Rational in Portland

Noah Ernst for Portland City Council, District 1 Oct 18, 2024

Noah Ernst is running for Portland City Council in District 1. He is a Superintendent and an in-house counsel lawyer for Radio Cab Co. Before he was a Superintendent, Noah drove a cab on the night shift for Radio Cab. Noah became a cab driver after he suffered a layoff from his litigator job at a law firm during the recession of 2008.

Tiffani Penson for Portland City Council, District 2 Oct 18, 2024

Tiffani Penson is running for Portland City Council in District 2. She has been working for the City of Portland for 18 years, most recently as the People and Culture Manager.

Dan Ryan for Portland City Council, District 2 Oct 16, 2024

Dan Ryan has been a Portland City Commissioner since 2020, where he pioneered the city’s Safe Rest Villages to get homeless people off of the streets of Portland. His home was vandalized more than 7 times after he refused to defund the police. He is HIV-positive and in recovery from active addiction. Dan’s spouse is gender fluid and a first generation Mexican American. Dan’s priorities are public safety and homelessness. His endorsements include the Northwest Oregon Labor Council (AFL-CIO), AFSCME, the Portland Firefighters, and the Portland Police.

Get your Oregon ballots out! 2024 Election Episode with Andy Chandler from NW Fresh Oct 16, 2024

Get your ballots out! Join me and Andy Chandler from NW Fresh as we go through the voter's pamphlet

Kezia Wanner, for Portland City Council, District 3 Oct 12, 2024

Kezia Wanner is a lifelong Democrat who is running for Portland City Council in District 3. Kezia’s experience in public service and public safety is extensive. She has served as the: grants coordinator for Portland Police Bureau; budget and policy analyst for the City of Portland; program manager for Portland Police Bureau; parking enforcement and transportation division manager for Portland Bureau of Transportation; deputy director for the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office; Assistant City Manager for the City of Newberg; deputy director for Portland Fire and Rescue; and business and compliance director for the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Will Lathrop, Running for Attorney General of Oregon Oct 10, 2024

Will Lathrop is a lawyer running for Attorney General of Oregon. The last time Oregon had a Republican attorney general was in 1993. Lathrop is focused on criminal law and sex trafficking. He was a Deputy District Attorney in Yamhill and Marion Counties and he also worked for the National District Attorneys Association. His most recent job was in Africa, where he moved to spend eight years working for a nonprofit doing criminal justice work on behalf of widows and children.

Harrison Kass for Portland City Council, District 3 Oct 08, 2024

Harrison Kass is a policy advisor for Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez. He is also a lawyer, and received his JD from the University of Oregon School of Law. He also has an MA in International Relations and Global Journalism from New York University. Harrison also serves as a journalist for The National Interest, where he covers politics and national security. He has a Private Pilot License and was selected as a Pilot Trainee and Officer Candidate with the US Air Force before being medically discharged.

Mariah Hudson for Portland City Council, District 2 Oct 08, 2024

Mariah Hudson is a solo parent, a Senior Communications Specialist for OHSU, and has a Master's Degree in Economics. She is running for Portland City Council in District 2.

Mischa Webley, Creator of "Hasaan Hates Portland" Oct 04, 2024

Mischa Webley is a Portland native and a writer, director, and filmmaker. He is the creator of the web series "Hasaan Hates Portland". He describes it as a "dark satirical web series about living while black in the whitest city in America."

Betsy Johnson and Angela Wilhelms: Vote No on Measure 118, the Newest Tax Measure Oct 02, 2024

Eric Zimmerman for Portland City Council, District 4 Sep 28, 2024

Eric Zimmerman is the Chief of Staff for Multnomah County Commissioner Julia Brim-Edwards. He previously served as the Central City Senior Advisor for Mayor Ted Wheeler. He is a gay man who has served for 17 years as a member of the Oregon Army National Guard, including under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and has served overseas. Eric has an MBA from the University of Portland in Government and Not-For-Profits.

Andrew Rowe on Transforming Government Performance Through Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Sep 27, 2024

Lean Transformation Presentation by Andrew Rowe
“Transforming Government Performance Through Lean Management” McKinsey Center for Government white paper.
“Applying Continuous Improvement in Government – Lean Leadership in Action” UL paper
“Lean Government Implementation Guide” EPA document
Denver Peak Program showcases system improvement in City/County government
Results Washington showcases system improvement work in Washington state government

Bob Simril, for Portland City Council, District 2 Sep 20, 2024

Bob Simril is running for Portland City Council in District 2. Bob grew up in Compton with a black father and a white mother. His family moved to Portland, and he graduated from Grant High School. Bob worked for Tony Robbins doing sales. He has a homeless family member who is addicted to drugs.

Tony Morse for Portland City Council, District 4 Sep 07, 2024

Tony Morse is running for Portland City Council in District 4. He has been a lawyer, a realtor, and a recovery advocate.

George Carrillo from Progreso Latino and the Portland Mayoral Debate Sep 06, 2024

George Carrillo is the President of Progreso Latino, a Political Action Committee. George is a Democrat who ran for governor of Oregon in the 2022 election. Progreso Latino is hosting a mayoral debate on September 11, 2024, with candidates Rene Gonzalez, Carmen Rubio, and Keith Wilson. Tickets are sold out, but you can tune in on YouTube.

Terrence Hayes for City Council, District 1: "Truth always makes people nervous." Sep 05, 2024

Terrence Hayes is running for Portland City Council, District 1 in East Portland.. After serving 13 years in prison for attempted murder, Terrence works with the Portland Police Bureau to prevent gang and gun violence, is married with children, and runs a graffiti removal business.

Labor Day With Public Safety Union Leadership: Aaron Schmautz from the Portland Police Association and Isaac McLennan from the Portland Fire Fighters' Association Sep 03, 2024

Aaron Schmautz is President of the Portland Police Association (PPA). The PPA is the union for Portland police officers below the rank of Lieutenant and members of the Bureau of Emergency Communications. Isaac McLennan is the President of the Portland Fire Fighters’ Association (the Portland fire fighters’ union, IAFF Local 43). They discuss public safety in Portland and Multnomah County, including crime, overdoses, 911 hold times, waits for ambulances, city council endorsements, and more.

Political consultant Derek Clevenger on the presidential race Jul 21, 2024

Derek Clevenger, MBA, is a nonaffiliated political consultant in the Pacific Northwest. He was the mayor of Aumsville, Oregon and ran as a nonaffiliated candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives. He is a retired US Army Master Sergeant where he was a medic. He is also a medical training instructor and has developed and delivered courses approved by leading medical associations, like the American Red Cross. He was the Director of Communications for All Oregon Votes, an organization that works for open primaries in Oregon. He talks about national politics, the presidential race, and parallels between Oregon and national politics, as well as ideas for resisting extremism.

*This episode was recorded prior to President Biden dropping out of the presidential race.

Terrence Hayes for Portland City Council, District 1 Jul 20, 2024

Terrence Hayes is running for Portland City Council in District 1. He grew up with drug-addicted parents in the Chicago projects, and his sister is still suffering from active drug addiction. Terrence moved to Portland with his father and graduated from Jefferson High School. As a former gang member who spent 13 years in prison for attempted murder, Terrence now works to help young men avoid a lifetime of violent crime and turn their lives around. He owns a graffiti removal business and is married with children. His cousin was shot and killed by a Portland police officer. As a city council candidate, Terrence's priority is public safety. He is endorsed by the Portland Police Association.

