Editor’s Note: Transit and infrastructure in the spotlight
Election tilts scale in favor of transit and infrastructure projects.
From the Editor
Editor’s Note: Measure 97 and Phil Knight
The tax hike and Nike founder have more in common than you think.
Editor’s Note: Southern Comforts
A new TV show, bike share service and diverse racial demographics. Is Atlanta the next Portland?
Reader Forum: Letters to the editor, online comments and more
Letters from the editor, online comments and more.
Editor’s note: Welcome to OB’s new enews
Welcome to our new and improved enewsletter! On behalf of OB staff, I am pleased to bring you our revamped daily news update featuring a boost in original content and a clean, modern and easy-to-read design. The goal is to provide both a snapshot of the day’s top news stories and exclusive OB coverage of the people, … Read more
Editor’s Note: It’s a Man’s World
BY LINDA BAKER | EDITOR
BY LINDA BAKER | EDITOREarlier this week we posted an article from our May issue: It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World. The story covered the gender divide in tech from the perspective of male workers. Twitter didn’t like it.
Beneath the Surface
BY LINDA BAKER
BY LINDA BAKEROn April 1 I attended a forum at the University of Portland on the sharing economy. The event featured panelists from Lyft and Airbnb, as well as Portland Mayor Charlie Hales. Asked about the impact of tech-driven sharing economy services. Hales said the new business models are reshaping the landscape. “But,” he added, “I don’t pretend to understand how a lot of this [technology] works.”
On the Road
BY LINDA BAKER
My daughter turned 18 last week, and for her birthday I got her a Car2Go membership. Not to label myself a disruptor or anything, but it felt like a groundbreaking moment. The two of us, mother and child, were participating in a new teen rite of passage: Instead of handing over the car keys, I handed over a car-sharing card — with the caveat that she not use the gift as her own personal car service.