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Rational in Portland

A podcast about the people making hard decisions. From addiction, crime and public safety to leadership, politics, and culture, each episode goes beyond headlines to examine what really drives institutions—and the individuals responsible for them.

Copyright: © Kristin Olson

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Tiana Tozer Aug 01, 2023

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

https://multco-web7-psh-files-usw2.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/book13_web.pdf

https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2020/08/11/district-attorney-mike-schmidt-will-drop-the-majority-of-current-charges-again-portland-protesters/

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/18/1007022652/oregons-pioneering-drug-decriminalization-experiment-is-now-facing-the-hard-test#:~:text=Schmidt%2C%20who%20publicly%20supported%20Measure,keeps%20people%20in%20the%20shadows .

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://peopleforportland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/P4P-May-2023-FINAL.pdfhttps://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23572389/010923-governors-executive-clemency-report.pdf

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/07/gov-kate-brown-appears-to-bow-to-criticism-creates-new-post-to-inform-crime-victims-of-commutations.html

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2022/12/13/oregon-gov-kate-brown-commutes-17-death-sentences-ending-death-row/

Patrick Patterson May 27, 2023

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

https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/09/preschool-for-all-tax-coffer-overflows-as-wealthy-payers-reap-capital-gains/

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://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3115https://twitter.com/shellenberger/status/1632096338895839233?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2023/04/portland-approves-up-to-50-million-for-urban-alchemy-to-run-mass-shelter-sites.html?outputType=amp

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

https://twitter.com/citizen_oregon/status/1652872111126638592?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw

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

https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2023/05/candidate-for-portland-school-board-withdraws-or-did-he.html?outputType=amp

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55801307.amp

Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran returns May 02, 2023

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https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/04/opinion-an-opportunity-for-a-reset-on-homeless-strategy-in-multnomah-county.html

https://twitter.com/citizen_oregon/status/1652872111126638592?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw Get Involved — The Portland Party

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/04/readers-respond-homelessness-crisis-needs-meierans-roadmap.html?outputType=amp

Sharon Meieran | Multnomah County

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/koin-6-town-hall-a-state-of-pain-oregons-drug-crisis/

Julia Brim Edwards for Multnomah County Commissioner Apr 28, 2023

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https://www.juliabrim-edwards.com

https://www.cesystems.tech/campaign/friendsofjuliabrimedwards

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/04/opinion-an-opportunity-for-a-reset-on-homeless-strategy-in-multnomah-county.html?outputType=amp

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

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https://www.lentsneighborhoodlivabilityassociation.org/safe-rest-village-letter

Dispatch from Portland 2023: The Death Eaters

https://www.oregonlive.com/data/2022/11/these-portland-neighborhoods-helped-rene-gonzalez-defeat-jo-ann-hardesty-interactive-map.html

https://www.kptv.com/2022/06/27/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-attacking-2-elderly-men-downtown-portland/?outputType=amp

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://twitter.com/petermoskos/status/1549540152997023744?s=46&t=wFu7yCZP1FJsCx-IyCH8hw

https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/passed/190478https://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.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/a-murder-in-portlandhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8718521/amp/Staffer-Oregon-Democrat-arrested-101st-day-Portland-riots.html

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/02/house-speaker-tina-kotek-slams-portland-police-use-tear-gas-during-protests/5363198002/

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/10/multnomah-county-da-declines-to-prosecute-70-of-portland-protest-cases.html?outputType=amp Why the war on poverty failed — and what to do now - Vox

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