Eli Arnold: Local efforts to avoid the re-criminalization of drugs, a beautiful family moment at Portland Pride, city solutions for homelessness, and more Jun 25, 2024

Eli Arnold is a Portland police officer and a member of Portland's Instagram-famous Portland Police Bureau Central Bike Squad. He is running for Portland City Council in District 4. He stopped back in to tell us why Multnomah County's plan is just an effort to avoid the Oregon legislature's reforming of Measure 110 and the legislature's recent re-criminalization of drugs; a beautiful moment involving his son at the Portland Pride Parade; solutions for homelessness; and what he loves about Portland, including a new food truck.

https://www.eliforportland.com

https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad?igsh=Y3NucGdxc2xrOXE=

https://www.instagram.com/eliforportland?igsh=djRxcGYydHdjNDZu

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/06/top-broker-of-measure-110-changes-unhappy-with-multnomah-county-deflection-plan.html?outputType=amp

https://public.substack.com/p/why-we-must-arrest-drug-addicts

https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1677793165238222850?s=46

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/05/we-tried-to-imagine-how-voting-would-work-under-portlands-proposed-charter-reforms/

https://rosecityreform.substack.com/p/puppets-take-over-rose-city-reform

Andy Chandler Jun 18, 2024

Andy Chandler is the host of NW Fresh. He talks about his career in news media, growing up with a trans sister, how he got civically engaged in Portland, and more.

Mike DiNapoli, running for Portland City Council, District 4 Jun 14, 2024

Mike DiNapoli is an employee owner and lead engineer for People's AV Company who is running for Portland City Council in District 4.

Daniel DeMelo for Portland City Council, District 3 Jun 04, 2024

Daniel DeMelo is running for Portland City Council, District 3. He is focused on unsheltered homelessness and data-driven solutions.

Keith Wilson, President and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems, running for mayor of Portland Jun 03, 2024

Keith Wilson is running for mayor of Portland, Oregon. He is the President and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems. He started a homelessness nonprofit called Shelter Portland.

https://www.keithwilsonformayor.com

https://www.instagram.com/keithwilsonformayor?igsh=MTIzaWttaHI5NmJ5OA==

https://youtu.be/iAr8Y5rdG2g?si=ftMqJEChbip1jSIn

https://www.shelterportland.org/timeline

https://katu.com/amp/news/local/uw-study-finds-trace-of-fentanyl-residue-on-pacific-nw-transit-trimet-urges-crack-down-on-drug-use

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/04/staff-drug-use-alleged-misconduct-shuttered-multnomah-county-behavioral-health-center-now-reopened.html?outputType=amp

https://www.wweek.com/news/environment/2024/04/22/theres-so-much-trash-in-the-willamette-river-the-state-proposes-to-regulate-it-under-the-clean-water-act/

https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad?igsh=Y3NucGdxc2xrOXE=

https://multco-web7-psh-files-usw2.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2022%20Point%20In%20Time%20Report%20-%20Full.pdf

https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/pregnant-homeless-woman-addicted-fentanyl-gives-birth-portland/283-cb528854-9b93-4c36-bd82-4a22313f78d1

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp

Erica Gustavson on how to be an informed voter and an engaged citizen in Portland May 31, 2024

Erica Gustavson is a hair stylist who owns a small business in Portland. She gave testimony at Portland City Council regarding her concerns about charter commissioners who designed the system of government running for city council and the potential for conflicts of interest. She is involved in leadership with Future Portland, a centrist grassroots organization that provides opportunities for civic involvement. She talks about how she became civically involved and how she educated herself about critical issues so that she could be an informed voter.

May 2024 primary election May 20, 2024

Fill out your ballots with Amanda in the May 2024 primary election episode. We also go over picks for key Washington and Clackamas County races at the top. The audio of the actual episode is terrible and it’s all my fault. Andy Chandler from NW Fresh helped recover it (o the extent it is listen-able, that is all Andy’s talent). But in our opinions, these are the only things that matter in this election. And if you do nothing else, just do this:

Multnomah County District Attorney: Nathan Vasquez
Multnomah County Commissioners: District 1, Vadim Mozyrsky; District 2, Jessie Burke; District 3, Julia Brim-Edwards; District 4, Vince Jones-Dixon
State Rep, District 33: Pete Grabiel
* https://www.nwfreshpodcast.com
* https://www.voteforvasquez.com 
* https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/05/editorial-endorsement-may-2024-vote-for-nathan-vasquez-for-multnomah-county-da.html?outputType=amp
* https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/05/01/wws-may-2024-endorsements-multnomah-county/
* https://www.votevadim.com
* https://jessieburke.com
* https://www.juliabrim-edwards.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxqayBhDFARIsAANWRnTYcP93zpq1MkJ0e32pAXmY9GbsxTgZPvuTDDnwqYnHkVZkLDUiXtUaAl_yEALw_wcB
* https://www.vincejonesdixon.com
* https://www.petegrabiel.com
* https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/214/19-20%20Adopted%20Budget%20Document.pdf?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY78GfLtsmt8tan2c2bdEQPaA4Pq7S7qJA243_0rLXnUEIJskmgeluaqTw_aem_Afs4vjIM_XIASY5vJA_mskPvok2Ntxbe4-Eq-Ffj4s2sthiUiXBHH2Ts7iOBCz9spuC4Es2DQeLUcowaDYUGTkvC
* https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/
* https://x.com/disabilityrtsor/status/1791499360976478588?s=46
* https://www.kgw.com/article/news/education/oregon-students-fall-further-math-reading/283-78a61f5a-c3ff-471b-9004-f2285de9b9ff#:~:text=Sports,PORTLAND%2C%20Ore

Prof. Michael Weingrad, Ph.D., who started the Judaic Studies Department at Portland State University Apr 17, 2024

Prof. Michael Weingrad, Ph.D., started the Judaic Studies Department at Portland State University, where he still teaches. In this episode, we discuss the Israel-Hamas war, what it's like to be a conservative at a university in Portland, and more.

Future Portland and their Endorsements for the Multnomah County election in May, with Vikki Payne Apr 10, 2024

Vikki Payne from Future Portland gives us a rundown of FP's endorsements for the May Multnomah County election. Future Portland is a nonpartisan, grassroots community organization that provides civic education and endorses local candidates. Future Portland looks for local candidates who they believe have sensible, pragmatic solutions to Portland's challenges.

https://futureportland.org

https://www.vincejonesdixon.com

https://www.juliabrim-edwards.com

https://jessieburke.com

https://www.votevadim.com

https://www.voteforvasquez.com

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/04/da-mike-schmidts-office-hours-become-flashpoint-in-heated-challenge.html?outputType=amp

https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/02/22/drug-policy-alliance-donates-30000-to-district-attorney-mike-schmidts-reelection-campaign/

Jessie Burke for Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2 Apr 10, 2024

Jessie Burke is the owner of the Society Hotel in the Old Town Neighborhood and chair of the Old Town Community Association in Portland, Oregon. She is the mother of three young children. Jessie has a Master’s of Public Administration with a focus on Strategic Planning and Community Development from Portland State University. Jessie grew up very poor. Her father was paralyzed when she was 6. She lost a brother-in-law to a drug overdose. Her focus is on taking care of the least among us.

https://jessieburke.com

https://thesocietyhotel.com/portland/

https://www.pdxoldtown.org/board-members

https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/04/multnomah-county-commissioner-district-2-debate-sam-adams-jessie-burke-shannon-singleton/?outputType=amp

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/fentanyl-oregonians-portland-emergency-central-city/283-bc97fda8-eff5-4148-95e7-77ff12b1a02f

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/multnomah-county-paymotel-rooms-asylum-seekers/283-97992253-5da6-45da-98ae-88c79c5bc983

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/09/portland-business-owner-says-gov-tina-kotek-kicked-her-off-public-safety-panel-over-her-ties-to-candidate-challenging-da-mike-schmidt.html?outputType=amp

Vadim Mozyrsky for Multnomah County Commissioner, District One Apr 03, 2024

Pete Grabiel for Oregon State House of Representatives, District 33. Mar 11, 2024

Pete Grabiel is a Portland lawyer and a Democratic candidate for the Oregon State House of Representatives in District 33.

Derek Clevenger On the Problems With the Oregon GOP Mar 11, 2024

Derek Clevenger is a political consultant who was the mayor of Aumsville and attempted a run for the Oregon State Legislature as an Independent.

Nicole Buscher, Multnomah County Corrections Deputies Association Union President Mar 01, 2024

Bob Weinstein for Portland City Council, District 4 Feb 29, 2024

Eli Arnold for Portland City Council, District 4 Feb 04, 2024

Eli Arnold is a former wartime military helicopter pilot and is now a member of Portland Police Bureau's Central Bike Squad. Eli is running for Portland City Council in District 4.

