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PDX, frequent cyclist, socialist I will not engage in bad faith arguments, so don’t waste time trying. This is a personal account, and all opinions are my own. Abolish ice.

I just had an incredibly difficult but necessary experience with one of my unhoused neighbors. I won’t be broadcasting his trauma for the internet, but folks. If you see someone going through it and you have a minute I recommend you stop. You could save a life.

i no longer live in D4 so i can say this: how Mitch Green handles himself at the dais regularly, but specifically right now as a doctorate of econ talking to the Blazers, makes me very proud I ranked him No. 1 two years ago

If we want to increase biking in Portland, we need a bike plan that prioritizes families tootling around their neighborhoods, not just for fit people who traverse the city as a lifestyle choice. I’m just a middle aged mom who wants to get to my local taqueria, ya know?

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2w ago

Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc…Via @theconversation.bsky.social

✅SIGN AND SHARE! No More Layoffs for Do Good Multnomah Workers! Workers at Do Good Multnomah, a shelter organization in the Portland metro area affiliated with AFSCME Local 1790, are 15 months into their first contract campaign and are facing their 4th major round of layoffs in the last year.

No More Layoffs for Do Good Multnomah Workers!

Workers at Do Good Multnomah, a shelter organization in the Portland metro area affiliated with AFSCME Local 1790, are 15 months into their first contract campaign and are facing their 4th major round...

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Bragging about saving 30 jobs when you had the chance to save 103 and didn’t do that. Then you had a chance to save 40 jobs, but it became 55 & added funds for police training. You didn’t do that either though. So now, you saved 30 jobs and funded police training. But hey, we can write 73 contracts.

Councilor Zimmerman@councilorzimmerman.bsky.social · 2w ago

This week, we restored 30 full-time City positions, most of them union-represented, protected our core city services, and reversed cuts to critical public safety programs across Portland.

Things that didn’t get 20✨ articles: -Smith saying Avalos doesnt represent Black Portlanders, using guns against constituents - Pirtle Guiney yelling “fuck you!” On the dais to Sameer, making staff cry - Novick’s “fuck yourself in the heart” got 1 - Clark comparing foie gras bans to abortion bans

emily@soupmuse.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you think Morillo is the councilor on the dais with “frequent outbursts” you are not paying attention. Morillo happens to have a mastery of language, unique turns of phrase, & great comedic timing, so her one liners get extra attention. (Plus the other reasons young women of color get scrutiny).

This is happening today. Tune in around 11 to see which councilors think it’s important for the public to have all the documents before taking a vote on something of massive importance to public health and safety.

Nick@ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sign up to testify on 7/23 about the transfer of Zenith Energy's franchise agreement to I Squared Capital. Link to testimony sign up (remote or in person): www.portland.gov/council-cler... Link to email: actionnetwork.org/letters/voic... Link to more information: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Multnomah County Board of Commissioners meeting thread here! Meeting begins at 9:35 with Jessica Vega Peterson stating that meetings moving forward until September will be held online due to building construction. She addresses the rules, and explains how to present and testify. (1/)