Apr 30, 2008 | Portland Tribune
Bank cuts off credit to Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
“We're waiting for that report before we make any decisions”
Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, the lynchpin of the region's mental health care system, slid deeper into crisis Wednesday as its bank announced that it was freezing the troubled agency's accounts. via Portland Tribune
Oregon Coast Lodging Surprises: Pacific City, Oceanside, Tierra Del Mar
Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, Waldport, ... via Beach Connection
Budget cuts face veto by county workers? union
“The majority of the budget would move forward (but) we would obviously have to do some contingencies that are up in the air we couldn't implement changes until we had gone through the bargaining process.”
The budget Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler released last week could be vetoed from an unlikely direction: a group of county employees. via Portland Tribune
Quirky Oregon Coast Winery Announces Year's Festivals
The deliriously delightful and offbeat Nehalem Bay Winery, on the north Oregon coast, has announced its lineup of festivals for the coming tourist season. via Beach Connection
Candidates, we're here to listen
“If someone really wanted that bill to be paid, I would have stepped up (and raised the remainder of the money).”
After some 16 years at City Hall, Commissioner Sam Adams has a clear claim to insider status. via Portland Tribune
Two other county branches used more sick leave last year
“We run these reports to provoke a conversation.”
"We're No. 3! We're No. 3!" Employees at the Multnomah County sheriff's office may not be chanting that, but they could. via Portland Tribune