Betsy Johnson and Max Williams: Why we should fix Ballot Measure 110 Feb 03, 2024

Betsy Johnson is a former Oregon Senator and Oregon gubernatorial candidate. Max Williams is the former Chair of the Oregon House Judiciary Committee and former head of the Oregon Department of Corrections. They are working to pass a bill in the legislature that would amend Ballot Measure 110, which decriminalized all drugs in Oregon.

Why We Must Repeal Measure 110: Josh Marquis, Former Clatsop County District Attorney Feb 03, 2024

Josh Marquis is the former District Attorney of Clatsop County, Oregon. He has written for the LA Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times, among other publications.

Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West and Former Oregon Lawyer Don Courtney Jan 28, 2024

Ben West is a Portland native, although he now lives in Clackamas County. Ben is a nurse, a military officer, and a Clackamas County Commissioner. Ben and his husband, Paul, sued the State of Oregon and won the right to get married. Ben and Paul are raising an adopted son, who is black. Former Oregon lawyer Donel Courtney advocated for the Lents Neighborhood where he lived in Portland, pushing back against homelessness and crime. Donel has since moved to India.

Sgt. Aaron Schmautz, President of the Portland Police Association, on Oregon's decriminalization of drugs, his trip to Portugal, and Portland's Police Accountability Commission Dec 27, 2023

Sgt. Aaron Schmautz is the President of the Portland Police Association (PPA). The PPA is an independent labor organization representing Portland police officers and other employees of the Portland Police Bureau. Sgt. Schmautz discusses his recent trip to Portugal with other Oregon leaders to learn about Portugal's decriminalization of drugs and how it compares to the decriminalization of drugs in Oregon. Sgt. Schmautz also discusses a poll commissioned by the PPA regarding the Portland Police Accountability Commission (PAC), which shows that a majority of respondents do not approve of the PAC's recommendations regarding police accountability and that the majority of respondents favor city council sending the ballot measure that created the PAC back to the voters.

Derek Clevenger and Eric Post on how to unite Oregonians to tackle our myriad crises. Dec 21, 2023

Derek Clevenger was the mayor of Aumsville, Oregon. He has an MBA with a focus in health care. Derek is retired from the military and has stayed engaged in civic education. He has worked to support open primaries in Oregon and done political consulting.

Eric Post is an entrepreneur and consultant who served in the US Marine Corps as a combat engineer.

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/11/editorial-end-this-strike-now.html?outputType=amp

Vadim Mozyrsky on Measure 110, Portland's new form of government, and the power of neighborhood associations Dec 21, 2023

Vadim Mozyrsky is a federal administrative law judge who specializes in disability law. He is a former candidate for Portland City Council, and he helped initiate the lawsuit against the City of Portland on behalf of disabled individuals, arguing that blocking sidewalks violates the Americans With Disabilities Act. He served on the city's charter commission, but resigned from that commission and formed the Partnership for Common Sense Government, urging voters to reject the charter commissioners' recommendations. He is the President of Neighbors West-Northwest, which brings neighborhood associations together in Portland, and he is the Director of the Goose Hollow Neighborhood Association.

Charles Lehman, fellow at the Manhattan Institute: This is Your City on Fentanyl Dec 02, 2023

Charles Lehman is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He studies and writes about policing and public safety in cities, including Portland. His work has appeared in the Atlantic and the Wall Street Journal, and he has discussed public safety policy before the House of Representatives and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Dr. Kevin Sabet: Reform/repeal Measure 110, which decriminalized drugs Nov 04, 2023

Dr. Kevin Sabet is working with Oregon leaders to reform or repeal Measure 110, the Oregon ballot measure that decriminalized drugs throughout the state of Oregon. Kevin is a former three-time White House Office of National Drug Control Policy advisor, having been the only person appointed to that office by both a Republican (GW Bush) and Democrat (Obama and Clinton). With former House member Patrick Kennedy (D), Dr. Sabet co-founded the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions. The US launch took place at the Clinton Foundation's Clinton Global Initiative, along with officials from the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations.

TV News Reporter Jenny Young Oct 25, 2023

Jenny Young was a local TV news reporter for KOIN TV from 2019-2023.

In 2020, Jenny was covering a BLM rally and tweeted that there was an "openly anti-Zionist" speaker praising BDS, a pro-Palestinian movement. Jenny says that she received hateful tweets in response, and that she was admonished and "written up" by KOIN. On October 9, 2023, Jenny tweeted: "I no longer work for KOIN. I’m thankful that today I can publicly say, without fear of losing my job, that I stand with Israel."

In this episode, Jenny talks about Judaism; why she is moving away from Portland and out of the mainstream news business; and more.

Derek Clevenger: Why we need open primaries Oct 05, 2023

Derek Clevenger was the mayor of Aumsville, Oregon. He became mayor after attending a city council meeting and asking questions that council refused to answer about a water and sewer fee that were not widely disclosed to citizens. As the chief petitioner, he leading the recall of half of the City Council of Aumsville and was later elected mayor, unseating the incumbent. He joined the Oregon National Guard, went on active duty, and earned his BA and his MBA while in Afghanistan. He is a trained medic and worked for the Department of State doing defense contracting in Northern Africa. Derek ran for Oregon House District 17 as an unaffiliated candidate. Because he ran as an unaffiliated candidate, he had to collect signatures to get his name on the ballot. If he had run as a Democrat or Republican, he simply would have paid a fee. Former Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan refused to certify his signatures, so Derek did not appear on the ballot. He since became interested in open primaries.

Don Courtney Oct 03, 2023

Donel Courtney was a Portland lawyer representing his Lents neighborhood against the city. Don graduated from Williams College and UCLA School of Law. He has since relocated to India, finding Portland to be uninhabitable.

Andrea Suarez from We Heart Seattle and Patrick Burnite from Bybee Lakes Hope Center Sep 14, 2023

Patrick Burnite was a homeless drug addict on the streets of Seattle. With the help of Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle, Patrick is housed and working as a resource navigator for Bybee Lakes Hope Center in Portland. Andrea Suarez is the founder and Executive Director of We Heart Seattle, which has transitioned nearly 200 people from the streets into shelters and housing. We Heart Seattle has also removed nearly a million pounds of trash from parks and public spaces.

https://helpinghandsreentry.org/bybee-lakes-hope-center

https://weheartseattle.org

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/

Nancy Rommelmann Aug 22, 2023

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/11/portland-freedom-fund-terrence-hayes-bipoc-low-income-defendants-post-bail/?outputType=amp

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/a-murder-in-portland

Female MD suffers violent attack in SW Portland on July 28, 2023 Aug 02, 2023

Tiana Tozer Aug 01, 2023

Aaliyah Mays - Living across the street from an open air drug market Jul 11, 2023

https://www.multco.us/board/about-board-meetings

http://multnomah.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3

https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/07/07/multnomah-county-will-distribute-tinfoil-and-straws-to-fentanyl-smokers/

Kevin Barton, Washington County District Attorney Jun 12, 2023

https://www.washingtoncountyda.org/meet-district-attorney

https://www.foxnews.com/us/crime-turned-portland-hollowed-shell-neighbors-trying-keep-happening

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11807717/amp/Portland-business-owners-say-theyre-fleeing-city-en-masse-crime.html

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/multnomah-county-misdemeanor-theft-shoplifting-prosecutions/283-f787c79b-a70c-4cb6-b48a-fb22cafbc15d

https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/the-story/multnomah-da-shoplifting-theft-prosecution/283-fd54e0dc-0a01-462b-a0af-1432955aa6e7

https://healthjusticerecovery.orghttps://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/health/oregon-worst-in-nation-for-addiction-treatments-locals-rally-in-salem/283-b2e5b42b-218e-4b2c-9ec5-f3ce9fca8c74

https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/10/17/oregon-ranks-worst-in-nation-for-prevalence-of-mental-illness/

https://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/2022/05/washington-county-da-race-awash-in-1-million-pits-reform-oriented-defense-lawyer-against-prosecution-oriented-incumbent.html?outputType=amp

