.
Apple Music used the same voting methodology for a select group external voters that included artists, songwriters, producers and some media.
And now, we’re here. With commentary from Lowe and Darden, here is Apple Music’s top 10 best albums list:
1. Lauryn Hill, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” (1998)
DARDEN: We’re really leaning on what she did on this album. The songwriting, what she shared, what was happening in her life that she effectively put in the music. The fact that she just became a mother. All the R&B vibes. The Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway along with D’Angelo’s “Nothing Even Matters.” The social commentary in “Doo Wop (That Thing).” It’s hip-hop. It’s R&B. It’s got a dancehall element. It’s a powerful woman being independent and being like “Yo, I got something to say.” And oh by the way, the son she’s singing about on the album is Bob Marley’s grandson…. It checks so many boxes.
2. Michael Jackson, “Thriller” (1982)
LOWE: It’s the greatest blockbuster album ever. I think everyone I’ve spoken to about this list automatically assumes that it’s going to be No. 1. That’s because we’ve spent decade after decade seeing it basically No. 1. It came out during a time period when music was the top entertainment in the world. People were desperate for this Michael Jackson record even more than going to see a movie. “Thriller” is an incredible record. The whole thing is dialed in. But it didn’t bug me that Lauryn came in at No. 1 and “Thriller” landed at No. 2.
3. The Beatles, “Abbey Road” (1969)
DARDEN: “Abbey Road” has taken on a more modern life of its own in the social media space with TikTok. Maybe that’s why it landed so high. When you go song for song on ”Abbey Road,” I think it musically represents a happy time for the Beatles. It’s very much like more raw Beatles than pop Beatles.
4. Prince and the Revolution, “Purple Rain” (1984)
DARDEN: I love that it was a Black artist making soulful rock and pop records. I loved the movie. It’s phenomenal memories. It’s not my favorite Prince album. I’m more into “Sign O’ The Times.” Dance, music, sex romance. I’m a big Prince fan, so I’m happy this got the votes. I think “Purple Rain” lives on in (iconic fashion).
5. Frank Ocean, “blond” (2016)
LOWE: I had this higher than five. I simply adore this album. I feel like Frank is like Prince. He is like Michael. He is like Lauryn. He is like Marvin (Gaye). He is like Radiohead. He is the great outliers who found a way into our hearts on a massive scale. They do not make music to appeal to a large audience, and yet somehow the music they make reaches us. “Blond” didn’t hit the certain sales targets that some of the biggest albums on this list did… But every time I put it on, it moves me different every single time.
6. Stevie Wonder, “Songs in the Key of Life” (1976)
LOWE: It starts with a message, and it ends with a time to process everything that’s happened in between. In the end, he finally gives you a moment to just take everything you’ve listened to and just absorb it. He channeled something major.
DARDEN: I’m happy this went so high. It was his debut album. He wrote an audio movie about his neighborhood and basically being a reluctant kid who is surrounded by all this toxicity, mayhem and chaos. He’s trying to see his way through it. He created opportunities for him and his friends to survive.
8. Amy Winehouse, “Back to Black” (2006)
LOWE: It talks about heartbreak, rejection, unrequited love and the pain you go through when you have feelings for someone who doesn’t have the same feelings back. You don’t know what to do with that emotion. It’s very human. If we all live long enough, we’re going to go through real heartbreak in our life. This album took that experience and made us sing and dance and move. It’s one of the most tasteful albums about heartache ever recorded. It’s an incredible magic act.
9. Nirvana, “Nevermind” (1991)
LOWE: This was a combination of real skill, beautiful instinct, total courage and vulnerability. It showed the ability to dial into what ( Kurt Cobain ) was feeling and dress it up in a way that made people want to dance, jump, sing and scream. But if you really listen, which tens of millions of people did, it was deeper than that. And we understood it. This album was the start of me being able to sit down and have a conversation about anxiety and depression with my mom, my brother and friends. If he could write about it, why can’t I talk about it?
