🌱 Teens In Armed Robbery + Portland Candidate + Hide Your Plates

Welcome back, friends! It's another Tuesday in Portland and I'm feeling pretty good about that. Let's talk about our day.

First, today's weather:

It looks like a pretty nice day today. It'll be a little cloudy, but little to no rain and a high of 50.

Here are the top stories in Portland today:

1. Three teens were arrested in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in the Concordia neighborhood over the weekend. Police apprehended three male juveniles, aged 15, 16 and 17. A handgun was found underneath a vehicle nearby. (KOIN.com)
2. Is Image Comics anti-union? The Portland-based company is currently the third-largest comic book publisher after the big tw0 (DC and Marvel), yet it has refused to recognize that the majority of its employees have signed their union authorization cards, according to Comic Book Workers United PDX . Local news station KGW speaks with members of Comic Book Workers United PDX to learn why such a union is needed. (KGW.com)
3. I'm trying to keep you updated on all the candidates running in the elections coming next year, but they just keep on coming. The latest addition is local businessman Rene Gonzalez who will be vying for the Position 3 seat on Portland City Council, pitting him up against Jo Ann Hardesty. (KATU)
4. If you've been standing in line at the pharmacy, waiting too long to get your prescription filled, Pharmacy Benefit Managers may be to blame. Kevin Russell spent 28 years working in community pharmacies and is now the Central Oregon Regional Director on the Oregon State Pharmacy Association board. Russell told OPB that intermediary companies called Pharmacy Benefit Managers have too much control over the prices of prescription drugs, and that causes a ripple effect. (OPB)
5. With tolls likely on the way for Portland-area freeways, some residents are wondering if it's worth it to hide their license plate to avoid the fees. The Willamette Week gives a run down of the many technologies that could be used to evade detection, but also reminds us that these are all very, very illegal. (Willamette Week)

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Today in Portland:

• A night of Americana Singer-Songwriters is at the Alberta St. Pub for FOXY BLUES’ The Bandit Queen of Sorrows Fall Tour 2021. Foxy Blues, otherwise known as Leslie Fox-Humphreys is an Americana folk + blues singer songwriter & one-woman band playing cello, guitar, banjo, kick drum, tambourine, harp and sometimes kazoo. Foxy Blues mixes the folk, country, jazz and blues of the 60s, and 20s with Foxy's original poetry and melodies. There may also be storytelling from her days hoping trains and wandering down roads. Tickets available online. 9:00 - 11:00 PM.
• The African American Alliance for Homeownership is holding a virtual seminar about wills, trusts, and power of attorneys for free to help get you started on the path to protecting your assets and your home. The Estate Planning 101 Webinar is free, but you must register online to attend. 6:00 - 7:00 PM.
• I've been saying it's the season for giving and now it's the Mercado in SE Portland that is getting in on the action with its Winter Support Drive Kickoff Party. Our friends at Barrio (at Portland Mercado) are hosting a winter support drive for Clackamas Service Center! Drop by anytime this holiday season to donate new adult socks and underwear for our unhoused neighbors. Today there will be a kickoff party for this drive, and 20% of all beverage sales at Barrio will benefit Clackamas Service Center. 4:00 - 9:00 PM.
• For an evening of jazz and great pizza, swing by the North Portland spot 1905 to see the Ari Hoeing trio with Gadi Lehavi and Ben Tiberio. Jazz Times says, "Ari Hoenig is one of the most maniacally obsessive, spasmodic and musical drummers in jazz." 8:00 PM.
• The Hollywood Theater in NE Portland and Repressed Cinema present a rare 35mm print of the 1962 noir obscurity, Fallguy. In this intense, low budget film noir, a teenager (Ed Dugan) trying to help an accident victim finds himself enmeshed in political corruption and racketeering, and is charged with a murder he didn't commit. On the run from the mob and a hitman, the teen tries to unravel exactly who set him up. 7:30 PM.

Portland Patch Notebook

• Portland Trail Blazers: "Nas hustle appreciation post." (Instagram)
• Portland Art Museum: "In this piece by Onondaga and Mi'kmaq artist Gail Tremblay, 35 mm film finds new life, transformed into a woven basket. Tremblay adapts Indigenous weaving practices, traditionally used to make ash splint and sweetgrass baskets, to this n..." (Instagram)
• Hold onto your goats! One intrepid goat, Gus, wandered onto the roof of a house in Bethany. Luckily, Gus's love of French fries allowed Washington County officers to lure him to safety. (KOIN)
• Tri-Met is in the process of expanding. The Better Red project extends MAX Red Line west to serve 10 more stations and improves schedule reliability for the entire MAX system. Construction near the Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport Station and in the Gateway area begins in fall 2021, and at Portland International Airport in early 2022. The new Red Line service in Beaverton and Hillsboro opens in fall 2024. (Tri-Met)

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Any day that has comic books and goats in the news is a fine day in my book. It makes me even more excited to find out what Wednesday may bring, so meet me here tomorrow for more news of our fair city. If you're liking these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Dominic Anaya

About me: Doctor, educator and now a writer/artist, I'm just chillin' in Portland, OR with my wife, our ferrets, our chickens and our goats.

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