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/05/emerge-oregon-the-powerful-political-network-for-democratic-women-that-nurtured-shemia-fagans-career-reckons-with-her-downfall.html?outputType=amp

https://twitter.com/rationalinpdx/status/1617930240155877376?s=20

Brian Ferriso (Portland Art Museum) and Scott Showalter (Oregon Symphony) Jun 06, 2023

https://portlandartmuseum.org

https://portlandartmuseum.org/collection/curators/brian-j-ferriso/

https://www.orsymphony.org

https://www.orsymphony.org/about/staff-board/scott-showalter/

https://murdocktrust.org/app/uploads/2020/09/Portland-Arts-Ecology-FINAL.pdf

https://twitter.com/rationalinpdx/status/1665983609801695233?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/14/arts/as-funds-disappear-so-do-orchestras.html

https://newrepublic.com/article/114221/orchestras-crisis-outreach-ruining-them

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/multnomah-county-chair-vega-pederson-unveils-3-5b-budget-proposal/

https://www.multco.us/budget/fy-2023-adopted-budget

TJ Browning on community policing Jun 02, 2023

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/2010/09/nathan_thomass_parents_reflect.html

Nathan Vasquez, running to unseat District Attorney Mike Schmidt Jun 01, 2023

www.voteforvasquez.com

https://katu.com/amp/news/local/survey-suggests-oregon-voters-believe-measure-110-has-been-ineffective

https://katu.com/amp/news/katu-investigates/misled-or-misunderstood-breaking-down-what-measure-110-pays-for-and-what-it-doesnt-addiction-opioid-crisis-addict-portland-oregon-taxes-funding-committee-wheeler-kotek-treatment

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Patrick Patterson May 27, 2023

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Two Metro Councilors’ Employers Get Money From Metro. A Candidate Cries Foul

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Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran returns May 02, 2023

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Julia Brim Edwards for Multnomah County Commissioner Apr 28, 2023

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Don Courtney: The lawyer who advocated for the Lents neighborhood Apr 27, 2023

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Dispatch from Portland 2023: The Death Eaters

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Derrick Peterson for Portland Public School Board Apr 24, 2023

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Dr. Leslie Bienen on COVID Apr 11, 2023

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Josh Marquis, former Clatsop County DA, on the death penalty, murder trials and Oregon politics Apr 08, 2023

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Susan Griffin returns after her appearance in a documentary featuring Portland Apr 07, 2023

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Grant Denton: drug prevention messaging for kids, homeless pods, and a journey out of meth addiction into recovery. Apr 06, 2023

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Capital Gains Tax/"Tenant Eviction" Ballot Measure With Alisa Pyszka Mar 30, 2023

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Richard Cheverton on the death of investigative journalism in Portland Feb 02, 2023

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Breon Gardner on being Black in Portland, working as a personal trainer, and health and fitness Jan 28, 2023

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Chris Gottshall on severe mental illness, addiction, and thriving in a "thruple" Jan 27, 2023

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Jonathan Choe on homelessness and the status of Seattle Jan 06, 2023

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Tom Wolf on Oregon's drug decriminalization measure and the status of San Francisco Dec 14, 2022

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Terrance Moses: working with the homeless and solutions for homelessness in Portland Dec 14, 2022

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https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/10/two-students-wounded-in-shooting-near-jefferson-high-school-portland-school-officials-say.html?outputType=amp

https://www.kgw.com/amp/article/news/local/cleveland-high-school-shooting-student-shot/283-bb1aa579-f3d4-441c-b47b-0c3269e26d7d

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/08/11/black-portlanders-are-more-likely-to-be-murdered-than-their-peers-in-cities-better-known-for-crime/

Aaron Schmautz on Portland policing Nov 11, 2022

https://www.ppavigil.org

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/01/portland-commissioner-dan-ryans-home-vandalized-7-times-since-october-he-says.html?outputType=amp

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/nation/mayor-of-portland-oregon-decries-far-left-violence

https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/05/30/video-portland-protesters-smash-windows-and-set-fires-in-multnomah-county-justice-center/

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/701209

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/article/420225

https://twitter.com/joannpdx/status/1291551118271475713?s=46&t=wcmY92uIz-L0kD8XFsS36A

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/10/portland-shootings-triple-in-3-years-video-captures-spray-of-bullets-in-lents-neighborhood.html?outputType=amp

https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/10/17/oregon-ranks-worst-in-nation-for-prevalence-of-mental-illness/

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/10/reed-college-grad-should-know-better-than-selling-drugs-to-cleveland-high-school-teens-judge-says.html

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/09/28/portland-ranks-48th-among-50-big-cities-for-cops-per-capita/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/08/11/black-portlanders-are-more-likely-to-be-murdered-than-their-peers-in-cities-better-known-for-crime/

https://katu.com/amp/news/on-your-side/portland-community-leaders-disagree-over-role-of-gangs-in-gun-violence-problem

Jessie Burke, Owner of The Society Hotel in the Old Town neighborhood Nov 09, 2022

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-city-council-homeless-plan/283-e0fd13eb-9252-446d-9ee0-460bb85362e4

www.pdxoldtown.org

www.thesocietyhotel.com

https://www.kptv.com/2022/08/05/police-90-rounds-fired-during-shooting-old-town-2-people-arrested/

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/old-town-or-outlaw-town-portland-oregon-neighborhood-deals-with-growing-violence/

https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/weekend-police-patrols-return-to-old-town-neighborhood/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/02/17/a-controversial-private-cleaning-and-security-nonprofit-is-supposed-to-make-downtown-sparkle-but-where-is-the-money-really-going/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/09/28/portland-needs-to-build-thousands-of-affordable-apartments-heres-why-it-keeps-coming-up-short/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/08/15/downtown-portland-among-the-worst-cities-in-terms-of-rebounding-from-the-pandemic-study-shows/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/08/31/hundreds-of-portland-city-workers-resist-calls-to-return-to-downtown-offices/#:~:text=Two%20years%20after%20the%20COVID,law%20firm%20employees%20have%20fled.

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2022/02/workers-visitors-still-arent-coming-back-to-downtown-portland.html?outputType=amp

https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-10366-house-divided.html

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/09/22/the-saga-of-the-joyce-hotel-shows-the-difficulty-of-producing-affordable-housing/

Dr. Karyn Lewis: How students have been impacted by school closures and remote learning Nov 06, 2022

https://www.nwea.org/research/our-researchers/karyn-lewis-phd/

https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/student-achievement-in-2021-22-cause-for-hope-and-continued-urgency/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/briefing/school-closures-covid-learning-loss.html

https://www.brookings.edu/author/dr-karyn-lewis/

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/07/19/national-data-student-learning-pandemic-impact/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/student-test-scores-pandemic-rcna38106

https://thehill.com/opinion/education/3567695-students-will-need-significant-support-well-past-the-pandemic-funding-cliff/

https://www.msnbc.com/stephanie-ruhle/watch/new-report-sounds-alarm-over-children-s-learning-loss-amid-pandemic-117594181518

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/students-fared-full-school-year-covid-19-pandemic-78986604

Phillip Tobias, who confronted Commissioner Hardesty about her military records at city council Nov 06, 2022

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G2JH4_6wrP8

https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2018/10/24/23960207/mercury-endorsements-vote-jo-ann-hardesty-for-portland-city-council

https://www.portland.gov/hardesty/meet-jo-ann

https://bpa.report/not-this-time/

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/408095-307033-hardestys-dance-to-electric-slide-draws-scorn-from-council-opponent

https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-portland-jo-ann-hardesty-naacp-city-council-candidate-fiscal-oversight/?outputType=amp

http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/8582147

https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=286317

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/RULESREGULATIONS/Documents/PH_10-2022.pdf

https://twitter.com/sillyflippy/status/1564061294378258432?s=46&t=zRHJ-PWjooO-dy7Hi5v53w

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/665927

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/08/portland_council_hopeful_did_n.html

https://twitter.com/sillyflippy/status/1580806802580463616?s=46&t=MU9q1ADcDxXUtTLQ88BkJA

