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| |  | The Ida B. Wells swimming pool and others around the city are scheduled to reopen tomorrow. (Portland Parks & Recreation) |
| Tweens Can Go to the Pool Alone, After All | Portland Parks & Recreation reversed course earlier this week and will now allow children ages 11 to 14 to go to the pool without adult supervision — as has been the case in years past. Children 10 and under will need to be accompanied by someone age 16 or up. [Oregonian / Willamette Week] | - Context: The decision comes after the Oregon Health Authority last week reversed its guidance that would have prevented the 19,000 middle school age children in Portland from going to the pool without an adult. OHA had put in place the stricter guidance in April of 2025, but public pushback led them to rescind it. [Oregonian]
- Start of summer: The change in policy comes just in time: Portland’s outdoor pools open tomorrow. [Portland Parks & Recreation]
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| What Portland's Talking About |
| | City of Portland To Weigh in on Railway Merger | In an effort to address the massive traffic jams caused by trains blocking crossings on the Central Eastside, the city of Portland will weigh in on Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion merger. Railway companies have wide latitude in their use of tracks (even through cities), but the merger represents an opportunity for political and regulatory leverage. “Since I believe in competition, as an American, I hope the merger doesn’t happen,” Councilor Steve Novick says. “But if we can leverage that merger to end that annoyance it will be one of the greatest days in Portland history.” [Willamette Week] | | One Election in Clackamas County Is Still Too Close To Call | Turnout in May’s primary election hit a 28-year high of 48% in Clackamas County — higher than in Multnomah or Washington counties. Hotly contested county commission races helped drive voters to the polls, with two of the three contests headed to a fall runoff. One additional election — for a judgeship— is still too close to call. [Oregonian] | | This Year’s James Beard Awards for Portland | For four years running, Portland chefs and bartenders have come home with honors from the so-called Oscars of Food. [Oregonian] | - Scotch Lodge won this year’s James Beard award for Outstanding Bar.
- And the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific award went to Ryan Roadhouse of Nodoguro.
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🍏 Electronic price tags: Shoppers at local Fred Meyer and QFC stores will soon see electronic price tags, replacing paper ones. Both Walmart and Whole Foods have previously announced they’ll make the change. | | Digital price tags set off concerns about dynamic or surge pricing. In Congress last year, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Val Hoyle (D.-Ore.) sponsored efforts to ban the practice known as surveillance pricing — including the use of digital price tags in larger grocery stores. |
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