Today we are holding a public hearing on the Moda Center Term Sheet. This is an opportunity for Portlanders to express that any public investment must be met with transparency, accountability, and a clear explanation of community benefits. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD8e...

Portland City Council AM Session 08/05/26

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Waking up with a bloody nose because of the smoke yaaaasss!!! Love climate change!!!!! Let’s use PCEF for a billionaire’s whims!!!!!

Whoopsies! "The emails became part of the city's records after the team's legal counsel, Zandria Conyers, forwarded the internal email chain to McGair, allowing KATU to obtain them through a public records request."

Internal emails reveal Blazers debated responding to Portland's Moda Center questions

Internal emails obtained by KATU show Trail Blazers leaders debated whether to respond to the City of Portland's questions for commitments on private investment

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Every Leo you know is researching how to do the Tate McRae gold paint performance thing as the opening to their bday party btw

Looks like Portland Police aren't going to be able to raid PCEF to hire more cops when they can't even hire for the positions they already have open.....sorry about your luck!

We will have a public hearing on the Moda Center tomorrow at 9:30 AM. Every Portlander deserves a seat at the table where decisions are made. Before discussions continue, you have a chance to influence how public money is used. Register here:

$10 billion buys: A) 10 miles of improvements to urban highways like I-5, with the benefits generally going to SOV commuters, or B) A downtown MAX tunnel and 50 miles of improvements to suburban/rural freight routes like I-205, US-30, and Cornelius Pass.

The next 90 days before Election Day will have the most bad faith arguments to malign leftist candidates you’ve ever seen from established power. Unfortunately for them, trust is earned and sustained over time. If you stay the course and act with integrity regardless of image it shines through.

We upgraded our license to accommodate more RSVPs for this webinar! Don’t miss out for this discussion with two senior scholars in the field of sports economics.

Mitch Green@councilorgreen.bsky.social · 4d ago

Join me, sports economists @jcbradbury.com & @victor-matheson.bsky.social with co-host @councilormorillo.bsky.social on the economics of publicly funded stadiums. The term sheet is coming with limited information provided to us on the Moda Center renovations. Let’s discuss. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This is the same anger I get when I post the votes for policies (public info but hard for people to find on government sites) Like babes…I can defend all my votes. Can you?

Portland DSA@portlanddsa.bsky.social · 4d ago

The police union and ruling class think it’s cheating to give the public information about to how file a complaint if they were misled by a signature gatherer lol www.opb.org/article/2026...

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Portland DSA@portlanddsa.bsky.social · 3d ago

Canvassing time!

Evil billionaire: I hate you and everything you stand for. Give me $900 million. City council: what will you spend it on? Can you tell us? The Oregonian: how toxic. You are “chumming the waters with billionaire sentiment”.

Imagine wanting to lick billionaire boots so badly that you spend your free time harassing a professor of economics who focuses on stadium deals New lows being unlocked lol

J.C. Bradbury@jcbradbury.com · 3d ago

Who are these people attacking my motives for voluntarily donating my time to present evidence-based policy advice. I'm a university professor, that's what I'm supposed to do? I'm not getting rich or famous. Seriously, what is wrong with you? If you've got a policy case, make it.

Everyone saw that Kotek’s political stunt didn’t stop the Verrus data center in Salem, right?

Calling for “partnership” while directing almost every practical recommendation at one side of the table is not balanced analysis. It’s advocacy for a negotiating posture that asks the public to be more flexible while placing little pressure on the private party receiving $1.1B in public support.

Editorial: Stay on track, Portland, and show the Trail Blazers a partnership worth keeping

As the clock ticks toward a deadline for getting a Moda Center deal done, Portland city councilors should focus on what they control — finalizing a framework to negotiate a new long-term lease and sho...