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/03/city-watchdog-softened-critical-audit-of-portlands-clean-energy-program-after-its-leaders-complained-of-misunderstandings-racist-lens.html?outputType=amp

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Ann_Hardesty

Ben West for Clackamas County Commissioner Nov 06, 2022

https://benwest22.com/

https://www.facebook.com/BenForOregon/

https://www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/directory-listing/ben-west

https://twitter.com/benfororegon

https://pamplinmedia.com/wsp/134-news/529724-423587-wilsonville-city-councilor-ben-west-files-candidacy-for-county-commission

https://www.aclu.org/bio/paul-rummell-and-benjamin-west

https://sos.oregon.gov/audits/documents/2018-05.pdf

https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/oregon-secretary-state-dennis-richardson-recognizes-struggles-many-foster-parents-state/30039

https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/in-oregon-race-political-ad-from-foster-parents-creates-furor/32220

https://twitter.com/shanedkavanaugh/status/1588677466062979072?s=20&t=Miw-0G3ysOfSfYauCZCXNQ

https://www.facebook.com/OregonFosterFamiliesFirst/

https://pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/402673-299416-putting-foster-families-first

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PROVIDERPARTNERRESOURCES/HEALTHCAREPROVIDERSFACILITIES/CERTIFICATENEED/Documents/NEWCO%20Public%20Comments%20Through%209-30-21.pdf

Our ballot picks and endorsements for the November 2022 general election Nov 02, 2022

Portlandparty.org

https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2022/10/oregon-ranks-no-5-for-pandemic-reading-loss-no-8-for-math-researchers-say.html?outputType=amp

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-second-worst-state-in-u-s-for-addiction-survey-says/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/07/20/city-council-approves-up-to-122-million-for-clean-energy-fund-grants-to-65-non-profits/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/europe-abortion-law-roe-v-wade-supreme-court-european-union-leak-alito-dobbs-pro-life-choice-civil-womens-rights-11651757568

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/10/as-republican-christine-drazan-runs-for-oregon-governor-shes-walking-a-careful-line-on-the-ticket-of-a-party-thats-embraced-election-denial-nationally-and-locally.html?outputType=amp

https://www.koin.com/news/elections/gonzalez-blames-hardesty-for-campaign-hq-vandalism/amp/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/05/09/city-council-candidate-aj-mccreary-paid-15-year-old-son-3200-from-her-campaign-funds/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/19/wws-general-election-2022-endorsements-portland-city-hall/

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/10-opinion/561006-449253-tribune-endorsement-rene-gonzalez-for-portland-city-council

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/04/editorial-endorsement-may-2022-elect-rene-gonzalez-to-portland-city-council.html?outputType=amp

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rational-in-portland/id1579198261?i=1000580386065

Portland Firefighters in Crisis: Isaac McLennan and Mariya Fuge Nov 01, 2022

https://www.facebook.com/iaff43

https://instagram.com/iaff43?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

https://twitter.com/iaff43?s=21&t=uqs0yl7Addx1Q0TGczya4A

https://twitter.com/isaacmclennan?s=21&t=uqs0yl7Addx1Q0TGczya4A

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/09/portland-firefighters-endorse-challenger-rene-gonzalez-over-commissioner-jo-ann-hardesty.html?outputType=amp

https://reneforportland.com

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/08/18/the-city-is-inching-toward-a-new-carbon-tax-even-as-the-portland-clean-energy-fund-is-awash-in-cash/

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/10/can-commissioner-carmen-rubio-save-portlands-beleaguered-clean-energy-fund.html?outputType=amp

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/12/portland-awarded-12m-clean-energy-contract-to-executive-with-long-history-of-financial-misdeeds-unpaid-taxes.html?outputType=amp

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/05/firefighters-are-being-forced-to-work-overtimepart-of-a-near-20-million-cost-to-the-bureau/

https://youtu.be/kRk0z93msLM

https://nypost.com/2022/10/26/portland-man-suspected-of-tire-slashing-spree-leaving-65-victims-in-his-wake/amp/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/29/us/portland-car-thefts-crime.html

https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/infrastructure/503940-portland-is-latest-city-to-defund-police/amp/

https://www.portland.gov/fire/community-health/chat

Sonia Montalbano: Mingus Mapps's Ulysses PAC alternative charter reform plan Oct 22, 2022

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/10-opinion/560719-448835-letter-vote-no-on-charter-reform-measure

https://www.ulyssespac.com

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/05/we-tried-to-imagine-how-voting-would-work-under-portlands-proposed-charter-reforms/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/19/wws-general-election-2022-endorsements-ballot-measures/

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/10/editorial-endorsement-november-2022-vote-no-on-mega-measure-to-overhaul-portland-city-government.html?outputType=amp

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d680f5a1844cb0001d243a4/t/5f7bfcdd3510c16a706bdc2c/1601961183375/Mingus_Mapps_Bio.jpg

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/553917-443264-withheld-poll-question-prompts-charter-commission-resignation?wallit_nosession=1

https://www.commonsensegovpdx.com

https://twitter.com/candaceforpdx/status/1582804958201937920?s=46&t=8aSr_sA0dOFchC1RV1xIhw

Sharon Meieran for Multnomah County Chair Sep 23, 2022

https://www.votesharon.com/

https://www.multco.us/finance/preschool-all-personal-income-tax

https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/10/14/study-shows-multnomah-county-will-have-nations-highest-income-taxes-for-high-income-people-if-preschool-measure-passes/

https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/multco-judge-issued-suspects-arrest-warrant-days-before-unprovoked-attack-portland-oregon/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/portland-domestic-violence-murder-suspect-freedom-fund-bail/283-be02b1a1-19d2-4aac-b00e-f6ddc027bb2d

https://www.joinbuiltforzero.org/

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-15/how-care-court-program-will-work-for-mentally-ill

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/12/02/multnomah-county-auditor-finds-joint-office-overstated-number-of-homeless-people-it-housed/

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/553435-442933-multco-overpaid-homeless-camp-provider-525228

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/08/the-chinese-garden-and-american-despair-steve-duin-column.html?outputType=amp

https://www.portlandparty.org/events

The Lents neighborhood and homelessness with Char Pennie and David Potts Sep 22, 2022

https://www.lentsneighborhoodlivabilityassociation.org/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/we-heart-portland-works-pick-up-trash-get-homeless-residents-housing/283-31f4a002-5cb0-4ccf-b1c7-5502031b17d4

https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/passed/190478

https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-springwater-corridor-homeless-camp-sweeps-charlie-hales/

https://www.portland.gov/streetresponse/psr-faq

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/05/13/portland-street-response-city-budget-funding/

https://helpinghandsreentry.org/bybee-lakes-hope-center

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/12/02/multnomah-county-auditor-finds-joint-office-overstated-number-of-homeless-people-it-housed/

https://www.multco.us/multnomah-county/news/multnomah-county-board-approves-%E2%80%98transformative%E2%80%99-33-billion-fy-2023-budget#:~:text=The%20Multnomah%20County%20Board%20of,behavioral%20health%20needs%20and%20violence.

