Good Morning, Portland: Get out your booties, 'brellas, and clear ponchos, Portland. We're looking at a rainy weekend. Temps are unlikely to crack into even 60 degrees, forecasters expect around half an inch of sky water on Sunday. If you are new to the rainy Pacific Northwest, please take my advice and pack a spare pair of dry socks. Wet feet sap vitality from the burliest babes. Okay sweeties. it's time for THE NEWS.
IN LOCAL NEWS: In 2002, when the city of Portland initially granted Zenith Energy permission to continue operating its fuel transport and storage facility in Northwest Portland, it did so with a number of conditions-in an attempt to limit further potential for local pollution. Environmental advocates who disagreed with the permit subsequently sued, and now a city attorney has admitted that the city does not believe it can enforce those compromise conditions at all. For the Mercury, Abe Asher has more.