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I nominate @pdxmeredith.bsky.social as Night Mayor There’s truly not a single person on Earth as warm, fun, and motivated as she is, she could make the city’s night scene come alive tbh

sarah jeong@sarahjeong.bsky.social · 4d ago

so this is basically a prisoner's dilemma situation that can only be resolved when portland has a Night Mayor

Join me, sports economists @jcbradbury.com & @victor-matheson.bsky.social with co-host @councilormorillo.bsky.social on the economics of publicly funded stadiums. The term sheet is coming with limited information provided to us on the Moda Center renovations. Let’s discuss. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Economics of Publicly Financed Arenas with City Councilor Mitch Green and Angelita Morillo. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abo...

The Moda Center remains top of mind as we approach the City’s August 12th vote on a term sheet, but how can we reach a fair deal for Portlanders? What are the potential costs and benefits of publicly ...

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My best friend got an electric bike through the Portland Clean Energy Fund and the ease and joy it’s brought to her life is palpable. Plus, now it’s easier for her to see me 🥹 I love PCEF, it’s such a tangible force for good in Portland.

When I make a mistake (and mistakes I will make!) it’s mine to own, not the entire progressive movement’s.

They’re making it politically impossible for City Council to help them, people are enraged by the smugness while demanding tax payer dollars in District 3

Fischer 🛠️🚇@fischer.bsky.social · 6d ago

if this is going to be the line then fuck these guys

The fact that this guy is shit-talking taxes while demanding taxpayer money for the renovation shows how bad faith this all is. I’m mostly disappointed in the Portlanders who have egged Dundon’s awful behavior on, especially the journalists.

Sighed heavily before inevitably reposting

mitch (he/him)@drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 6d ago

i guess i got that dog in me doing oversight generally speaking

Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, a Johns Hopkins University researcher in public health, was detained by ICE while boarding a domestic flight. She says she is Cameroonian in a Medium article that she authored. As of Thursday morning, the ICE Online Detainee Locator did not list where she was being held.

Baltimore Banner@thebaltimorebanner.com · 6d ago

ICE detains Hopkins public health researcher as agency expands airport arrests

I grew up Christian but my godfather is Jewish and he taught me that in Judaism rather than the focus being on going to heaven, it is our duty to create a heaven on Earth. For these Jewish elders, the politics of liberation for all people including Palestinians, is central to their work on Earth.

@boring-person.bsky.social · 6d ago

Why is their religion relevant? Do you specify people’s religion all the time when posting about them?

We're live from City Hall. Proceedings should begin shortly. Blazer contingent includes Dewayne Hankins, Charles Boyle, plus more. Reporters include OPB, Athletic, KGW, plus more. President Dunphy is ready to preside. Other councilors are entering, with Councilor Green in some sweet Blazer gear.

This morning by the Blazers have joined us for the work session regarding the Moda Center deal. You can watch at the link below! On August 5th we will have a hearing with public testimony. www.portland.gov/auditor/coun...

86 active fires in Oregon. 34k Oregonians under some form of evacuation order. Oregonians have lost their homes, & it’s early in fire season Trump just denied emergency funding (FMAGs) for Oregon’s near 2 million acres burned _so far this year_ Republican Representative Cliff Bentz is silent…

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · 7d ago

“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

I had the best conversation with socialist Jewish elders who have been fighting for workers rights & Palestine for decades. I told them how special it was to learn from them, they told me how special it was to watch a young person seize power for good, not just fight it. We got teary eyed together.

I like that Safer Portland is going full Trump and claiming the ballot election was stolen, really showing us who they are lol Shout out to the auditor, she has the patience of a saint dealing with these nonsense accusations

Come to the field kickoff on August 8th to knock doors for Mitch Green, Angelita Morillo and Tiffany Koyama Lane! Let’s knock a gazillion doors, see you there!! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Field Kickoff Event for DSA and WFP Endorsed City Council Candidates · Mobilize

Join Oregon Working Family Party and Portland Democratic Socialists of America at a joint kickoff canvassing event for City Council Candidates Angelita Morillo, Mitch Green, and Tiffany Koyama Lane. S...

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Nick@ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 7d ago

Caveat that we win big *if* we do the work and knock a gazillion doors