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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

@shanedkavanaugh

Reporter at The @Oregonian | Priors: @nydailynews; @crainsnewyork; @vocativ | Holler: [email protected]

Portland | Pacific Northwest

oregonlive.com

Joined September 2009

Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Oct 14, 2023
Samuel Gomez had been in downtown Portland all of four hours when he took this chilling photo of a financier who had just fatally shot a stranger during a road rage episode. Seconds later: The driver shot Gomez. @rogoway’s surreal story & interview: oregonlive.com/crime/2023/10/…
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Apr 17, 2023
Pearl District REI to close. "In in email to its members Monday, REI said its store in Portland 'had its highest number of break-ins and thefts in two decades, despite actions to provide extra security.'"
oregonlive.com
REI to close only Portland store, citing break-ins, theft
The outdoor company said its Portland store experienced more thefts and break-ins in recent months than at any time in its history.
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Nov 23, 2022
“Portland’s iconic ice cream business Salt & Straw may move its headquarters from Southeast Portland out of state, owing to frustration with crime, drugs and street camping… “Someone recently pointed a gun at the head of a Salt & Straw employee.”
Salt & Straw co-founder says ‘I can’t stay here’ if Portland HQ employees aren’t safe
From oregonlive.com
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Feb 22, 2022
Ben Smith had become fixated on Black Lives Matter protests, Covid restrictions & city's homeless problem, his roommate/family tell us. He's the man who, cops believe, opened fire on Portland demonstrators near his apartment Sat. night. w/ @maxoregonian
oregonlive.com
Portland man under suspicion in mass shooting fixated on city’s protests, homeless problem,...
“He has been getting more and more radicalized as the years went by,” said Benjamin Jeffrey Smith's roommate.
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Dec 29, 2022
"Portlanders want Black Lives Matter signs more than they actually want Black people." "I believe Portland Police Bureau is still on strike and has been on strike since the summer of 2020." Jo Ann Hardesty w/ a fiery exit interview. Excerpts here.
Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty: In her own words
From oregonlive.com
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Sep 18, 2024
Days after The Oregonian revealed Portland mayoral candidate Carmen Rubio's problematic driving history, she hit a parked Tesla with her car. After surveying the damaged area, Rubio walked away. “Your first thought is, ‘Who does something like that?’”
Portland mayoral hopeful Carmen Rubio, dogged by driving record, damages parked Tesla, then walks...
From oregonlive.com
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Aug 8, 2023
News: The frequency with which Portland cops tell city residents that their crime-fighting hands are tied by MultCo DA Mike Schmidt is apparently so high that Chief Chuck Lovell sent an email to the entire police bureau telling them to stop doing so.
Portland police chief to city cops: Stop telling residents DA Mike Schmidt won’t prosecute crimes
From oregonlive.com
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Dec 3, 2022
Greetings from Downtown Portland: Where a large, conspicuous commercial building owned by one of the city’s largest private property owners has sat vacant for years, is routinely covered in graffiti and/ or dotted by tents—and boasts a giant billboard advertising Rolex watches.
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Jan 14, 2025
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson told 700 city managers and supervisors this morning that they must return to in-person work full-time starting in April. Link 👇
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Apr 8, 2024
Shot: “It is with a great deal of sadness, anger, and frustration I share with you that, after 17 years, we will be closing our sports bar on 4th and Morrison effective today." Chaser: City says Buffalo Wild Wings stopped paying its rent eight months ago.
The Oregonian
@Oregonian
Apr 8, 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings closes sports bar in city-owned downtown Portland garage, ‘haven for crime and drug use’ oregonlive.com/dining/2024/04…
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Mar 20, 2025
Gov't officials w/ an Oregon sewer agency form an insurance subsidiary—in Hawaii. Spend years flying first-class, staying in 5-star hotels, eating lavish meals. Stick ratepayers w/ tab & try to hide details from public. @Jamiebgoldberg w/ the scoop.
How Washington County sewer officials scored annual Hawaii trips and 5-star lodging
From oregonlive.com
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Apr 12, 2023
An army of Portland cops descended on downtown's Washington Center & are canvassing/clearing out the interior. City says it's working w/ owner to completely board up building, incl all alcoves & vestibules, as a deterrent to "rampant drug trafficking." oregonlive.com/crime/2023/04/…
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Sep 25, 2023
My wife, a pastry chef by trade, starts nursing school today at OHSU. Caps a 4 1/2 year journey, in which she: *Took night classes at PCC *Weathered a pandemic *Gave her dad a kidney *Got rejected from OHSU once *Started a drama club at our PPS school So stoked for her!
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Nov 12, 2024
Portland’s ranked-choice debut causes voter engagement to crater. 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one for City Council In east Portland, the city's poorest & most racially diverse quadrant, it was 29%. 11% of residents who voted sat out mayor's race.
Portland’s ranked-choice debut sees voter engagement crater; 1 in 5 who cast ballots chose no one...
From oregonlive.com
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