10. Beyoncé, “Lemonade” (2016)
DARDEN: This was the first time we got to see Beyoncé’s personal life. Her sister just beat up her husband on an elevator, and everybody’s in their business now… I like “Lemonade” but it’s not my favorite Beyoncé album. “Renaissance” is one my favorite Beyoncé albums ever. But if you lived in that “Lemonade” moment, it was a big deal.
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FILE – The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. Even as millions of older adults clamor for drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, monthly use of the medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists soared nearly 600% between 2020 and 2023 in people under 25 – and as young as 12. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
(Associated Press) – Use of diabetes and obesity medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and other so-called GLP-1 drugs has soared among teens and young adults.
New research shows that the number of 12- to 25-year-olds who used the medications climbed from about 8,700 a month in 2020 to 60,000 a month in 2023.
Overall, in 2023, nearly 31,000 children aged 12 to 17 and more than 162,000 people aged 18 to 25 received the drugs.
The report was published Wednesday in the journal JAMA.
It’s the first look at the national uptake of these medications in those age groups.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — On Tuesday, a Clackamas County grand jury indicted a man accused of selling fentanyl to another man believed to have overdosed and died in 2022, according to the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office.
Colby Jungwirth, 30, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. He allegedly sold fentanyl to 26-year-old Christian Robertson.
Family members found Robertson dead in June 2022. Deputies with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to Robertson’s home, and in his bedroom, “found evidence that indicated he overdosed on drugs” the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
Clackamas County Task Force investigators connected a drug sale between Robertson and Jungwirth.
Police arrested Jungwirth on May 20. He was taken to the Clackamas County Jail where he is being held on $250,000 bail.
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DaBella alleged the Timbers harmed the company’s reputation in the midst of rebuilding its own
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A former sponsor for the Portland Timbers is suing the soccer club after it ended their partnership due to sexual harassment allegations.
As first reported by the Portland Business Journal, Hillsboro-based home improvement company DaBella Exteriors filed a lawsuit against the team and Chief Executive Officer Heather Davis on Monday.
The lawsuit comes nearly three months after the Timbers terminated their partnership with DaBella and removed its logo from jerseys, citing recent misconduct accusations against the company’s CEO.
“This decision was rooted in the responsibility we have to our fans, supporters, partners and employees to transparently reflect and uphold the values and expectations of our community,” the Timbers said on Feb. 28.
According to DaBella’s complaint, the team’s decision to end the partnership was “not contractually permitted.” The plaintiffs alleged the Timbers harmed the company’s reputation in the midst of rebuilding its own.
“The Timbers’ past failings are well-documented,” West-Linn-based Attorney David Smith wrote. “However, when presented with unsubstantiated falsehoods about conduct within one of its largest sponsors, DaBella, the Timbers and its CEO, Davis, accepted the baseless allegations about misconduct at DaBella at face value without conducting the diligence or verifying the veracity of the claims.”
The company is seeking more than $75 million in the lawsuit.
In a statement, a Timbers spokesperson told KOIN 6 News the sports organization is “aware of the lawsuit and have no comment at this time. “
Court documents note the team appointed Davis as their new CEO in January 2023, after Timbers owner Meritt Paulson stepped down from the position in October 2022. Paulson also previously owned the Portland Thorns, but the team was sold to RAJ Sports earlier this year.
The leadership changes followed several scandals involving both teams.
Previous reports alleged the Timbers failed to inform the Major Soccer League that former midfielder Andy Polo had been accused of domestic violence, until the information later became public.
An additional investigation commissioned by the National Women’s Soccer League found that former Thorns coach Paul Riley had engaged in sexual harassment and coercion.
The Thorns did not renew Riley’s contract in 2015, although the team did not disclose why. Polo was terminated in February 2022.
Timbers’ former President of Soccer Gavin Wilkinson and President of Business Mike Golub were fired later in the year.
