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Since Dan Ryan doesn't like posting on here, may I present his reaction to the Parks levy passing:

"It's unfortunate that turnout in last night's Parks Levy vote was low. However, I'm glad that Portlanders who did vote made their voices clear: Parks are a priority in our community."
Facebook post: Councilor Dan Ryan's Post Facebook Facebook Facebook Facebook Facebook Facebook Facebook Facebook Facebook Facebook Facebook Councilor Dan Ryan · Follow nrstoSpedot0iata84i:5367c3u4u5Mymu5fYAe110c hsmrhf4 61e m6td · It's unfortunate that turnout in last night's Parks Levy vote was low. However, I'm glad that Portlanders who did vote made their voices clear: Parks are a priority in our community. And now together we have an opportunity to improve how our Parks Bureau operates so Portlanders see tangible results in every neighborhood. Portland Parks & Recreation should be a model of innovation, maximizing earned revenue while optimizing recreation programs and maintaining the assets we already have. We owe it to everyone who loves our parks to demonstrate—visibly and measurably—that we're improving our stewardship of these public spaces. I'm committed to working with my Council colleagues, the Mayor's Office and Parks leadership to advance these priorities, and I look forward to collaborating. #portlandparks #portland #portlandparksandrecreation
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Dan Ryan #resists
Dan Ryan sitting on a police motorcycle smiling, next to a cop with a coffee in hand.
October 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I guess I kind of get why car wash owners might oppose bus lanes, but what is Fubonn's problem here with these trimet stations and the combined bus/turn lane on 82nd exactly?
PBOT map from @bikeportland.org article, showing business access and transit lanes and a station near Fubonn Shopping Center, where it intersects 82nd and SE Woodward St. Access appears to remain open or Fubonn parking via Woodward.
October 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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ICE agents smash car window, drag out and arrest two DACA recipients in front of West Loop Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois at pickup time.
October 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Another business owner quoted to prop up the White House's misinfo is Loretta Guzman, owner of Bison Coffee in Cully.
October 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Masked federal agents dressed like they are deploying to Desert Storm abducted someone tonight in Portland after piling out of an unmarked van by the ICE office. This behavior by unidentifiable agents is not unprecedented in our city.
October 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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> Today Bird Alliance of Oregon signed on to a letter calling for no military takeover of our city in response to the Trump administration authorizing the deployment of Federal troops to Portland.

A sentence I didn't expect to read in 2025, but here we are.
Today Bird Alliance of Oregon signed on to a letter calling for no military takeover of our city in response to the Trump administration authorizing the deployment of Federal troops to Portland. We stand in solidarity with statements made by Governor Kotek, Mayor Wilson, and countless other state and local officials that have told the Trump administration that Federal troops are not wanted or needed here. And we join co-signers on this letter including ACLU Oregon, Oregon Education Association, and Oregon League of Conservation Voters. Everyone, from organizations to individuals, can sign on. ​​https://www.protect-oregon.com/no-military-takeover-of... We love our city. We love its people. We want everyone to feel safe, and recognize that many, especially immigrants, people of color, and peaceful protesters, feel at risk during this time.
October 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Hard not to laugh/cry about this bit:
The Mother's Bistro owner and PMC quotes mark a very interesting turnabout for folks who have spent the last 5+ years painting a picture of Portland as a crime-ridden cesspit. Oh, NOW it's about work from home because the stakes are higher? Got it.
“The Trump Administration’s disparagement of Portland using outdated narratives hurts, rather than supports, our city’s progress. And we have achieved real progress,” Portland Metro Chamber CEO Andrew Hoan said in a statement Monday. Despite rising visitorship in recent years, a military intervention “certainly could” deter visitors, according to Travel Portland spokesperson Marcus Hibdon. “We won’t know until it actually happens. And we trust that cooler heads will prevail and realize that there’s no need for this action in Portland,” Hibdon said. Downtown Portland restaurant owner Lisa Schroeder said her neighborhood, and her business, Mother’s Bistro, are “a shell of what we were” before the pandemic, but not because of riots and protests. She instead blamed changed work habits, “mainly because people have not returned to offices.” Schroeder compared the prospective military intervention to “a Goliath picking a fight with David.” “We’re just a pawn in this game. I really don’t like being a pawn. I don’t like my city being dissed like this, because honestly it does nothing to improve people’s perceptions, and it is so not true.”
