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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A celebration of life for @zane.bsky.social.
A flyer that shows an extremely handsome man sitting at a desk in a modern office. He has turned away from the desk to face the photographer and wears a collared shirt and a brown sweater. He holds a coffee mug in his left hand and rests his right arm casually on the desk, as he smiles at the photographer. 
The flyer reads: 
Celebration of Life for
Zane Sylvan Sparling
Son
Partner
Friend
Colleague Reporter
August 2, 2:00 pm • The Evergreen
618 SE Alder St., Portland, OR
Come share your stories or songs and help Zane's bright light shine on.
• Casual dress' • Light refreshments
• Root beer floats?
There's a small note by "casual dress" that reads: 'No shorts, because Zane wouldn't like that.
Another little note attached to root beer floats reads: Because Zane would like that.

RSVPs encouraged at emily@posteventpros.com
Donations may be made in Zane's memory to the EHE Foundation at fightehe.org
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 15/04/2026
Two brothers fought their sister for their Oregon winery. Then her lawyers' AI problem ended everything.
oregonlive.com
AI hallucinations cost lawyers $110,000 in Oregon vineyard lawsuit
Two brothers fought their sister for their Oregon winery. Then her lawyers' AI problem ended everything.
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Lum @brokentoys.social · 13/04/2026
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iain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Pre-Application Conference for the Broadway Corridor Parcel 6, which is planned to be 15 stories tall with 200 middle-income and affordable apartments www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-l...
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The Governor Building — a 5-story Renaissance Revival office constructed in 1910 — is no more Know recently for 2nd Avenue Records, the Governor once played a key role in the state's labor history, hosting many union & socialists groups, & a labor press The Governor is survived by its billboards
Cranes were making short work of the Governor Building in April 2026A black and white image of the Governor Building from the 1960sYou could rent an office at the Governor Building for $15 in the 1930sThe east side of the Governor Building was dominated by large billboards
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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The New York Times will not be saving local journalism. If you want to know what's going on in your community, subscribe to local journalists. It's that simple.
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Wilsonville officials have long dreamt of redeveloping its 70s era "town center" into a mixed-used neighborhood But nothing's been built there since 2019, except a Dutch Bros. Still, there's been backlash, and the city is now planning to slash allowable housing by 50% — cutting 2,300 units
A rendering from the Willsonville Town Center Plan envisioned boulevard streets, solar panels and new four-story apartment buildingsThe 100-acre Town Center has it exists today -- a seat of parking lots surrounded border by Interstate 5.Empty parking lots stretch for acres near the permanently closed Fry's electronics store A drive-thru Dutch Bros has been the lone bright spot of development in the town center since 2019.
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iain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Building permit issued for the Ross Apartments at S Water and Porter. www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi... With 71 units, this is set to be the largest market rate apartment to break ground in years—and I suspect it wouldn't be doing so so other than for the temporary SDC waiver.
Screenshot from Portland Maps with aerial view and text "THE ROSS APARTMENTS - construction of a new 5-story, 71 unit apartment building and associated site work. **No Mechanical with this permit, will be submitted later/separately**"
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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Though it began locally, Portland Monthly is now a Michigan-owned magazine. PoMo, Seattle Met, and several other publications owned by SagaCity have been sold off in a receivership deal to pay the company’s debts. And, of course, the first move the new owners make is to cut staff.
portlandmercury.com
Portland and Seattle Magazines Bought up by Michigan Media Company
Seattle Met and Portland Monthly were sold by their parent company, SagaCity, in a receivership deal to pay off the company’s debts.
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Brooke Jackson-Glidden @jacksonglidden.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Hey, if you’d like to support employees who were laid off today, we have a GoFundMe going: gofund.me/4eb30bba8
gofund.me
Donate to Support Recently Laid-Off Employees of SagaCity Media, organized by Brooke Jackson-Glidden
On March 31 and April 1, several employees of SagaCity Media … Brooke Jackson-Glidden needs your support for Support Recently Laid-Off Employees of SagaCity Media
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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
After the combined police line of PPB and what turned out to be Oregon State Police MRT withdrew, the crowd pulled the ICE facility gates open again. Then someone used a cone to wedge the gate open. Strong you seen my cones energy.
An orange traffic cone wedged into the opening of a large metal gate.
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Troy Brynelson @troywb.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
This may be the biggest protest turnout I’ve seen in Portland. Just a sea of people at the waterfront. #NoKings @opb.org
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
It turns out we already built Portland's MLB stadium, it's just in Hillsboro and the land-use looks like this
Hillsboro Hops stadium “They could wake up one day and say, ‘Hey, Hillsboro, you have a great airport, great ballpark. You’re gonna be a Triple-A team.’ MLB expands, they need Triple-A teams as part of the expansion program, there could be an opportunity there.”Highway 26 divides the Hillsboro Hops stadium from suburbia and light industrial Look at all those blue seats
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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Read another article claiming Portland has "high housing costs." Sure prices could be lower, but the claim is just out of date. It was true in 2017, when PDX wages were 3% higher than the US but rents were 9% higher. As of late 2025, PDX wages are 8% above national & rents are 10% below national.