Check in here starting at 8 p.m. for vote totals for the top Oregon statewide races and the Portland area, from the secretary of state down to county commissioner.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tuesday marks Election Day for Oregon’s 2024 primary, where most races will set up which candidates from each party will compete in the November general election. In a few local races, a candidate may clinch the election outright.
The first round of results will be posted shortly after the ballot box drop-off deadline of 8 p.m. Tuesday night.
Hotly contested races include the Democratic primaries for Oregon’s 3rd and 5th congressional districts, the race for Multnomah County District Attorney, the Oregon Secretary of State primary and county commissioner races in both Multnomah and Clackamas counties.
There are no results to display for Washington state because the state’s primary won’t be held until August 6.
Results below are not final; ballots will continue to be counted and the story will be updated as additional vote totals come in.
U.S. President
The winners of Oregon’s presidential primary are unlikely to surprise. Incumbent President Joe Biden is running for reelection on the Democratic ticket, and former President Donald Trump is unopposed in Oregon for the Republican ticket.
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Democratic Party’s nominee for president on the November ballot.
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Republican Party’s nominee for president on the November ballot.
Congress
Due to the impending retirement of Congressman Earl Blumenauer after 22 years in office, the race in Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District is wide open. Meanwhile, the race for the 6th Congressional District is shaping up to be competitive as Democrats attempt to field a candidate who can retake the relatively new seat from Republican incumbent Congresswoman Lori Chavez-Deremer.
U.S. House 3rd District – Democrat
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Democratic Party’s nominee for 3rd District U.S. Representative on the November ballot.
U.S. House 3rd District – Republican
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Republican Party’s nominee for 3rd District U.S. Representative on the November ballot.
U.S. House 5th District – Democrat
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Democratic Party’s nominee for 5th District U.S. Representative on the November ballot.
U.S. House 5th District – Republican
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Republican Party’s nominee for 5th District U.S. Representative on the November ballot.
Oregon
Secretary of State – Democrat
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Democratic Party’s nominee for secretary of state on the November ballot. Incumbent LaVonne Griffin-Valade was appointed on an interim basis to replace elected Secretary of State Shemia Fagan following her resignation. Griffin-Valade is not running to retain the position.
Secretary of State – Republican
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Republican Party’s nominee for secretary of state on the November ballot.
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Democratic Party’s nominee for treasurer on the November ballot. Incumbent Tobias Read is not seeking reelection to this position, as he is instead running for secretary of state.
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Republican Party’s nominee for treasurer on the November ballot.
Attorney General – Democrat
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Democratic Party’s nominee for attorney general on the November ballot. Incumbent Ellen Rosenblum is not seeking reelection.
Attorney General – Republican
This is a closed party primary. The winner of this race will become the Oregon Republican Party’s nominee for attorney general on the November ballot.
Multnomah County
This year, the position of Multnomah County District Attorney and four positions on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners are on the ballot. Incumbent DA Mike Schmidt is running for reelection, and Commissioner Julia Brim-Edwards is seeking reelection for her District 3 seat. The other three commission positions are open.
All of these races are nonpartisan. If any candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, they will win their seat outright. If no one gets there, the top two finishers in the race will advance to a runoff in November.
County Commissioner, Position 1
County Commissioner, Position 2
County Commissioner, Position 3
County Commissioner, Position 4
Clackamas County
Three positions on the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners are on the ballot this year, one of which is the at-large chair position. Incumbent Chair Tootie Smith is running for reelection, as are Commissioners Martha Schrader and Mark Shull.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Okay, political junkies! Let’s saddle up for what is sure to be an exciting May primary election night—one that’s sure to be extra spicy, thanks to the wave of conservative candidates trying to take over the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners as well as that mud-flingin’ District Attorney race.