September 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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OPB could report on how wildly inaccurate this quote is from the likely GOP candidate for Oregon Governor, but nah let's just put together a collage of shitty takes to boost this nonsense, without fact checks, and present it as journalism.
from the OPB article linked in the repost: Oregon House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, a Republican from Clackamas County, said in a statement Sunday that “state and local leaders have allowed violent mobs and domestic terrorists to assault federal law enforcement, destroy property, and interfere with those seeking immigration services.”
September 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Signs of the times #trimet
September 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Media leaning into meme-ification about Portland coming from all angles these days. Lazy af.
facebook post from SPIN magazine with a photo of a box truck on fire with the caption "Just another day at the office for a street photographer in Portland, Oregon." By commented accounts the truck fire was years ago.
September 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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I thought I understood Southwest Washington's obsession with roundabouts but my goddess, this latest plan out of Vancouver is some crazy work.
city skylines ass mega roundabout concept drawing that shows a huge campus inside of the roundabout, with many blocks of development attached to it, in east vancouver. full story in link in the reply
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Here he is :)

photo via patch.com
person on a one-wheel holding a giant pizza sign in the middle of the intersection at Pacific Ave in front of the Venice sign at venice beach.
September 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Enjoying the clean, crisp air in Portland today.
Five years ago, it was a different story.
portland skyline in a murky yellow haze of thick smoke
September 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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St John’s Music Festival was fantastic, loved seeing the streets and venues packed out at night. Peter Krebs, The Quick & Easy Boys, Blue Cranes, Buddy Jay's Jamaican Jazz Band all highlights. Kudos to the organizers!
Peter Krebs trio at 45th Parallel Packed out dancing crowd at slims
September 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Our Auditor + staff are bad ass. Many of their investigations are initiated by complaints submitted by Portland residents.
Portland city council session, thursday pm session for September 4, 2025, Office of the Auditor is presenting to the city council. A presentation on screen says "Fraued Hotline investigations found inefficency and waste" with a couple examples below. The full Office of the Auditor presentation should be available on the city council website.
September 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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what if we drank beer, listened to music and lightly discussed policy at the saint johns music fest this weekend
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show flyer for the ST JOHNS MUSICFEST SEPTEMBER 5, 6, & 7, 2025 The Blue Cranes, Mic Crenshaw, Pete Krebs Trio, Wren the Band, Nick Jaina, The Quick & Easy Boys, Tezeta Band, Rayon, Freddie Trujillo, Buddy Jay's Jamaican Jazz Band, Jesco Payne & the Painkillers, Michael Jodell, The Resolectrics, Twingle, Bridgetown Riot, James Dean Kindle, Roger Conley, Los Vencejos, Erin Wallace, Oleada, Muddy Roots, Stefano Calles, Steve Wilkinson, The Get Tight, St. Johns Yacht Club, The Frequence, Nero Super Nova, The Symposium, Suburban Slim, Kris Deelane, Lance Eads, Timmy Barnett, Pamela Goldsmith, Monkey See Monkey Duo, Annie Vergnetti, Dave Owen, Sam Cole, Taylor Kingman, Alan Charing, Count Kellam, Susurrus Station, Pati Rojas, Jeremy Wilson, Mo Phillips, Nate Wallace, Phil Ajjarapu, Jaycob Van Auken, Jalin Malin, Claes Almroth Trio, Valdoria, Portland Standard Time, Mango Twist, THMPR, JT Trawick, Stu Dodge, Lance Eads, Adam Bourret, Darbie Williams, Isaac Hewitt, Kate Sweat, Noah Powell, Rocky Seahorse. Havalina, 45th Parallel, Daydreamer Lombard House, Mosaic Taphouse, Leisure Public House, Slims, Occidental Brewing, Marie's, Cathedral Food Carts
September 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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ouch, were they these? I swear by em.
two strap croc sandals
August 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Couldn't find it off of twitter so here is the vid.
August 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Immaculate vibes today Portland. Beautiful work.
Building on Broadway with a huge graffiti piece along the outer wall.
