The City of Portland is in the awkward position of having to work on and support a freeway expansion project that is deeply unpopular w its own modal advisory committees bikeportland.org/2023/01/03/por…

Maybe what’s missing from Portland is a healthy, walkable downtown. What would happen if we created a six-block “Carless Square” in the heart of Portland? wweek.com/news/2023/01/0…

"Research shows it costs taxpayers $31,065 a year to criminalize a single person experiencing homelessness while the yearly cost for providing supportive housing is $10,051." housingmatters.urban.org/feature/homele…

States with the highest voter turnout in the November 2022 election, ranked: 1. Oregon 2-50. everyone else opb.org/article/2023/0…

A pregnant survivor of sex trafficking and domestic/sexual violence needs our help. This is one of the most heartbreaking injustices I have asked for community help on. Michelle is being evicted for police activity at her apartment after her abuser/stalker appeared 3 times.

If I/We fail, a survivor of some of the worst trafficking and abuse I have ever heard about will be giving birth with no insurance and bringing her newborn “home” to her barely working car with expired tags. We are better than this.

Further demonstration that we shouldn’t let ODOT design urban infrastructure wweek.com/news/2023/01/1…

Alternatively: "the days of a vertical office park are gone." So let's stop treating downtown streets like extended highway onramps to flush vehicles in and out everyday, and rethink them as PLACES that can support downtown families, local businesses, arts, music, etc.

13 years ago, the Supreme Court handed down the Citizens United decision—a disaster for our democracy. This decision has allowed the powerful and privileged to inject billions of dollars into our elections from the shadows.

Citizens United "violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system. Now it's just an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery. ..." -- Jimmy Carter

Deep gratitude for the families & community leaders who took yesterday off to testify in support of House Bill 3014, our bill that will allow school districts greater options to invest in programs encouraging students to walk, bike, and take transit to school. Dozens

Interesting: Portland Parks & Rec says it can't afford to replace all 243 very old light poles in city parks that pose a potential safety risk to people. Cost: $15 million. That's ... $61,728 per pole ??? wweek.com/news/city/2023…

Just wow. People making more than $566k are expected to average a $42,000 kicker bonus check. This will add up to hundreds of millions of dollars unavailable to invest in our communities. Low-income families projected to get...$60. #orpol #orleg

“Portland jurors are starting to wake up to the reality that there’s racism in our local community,” says lawyer Jason Kafoury. wweek.com/podcast/2023/0…

Feeling down about the state of Portland? Next year, we get to elect an entirely new city council. Every current council member could win re-election & they would still be outnumbered by the new 12 person council. Start organizing. This is an unprecedented opportunity.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, yesterday: “To put it bluntly, my secretary of state salary on its own is not enough for me to make ends meet.” Today: Resignation effective May 8. oregonlive.com/politics/2023/…

🌟 Life has a curious way of surprising us when we least expect it. For months, I've been navigating a profound and unexpected health challenge that turned my world upside down. During this time, I withdrew from many aspects of my life, leaving friends and acquaintances puzzled

I did not think pain this bad was possible without just dying. This has broken me. The needles deep into the tongue are unbearable. I never expected this. Good news is we should save most of my tongue. Bad news is I am broken now and desperately need help. gofund.me/5209b244

Introducing the Portland Comeback! - mailchi.mp/35d197df8aa5/p…