That said, here’s an important thing to remember: Ballots that are mailed and postmarked by 8 pm tonight will still be counted, and it may take days for the final results to be tallied in certain races. However, we should have a pretty good idea where most races stand after the first ballot drop at 8 pm, and Multnomah County election officials say local races could be decided as soon as tomorrow. News reporter Taylor Griggs and I (Mercury editor Wm. Steven Humphrey) will be getting you the latest state and local results as soon as we have them (along with lots of sassy-ass analysis), while our news editor Courtney Vaughn and arts editor Suzette Smith will be skating around to some of the hottest candidate parties in town to witness the cheers, tears, and what sort of disgusting snacks they’ll be serving. IT. WILL. BE. FUN.
So scroll down to read the latest dispatches, and LET’S GET DOWN WITH SOME DEMOCRACY, OREGON!]
UPDATE: 10:30 PM
And on that note (see tweet below), the Mercury Election Freak Squad is calling it for the night. But don’t you worry your pretty head—we’ll be up bright and early to inform you of all the overnight election happenings in Good Morning, News along with other newsy-style stories when you wake up tomorrow. Thanks to the Mercury‘s Courtney Vaughn, Taylor Griggs, and Suzette Smith for their excellent on-the-spot reporting tonight, zero thanks to AIPAC and the other dark money conservative groups who purchased their fair share of elections this year, and my eternal gratitude to former Mayor Sam Adams and Old Town gentrifier Jesse Burke for running against each other in the Multco Commish District Two race, thereby canceling each other out. (WOW! I guess “cancel culture” does exist!) Sleep well, my pretties, democracy continues tomorrow, and hopefully, every day after.—WSH
UPDATE: 10:23 PM
Not wrong:
not much that is too surprising in election results. but my goodness, big money certainly appears to have a vice grip on almost every level of oregon politics, and it sure is hard to out-organize money when turnout is so damn low and demographically unrepresentative
The 10 pm update, which brings the statewide ballot count to 687,012 (about 23 percent of active registered voters), has only solidified the early results. Susheela Jayapal has now pulled in about 28 percent of the vote in Oregon’s 3rd U.S. House District, but it’s unlikely she’ll catch up to Maxine Dexter. Janelle Bynum maintains a 40 point lead over Jamie McLeod-Skinner in Oregon’s 5th U.S. House District, setting her up to take on Republican Lori Chavez-Deremer in the November election. As for the state legislative seats… we’re pretty confident Shannon Jones Isadore, currently well-ahead in Oregon’s 33rd District, will win the election.—TG
UPDATE: 10:05 PM
For the 10 pm ballot count drop, there’s been movement in the District One race for MultCo Commissioners: Meghan Moyer has taken a three-point lead over the previously unelectable Vadim Mozyrsky, 44% to 41%. Shannon Singleton still leads both Sam Adams and Jessie Burke by a wide margin in District Two. (If I were her, I don’t know who I would enjoy beating more in November!) And in District Four, Vince Dixon-Jones is creating distance between himself and the surprising Brian Knotts, 48% to 42%—a six-point spread. AND WHAT’S THIS? Nathan Vasquez’ lead over Mike Schmidt in the MultCo District Attorney race is shrinking somewhat, with Vasquez currently at 55% to Schmidt’s 43%. Nothing to get too excited about… but it’s still WAY better than I thought Schmidt would do after the years of negative bullshit he’s been through since taking the job. (I wonder if Vasquez will be jealous if people don’t put up lying billboards about him?)—WSH
UPDATE: 9:32 PM
Elizabeth Steiner, who will likely be the next state treasurer (Democrats have held the seat since 1992), has released a statement.
“I am immensely grateful for the outpouring of support our campaign has received from Oregonians around the state. I want to thank my friends, family, staff, and all our volunteers who put in the work to bring us here,” Steiner said. “I launched this campaign because I know there’s more we can do to help Oregonians save for their family’s financial goals, boost the financial health of our state, and invest in our shared priorities: healthcare, education, housing, jobs, and a secure retirement. I am honored to be the Democratic nominee for State Treasurer in the General Election, and look forward to continuing to talk to folks across the state about securing a healthy financial future for every Oregon family.”
