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== News ==
== News ==
=== Tuesday | April 5, 2011 ===
'''Bill to exempt domestic violence centers from public records law passed in Oregon Senate, moves to House'''
[[SB 347]], a bill that would exempt domestic violence centers from public records laws, was passed 29-0 in the [[Oregon Senate]] yesterday, and moves on to the [[Oregon House]]. Under current law, citizens, including abusers, can obtain records from publicly-administered offices like [[domestic violence shelters]] (sometimes called women's shelters). This has led at least one shelter in Portland to simply not keep day-to-day records of clients, for fear of risk to them. Exempting domestic violence shelters from public records laws is intended to allow shelters to safely keep these valuable records, which could be used to detect patterns of abuse and better keep track of their clients.
:''Go to article'': [http://www.salem-news.com/articles/april042011/domestic-violence.php Senate Approves Bill to Protect Privacy of Domestic Violence Survivors]
:''Go to article'': [http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110405/NEWS/104050341/Bill-shields-records-domestic-shelters?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|News|s Bill shields records of domestic shelters]
=== Monday | April 4, 2011 ===
=== Monday | April 4, 2011 ===
[[File:Pdx_meetup3.jpg|thumb|[[PortlandWiki]] [[Monday Meets]]<br />Tonight at [[Powell's Technical Books|Powell's Books: Building 2]]]]
[[File:Pdx_meetup3.jpg|thumb|[[PortlandWiki]] [[Monday Meets]]<br />Tonight at [[Powell's Technical Books|Powell's Books: Building 2]]]]
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:''Go to story'': [http://calagator.org/events/1250460405 Portland WikiWednesday -- Come hang with Portland's wiki geeks.]
:''Go to story'': [http://calagator.org/events/1250460405 Portland WikiWednesday -- Come hang with Portland's wiki geeks.]
:''Go to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia meetup]] page'': [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia Meetup, Portland]]
:''Go to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia meetup]] page'': [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland|Wikipedia Meetup, Portland]]
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=== Tuesday | March 29, 2011 ===
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'''Oregon push to legalize selling marijuana to adults over 21 begins'''<br />
Yesterday, state approval was given to begin collecting signatures to put "[[OCTA 2012]]" ("Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012") on the ballot, which would regulate the legal sale of marijuana to adults through state-licensed stores, allow adults to grow their own, license Oregon farmers to grow marijuana for state-licensed stores, and allow unlicensed Oregon farmers to grow cannabis hemp for fuel, fiber and food." Organizers of the campaign started work immediately, canvassing for the 90,000 signatures they will need to put OCTA 2012 on the ballot. According to the organizers, OCTA 2012 would raise $140 million for Oregon a year in taxes from commercial cannabis sales, and save an estimated $61.5 million from law enforcement, corrections, and the justice system. Campaigners hope that Oregon's looming massive budget cuts and economic woes will provide the impetus for Oregon to become the first state to legalize cannabis outside of a medical marijuana context.
* ''Go to story'': [http://www.katu.com/news/local/118824839.html Push to sell marijuana in Oregon kicks off]
* ''Go to story'': [http://www.salem-news.com/articles/march292011/octa-approval.php Could Oregon be First to End Cannabis Prohibition? 'OCTA 2012' is Approved for Signatures]
* ''Go to website'': [http://www.cannabistaxact.org/ Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012]
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Revision as of 19:09, 5 April 2011

News

Tuesday | April 5, 2011

Bill to exempt domestic violence centers from public records law passed in Oregon Senate, moves to House SB 347, a bill that would exempt domestic violence centers from public records laws, was passed 29-0 in the Oregon Senate yesterday, and moves on to the Oregon House. Under current law, citizens, including abusers, can obtain records from publicly-administered offices like domestic violence shelters (sometimes called women's shelters). This has led at least one shelter in Portland to simply not keep day-to-day records of clients, for fear of risk to them. Exempting domestic violence shelters from public records laws is intended to allow shelters to safely keep these valuable records, which could be used to detect patterns of abuse and better keep track of their clients.

Go to article: Senate Approves Bill to Protect Privacy of Domestic Violence Survivors
Go to article: Bill shields records of domestic shelters

Monday | April 4, 2011

PortlandWiki Monday Meets
Tonight at Powell's Books: Building 2

Come Hang With Local Civic Wiki Geeks
Tonight's Discussion: User Interface!

How can PortlandWiki present a more inviting user interface?

And: Wiki bongs (just kidding). PortlandWiki front page news blurbs! Your contributions wanted.

Corner of NW 10th Avenue & NW Couch Street. (This is Powell's Tech's new location.)
(OpenStreetMap, Google Map)
  • Day: This evening! Monday, April 4th, 2011
  • Time: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Go to meetup page: Monday Meets
Go to event calendar: PortlandWiki Monday Meets -- Come Hang With Local CivicWiki Geeks

Sunday | April 3, 2011

Acceptable transfer to ride on intergalactic vehicles.

TriMet Rider Sees Blinking Lights
A rider on a TriMet bus traveling westbound over the Ross Island Bridge reported seeing three bright white lights "that seemed to flicker or flash rapidly" and nearby observed a "cluster of bright colored lights "that blinked and seemed to tumble around each other." Moments later, while attempting to board the UFO the blinking lights were attached to, the rider was informed that TriMet transfers were not accepted on intergalactic transport vehicles.

Go to story: Light 'clusters' reported moving over Portland

Saturday | April 2, 2011

Image: Jon Sperry

Transit Officials Play Classical Music To Chase Off "Vagrants, Vandals, Ne'er-Do-Wells & Loiterers"
A bill making its way through the Oregon Legislature would expand the program to all light rail stops in Clackamas, Washington and Multnomah counties deemed high-crime areas by police or residents. "Classical music" in this case means opera, chamber music, choral pieces and music requiring a full orchestra. A number of communities in the United States, Great Britain and elsewhere have employed classical music in various "vagrants-be-gone" schemes for more than a decade.

Go to story: US cops hope classical music deters loiterers
Go to story: Classical Music as Transit Crime Deterrent

Friday | April 1, 2011

BlurbOff Day Today
In celebration of post-24-hour-period-following-March-31st day today,[1] PortlandWiki's news blurb will not run today.

Go to nonstory: Fools

Thursday | March 31, 2011

Portland General Strike is today!

Today Is Portland General Strike Day

From strike page:

"Right now across the country there are numerous assistance programs being cut, womens rights are being attacked on all fronts, and were still funding two wars in the middle east. I don't think this reflects the view of the people and certainly not the people or Portland. A nationwide general strike has been called. This event ought to serve as a vehicle to spread the word send it to everyone you know and tell them to do the same."

Wednesday | March 30, 2011

Portland WikiWednesday happens this evening at The MEZZ inside Whole Foods Market in Portland's Pearl District

Come Hang With Portland's Wiki Geeks
Local MediaWiki & Wikipedia Discussion Groups!
Portland is the "birthplace of wiki"...
...and boasts quite a few wiki enthusiasts, many of whom are regular Wikipedia contributors and/or admins.
Because of such heritage, Portland now boasts a local Wikipedia / MediaWiki meetup page:
Wikipedia:Meetup/Portland
Hooray!
Hope to see you this evening!

Go to story: Portland WikiWednesday -- Come hang with Portland's wiki geeks.
Go to Wikipedia meetup page: Wikipedia Meetup, Portland

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