Q&A: Commissioner Mingus Mapps
On his agenda: Housing, public safety and protecting Bull Run from climate change
By Lisa Loving, NECN
As Portland grapples with historic crises -- from...
NECN Board Spotlight: Keith Jones
Hey! Neighbor chatted with Keith Jones about his work on the Green Loop, the groundbreaking partnership the Lloyd Neighborhood has forged with Right 2 Dream Too, and how it all could improve the city’s resilience in a natural disaster.
Sabin: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Lisa Loving photo
Neighbors help neighbors. Across the country and around the world neighbors have helped neighbors in all kinds of situations and disasters,...
Northeast Prepares for The Big One
By Ben Weber, Woodlawn Neighborhood resident and Assistance Team Leader for the Concordia-Vernon-Woodlawn Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET).
Are you prepared for a major natural disaster in Portland? Ever since an infamous New Yorker article in...
Portland “NETs” Help You Prepare for Disaster
For 18 years, from the time I moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1997 until July 2015, I did not give a moment’s thought to the potential of a natural disaster happening to me,...
Emergency Planning: First Things First
by Tom Philliips, Woodlawn/Vernon/Concordia Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET)
Preparing for a potential emergency situation can seem overwhelming but it does not have to be. If we knew a large scale emergency situation was going to...
Emergency Planning: The Rule of Three
By Amy Gard, Team Leader, Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) for Concordia/Vernon/ Woodlawn
If you do a google search for "rule of three," you'll find it shows up in everything from mathematics to Wicca. In the...