Vadim Mozyrsky Sep 21, 2022

https://www.votevadim.com/

https://www.commonsensegovpdx.com/

https://www.foxnews.com/media/oregon-department-of-education-doles-out-millions-in-under-enrolled-preschool-program

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/09/how-best-to-distribute-political-power-in-portland-fault-lines-erupt-over-charter-ballot-proposal.html?outputType=amp

https://www.ulyssespac.com/

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/10/portland-clean-energy-fund-program-audit/

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/16/portland-clean-energy-fund-faces-lawsuit-and-outcry-from-businesses/

https://nypost.com/2021/12/14/portland-awards-11-5m-energy-contract-to-woke-firm-run-by-ex-convict/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/headway/houston-homeless-people.html

https://www.koin.com/nwpolitics/mozyrsky-on-opposing-changes-proposed-to-portland-charter/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/03/06/responding-to-allegations-of-racism-city-council-candidate-files-complaint-against-two-fellow-members-of-citizen-review-committee/

The Portland Party Aug 28, 2022

https://www.portlandparty.org/donate

https://twitter.com/portland_party?s=20&t=_QveXghzAxFcT6D-6ac81A

https://www.newsweek.com/81-black-americans-dont-want-less-police-presence-despite-protestssome-want-more-cops-poll-1523093

https://news.gallup.com/poll/316571/black-americans-police-retain-local-presence.aspx

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/politics/defund-the-police-democrats/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/us/black-lives-matter-protests-tactics.html

https://www.commonsensegovpdx.com/

https://twitter.com/SensibleGovPDX?s=20&t=twXd7ReT2sJdTMovty71EQ

https://www.portland.gov/sites/default/files/2022/2022-pdx-problem-analysis-public-version.pdf

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/05/which-portland-neighborhoods-voted-for-jo-ann-hardesty-and-rene-gonzalez-interactive-map.html?outputType=amp

https://twitter.com/JoAnnPDX/status/1273414384799211520

https://www.portland.gov/streetresponse/psr-faq

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/ppa-president-reacts-weekend-violence-police-shooting/283-201b7a21-8480-47f3-b6f2-6883e349dccb

https://www.ulyssespac.com/

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/12/a-sons-crimes-spurred-the-financial-problems-that-led-family-to-lose-n-portland-house-now-at-center-of-activist-occupation.html?outputType=amp

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/12/familys-path-to-red-house-foreclosure-was-long-filled-with-bizarre-twists.html

https://www.opb.org/article/2020/12/11/oregon-portland-red-house-protest-kinney-family/

Bev: What is it like to be a trans woman of color? Aug 23, 2022

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-mayor-camping-ban-schools/283-df00dfaf-feaf-465e-b382-72d75cc14179

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/homeless-camp-cleveland-high/283-4da0bf95-f6bf-4c24-8dd5-f4dcbdf43da4#:~:text=Over%20the%20summer%2C%20the%20Portland,apart%2C%20was%20not%20a%20factor

https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/passed/190478

https://katu.com/news/local/portlands-gun-violence-crisis-impacting-homeless-community-she-didnt-deserve-this

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/ppb-2-arrested-after-88-shots-fired-in-old-town/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-mayor-camping-ban-schools/283-df00dfaf-feaf-465e-b382-72d75cc14179

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/portland-gun-violence-increasingly-impacting-homeless/283-22837453-80bf-4d99-927e-6ec07469af5b

https://opa.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/gender-affirming-care-young-people-march-2022.pdf

https://cascadiahealth.org/services/mental-health-treatment/#AS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/18/pence-buttigieg-debate-over-conversion-therapy/

https://www.newsweek.com/biden-admin-replaces-mothers-birthing-people-maternal-health-guidance-1598343

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/27/us/aclu-apologizes-ginsburg-quote.html

https://outsidein.org

https://www.netflix.com/title/81625055

https://buckangel.com

Fleeing Portland, with Bruce Garrett Aug 18, 2022

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/04/two-metro-councilors-employers-get-money-from-metro-a-candidate-cries-foul/

https://www.multco.us/justiceagenda/budget-priorities

https://www.multco.us/justiceagenda/budget-priorities#investments

https://www.lentsneighborhoodlivabilityassociation.org/projects

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/north-portland-families-sell-homes-to-escape-crime/283-7057c2ec-980d-42ac-90ae-80e00ab7ed8f

https://www.thefire.org/fire-warns-university-of-illinois-at-chicago-over-investigation-into-law-professors-exam-question/

https://peterattiamd.com/covid-part2/

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/30/magazine/recycling-is-garbage.html

https://peterattiamd.com/garytaubes/

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/arizona-s-kyrsten-sinema-bad-bisexual-americans-ncna1282401

https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2022/08/portland-voters-tax-increases-bonds-ballot-measures

https://twitter.com/mallisonKATU/status/1559245397939613697?s=20&t=ex3wNg1tyO-RtkPcGOcLJA

The Lents neighborhood and homelessness with Juanita Swartwood and Todd Littlefield Aug 10, 2022

https://www.lentsneighborhoodlivabilityassociation.org/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/LentsNeighborhoodLivabilityAssoc/

https://helpinghandsreentry.org/bybee-lakes-hope-center

https://www.familyshelter.org/

https://www.koin.com/news/springwater-corridor-avenue-of-terror/

https://katu.com/news/local/wweek-springwater-corridor-may-be-home-to-largest-homeless-camp-in-us#:~:text=WWeek%3A%20Springwater%20Corridor%20may%20be%20home%20to%20largest%20homeless%20camp%20in%20US,-by%20Joe%20English&text=PORTLAND%2C%20Ore.,partners%20at%20the%20Willamette%20Week

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/homeless-woman-kidnapped-6-year-old-near-springwater-corridor-court-docs/283-588125460

https://www.oregonlive.com/data/2021/10/gary-oconnor-lived-and-died-on-the-springwater-corridor-one-of-3-homeless-people-killed-in-gun-violence-this-year.html

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/social-media-video-circulating-of-deadly-lents-shooting/

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/alleged-lents-neighborhood-shooter-identified-faces-4-felony-charges/

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/us/portland-protest/index.html

https://www.portland.gov/ryan/funding-safe-rest-villages

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/03/01/helping-hands-withdraws-from-discussions-to-run-safe-rest-village-in-southwest-portland/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/05/19/portlands-mayor-asks-downtown-law-firms-for-help-with-a-plan-to-relocate-people-sleeping-in-front-of-their-offices/

TJ Browning: The Laurelhurst neighborhood and homelessness Jul 20, 2022

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-06-21/portland-liberal-support-lags-homeless-services-drugs?_amp=true

https://idahonews.com/neighborhood-response-team-gutted-after-15-million-budget-cut-to-portland-police

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/516721-412940-gun-assault-crimes-reported-at-laurelhurst-homeless-camp

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/07/portland-officials-plan-to-sweep-encampment-at-laurelhurst-park-after-monthslong-standoff.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2016/08/community_members_say_proposed.html

https://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/09/portland-mayor-dismisses-police-advisory-committee/

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2010/05/portland_mayor_sam_adams_names_1.html

https://thecrimereport.org/2010/09/09/portland-mayor-fires-panel-that-criticized-him-over-police-budget/

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021/04/longtime-portland-park-ranger-we-are-not-the-police-of-the-parks-period-and-were-not-going-to-be-period.html?outputType=amp

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/headway/houston-homeless-people.html

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/528451-422494-portland-to-build-23m-60-unit-housing-project-for-homeless

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/10/06/critics-question-the-close-relationships-between-nonprofits-and-the-county-office-that-battles-homelessness/

Mark: What's it like to be a gay conservative in Portland? Jun 17, 2022

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/meet-oregons-tina-kotek-hopes-americas-first-lesbian-governor-rcna30628

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/politics/diamond-silk-fox-news-donald-trump/index.html

https://quillette.com/2019/11/16/thorstein-veblens-theory-of-the-leisure-class-a-status-update/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/honestly-with-bari-weiss/id1570872415?i=1000537717849

https://www.outsports.com/out-gay-athletes/2022/3/25/22995565/track-athlete-ty-wright-gay-mormon-byu

https://www.christinefororegon.com

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/03/oregon-republican-governor-candidates-stand-on-abortion-restrictions-roe-v-wade/

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/545000-436287-status-of-abortion-in-oregon-no-legal-restrictions

https://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are-you

The homeless industrial complex, with Kevin Dahlgren and Andrea Suarez Jun 12, 2022

https://weheartseattle.org

https://twitter.com/weheartfounder?s=20&t=oi0lJGeschL3eHyPDBNbUQ

https://twitter.com/weheartprez?s=20&t=oi0lJGeschL3eHyPDBNbUQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbAXduYdjpE

https://www.facebook.com/groups/weheartseattle/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/weheartportland

https://twitter.com/weheartprez/status/1528883499293241344?s=20&t=Q9ccpYRDkMZoFsTVzTknOQ