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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Last month, we reported that Portland was sitting on millions of unspent arts tax dollars. That isn't true. The city did not dispute the characterization of these funds at the time of our reporting. But a month later, they told us the number was misinterpreted. Here's what we know now:
opb.org
City of Portland sheds light on how arts tax is spent each year
Confusion has surrounded how Portland spends its embattled arts tax funding for years. After OPB published an investigation, the city revealed more details on how much is dispersed annually.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 24/03/2026
Civil attorney Bill Ghiorso blamed a paralegal for the phony citations.
oregonlive.com
Oregon attorney slapped with record fine after citing case law hallucinated by AI
Civil attorney Bill Ghiorso blamed a paralegal for the phony citations.
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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Border Patrol agents have been roving from city to city over the last 15 months, far from their home bases in California and elsewhere along the U.S.-Mexico border, engaged in an unprecedented mass deportation campaign.  A collaboration w/ @calmatters.org @evidentmedia.org and @bellingcat.com
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The May ballot will still come with one key word next to Judge Brown’s name — incumbent. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Judge Adrian Brown is shown in courtroom next to American flag and wood paneled wall.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 19/03/2026
A Portland man killed Kaley Snow and stashed her body in a pump house, a jury found. Days later, he set it ablaze.
oregonlive.com
Oregon woman texted ‘I think this dude might try to kill me.’ A month later, she was dead
A Portland man killed Kaley Snow and stashed her body in a pump house, a jury found. Days later, he set it ablaze.
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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A cat paintings in Portland update:
portlandmercury.com
Your New Favorite Cat Painting Is on View at at Adams and Ollman
Images of cats tend to serve as landing pads for emotional projection. How you interpret them says something interesting about your inner landscape. In a new exhibition at Adams and Ollman, London-bor...
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
What's the skybridge going to look like tho ...
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 11/03/2026
PCC students: The Oregonian would love to hear from you about the impact of the strike on your life and education. Are you joining the picket lines? Worried about final exams? Wondering how long this is going to go on? Hit us up at jsilverman@oregonian.com or @jrlsilverman.bsky.social
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Vivarium (2019)
Several identical green houses are shown in a rendering
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 10/03/2026
"Mainstream media" is increasingly a misnomer when applied to outlets that publish content created by people they employ. That's now a niche in a media market dominated by online megaplatforms that aggregate and monetize content provided for free by others. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
hollywoodreporter.com
YouTube Lays Claim to Another Crown: The World’s Largest Media Company
The influential financial research firm MoffettNathanson suggests that the Google-owned video platform passed Disney's media business in 2025.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 09/03/2026
This 12-mile corridor reveals the price of Portland’s housing crisis: Coming over the next several days from Jonathan Bach, a series of dispatches from Burnside Street www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
A view of a wide, busy street with a bus that reads "20 to Beaverton TC"
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Lake Oswego has officially re-zoned 13 acres in the Kruse Woods office park from "office campus" to "high density residential." All 3 buildings at 4000 Kruse Way Place will likely be torn down. The owners of the office park are considering a redevelopment with townhomes and apartments.
A man walks in a suburban parking lot outside a three story grey office park
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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
If you haven’t heard about Bruce Campbell’s latest film, it’s likely because he’s been distributing it himself. The Evil Dead star wrote, directed, and stars in Ernie & Emma, a thoughtful, heartwarming story about a man on a quest through grief who finds more than a few laughs along the way. 1/2
portlandmercury.com
Bruce Campbell on Death, Dying, and DIYing His New Movie Ernie & Emma
I can't be the guy lugging around a chainsaw anymore.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 04/03/2026
Multnomah County's district attorney sidelined a local judge from hearing serious felony cases, a time-out that's lasted months. His justification hasn't been reported until now, by @zane.bsky.social: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
A judge in a courtroom
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Andrew Jankowski @andrewjank.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I'm freelance again, so my landlord will appreciate any and all gigs you can send my way. jankandrew at gmail dot com. will pivot to video.
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Andrew Jankowski @andrewjank.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Yesterday was my last day at Willamette Week. I accomplished a lot to be proud of* but I'm crushed. WW was my dream job and I lived it. Losing this beyond my control or fault is hard. Taking the weekend to breathe and grieve. I will miss the team a lot. (Birthday Tuesday, job loss Thursday is rough)
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 27/02/2026
You can buy tickets for this Portland music festival now, priced between $125 and $500. But just two months out, Soundscape Northwest only has a few venues on board, and it's missing required permits. Vendors and venues say they haven't been paid. @lizzyacker.bsky.social reports:
oregonlive.com
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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
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Ryan Clarke @ryantclarke.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Letter from the Editor: Readers asked for women’s sports coverage. We listened — and need your help.
oregonlive.com
Letter from the Editor: Readers asked for women’s sports coverage. We listened — and need your help
As Portland positions itself as a women's sports capital, we're adding a reporter to cover its cultural and economic impact through a Report for America partnership.
