I see that we're back to "No one owns the sidewalk." Unless you're the Hilton Hotel, of course.

The last time this was in our faces, I started a little foray into the arcane world of sidewalk newsracks. Because when it comes to owning the local sidewalks, no one seems to beat the local mainstream media. The press of other interesting topics caused us to short-circuit our examination of those issues, but between the weather and the new Portland city ordinance, perhaps it's time to get back on them.