PORTLAND, Ore. — With the city of Portland looking to make up a $163 million budget shortfall, the impact of cuts may be felt more deeply in some areas than others. In North Portland, the burden falls on a neighborhood fire station and the nearest police precinct.
Inside Slim’s Restaurant & Lounge on North Lombard in St. Johns, the feeling of community runs deep.
“‘Cause we are a family,” said Deserae, a bartender at Slim’s. “I know everybody by name and can expect who’s going to come in.”…