Idk if the mods will let me keep this up but this commercial is so spot on for Portland. I also laugh to myself every time I see that Spencer Pratt from Laguna Beach is running for mayor.
In 2019, the county spent $1.66 million on contracted security services, county data shows. By the end of the 2026 fiscal year, that spending is expected to total over $14 million, including $364,000 for a security detail for Chair Jessica Vega Pederson.
Spokesperson Denis Theriault said in a statement that “increased acuity of disruptive and threatening public behavior” has warranted a larger security presence.
“I strongly believe that in a time when we’re reducing services and cutting budgets, that we need to take a hard look at that,” Brim-Edwards said. “Is that the necessary level of resources that need to be devoted to that?”
A man with 3 pit bulls blocking the sidewalk on SW 11th by the Plaid Pantry. They are completely emaciated with their spines sticking out and look so sad. At first I thought they were just well behaved but they are probably exhausted, starved and abused. There are tons of orgs with free food and supplies for dogs. Who the fuck needs 3 pittbulls anyways?
I called Animal control but they’re closed and my friend who works for the county says they won’t do anything anyways because of all the pro-homeless advocates. It just makes me even more angry because the homeless activists only care about drug addicts and making themselves feel good, while animals suffer.
I’m going to write a report through the humane society but if anyone has other suggestions please let me know. Why the fuck are we letting animals live like this?!!
As Tymchuk said in a follow-up call with the editorial board, “Do we need it to survive? No. Do we need it to continue at the really incredible level we’re operating at? Yes.”
That “really incredible level” has meant additional programs and an expanded mission, including new exhibits and educational offerings for students
While the museum argues that roughly 28,000 of its 50,000 annual visitors are Multnomah County residents who pay no admission, that poses another question: Why pay for a benefit that less than 5% of residents use?
If elected leaders won’t take the smallest of steps to protect affordability, voters should do it themselves. It’s time for the museum, whose revenues and reserves have thrived under Tymchuk’s skilled management, to fly with its own wings.
Mayor Keith Wilson has asked Portland City Councilor Sameer Kanal to drop his proposal to ban masks and require clear identification for law enforcement officers, including federal agents, warning it could give the Trump administration a club against the city.
Wilson asked councilors to instead support a new Oregon law that restricts masking on law enforcement officers and requires visible identification and uniforms.
The state law, he said, won backing from a coalition of advocacy groups that have joined the city to successfully push back in court against federal overreach. The mayor contends Kanal’s proposal would attract a court challenge and that the city would likely lose.
Rep. Farrah Chaichi, D-Aloha, the main sponsor of House Bill 4138 known as the Law Enforcement Accountability & Visibility Act, has said it was written to withstand legal challenges.
Kanal said Wednesday he won’t back down.
Passed 9/3
No: Zimmerman, Ryan, Smith
Aye: Avalos, Dunphy, Pyrtle-Guinney, Koyama-Lane, Novick, Morillo, Kanal, Green, Clark
Novick made sure to congratulate everyone on “taking an act that has been vitally needed for 40 years,”
$12 to monthly water bills for individuals. 3-4% added to business water bills.
The vast majority of written testimony opposed. Under 15% supports with changes. Very few supported the ordinance as is and the ones that did include Oregon Walks and The Street Trust.
I’m sure there will be an article out soon.