If elected in November, Steiner would become the first woman ever elected as Oregon State Treasurer. This is a big win for women doing numbers!—TG
UPDATE: 9:28 PM
Mike Schmidt, addressing a room full of supporters after unofficial election results show him far behind his opponent, says “this has been a hard fought campaign and we’re still counting,” but acknowledges he’s down in the results and not likely to pull off a win. “I’m so grateful to be in here with all of you that know that we can fix a criminal justice system that’s been broken since its inception.”
Said his wife encouraged him to run for re-election to “show our two young boys that win or lose, it is good and it is worthwhile, always, to fight for what is right.”—CV
Mike Schmidt addresses supporters alongside his wife, Clare. (Courtney Vaughn)
UPDATE: 9:25 PM
Hmmm… wonder if presumptive “DA Vasquez” will do anything about this?
In non-election news, the Portland Police released the 2024 Q1 traffic stop report.
There were 6,369 traffic stops in Portland last quarter, the most since the pandemic. 41% of those stopped were drivers of color. pic.twitter.com/VB7tcqrt6C
As of 9 pm, the Multnomah County results are practically the same: In the MultCo Commish races, Vadim Mozyrsky and Meghan Moyer are just about tied in District One; Shannon Singleton will have the pleasure of taking on either the unlikable Sam Adams or unlikable Jessie Burke this November in District Two; (Can I call it? I’m calling it.) Julia Brim-Edwards wins District Three; and in District Four, Vince Jones-Dixon has just a weird, tiny lead over Brian Knotts, 46% to 43%.
Here are the first results in my race. I honestly wasn’t thinking I was going to get more than 20% or so. pic.twitter.com/YfEiTfK8Lj
At the Vasquez/Mozyrsky/Burke party: Despite a pre-results mid-to-liquored interest, the vibes at the election party for three friends who wanted to clean up this rainy city have gotten (everyone on this couch with me agrees) weird. Vasquez has a significant lead. Mozyrsky is ahead—as Steve so expertly described—by a skootch. The city of Portland seems to have declined Burke’s offer to “volunteer as tribute.” Somewhat ironically, Vasquez paraphrase-quoted former New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan when he spoke to the crowd earlier. The quote: “When you elect people who have contempt for government, you get contemptible government.” Maybe Portland couldn’t get excited about someone who repeatedly referred to it as the Hunger Games.—SS
UPDATE: 8:59 PM
So far, more than four percent of Democratic presidential primary votes are write-ins. Any increase in write-in votes in the presidential primary this year is likely due to the push to write in “uncommitted” in the presidential primary to protest President Biden’s handling of Israel’s war in Gaza.
Meanwhile, The O has called Treasurer for Steiner, AG for Dan Rayfield, Secretary of State for Tobias Read, and Willy Chotzen D-46. D-33, the other contentious Oregon legislative race, hasn’t been called yet.—TG
UPDATE: 8:57 PM
Schmidt, after a long absence, has re-entered the party. Consolation hugs are being exchanged throughout the room.—CV
UPDATE: 8:55 PM
Today in “WOMP WOMP”:
People are on their feet in North Portland, as news outlets announce Dexter has won the race. Dexter doesn’t actually live in the district right now, but has signaled she plans to move back. #orpol
And to the surprise of no one—particularly me, since I predicted it like three weeks ago—every one of the Multnomah County measures (gas, zoo, teachers, and water quality) are passing by a medium-to-wide margin. Now let’s do the “small penis tax” for drivers who insist on purchasing huge pickup trucks.—WSH
UPDATE: 8:35 PM
Well… this is… SOMETHING.
AIPAC congratulates @doctormaxine on her Democratic primary win!
AIPAC members were proud to support Maxine Dexter in her race against an anti-Israel opponent endorsed by @BernieSanders, @AOC, and @jstreetdotorg.
