Evening News

 This week marks the 4th annual "Sunshine Week", led by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. The focus of the week is to "shed light" on government secrecy, and to call for open government. Patrick Yack is a Florida-based newspaper editor who heads the Freedom of In... Read more

   The City council of New Orleans voted last night to criminalize homelessness -- just two months after deciding to demolish thousands of undamaged, affordable public housing units. Housing activists have called the latest move an outrage that targets the poorest survivo... Read more

 In Portland today demonstrators conducted a Day of Action against the Iraq War, on the fifth anniversary of the war.These demonstrations took place at three downtown sites – Terry Schrunk plaza, the World Trade Center and the Old Federal Courthouse. KBOO’s Kit Brazier was... Read more

 One of the events held today to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq was a protest called "Funk the War".That group targeted what they term "war profiteers" here in Portland, including Wells Fargo.KBOO's Ani Haines brings us the latest: That was KBOO... Read more

 Portland's City Council also heard a Report on the Performance Review of the Independent Police Review Division, or I-P-R. The following is an excerpt of testimony from several members of the Citizen Review Committee, or C-R-C, including Alejandro Queral Dan Handelman and... Read more

 In this morning's City Council meeting in Portland, the council voted to accept the Feasibility Study for a One-Stop Domestic Violence Service Center. Claudia is one of those who testified in favor of the one-stop center: That was testimony heard today at the city counc... Read more

 Malcolm Chaddock is a member with the Veterans for Peace chapter here in Portland. He went to Maryland last week to attend the Winter Soldier hearings that took place last weekend in Springwater, Maryland. KBOO’s Michael Ianello talked with him today about his experience... Read more

 Last night the Restorative Listening Project held an open public forum on gentrification at the First AME Zion Church in north Portland.    The project attempts to address some of the effects of gentrification and development with open communication within neighborhoods.  Read more

 Up next is Civil Liberties Watch. In this edition reporter Linda Olson –Osterlund brings us stuning new infromation about the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program.  Read more

 KBOO Reporter Anna Soderberg was also at the peace rally Saturday, and asked participants about a world without war: Those were participants in Saturday's peace rally in Portland, describing how they see a world without war.  Read more