🤢 Oregon mussels have been making people sick

No Mussel Harvesting on Northern Oregon Coast

Twenty people have fallen ill after eating mussels harvested along a stretch of the Oregon Coast. The condition known as paralytic shellfish poisoning came from mussels found near Oceanside, at Hug Point, and near Seaside. As of Sunday, state officials barred mussel harvesting from Seal Rock State Park north to the Washington state line. [KOIN]

How Portland Remembers Vanport

LaVeta Gilmore Jones’ mother lived in what was then Oregon’s second largest city. She’s co-director of the Vanport Mosaic Festival, now underway, and working to keep the memory of the once thriving multiracial community alive. [City Cast Portland 🎧]

Fewer Kids in Oregon

Only Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont have a lower birth rate than Oregon. The state and the nation’s birth rate keeps falling. The rate of nine Oregon births for each 1,000 residents means that the population will continue to decline if there isn’t a boost in people moving to the state. [Oregonian]

75 To Monitor Oregon State Hospital’s Security Cameras

Oregon State Hospital is hiring a team of 75 people to monitor the hospital’s 1,200 security cameras 24/7. Previously, just three people monitored the footage. The stepped-up security comes after a federal investigation found the psychiatric hospital had failed to keep patients safe from assaults. [Willamette Week]

Last week’s mural comes from Montavilla, which was a mystery location to readers. No one identified the mural, which is one of many on a building for ATC Auto Body, at Southeast Stark Street and 81nd Avenue. The project by nonprofit Portland Street Art Alliance honors the Asian American community.

As we approach the end of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, here’s art from a different era of Portland history. Where is this gate?

When Oregon's Second Largest City Flooded

LaVeta Gilmore Jones’ mother lived in what was then Oregon’s second largest city. She’s now co-director of the Vanport Mosaic Festival and working to keep the memory of the once thriving multiracial community alive. It was 76 years ago that Vanport was destroyed in a catastrophic flood, and never rebuilt.