“This has been a hard-fought campaign, and while it is still too early to definitively call this race, right now we are down. I look forward to seeing more results come in. Regardless of the outcome, I want to thank this community for the incredible support they have shown this campaign.”—CV
UPDATE: 8:20 PM
The first results are IN… but only about 12 percent of the statewide vote has been counted so far, so these early rankings may or may not hold up. As far as federal races go, Maxine Dexter is currently leading the race for Oregon’s 3rd U.S. House District with a little more than 50 percent of the vote. Susheela Jayapal is second in the running, having racked up about 26 percent of the current vote, and Eddy Morales has received almost 15 percent. In the 5th District, Janelle Bynum is very solidly in the lead, receiving nearly 80 percent of the vote so far. The Secretary of State primary is going well for Tobias Read, who has a little more than 70 percent of the vote currently. Dan Rayfield is leading the race for Attorney General nomination, with more than three-quarters of the vote. Shaina Maxey Pomerantz is behind him at 22.7 percent. Elizabeth Steiner has a solid lead in the state treasurer contest. Shannon Jones Isadore is leading the race in the 33rd District right now with almost 50 percent of the vote, with Pete M Grabiel and Brian Duty behind her at 28.6 and 25.15 percent respectively. In the 46th District, Willy Chotzen is in the lead, taking about two-thirds of the vote. Whoopsy, my numbers might be inaccurate already. Now about 20 percent has been counted.—TG
Good news for Commissioner Mingus Mapps (and everyone else in Portland, tbh)…early results are promising that Portland’s gas tax measure will be renewed. This isn’t a huge surprise or anything, but it’s still a relief.
The mood at Schmidt’s party has turned a little. There are audible sighs and nervous questions about whether it’s “too soon to call it.”—CV
People are pretty jubilant at the Nathan Vasquez, Jessie Burke, and Vadim Mozyrsky tri- candidate party. Just before the results drop, Rene Gonzalez leads the crowd in “vamos!” “Vasquez!” Okay, maybe it isn’t jubilant, but it’s like… interested, or at least polite. pic.twitter.com/08iGmYH257
And the first ballot result drops have… errr… DROPPED. Here’s how the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners races are shaping up.
DISTRICT ONE
In District One, Vadim Mozyrsky leads Meghan Moyer by just a skootch, 43% to 42%. This race could stretch out for awhile, so cool your heels. (However, Vadim must be ECSTATIC… he’s thus far lost every political race he’s ever been in, and that includes dog catcher.)
DISTRICT TWO
In the second district, the wildly qualified Shannon Singleton (39%) holds a 13 point lead over her nearest competitors, former Mayor Sam Adams (26%) and Jessie Burke (25%)—who I sometimes suspect may be the same person. Way to cancel each other out, guys! (No, sincerely, I mean it… THANK YOU.)
DISTRICT THREE
To the surprise of… looks around… NOBODY, Julia Brim-Edwards has a commanding lead over her one and only competitor, TJ Noddings, with Julia raking in a whopping 76% to TJ’s 23%. (Am I allowed to “call it” for Julia yet?)
DISTRICT FOUR
In a somewhat surprising turn of events, Vince Jones-Dixon is holding on to a small and tenuous lead (46%) to Brian Knotts (43%). WE GOT US A HORSE RACE HERE, SON!
MULTNOMAH COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
And in the race for Multnomah County District Attorney, People for Portland… sorry… Nathan Vasquez leads Mike Schmidt, 58% to the incumbent’s 41%. That’s a commanding lead—though closer than I thought since People for Portland has been campaigning for Vasquez since day one of Schmidt being on the job.—WSH
UPDATE: 7:45 PM
Time for the 7:45 vibe check: The campaign party for DA Mike Schmidt, who’s trying to retain his seat for another four years, is at the hip and slightly posh Jupiter Next, where the vibe is fundraiser-cocktail-party-meets-art-reception. A DJ is spinning Grizzly Bear and other indie favs, and the snack table is legit. Mediterranean appetizers and clearly marked vegan options.
