PORTLAND DRIZZLE

🦜Must it be Monday? Mostly cloudy, high around 53. A shelter nonprofit that housed hundreds of Portlanders is folding — and taking 175 jobs with it. Oregon has a criminal debt problem. Tonight, Portland gets its first look at the Fire's WNBA draft picks, live at Moda Center. Free admission. Get in there. 🏀Blazers beat Kings last night 122- 110🏀

Sunstone Way — the nonprofit behind hundreds of Portland's shelter beds — is shutting down by July 1 and laying off all 175 of its employees. The Centennial Neighborhood shelter closes April 30. Weidler Village closes in late May. Only the Naito Village survives, handed to Transition Projects. The organization cited declining revenue and rising costs; it also faces a $4.5 million lawsuit from a former finance director alleging misuse of county funds. The city says most beds will be absorbed elsewhere. The workers are less certain. "Round and round and round we go," said one shelter resident. KGW

Your Roof Is Grimier Than You Think. Yeti Softwash Can Fix That.

You've power-washed your deck. You've cleaned your gutters out (okay, maybe once). But when's the last time you looked up? Portland's legendary rain and shade are beautiful until they turn your roof into a moss farm. Yeti Softwash uses low-pressure soft washing that kills moss and algae at the root and safely treats the roof without damaging shingles — plus full gutter cleaning and pressure washing for the rest of the property. One call, whole house done. Before the next rainy season parks itself on your roof for six months, maybe let the professionals handle it.

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A new report from Portland's Oregon Justice Resource Center found the state is sitting on more than $1 billion in outstanding criminal court fees, fines, and restitution — debt that is largely uncollectable and concentrated in neighborhoods with the highest rates of poverty and people of color. Oregon lacks a standardized system for imposing or collecting these sanctions. Researchers surveyed nearly 700 Oregonians, many of whom said the debt blocked access to housing and transportation long after their cases closed. One man racked up $30,000 in court fees before an advocacy clinic got them waived. Oregon Capital Chronicle

The Portland Fire already have a roster — Bridget Carleton, Haley Jones, Emily Engstler, and eight others from last week's expansion draft. Tonight they find out who they're adding from college. The WNBA Draft starts at 4pm, and the Fire hold picks 7, 17, and 37. Portland is hosting a public watch party at Moda Center — free, but you need a ticket from Ticketmaster to get in. Players and coaches are expected to join fans courtside after the broadcast for a live reaction panel. The home opener is May 9. Monday? KPTV

Hundreds of Portlanders descended on Ladd's Addition Saturday for the 10th annual Ladds 500 — a daylong relay where teams circle a single traffic roundabout 500 times. That's 100 miles of turning left. The official motto: "It's spring, let's do something stupid." By all accounts, they nailed it. Lots of great photos and videos on IG @Ladds500

On April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia. Portland BLM protesters tore down his statue in 2020. He wrote that all men are created equal. He also owned over 600 slaves.

Already it’s too hot for me. The flowers in my garden feel differently.

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