Visiting Friend Pleasantly Surprised By City’s Open Hostility Toward Homeless People (www.theonion.com)
looking for day trip hiking recommendations
hello Portland folks, I am attending a conference in downtown Portland OR in late October. I’m staying an extra day to get some hiking done. My plan is to go to the airport and rent a cheap car, go to wherever you recommend for some good day hiking, and return to the airport for a late (9 pm) flight out. Any suggestions? any...
Next Saturday morning, around 9 AM, a "Ring of Fire" Solar Eclipse passes through central and southern Oregon (skyandtelescope.org)
A solar eclipse will soon grace the skies over the Americas. On Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Moon will cross in front of the Sun, covering at most 90% of it — the remaining 10% will appear as a blazing “ring of fire” around the Moon’s black silhouette.
Land Speculation in the Jade District Leaves a Gleaming Structure Empty (www.wweek.com)
Vacancy taxes here should be painfully high here. $3m property vacant for years? Should be paying about $300k/yr in vacancy taxes.
Trimet Proposed 2024–25 Service Changes (trimet.org)
Mass overdose at Pearl District park the most Portland Fire has seen during a single call, official says (www.kgw.com)
Portland police identify victim in Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood homicide (www.koin.com)
22 arrested in Portland Police Bureau retail theft mission (www.koin.com)
Amid Budget Crisis, Leaked PBOT Emails Deepen Public Distrust of Portland Transportation Leaders (www.portlandmercury.com)
I’ll reiterate: Mingus Mapps is a fucking liar. He’s also terrible at being PBOT commissioner. We want open data and we want it yesterday. I want to see report metrics. I want to see the PBOT budgets for their teams, their headcount allocation and how they are planning work as well as dealing with emergency problems (eg...
Study says drug decriminalization in Oregon did not cause more overdose deaths (www.opb.org)
Damian Lillard traded (www.oregonlive.com)
Whether you like basketball or not, the Damian Lillard trade today sees Portland lose a stalwart of class, low drama and accountability in a media age of pithy, immature sound bytes end egomaniacs. Personally wish the guy all the best in Milwaukee and will be rooting for the Bucks in the east!
Where's all the drug treatment and harm reduction?
I rewatched an old but good video on the war on drugs. And it reminded me, that tlaw enforcement is AT BEST 1 step ahead of some criminals. But that the criminal element is always rapidly adapting, and the best thing we can do against drugs and crime is to focus on the demand side....
Target closing 3 Portland stores, citing theft and organized retail crime (www.kptv.com)
Stores in question:...
Portland to serve up the world's largest charcuterie board: 500 feet of meat, cheese, fruit, and more (katu.com)
Here’s how much every Portland city employee got paid last year (www.oregonlive.com)
There’s a chart that may not load on mobile, look for the “Click Here” link.
Street racer who killed young mother at bus stop gets only 5 years prison time. (www.oregonlive.com)
These man children playing with their toys and what is the punishment, only 5 years? The victim’s child, who will now be 7 has no mother for the rest of his life....
Jo Ann Hardesty accepts $680,000 to settle leak lawsuit against Portland Police union, 2 officers - OPB (www.opb.org)
The settlement avoids a jury trial that would have started next week....
Portland Skyline (lemmy.ml)
Owners of Lloyd Center Unveil Master Plan for Mall That Restores Street Grid and Adds Housing (www.wweek.com)
It’s exciting to see that there are actual plans from the new owners of the Lloyd Center.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler weighs seizing control of all city bureaus (www.oregonlive.com)
Chuck Lovell is resigning as Portland’s police chief (www.opb.org)
Inept city government can't figure out how to enforce illegal parking laws (www-kgw-com.cdn.ampproject.org)
Ted Wheeler is an cretin, and so is the commissioner in charge of PBOT. Sweep this shit.
Portland transportation director readies plan to remove key downtown protected bike lane – BikePortland (bikeportland.org)
This seems to not be based on safety at all and is probably Mapps and Williams spending money PBOT doesn’t have because of complaints by business owners that are not based on data....
Portland Book Festival to return with extensive lineup of prized authors (www.koin.com)
Since they kind of bury the details:...