Portland

Ballot in question:

Mayor:

District 1:

Detail in article, but the bullet points are:

1. Goal to end unsheltered homelessness

2. Camping bans

3. Tents and tarps distribution

4. Reduce carbon emissions

5. Background

Ziply was a dumb pipe with decent rates for symmetrical fiber with moderate usage. No good can come of this for customers, hope Kahn blocks it.

Getting my politics megathreads up early so I don't have to think about it on Tuesday!

Portland is getting a new mayor, a new city council, AND all the statewide races for President, Congress, Ballot Measures 117 and 118...

This is the place to discuss ALL that!

Early results:

President - Called for Harris

OR - 1 Called for Bonamici (D)
OR - 2 Called for Bentz (R)
OR - 3 Called for Dexter (D)
OR - 4 68% reporting, Hoyle+9 (D)
OR - 5 58% reporting, Bynum+2 (D)
OR - 6 58% reporting, Salinas+9 (D)

115. Yes. 63/37 Creates a process to impeach and remove elected officials.

116. 63% reporting, No+6 Creates a commission to set salaries for state officials.

117. No. 60/40 Authorizes ranked choice voting.

118. No. 80/20 Raises corporate taxes to provide rebates to individuals.

119. 63% reporting, Yes+10 Sets organized labor guidelines for marijuana businesses.

Literary Arts’ Portland Book Festival, presented by Wells Fargo, returns Saturday, November 2 to ten stages at six partner venues in downtown Portland’s south Park Blocks. The festival will feature on-stage author discussions with over 100 authors and interviewers, drop-in writing workshops, pop-up readings, an extensive book fair, and local food trucks in this city-wide celebration of books and stories.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21374049

"“In honor of a lifetime of sexual assault.” It continues with one of the former president’s most infamous quotes: “I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they just let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.”"

Really? A woman in a wheelchair is the hook?

Many of these people struggle for funds to advertise, and this guy turns his ads into attacks.

Sam Adams just looks like a privileged dick.

Local politics doesn't need this dirt slinging. State your position, how you'll approach it and move on.

Bummer, I thought he did best in the debate too...

“It feels very active,” said Flood, 34. “Compared to a year or two ago it’s a lot cleaner, all of the plywood has come down, less trash on the streets. It’s just felt like a more vibrant and interesting and engaging place to spend time.”

. . .

There are a few signs that people may be starting to feel better about downtown. Horvick notes that just 38% of Portland area voters polled from Oct. 9 to Oct. 13 had a “very negative” impression of the city center. In April’s poll, 51% had a “very negative” impression.

I'm sure it will make more sense once ballots are in peoples hands.

Edit Ballots started arriving today, not difficult to understand, but man, it's going to take RESEARCH to pick 6/19 and 6/16 and rank them!

Looks like we're in for a freeze! Be aware! Bring in your brass monkeys!

Also, if you rely on MAX for mass transit, it's always delayed in the cold. Frozen switches, ice on the lines, etc. etc.

Theory is a paper mill.

For those old enough to remember trips down I-5, that's what Albany used to smell like(!)

Now before you get all riled up... yes, superficially this LOOKS bad:

"The city of Portland sends the county roughly $30 million per year to fund about 10% of the Joint Office of Homeless Services budget."

But the Joint Office is the same agency leaving budgeted money UNSPENT. $113 million in 2024 alone.

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/09/multnomah-county-homeless-services-office-reports-it-housed-21-more-people-in-past-year.html

For some reason this article left that part out.

If they failed to spend $113 million, do they REALLY need Portland's $30 million? Would we be better off if Portland spent that money itself?

So if you're not up on the scandal... Oregon offers public matching donations for candidates who get a certain, specific number of campaign contributions.

In order to reach that threshhold, a number of candidates got caught swapping contributions. "Hey, I'll donate to you if you donate to me..." kind of thing.

"The city council candidates under investigation are District 1 candidate Thomas Shervey; District 2 candidates William Mespelt and Sam Sachs; District 3 candidate Luke Zak; and District 4 candidates Chad Lykins, Michael Trimble, Mike DiNapoli, Eric Zimmerman, Bob Weinstein, Sarah Silkie and Ben Hufford, according to Kerns. Mayoral candidate Liv Osthus is also under investigation, Kerns said."

Ranked:

1. Wilson
2. Rubio
3. Gonzalez
4. Mapps
5. Osthus

"After speaking with the rest of the candidates, we don’t see a viable sixth option."