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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
According to an internal email to Washington Post sports staff, the paper isn't sending any reporters to cover the winter Olympics next month. The decision comes as major layoffs are expected in the coming weeks.
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Mike Rogoway @rogoway.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Intel shares had been on a tear but the stock slid 13% this afternoon after executives admitted they had badly underestimated demand from data centers. “We are working aggressively to address this and better support our customers’ needs going forward," CEO Lip-Bu Tan told investors.
oregonlive.com
Intel’s middling financial results are reality check for chipmaker and its shareholders
Shares fell 13% after executives acknowledged they don't have enough chips to meet customers' demand.
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Alan Swinney's appeal is heading to the Oregon Supreme Court His conviction was based on “transferred intent." Essentially, that the Proud Boy had intended to hit one person, but instead struck another His appeal argues transferred intent doesn't apply to a 2nd-degree assault case Context here:
oregonlive.com
Notorious ‘Proud Boys’ brawler serving 10 years in Oregon prison loses appeal
Alan Swinney had traveled from Texas to join right-wing brawlers in downtown Portland.
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Jonathan Bach @jonathanmbach.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Do you rent (or do you have friend who rents) on Burnside Street in Portland? I'd like to chat with you (or said friend) for a story, preferably by the end of the month. Please shoot me an email -- jbach@oregonian.com -- to set up a time to talk. Thanks! @oregonian.com
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Ryan Clarke @ryantclarke.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🚨JOB ALERT🚨 The Oregonian/OregonLive is hiring a reporter through @reportforamerica.bsky.social to cover the business and culture of women’s sports in Portland. Come cover the Thorns, WNBA and more in the Rose City. 🌹 #BAONPDX
reportforamerica.org
The Oregonian/OregonLive - Report for America
The Oregonian is the oldest continuously operating business in the state and among the most highly recognized news organizations in the United States. Our work has earned eight Pulitzer Prizes, includ...
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 18/01/2026
The defense attorney, Brian Walker, conceded that he didn’t have a “good explanation” for the death, but suggested the medical examiner had been misled by injuries inflicted during a “deep and firm” massage that the Wests’ 22-year-old son, Ted, gave to his mother on Jan. 7.
oregonlive.com
Wife’s sudden death called coincidence — or calculated murder — as unfaithful firefighter’s trial in SW Washington ends
The murder trial against Kevin West, ex-battalion chief at Camas-Washougal Fire, culminated Friday.
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Zane @zane.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
BACH is BACK
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Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I’m at a lunch for landlords (yknow, for research) and the speaker is predicting that rents in Portland will start heading up again in 2026 “as new supply remains constrained” To the people who do this for a living, cause and effect couldn’t be clearer
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
extremely wild story from @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social (yes that one): aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...
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I'm Not That Nicole Carpenter
I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, and it pulled me down a journalism rabbit hole.
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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
me when my friends want to hang out
A screengrab of new Portland City Council President Jamie Dunphy at a city council meeting, responding to the idea of electing him president by saying "This is not something that I have been seeking and not something I'm excited about."
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Camilla Mortensen @camillamortensen.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Despite the impression given on the front page of the daily paper's website today (and the email newsletter) I will not be standing trial for murder this year. (I thought it was really funny and the editor is buying me a drink. We journos work hard and shit happens).
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OPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
@aprilehrlich.bsky.social shares for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series. "Many of these managers make 6 figures, a salary that many of us may never reach, and OPB is paying for a negotiator. The more they prolong this process, the more money it costs." -April Ehrlich, OPB Reporter/Producer
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12/01/2026
The FBI found no video of the shooting and six Border Patrol officers did not have operating body cameras, an affidavit said.
oregonlive.com
Border Patrol agent fired 2 shots when driver rammed unoccupied federal rental car, FBI says
The FBI found no video of the shooting and six Border Patrol officers did not have operating body cameras, an affidavit said.
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Elliot Njus @elliotnj.us · 11/01/2026
Oregon had just begun to reap the benefits of leaps in energy efficiency and imagine a future where little or none of its electricity came from fossil fuels. Then came data centers, and extreme weather. Now the state faces a new energy crisis. @rogoway.bsky.social reports in the first of a series:
oregonlive.com
‘A 9-gigawatt problem’: Northwest’s soaring energy demand, supply constraints, could spark new power crisis
Data centers are straining electricity supplies even as Oregon tries to switch to renewable power. That’s put the grid’s reliability in doubt.
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Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Oregon lawyers seek court order to halt ICE warrantless arrests @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
oregonlive.com
Oregon lawyers seek court order to halt ICE warrantless arrests
If granted, Oregon would join Colorado and Washington, D.C. in ending the practice by immigration officers.
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Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield announces formal investigation into shooting of a man and a woman in a truck by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol today. Meanwhile, FBI still processing shooting scene and evidence in lot of Adventist Health Medical Office 3 at 10201 SE Main St.
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Nik Streng @nikstreng.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Live: Watch press conference about Border Patrol shooting in Portland www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
oregonlive.com
Live: Watch press conference about Border Patrol shooting in Portland
Investigation is being led by the FBI.
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