August 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Trimet Fare enforcement delaying our bus ride by 15 minutes and writing tickets to the poorest folks on this bus. Thumbs down on this use of public resources @trimet.org
Fare enforcer writing tickets to poor people on the late night bus at trimet
August 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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interesting to read a former CN worker's take on things
reddit comment from r/portland concerning the owner of cafe nell. username is redacted. "Tips go missing, profits go up her nose (in her office where everyone can hear it…..) the restaurant is not clean whatsoever, paychecks vary week to week, really no structure or explanation as to why. She basically preys on new transplants to Portland who need work, and then replaces them with the same population when they inevitably quit. I have never worked in a worse establishment, there is so much more I could go on about. I vividly remember having negative money in my bank account, and waiting 4 hours on what was supposed to be my day off with the rest of my employees for a paycheck that was days on end late. She also lets people build her structures during lunch service - literally drilling above patrons heads at times. Again I could go on and on, but a word to the wise stay far away"
August 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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scandals update
You've been asking why we're closing and here is the truth. After many years of serving this amazing community, we will be closing our doors at our current location on September 21st. It has been an uphill battle to bounce back financially after COVID. Now, with the rising cost of goods and services and the changing landscape of the downtown area, the owner has made the difficult decision not to renew the lease. This choice did not come easily. It has been made with a heavy heart and consideration for the community that has supported us all these years. But this is not goodbye forever. The owner is moving forward with an exciting new concept on the east side and we can't wait to share more with you soon. To our loyal customers, our incredible staff and the community THANK YOU! We couldn't have survived this long without you! Let's raise a glass together before we close this location's doors for the last time on September 21st.
August 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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informative response to "How is Portland for Latinos?"

www.reddit.com/r/askportlan...
reddit comment from Marinalsgo: I've been here since 2014 and I worked in nonprofit, which I've been told is an extra racist industry here. I never want to leave, I love it. However, here's what I will say that I wish I'd known beforehand: The communications style of the PNW is very passive agressive. I'm from Los Angeles, we are expected to come off extremely extroverted and forward in that city, and the LA smile, loud greeting, handshake situation is not it up here. People were literally afraid of me. Because of the differences in communication styles, I literally missed it when people were being racist at me for the first full year at least. White people in Portland love to hire us, they love to take pictures of us for their socials and check the box that they have such and such percent of BIPOC on staff but as soon as we show we're real professionals with experience and opinions, frequently more than them since we came from larger markets, they get big mad and say they "feel threatened" and cry and get very overtly racist. Google pet to threat process and you'll see the step by step. Even though technically we're a sanctuary city, ICE operates with impunity here and the Portland police protect them and their building. So far, they have returned the citizens they detain, but if this gets worse, I'm worried there will be no backbone to our claims of sanctuary. And we know ICE doesn't care if someone is actually from here or not. This is where all the queer cousins move to get away from Catholic/Mormon/Evangelical hate back home. So if you're gay or trans, it's very nice to have community. As a very obvious queer person myself, it's been lovely to be in a room of other Latinos and not have to try and hide who I am out of fear. Overall, I do love it here. I got a lot of hate for being nonbinary back home, now I get the same amount of hate for being a Mexican, so my overall circumstances haven't changed. Plus the nature, the air, the food (e…
August 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Chef's kiss. #pdx
Screen grab of NW Examiner online edition, an anti-homeless quote unquote community newspaper in NW Portland, Oregon. The headline reads: Just say no to homeless shelters: neighbors united against rollout of two shelters in Northwest Portland. Written by Allan Classen. A photo of Northwest District Association President Todd Zarnitz is toward the bottom. Article copy reads: Only one of the 70 on the Zoom call advocated for the shelters. That singular voice belonged to Rob Layne, and he was paid to take that position. Layne works for Portland Solutions, the branch of Mayor Keith Wilson’s office planning shelters citywide to end unsheltered camping by the end of the year. NWDA President Todd Zarnitz intended to conclude the feedback session with a resolution endorsing the the mayor’s goal while insisting on a better plan to protect neighbors from the effects of 275 people leaving the shelters each morning without services or control over their behavior. The rest of the “room” wanted no conciliation or compromise, just an effective counter to plans they feared would undermine their safety and the livability of their neighborhoods. “I clean up needles and defecation and report incidents daily,” Northwest resident Laura Curry said. “I have no faith that the city is going to uphold any line.” “You can’t overestimate how raw the feelings are,” Zarnitz said. Eric Zimmerman, the only one of the three District Four city council members to attend, said, “I'm hearing you loud and clear. I know the staff is hearing you loud and clear.”
July 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM