I've traditionally been very wary about much of the criticism around DA Mike Schmidt, with the whole Schmidt show nonsense and heaping all the woes of the world at his feet. However, this seems very much a failure of leadership in an area in which it cannot be denied that he has complete control.

This section from Amber Kinney's letter of resignation I found particularly damning:

The attorney management in our office is comprised of only one female (17% of total management), despite the current ratio for lawyers at about 50/50 men and women. Of the lawyers in leadership positions (management + Level 4 Supervisors), 80% are men and 20% are women (only 4 women). The very next level down, non-supervisors (Level 3 lawyers) are nearly 70% women.

The newly created designation of “Lead Level 3s” – the elite squad of major felony trial attorneys, recognized for our longevity in the office, complex caseload, and homicide call-out duty, but who are not supervisors – are almost all women (89% are women and 11% are men). This is a glass ceiling.

Under your leadership, seven consecutive men were promoted or hired into leadership positions. Under your leadership (or in anticipation of your leadership) eight high-level career lawyers have left our office, seven of the eight are women.

I've done a few Pedalpalooza rides in past years and they've generally been great. I think it's amazing that they've expanded it into a 3-month thing which is essentially "hey here's a resource for the best summer bike rides", but it's a piiiiiiinch overwhelming to open the calendar and see like a thousand different rides all stacked up on one another to the point where the page times out in Chrome.

So...are there any that the community here would particularly recommend?

The article doesn't have much detail, but I believe that they got hosed by the pandemic. Looking at their permit history, all their grand plans for rebuilding and remodeling started in late 2019.

Then whoops, couple years of pandemic.

Then whoops, interest rates are through the roof and obtaining financing just got a whole lot more expensive.

It makes me wonder if they're doing what the Eagle's Lodge people are doing; just letting their property sit in a derelict state while waiting for the rates to come down.

According to the Portland Art Museum, the nearly 9,000 square-foot Tomorrow Theater will feature up to 300 seats, designed with modular features that will allow for flexible use; accessible features, including gender-neutral restrooms; seating for patrons with disabilities, and more.

A food program is also planned, under the leadership of Portland chef Leather Storrs, the former chef-owner of Noble Rot.

In terms of programming, the Tomorrow Theater will serve as a space that goes beyond screening films, to offer cross-media performances, immersive theater, exhibitions, game nights, and workshops.

Versaterm’s Case Service software program. That name may sound familiar: Since at least 2015, the Portland Police Bureau has contracted with Versaterm to manage its records. It’s also the same company that manages BOEC’s computer-aided dispatch system. The Oregonian reported in 2019 that Versaterm’s records management system was plagued by glitches and delays.

With the software, an automated voice asks callers to the non-emergency number whether they want to stay on the line for a dispatcher or get transferred to the software.

If they choose the latter, they’re given three options: They can submit information about an incident online, through an app, or verbally over the phone. The virtual officer, named “Cayce,” gathers basic information: date, time and location of the incident and a description of what took place—akin to filling in the blanks of a police report.

The longest service interruption in TriMet's history is set to start Sunday, June 18. The public transit agency will halt MAX Red Line service between the Gateway Transit Center and Portland International Airport (PDX) for 126 days.