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/25/an-embattled-seattle-trash-pickup-nonprofit-parachutes-into-the-pearl-district/

https://nwexaminer.com/f/cleaning-up-with-kindness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCybLpWPMjw

https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/gresham-helps-homeless-get-back-on-their-feet-for-good/

https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/greshams-stance-on-homelessness-paying-off/

https://komonews.com/news/project-seattle/man-at-odds-with-ballard-neighbors-leaves-neighborhood-with-help-from-non-profit

https://www.amazon.com/San-Fransicko-Progressives-Ruin-Cities

https://al-anon.org

https://www.nar-anon.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWEd55CXxxk&list=PLuEaiegl_xFmAlBSidT5beeO2ApQP084Q&index=26&t=1s

Where is all the "treatment" money from Oregon's drug decriminalization measure? Mike Marshall from Oregon Recovers is our guest May 27, 2022

https://www.oregonrecovers.org/events/12step/

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/24/oregons-measure-110-is-falling-short-according-to-some-advocates-for-addiction-recovery/

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/04/16/oregon-measure-110-decriminalize-drug-possesion-drug-treament-alcohol-addicition-recovery/

https://www.oregonrecovers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Workforce-Letter-to-Gov.-Brown.pdf

Kim McGair: please thank her for having an open public school during Covid May 24, 2022

Kim McGair is a lawyer in Portland and a co-founder of ED 300, the group that fought to open Portland Public Schools during Covid after 18 months of closures.

https://twitter.com/MartyMakary/status/1466578909437169664?s=20&t=vtCbro357POl96IIPvibPQ

https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/03/31/non-affiliated-oregon-voters-now-outnumber-democrats-and-republicans-for-first-time/

https://www.christinefororegon.com/issues/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-the-best-way-to-raise-good-people-a-debate/id1570872415?i=1000562261922

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yale-law-professor-who-is-anti-roe-but-pro-choice/id1570872415?i=1000560474755

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-this-gay-rights-pioneer-opposes-gender-ideology/id1570872415?i=1000559451760

https://www.opb.org/news/article/knute-buehler-nonmedical-vaccine-exemptions/

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/02/oregons-knute-buehler-embraces-trump-in-run-for-congress.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831678/

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/truck-driver-leads-nj-senate-president-after-spending-153-on-campaign/3030225/

https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/LIC/Documents/Emergency%20Substitute%20License%2010-11-2021.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/business/economy/coronavirus-working-women.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/01/portland-mayor-ted-wheelers-urgent-mandate-to-move-homeless-campers-into-humane-shelters-isnt-working.html

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2022/05/17/oregon-appears-headed-towards-a-low-turnout/

Teri Anderson, whose homeless son died of a drug overdose on the streets of Portland May 19, 2022

Teri Anderson, known as "the Tatooed Biker Chick" on Twitter and YouTube joins us.

Links we discuss in this episode:

https://www.youtube.com/c/TeriAnderson

https://diggingthroughdominoes.podbean.com

https://twitter.com/TattedBikerChik/status/1497689969749495810?s=20&t=wrz_CL2zYVv0qCK-6m_1jQ

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/08/16/whats-the-drug-of-choice-for-portlands-homeless/

***CORRECTION: Only about 25% (not 50%) of people removed from the Laurelhurst encampment chose to go to a shelter. https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/01/portland-mayor-ted-wheelers-urgent-mandate-to-move-homeless-campers-into-humane-shelters-isnt-working.html

Check Your Bias May 17, 2022

My Appearance on the Check Your Bias podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/check-your-bias/id1500221730

Where is the "Homeless Tax" money going? Terri Preeg-Riggsby is a physically disabled mother running to unseat Duncan Hwang for Metro Council District 6 May 10, 2022

Terri Preeg-Riggsby is a physically disabled mother and current elected official who is running to unseat Duncan Hwang for Metro Council District 6. Terri was endorsed for Metro Council by the Oregonian. She is currently the director of the West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District and she will step down from that position if she wins the seat on Metro Council.

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/04/editorial-endorsements-may-2022-elect-terri-preeg-riggsby-to-metro-district-6-seat.html

https://www.terriformetro.com

https://wmswcd.org/board/terri-preeg-riggsby/

https://twitter.com/tpriggsby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://www.wweek.com/news/2017/11/22/the-asian-american-advocacy-nonprofit-apano-is-the-latest-organization-roiled-by-metoo-claims/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/04/two-metro-councilors-employers-get-money-from-metro-a-candidate-cries-foul/

https://www.kgw.com/article/money/employees-navigate-confusion-over-new-personal-income-taxes/283-bbeef78a-1aff-4e9e-a48d-bd1346f25240

Our PDX Primary Endorsements May 04, 2022

We endorse candidates for the PDX primary in this episode with high profile professional Jennifer and philanthropist Amanda.

Links we discuss in this episode:

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/03/oregon-republican-governor-candidates-stand-on-abortion-restrictions-roe-v-wade/

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2016/11/17/marion-county-judge-vance-day-indicted-gun-misconduct-charges/94046720/

https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/04/07/following-3-year-suspension-vance-day-seeks-a-second-act-on-the-oregon-court-of-appeals/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/04/two-metro-councilors-employers-get-money-from-metro-a-candidate-cries-foul/

Rene Gonzalez, running to unseat Jo Ann Hardesty on Portland City Council May 04, 2022

Rene Gonzalez is running for Jo Ann Hardesty's seat on Portland City Council.

https://reneforportland.com

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/04/editorial-endorsement-may-2022-elect-rene-gonzalez-to-portland-city-council.html

https://mobile.twitter.com/reneforportland

https://www.oregonlive.com/eastportland/2020/11/wheeler-ryan-criticize-vandalism-defend-laurelhurst-camp-sweeps.html

https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/passed/190478

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEhthcgt1AImOzXPYsMzeQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-glenn-show/id505824976

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/

Steven Cox, running to unseat Dan Ryan for Portland City Council Apr 27, 2022

Links discussed in this episode:

https://www.stevencox4pdx.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMuEyEl1WI4

https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2020/11/06/portland-protesters-vandalized-commissioner-dan-ryans-house-after-he-voted-against-an-18-million-cut-to-the-police-budget/

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/01/portland-commissioner-dan-ryans-home-vandalized-7-times-since-october-he-says.html

https://reason.com/2021/11/04/a-truck-driver-with-a-few-thousand-bucks-and-an-iphone-just-toppled-new-jerseys-most-powerful-lawmaker/

https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/passed/190478

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/RULESREGULATIONS/Documents/PH_15-2022.pdf

https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/RULESREGULATIONS/Documents/PH_10-2022.pdf

https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2019/06/20/soon-you-can-be-a-portland-cop-with-a-ged-and-a-neck-tattoo/

https://www.luckyduckfoundation.org

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/05/19/portlands-mayor-asks-downtown-law-firms-for-help-with-a-plan-to-relocate-people-sleeping-in-front-of-their-offices/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/03/01/helping-hands-withdraws-from-discussions-to-run-safe-rest-village-in-southwest-portland/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/business/pension-finance-oregon.html

Sharia Mayfield, candidate for Multnomah County Chair Apr 10, 2022

https://votemayfield.com

https://twitter.com/mayfield4multco

https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/passed/190478

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/05/19/portlands-mayor-asks-downtown-law-firms-for-help-with-a-plan-to-relocate-people-sleeping-in-front-of-their-offices/

Lionel Irving: the inspiring story of a Black Portland native who committed homicide, but turned his life around and is now serving on the City of Portland's gun violence Community Oversight Group Mar 31, 2022

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-men-drifted-democrats-toward-trump-record-numbers-polls-show-n1246447

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021/04/portland-launches-easy-entry-jobs-program-that-cleans-up-trash.html

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/15/2021-was-a-record-year-for-homicides-in-portland/

Rosie, a two-time Trump voter in Portland Mar 30, 2022

https://apnews.com/article/seniors-kate-brown-coronavirus-pandemic-oregon-4fb2af25f2452f0f4ea721e205b234a7

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/us/schools-reopening-west-coast.html

https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2022/03/pps-missing-students-reconnection-services

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/27/portland-rose-parade-canceled-after-antifascists-threaten-gop-marchers/

