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Covers:  public health, city planning, social services, women's health, reproductive rights, transportation, homelessness, minority issues, green issues, poverty
But, why? Portland city govt reporter, Oregon Public Broadcasting Past words: @portlandmercury @sacurrent @wcp Past lives: TX, DC, CA 📬 azielinski@opb.org

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Portland Police Chief condemns councilor’s past criticism of police

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By Alex Zielinski Verified
| Oregon Public Broadcasting Verified
Portland police Chief Bob Day says he’s lost trust in Councilor Mitch Green after reviewing his past statements about the city’s police officers. Portland city councilor Mitch Green of District 4 participates in a city council meeting at Portland City Hall in Portland, Ore., on July 9, 2026. “I no longer have confidence that this Councilor is evaluating the Police Bureau reasonably and objectively,” Day wrote in a Wednesday press release.
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Adam Silver would consider it a ‘failure’ if NBA lets Blazers leave Portland

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By Alex Zielinski Verified
| Oregon Public Broadcasting Verified
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he’d “see it as a failure” if the Portland Trail Blazers didn’t remain in the city. “It is my hope and belief that the Trail Blazers can be successful in Portland, Oregon,” said Silver at a press conference Tuesday, following an NBA Board of Governors meeting in New York.
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Portland leaders vote to remove Cesar Chavez’s name from major street

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By Alex Zielinski Verified
| Oregon Public Broadcasting Verified
The intersection of Southeast Cesar E Chavez Boulevard and Belmont Street in Portland, Ore, on March 18, 2026. Portland leaders voted Wednesday unanimously to remove Cesar Chavez’s name from a major city street, months after reporting revealed that Chavez had allegedly sexually abused women and girls. Councilors chose to rename the eastside thoroughfare Campesinos – a Spanish word meaning “farmworkers” – to honor the larger Latino labor movement that Chavez was a part of.
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Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2013 - Social Issue Reporting
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