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In today's newsletter:

  • Could Amazon drones soon be dropping packages in your Portland backyard?
  • What Portland's new COST ordinance could mean for your store receipts
  • Why PPS's $61.5 million bond contract is now under criminal review

Also on today's calendar: Chapel Voices and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 69, low: 56.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 67 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Amazon eyes Portland for Prime Air drone delivery expansion (kptv.com) — Amazon is in talks with local officials to bring its Prime Air drone delivery program directly to Portland, potentially changing how many residents receive packages. While there's no firm timeline yet, the company says it's actively exploring regulatory approvals and flight testing in the Portland area alongside other U.S. cities.
   

2. PRESS RELEASE: Councilor Eric Zimmerman's Consumers Opposed to Surveillance Technology (COST) Ordinance Advances Through Portland City Council's City Life Committee (portland.gov) — Portland's proposed Consumers Opposed to Surveillance Technology (COST) ordinance just cleared the City Council's City Life Committee, moving closer to a full council vote. The measure would bar retailers from using personal data to change prices on identical items while preserving common discounts, aiming to protect Portland shoppers from future surveillance-based pricing and data misuse.
   

3. Secretary of State Refers Portland Public Schools to Department of Justice for Criminal Investigation Over Procedeo Contract (wweek.com) — Portland residents should know that Oregon's Secretary of State has referred Portland Public Schools' $61.5 million Procedeo bond-management contract to the state Department of Justice and Ethics Commission for possible criminal and ethics violations. Investigators are examining whether public officials improperly benefited from the deal after auditors warned of favoritism and bias in how the firm was selected.
   

4. Multnomah County shares inside look at elections and ballot counting process (kgw.com) — Multnomah County officials in Portland are walking voters through how ballots will be processed and how ranked choice voting will work for the first time in county and Portland City Council races. With ballots mailing in three weeks, they're stressing security upgrades, mail-return timelines, and clear instructions so Portland-area voters can confidently cast and track their votes.
   

5. The Portland Japanese Garden's new co-directors bring an undaunted vision of cultural exchange, and promotion of peace (iexaminer.org) — Portland's Japanese Garden is expanding its role as a hub for cultural exchange, wellness, and accessibility, guided by newly appointed co-CEOs Lisa Christy and Aki Nakanishi. They're growing partnerships across Portland, adding new arts and mindfulness programs, exploring accessibility initiatives, and planning landscape lighting to create evening experiences, all while keeping the garden's peace-focused mission at the center.
   

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