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/06/10/a-majority-of-americans-say-immigrants-mostly-fill-jobs-u-s-citizens-do-not-want/

https://time.com/5778759/the-pharmacist-netflix/

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/do-masks-provide-much-protection-we-think-bglhwy/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/briefing/covid-precautions-red-blue-states.html

https://twitter.com/hamill_law/status/1497205184790872065?lang=en

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/05/biden-administrations-muddled-confusing-message-reopening-schools/

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/07/three-studies-detail-risk-factors-covid-19-death

https://twitter.com/peterattiamd/status/1486024120743743489?lang=en

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/12/world/asia/china-schools-reopening.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-the-dont-say-gay-bill-say-that-11647041916

Part 2: Eric Post, Oregon TikTok Famous Entrepreneur Mar 06, 2022

https://www.tiktok.com/@allamericandad111?lang=en

https://www.facebook.com/AmericanEricPost/about

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/revelations-in-tear-gas#/

https://www.ericpostonline.com

https://www.kannact.com

https://househappy.com

https://www.reperiohealth.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3keZDmLvjY

Part 1: Eric Post, Oregon TikTok Famous Entrepreneur Mar 06, 2022

https://www.tiktok.com/@allamericandad111?lang=en

https://www.facebook.com/AmericanEricPost/about

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/revelations-in-tear-gas#/

https://www.ericpostonline.com

https://www.kannact.com

https://househappy.com

https://www.reperiohealth.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3keZDmLvjY

Nancy Rommelmann comes on the show!!!! Mar 01, 2022

http://www.nancyrommelmann.com

https://substack.com/profile/1406219-nancy-rommelmann

https://www.palomamedia.com

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/22/opinion/politics/kenosha-rittenhouse-2020-protests.html

https://reason.com/2020/09/04/youre-not-allowed-to-film-the-fight-for-control-over-who-reports-from-portland/

https://www.laweekly.com/who-she-took-with-her/

https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-times-succumbed-another-mob-journalism-unrecognizable-opinion-1567367

http://www.nancyrommelmann.com/new-blog/2020/9/6/when-a-killing-becomes-a-rorschach-test-dispatch-from-portland-reason

https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=286429 -General mask mandate OAR

https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=286288 - School mask mandate OAR

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Oregon has a GOP gubernatorial candidate who was a swinger Feb 19, 2022

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-20/recall-candidate-larry-elder-is-a-threat-to-black-californians

Lindsey Graham and J. Michelle Childs: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/594446-white-house-brushing-off-graham-handicapping-of-high-court-choice

Judge Childs's representation of employers: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/labor-issues-complicate-judge-michelle-childs-supreme-court/story?id=82809387

Kyrsten Sinema bad for bisexuals? https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/arizona-s-kyrsten-sinema-bad-bisexual-americans-ncna1282401

Ilya Shapiro's "Lesser Black Woman" tweet https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/supreme-court-georgetown-twitter.html

San Francisco school board: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/S-F-school-board-recall-Alison-Collins-16922351.php

Teachers union controlling the CDC: https://nypost.com/2021/05/01/teachers-union-collaborated-with-cdc-on-school-reopening-emails/

OR vaxed teachers before seniors: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/01/governor-defends-decision-to-vaccinate-teachers-before-oregons-elderly-saying-kids-are-deeply-impacted-by-the-pandemic.html

After prioritized for vax, teachers didn't return: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/oregon-governor-ordering-teachers-to-return-to-classroom

Unenrollment at PDX Public Schools: https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/16/portland-public-schools-enrollment-decline-staffing-cuts/

Plan to move homeless to PDX neighborhoods to get businesses back to downtown: https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/05/19/portlands-mayor-asks-downtown-law-firms-for-help-with-a-plan-to-relocate-people-sleeping-in-front-of-their-offices/

Foot traffic decline in PDX: https://www.newsweek.com/portland-saw-80-percent-decline-foot-traffic-amid-protests-riots-violence-covid-1601331

Cancel culture in the literary and publishing world Feb 07, 2022

Guest Allie Crenshaw discusses cancel culture in the literary and publishing world and her new book Frogs Don't Need Floaties, out now. https://www.amazon.com/Frogs-Dont-Need-Floaties-Standing/dp/B09QF44TPR

Links to articles and data:

More than 600 health professionals have signed the Open Call to Restore Normalcy for US Children, which includes removing mask mandates in schools: https://www.urgencyofnormal.com/our-statement

https://news.yahoo.com/doctors-urge-health-is-about-more-than-the-absence-of-covid-19-for-children-233952971.html

Oregon considers and will likely pass a permanent, general mask mandate: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2022-01-20/oregon-residents-decry-proposed-permanent-mask-mandate

Oregon makes masking permanent in schools: https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/02/oregon-health-authority-extends-masking-rule-in-schools/

Dr. Monica Gandhi calls for an end to all mask mandates on Dr. Peter Attia's podcast: https://peterattiamd.com/covid-part2/

Risk of Covid to unvaccinated kids lower than risk to vaccinated adults: https://www.newsweek.com/vaccine-children-covid-england-deaths-1627885

When an eviction moratorium backfires: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/nyregion/rent-landlord-eviction-moratorium.html

Comparison of US death rates for kids, including death from Covid: https://twitter.com/PeterAttiaMD/status/1486024120743743489

Brown University study re negative effects of masking and other measures on children: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.10.21261846v1.full.pdf

Cloth masks never worked, Dr. Leana Wen, CNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCyVR9SRJxY

Dr. Michael Osterholm, U Minn. and Biden's Covid transition team, Aug. 2021: Cloth masks are useless: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/do-masks-provide-much-protection-we-think-bglhwy/

Living on the Edge: How a lesbian Portlander has survived riots, poverty, physical disability, addiction, mental illness, and why she wants out of Portland forever. Jan 19, 2022

Rebranded as the Rational in Portland podcast.

We speak to Susan Griffin (Twitter handle @SusanGriffin530), a lesbian Portlander and lifelong Democrat who lives downtown. She describes herself as a "forgotten resident". She is physically and mentally disabled, and she spoke to me from her wheelchair about what it was like to live through 200 days of rioting in Portland, Oregon, from her government-subsidized housing. Learn what separates Susan from those living on the street around her in encampments and how she copes with her mental illnesses, addiction, and living in a city that she feels has utterly abandoned her.

Jo Ann Hardesty, Portland City Commissioner's lawsuit: https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2021/12/13/jo-ann-hardesty-files-5m-lawsuit-against-portland-police-union-and-its-former-president-for-leak-of-false-hit-and-run-allegation/

Mayor Wheeler let Portland burn because it had "nothing to lose": https://www.opb.org/article/2020/08/24/portlands-protests-three-months-in-no-end-in-sight/

Gov. Brown and Mayor Wheeler were at odds over how to handle the riots: https://www.opb.org/news/article/pandemic-protests-oregon-governor-kate-brown-portland-mayor-ted-wheeler/

20-year-old Portlander comes out as conservative for the first time ever Dec 30, 2021

It's hard to speak out in Portland. That's why we have this podcast. Today you will hear from Sarah, a 20-year-old who voted for Trump and is a conservative from Portland. Before today, the only people who knew Sarah's political affiliation were her family. She opens up to us about what it's like to be a conservative in Portland.

Links from today's episode:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/expert-warns-cloth-masks-useless-215341566.html

Article about Howard Zinn, who wrote the textbooks used by Sarah in Portland Public Schools: https://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/december/wineburg-historiography-zinn-122012.html

For those of you who were looking for the article about the $11.5 million Portland gave away to a woke company run by an ex-convict: https://nypost.com/2021/12/14/portland-awards-11-5m-energy-contract-to-woke-firm-run-by-ex-convict/

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Nurse practitioner Nurse Betty on mental health, addiction, COVID and more Sep 22, 2021

We are joined by special guest Nurse Betty on this episode. Nurse Betty is a nurse practitioner who practices and lives in the city of Portland. We talk about mental health, addiction, COVID, homelessness, whether the city of Portland will ever bounce back, and more.

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