Taylor Griggs
Writer at Freelance
Reporter at Portland Mercury
Covering transportation, climate, labor (etc) @portlandmercury, formerly @bikeportland 🚲 hmu, tgriggs @ portlandmercury dot com
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1 week ago |
portlandmercury.com | Courtney Vaughn |Taylor Griggs
An hours-long standoff Monday evening in Northwest Portland ended with police leaving the scene and bystanders intervening to aid a man armed with knives and pepper spray. Police say they made a strategic decision to de-escalate, hoping to prevent further violence.
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2 weeks ago |
portlandmercury.com | Taylor Griggs
When members of Portland’s broader labor ecosystem found out about the city police union’s bid to join the Northwest Oregon Labor Council (NOLC), many immediately reacted with suspicion. While the Portland Police Association (PPA) and NOLC leaders said their goal was to bring workers of all stripes together, labor activists and police critics were doubtful, immediately pointing out the potential downsides to the arrangement.
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2 weeks ago |
portlandmercury.com | Taylor Griggs
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’snews reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.
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2 weeks ago |
portlandmercury.com | Taylor Griggs
Portlanders took to the streets en masse on April 5 to participate in the local “Hands Off” mass mobilization, with thousands of people filling up the downtown waterfront to rally against the Trump administration. The event, organized by the groups 50501 and Rose City Indivisible, began at the Japanese American Historical Plaza, but the crowd—which appeared to contain at least 10,000 people—spilled out across Tom McCall Waterfront Park, onto Naito Parkway and the nearby Burnside Bridge.
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2 weeks ago |
portlandmercury.com | Taylor Griggs
Earlier this week, to the dismay of local freeway fighters, Metro Council moved to allow the Oregon Department of Transportation to get started on the initial phases of its I-5 Rose Quarter project. Given the controversy surrounding the freeway project, the councilors apparently felt they had to justify their decision, responding in part to the large influx of public comment they received from supporters of groups like No More Freeways.
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