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Ben Santarris

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has worked in news reporting and editing roles in five states, including as business editor for The Oregonian. An Oregon native, he has lived just outside Tigard for 25 years. Reach Ben at ben@tigardlife.com.
Tigard Mayor Yi-Kang Hu speaks in his office during a wide-ranging interview on June 23. Hu reviewed his eight-month tenure, a period defined by balancing a budget with a $6.5 million deficit and supporting the city’s proposed $150 million bond levy for a joint police and public-works campus, which voters resoundingly rejected.
Local News

Mayor Hu: ‘They are just like my neighbors’

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Retiring Tigard Police Chief Jamey McDonald is turning in his badge after exactly 25 years with the police force.
Local News

Retiring Tigard police chief cheers progress on officer wellness

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Tigard Park Ranger Jordan Porter recently documents a structure made of wood branches around the trunk of a Douglas fir tree. It was not immediately clear whether kids set up the structure as a play fort or others tried to use it as a camp shelter.
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Ranger Jordan ‘asks nicely’ in Tigard park rounds

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Sarah Farhangi holds her mom, Frouz Farhang (slightly different spelling), at a Starbucks in Tigard. Sarah credits her mother for her inspiration and independence in seriously pursuing a career on the musical stage.
People

Tigard High freshman pursues musical dreams

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Diane Bonica, who retired from teaching kindergarten in 2014, shows elements of packages she is giving to that year’s class of students as they now graduate from high school. It is her last of 28 years of fulfilling her annual gift tradition.
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Retired kindergarten teacher completes ‘work of love’

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A sidewalk in Tigard is partially blocked by a collection of personal items and camping gear, including multiple blue tarps and a portable toilet in the background. A person and a dog are visible amidst the belongings.
Local News

City cracks down on ‘camp materials’ in city rights-of-way

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An architectural model gives a preliminary likeness of the city of Tigard’s proposed new campus for its police and public works departments. Voters will decide a $150 million bond issue for the project on May 19.
Local News

Bond Proposal: Guide To A Ballot Measure

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A four-story building would immediately begin to rise on Southwest Wall Street near Southwest Hunziker Road if voters on May 19 approve a $150 million project to fund the project.
Local News

Tigard Leaders Make Final Push for $150M Police and Public Works...

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Construction progresses on Contract Furnishings Mart's new Tigard showroom and headquarters in April 2026. The new site is located next to the Fough and Co. facility.
Business

Contract Furnishings Mart jumps 72nd Avenue

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Sign for the Cook Family Park boat launch on the Tualatin River with a kayaker in the background.
Local News

Council ‘triages’ Tigard parks’ looming shortfall

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