PORTLAND DRIZZLE

🚣‍♂️Wednesday What’s Up! Warmer today — highs around 68, no rain. Budget season is fully underway at City Hall, and the Blazers head to San Antonio tonight in a must-win Game 5 against the Spurs. Also: it's a great night to go out. Thorns are playing too!

A drive-by shooting outside River Pig Saloon in the Pearl District left three people injured just after midnight Monday morning. Surveillance footage shows a car stopping on NW 13th Avenue and opening fire at people on the loading dock; bullets entered the building and hit two patrons in the legs. A third victim drove themselves to the hospital. No arrests. The shooting comes weeks after a stabbing victim filed a $20 million lawsuit against the bar alleging inadequate security, and the bar's owner says it's not a River Pig problem. "In 15 years of being in this city, we haven't had violent crimes until just recently," Ramzy Hattar said. He wants more police presence in the neighborhood. KPTV

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Portland is gearing up for a full slate of May Day actions on Friday, May 1, as labor unions, immigration advocates, and community groups converge across the city for International Workers' Day. Multiple marches and rallies are planned, with events running from Southeast Portland near Reed College to the South Park Blocks downtown. Organizers expect Portland to be part of a nationwide wave, as many as 3,000 events are anticipated across all 50 states, up from 1,300 last year. Workers' rights, immigration, and economic inequality are the headline themes. If you're downtown Friday, plan around it. Portland Tribune

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson formally proposed his FY 2026-27 budget this week, and the numbers are ugly. The city faces a $160+ million general fund shortfall, partly from a Trump tax change that strips $33 million in expected revenue over two years. Wilson's plan eliminates 203 positions, redirects $30.5 million from Multnomah County homeless services to run them directly, and introduces a new street damage fee projected to raise up to $20 million. Fire stations, parks, and every police officer and investigator stay. Budget work sessions start Wednesday. Council is expected to adopt a final budget in June. portland.gov

This beautiful photo was sent in by Chris Rentzel. You can see more of his work at chrisrentzel.com

April 29, 1989: The Oregon Zoo opened its Africa Savannah exhibit — one of the largest habitat expansions in the zoo's history at the time.

The Blazers gave away a 17-point lead. City Hall is giving away 203 jobs. At least the zoo still has elephants.

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