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To Fix National Poverty Crisis, Study Shows Even $15 Wage Won’t Do the Job

New report from Seattle-based Alliance for a Just Society says federal minimum wage should actually be $16.87 to match the high cost of living nationwide.

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Change

How Should Cities Promote Sustainable Consumption?

West Coast Climate & Materials Management Forum.

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Change

Cutting Edge: Tool Libraries

Up and down the Left Coast, cities and communities are creating lending libraries—for kitchen tools, construction, landscaping, and more.

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Eat & Drink

Where to Eat & Drink in Portland

The best spots to eat & drink in the city.

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Eat & Drink

Youth Development Through Food

What if there was a place where young people could learn cooking skills, along with the softer skills of showing up on time and working in teams? There is. It’s called The Portland Kitchen. And their success is reproducible.

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Our Urban & Their Urban: Bike Design Competition Reveals Cultural Differences

Left coast urban is different. So is our idea of an urban utility bike. See what the results of an urban utility bike design competition reveal about us.