But best of all? There’s a lighted sign for photos that just reads #SchmidtShow. 💯 No notes.
This would make a good billboard. (Courtney Vaughn)
UPDATE: 7:40 PM
As we gear up for the 8 pm ballot drop, here are some of the big statewide races we’re keeping an eye on: Perhaps the juiciest races are the U.S. House primaries in the 3rd and 5th Districts. Tonight’s results in the third district—where the top candidates are Maxine Dexter, Susheela Jayapal, and Eddy Morales—will be particularly informative about the future of big, outside spending in Oregon races. In the 5th District, Jamie McLeod-Skinner will face off against Janelle Bynum to determine who will flip this very important seat blue in November. We’re also pretty excited to see who voters will pick as Democratic nominee for Oregon Secretary of State, with Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read and State Senator James Manning leading the pack. And then there are the Portland-area state house races—the most contentious of which is likely the 33rd District, where Shannon Jones Isadore and Brian Duty (both very respectable candidates) are vying for the Democratic nomination. We’re also keeping a close watch on the race between Willy Chotzen and Mary Lou Hennrich in Oregon’s 46th District.That’s all for now, but stay tuned for the first drop… coming up nail-bitingly soon.—TG
UPDATE: 7:35 PM
And here I am at the Hoxton Hotel in Old Town, where the tri-candidate party for Nathan Vasquez (running for MultCo DA), Jessie Burke (MultCo Commish District 2), and Vadim Mozyrsky (MultCo Commish District 1) is being held in the Lovely Rita ground floor lobby/lounge. In past years, the windowed room was a pretty swanky restaurant, but its current incarnation is more of a freeform spot to eat charcuterie. And thus? The party boasts an impressively large charcuterie table! The people at this soirée are not the sort to mob a snack table, so I assume we have nothing in common.—SS
Ummm… meeeeeat. (Suzette Smith)
UPDATE: 7:25 PM
Howdy, y’all! I’ll be keeping my squinty eyes on the Multnomah County races tonight, and (wooo-wheee!) there are some humdingers, including the District Attorney matchup between People for Portland’s unhealthy obsession, Mike Schmidt, and poster child for Portland’s elite, Nathan Vasquez. Plus there are a whopping FOUR races which could bring about major changes (potentially very bad) to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. We’ll also be keeping an eye on four local measures, which could re-up the gas tax, the teachers’ levy, the Oregon Zoo bond, and the “Urban Flood and Water Quality” tax—which everyone HATES. (That’s not true at all, but since all of these will probably be approved with flying colors, I gotta find some drama somewhere… right?) Anyhoo, stick around because the first batch of results will be dropping at 8 pm.—WSH
UPDATE: 6:45 PM
As expected, the scene at the Multnomah County Elections Division in SE Portland is controlled chaos. Traffic is slow and backed up on surrounding streets, mainly due to the drive-up ballot drop box on Belmont Street. Inside the elections office, workers are gathered on multiple levels of the building. Some are hovered around large sorting machines that count thousands of ballots a minute. Machines also verify signatures on the ballot envelopes. Ones that look fishy get set aside for humans to check.
In all, there more than a dozen steps to the sorting and counting of each ballot—and Multnomah County has about 571,000 of them to get through (assuming everyone votes). Glad we have mail-in voting to give ’em an early start! Earlier today, the county reported just over 23 percent of registered voters have turned in their ballots. -CV
A Multnomah County elections work sorts ballots on Tuesday, May 21. (Courtney Vaughn)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An investigation has been opened into the death of Matthew Perry and how the “Friends” actor received the anesthetic ketamine, which was ruled contributing factor in his death.
Los Angeles Police Capt. Scot Williams says Tuesday that the police department was working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with a probe into why the 54-year-old star had so much ketamine in his system when he died in October.
Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home.
His autopsy released in December found that the amount of ketamine in Perry’s blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery.
