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We need trusted leaders ready to deliver on proven solutions - smart and compassionate pros not law & order bros.
Now is the time to donate, volunteer, tell your friends about Meghan and Shannon, and get ready to vote!
meghanformultnomah.org/
shannonsingleton.org/
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So are you going to rescind your endorsements of Gonzalez and Ryan? Last week you told voters to support the fools behind this election-season gambit/style of leadership.
While more analysis is needed, Portland leaders should examine whether terminating the contract with Multnomah County and restructuring their partnership would better address homelessness and meet both entitites' objectives. Editorial: oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/…
Friends don't let friends rank Rene. #DontRankRene dontrankrene.com
In this uninspiring race for mayor, Portland voters should list Rene Gonzalez, who will push the city toward stability regardless of what chaos arises, as their first choice and mark Carmen Rubio as their second. Editorial: oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/…
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You can read more abour our endorsements here or just go sign up on their websites to volunteer already. medium.com/@ourportland/prot…
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Tell the O hell no - vote Singleton & Moyer for MultCo this November.
ALT The Oregonian consistently sides with corporate interests over the public good, pushing false binaries and misleading narratives. They dismiss proven best practices and attack community leaders, while propping up out-of-touch 'tough on crime' candidates, despite the clear failure of 'law & order' policies. Despite The O’s attempt to whitewash his record, Sam Adams should never hold a job in the public sector again, let alone elected office. His history of workplace intimidation and failure speaks for itself. Multnomah County's workforce - and voters - deserve better.
Multnomah County voters in Districts 1 and 2 can help inject urgency and change the direction of the county commission this election. They should vote for Vadim Mozyrsky and Sam Adams as their representatives on the board of commissioners. Editorial: oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/…
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I'd like to see better takes than "progressives took a shellacking" in the MultCo primary. Moyer, SIngleton - clear progressives - are leading their races.
What we're seeing:
- anti-incumbent sentiment persisting
- special interest group spending
- a focused downtown biz lobby
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When your neighbor puts up a Vasquez lawn sign, you may or may not want to plaster the block with a bunch of these. #TeamMike #NoFauxgressives
![How much of Portland’s ills are really Schmidt’s fault? It’s difficult to say, since he has operated in an environment of relentless bad faith... Cops started campaigning against him.... [H]is line prosecutors complained to the press, and downtown property owners plastered his face on caustic billboards. None of this is surprising: It’s happened in every major U.S. city where a reform DA was elected, from San Francisco to Philadelphia.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNpqcyAagAAw7WR.png?name=orig)
ALT How much of Portland’s ills are really Schmidt’s fault? It’s difficult to say, since he has operated in an environment of relentless bad faith... Cops started campaigning against him.... [H]is line prosecutors complained to the press, and downtown property owners plastered his face on caustic billboards. None of this is surprising: It’s happened in every major U.S. city where a reform DA was elected, from San Francisco to Philadelphia.”
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More than $3M in Dark Money is flooding into the US Congress race in Oregon's 3rd District.
A PAC known as 314 Action Fund has spent $1.67M to support the opponent of @SusheelaJayapal, and another PAC called VRG has spent more than $1M on attack ads against Jayapal.
“Democratic voters here have made it very clear they don’t want AIPAC and MAGA money interfering in their primaries,” Andrea Cervone, Jayapal’s campaign manager, said.
Sen. @JeffMerkley spoke out: “I strongly condemn the dark money campaign underway to smear Susheela Jayapal in OR CD3 and any other dark money,” he said.
Full article by @portlandmercury below:
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50 years of neoliberalism has left America's urban areas without a lifeboat. We lack affordable housing, healthcare, education funding, basic transportation.
Go read Ted Wheeler's budget. BIPOC-left Portland Clean Energy Fund coming to his rescue.
But please, tell us how it is.
Regardless your position on Portland protests, facts are facts:
Fact: Schmidt took office on Aug 1, 2020, 65 days into our historic "100 Nights."
Fact: Global CV-19 pandemic limited legal system capacity.
Fact: It was Portland Police who gave up on public safety, not the DA.
Portland Progressives, voting is not enough. Let's fight like hell against ‘fauxgressives’ including Vadim Mozyrsky, Sam Adams, Nathan Vasquez, and Rene Gonzalez aimed at dismantling our hard-fought reforms like Portland Street Response & Police Oversight.
medium.com/@ourportland/dear…
Tell your neighbors: in no uncertain terms, Sam Adams is toxic and should never hold office in Portland again. Despite attempts at whitewashing his sordid past, Adams is a known liar & bully who has repeatedly been accused of insulting and intimidating people in the workplace.
Dear Portland Progressives, voting this May is not enough. It’s time to fight like hell against ‘fauxgressives’ aimed at dismantling our hard-fought reforms.
medium.com/@ourportland/dear…
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Publicly-financed candidates (esp. citywide mayor's race) are going to be hard pressed to reach voters in a very noisy election year on these meager sums.
But tipping the scales toward monied special interests and away from the public good has been the hallmark of this council.
Portland Elections Commission limits how much mayoral and City Council candidates can raise through the city's Small Donor Elections Program, which matches small contributions up to a 9 to 1 ratio. wweek.com/news/city/2024/01/…
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🚨UPDATE: Multnomah County offices, libraries, clinics, pharmacies and courts will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Already-scheduled medical appointments will be converted to telehealth appointments: multco.us/multnomah-county/n…
Our Portland retweeted
As emergency shelters are remaining open into the late afternoon, TriMet will not turn away anyone unable to pay fare who is heading to or from warming shelters through 6 p.m. tonight.
Please let the bus operator know you are going to or from a warming shelter.
Remember to check trimet.org/alerts before you go for the latest updates on transit service 📲
📷 @transitgeekpdx
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Severe weather shelters remain open today, Monday, Jan. 15, through Tuesday, Jan. 16 at noon.
Multnomah County warming shelters are seeking 100 community volunteers immediately and in the coming days.
Sign up at multco.us/care-when-its-cold.
