I am a 27 year old trans-woman and independent journalist based in Portland, Oregon. I spent most my life in Florida before moving to the PDX area.
I cover local politics, protests, culture, and other community events.
I am pro-worker rights, pro-Palestine, I support the Land Back movement and stand in solidarity with all oppressed people of the world.
Clevland, MI communities grieve after apparent lynching of Black Delta State University Student Demartravion “Treyy” Reed.
Police Chief Micheal Peeler has written the lynching off as a suicide.
This has sparked outrage within the community.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unlawfully detained Daniela Joly Serrano, a petroleum engineer and asylum seeker from Columbia.
Daniela is was initially detained in at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA.
She has since been transfered to El Paso. Her family has not be allowed a visitation since.
The leaders of both Russia and Yemen met at the Kremlin on May 28th, 2025. This comes at a time of intense conflict for both nations.
The meeting was brief, but seemingly impactful on the relationship between the two countries.
Trump issues a warning to Putin; claiming that he is preventing a lot of "really bad things" from happening to Russia.
This is the latest flip in Trumps approach to the Russo-Ukraine conflict, and comes at a time of increased attacks on Ukranian civilians by Russia.
Portlanders marched to Burnside Bridge and hold a 9 minute and 29 second moment of silence to honor the 5th anniversary of George Floyd's death.
George Floyd was murdered by former MPD officer Derek Chauvin.
This demonstration recreated the iconic protest that occured on the bridge in 2020.
City Council approves amendment spear-headed by Avalos and Morillo to reallocate funding from Mayor Wilson's proposed police budget increases towards covering Wilson's cuts towards Parks Maintenance.
This vote sparked major debate from both councilors and the community, and was approved minutes before the sessions legal hard-stopping point
The Portland City Council Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a meeting on Monday where Council VP Koyama Lane made a firm push for the city to recommit to Vision Zero;
A city goal to eliminate traffic deaths and create safer, more walk-able streets.
On Wednesday Mayor Keith Wilson laid out his FY 2025-26budget proposal.
This proposal is a first for the new city government, which had recently finished its transition to a mayor-council form back in January.
This proposal seeks to address a $93 million shortall in the city's budget.
Thousands rallied at Portland State University to commemorate International Workers' Day.
The event gathered a wide array of different communities in a show of solidarity.
Read more about this historic May Day Rally in the spite of the Trump regime's effort to suppress protests nation-wide.
