Progressive Portland
@progportme.bsky.social
We mobilize grassroots action for progressive policies backed by the majority of Portland, Maine's residents, voters and taxpayers. progressiveportland.me
‼️ 🏊 Heads up, #portlandme people.
Come work for the City of Portland, Maine! Its Parks, Recreation & Facilities team is seeking an Aquatics Supervisor. Read the full details + apply: bit.ly/4bFiPR5
Come work for the City of Portland, Maine! Its Parks, Recreation & Facilities team is seeking an Aquatics Supervisor. Read the full details + apply: bit.ly/4bFiPR5
July 17, 2024 at 7:09 PM
‼️ 🏊 Heads up, #portlandme people.
Come work for the City of Portland, Maine! Its Parks, Recreation & Facilities team is seeking an Aquatics Supervisor. Read the full details + apply: bit.ly/4bFiPR5
Come work for the City of Portland, Maine! Its Parks, Recreation & Facilities team is seeking an Aquatics Supervisor. Read the full details + apply: bit.ly/4bFiPR5
‼️ 🎒 Share, #portlandme people.
PPS is operating summer meal sites at 11 locations across the city this summer. All children & teens 18 years old and younger can receive a nutritious free meal to be enjoyed on site. Learn more & come join us! tinyurl.com/PPSsummermeals
PPS is operating summer meal sites at 11 locations across the city this summer. All children & teens 18 years old and younger can receive a nutritious free meal to be enjoyed on site. Learn more & come join us! tinyurl.com/PPSsummermeals
July 17, 2024 at 5:47 PM
‼️ 🎒 Share, #portlandme people.
PPS is operating summer meal sites at 11 locations across the city this summer. All children & teens 18 years old and younger can receive a nutritious free meal to be enjoyed on site. Learn more & come join us! tinyurl.com/PPSsummermeals
PPS is operating summer meal sites at 11 locations across the city this summer. All children & teens 18 years old and younger can receive a nutritious free meal to be enjoyed on site. Learn more & come join us! tinyurl.com/PPSsummermeals
From Bernice King on Instagram @berniceaking:
#TamirRice should be celebrating his 22nd birthday today. I am praying for Tamir’s family. My heart especially goes out to his mother, Samaria Rice, who can’t say “Happy Birthday” to her young adult son face to face. #SayHisName #ShiftTheCulture
#TamirRice should be celebrating his 22nd birthday today. I am praying for Tamir’s family. My heart especially goes out to his mother, Samaria Rice, who can’t say “Happy Birthday” to her young adult son face to face. #SayHisName #ShiftTheCulture
June 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
From Bernice King on Instagram @berniceaking:
#TamirRice should be celebrating his 22nd birthday today. I am praying for Tamir’s family. My heart especially goes out to his mother, Samaria Rice, who can’t say “Happy Birthday” to her young adult son face to face. #SayHisName #ShiftTheCulture
#TamirRice should be celebrating his 22nd birthday today. I am praying for Tamir’s family. My heart especially goes out to his mother, Samaria Rice, who can’t say “Happy Birthday” to her young adult son face to face. #SayHisName #ShiftTheCulture
‼️ From City of Portland, Maine: Cooling centers are available to the public. Come to the Downtown Library location on Thursday, June 20 from 10 AM-6 PM to get out of the heat! #portlandme
June 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
‼️ From City of Portland, Maine: Cooling centers are available to the public. Come to the Downtown Library location on Thursday, June 20 from 10 AM-6 PM to get out of the heat! #portlandme
‼️ Julie Larry (formerly Greater Portland Landmarks) will be on Maine Public's Maine Calling 11 AM Wednesday, with Peter Mills (Maine Turnpike Authority), Bruce Van Note (Maine DOT), and Maria Fuentes (Maine Better Transportation Assoc.) talking about Maine highway history, past, present and future.
June 4, 2024 at 9:32 AM
‼️ Julie Larry (formerly Greater Portland Landmarks) will be on Maine Public's Maine Calling 11 AM Wednesday, with Peter Mills (Maine Turnpike Authority), Bruce Van Note (Maine DOT), and Maria Fuentes (Maine Better Transportation Assoc.) talking about Maine highway history, past, present and future.
From Giffords @giffords.bsky.social:
Two years ago today, 19 fourth-graders and two teachers were shot and killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas by an 18-year-old armed with an AR-style rifle. 1/3
Two years ago today, 19 fourth-graders and two teachers were shot and killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas by an 18-year-old armed with an AR-style rifle. 1/3
May 24, 2024 at 5:47 PM
From Giffords @giffords.bsky.social:
Two years ago today, 19 fourth-graders and two teachers were shot and killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas by an 18-year-old armed with an AR-style rifle. 1/3
Two years ago today, 19 fourth-graders and two teachers were shot and killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas by an 18-year-old armed with an AR-style rifle. 1/3
‼️ Hive mind: Ignoring assertions from @PortlandChamber and "new developments are done in Portland" developers, assertions that were and are bogus anyway, what are you thinking of impacts to Mount Joy and to views from the top of Munjoy Hill? #portlandme www.reddit.com/r/portlandme...
May 17, 2024 at 2:10 PM
‼️ Hive mind: Ignoring assertions from @PortlandChamber and "new developments are done in Portland" developers, assertions that were and are bogus anyway, what are you thinking of impacts to Mount Joy and to views from the top of Munjoy Hill? #portlandme www.reddit.com/r/portlandme...
⚖️ Among other legislation, Governor Janet Mills objected to a bill that would have allowed free access to Maine's state parks to Indigenous people, because of threats to Maine's long-term financial stability. #portlandme legislature.maine.gov/backend/App/...
May 17, 2024 at 11:29 AM
⚖️ Among other legislation, Governor Janet Mills objected to a bill that would have allowed free access to Maine's state parks to Indigenous people, because of threats to Maine's long-term financial stability. #portlandme legislature.maine.gov/backend/App/...
⚖️ Based on 2022 report, "most victims did not report crimes to law enforcement and that people of color were more likely to have experienced a hate crime than their white peers." #portlandme
May 17, 2024 at 10:44 AM
⚖️ Based on 2022 report, "most victims did not report crimes to law enforcement and that people of color were more likely to have experienced a hate crime than their white peers." #portlandme
🏘️ City of Portland, Maine City Council's 2024 Goals: Housing is number 2. #portlandme content.civicplus.com/api/assets/a...
May 10, 2024 at 12:57 PM
🏘️ City of Portland, Maine City Council's 2024 Goals: Housing is number 2. #portlandme content.civicplus.com/api/assets/a...
‼️🎒 High School consolidation meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8, at 6 PM. It's a virtual meeting. Link here has Zoom information. #portlandme www.portlandschools.org/calendars/st...
May 7, 2024 at 2:50 PM
‼️🎒 High School consolidation meeting is tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8, at 6 PM. It's a virtual meeting. Link here has Zoom information. #portlandme www.portlandschools.org/calendars/st...
‼️ Heads up, #portlandme people. City Council does first read on PPS budget today (Monday) at 5 PM at City Hall. Budget docs: www.portlandschools.org/department/f...
May 6, 2024 at 2:32 PM
‼️ Heads up, #portlandme people. City Council does first read on PPS budget today (Monday) at 5 PM at City Hall. Budget docs: www.portlandschools.org/department/f...
‼️ Heads up, #portlandme people. Portland Public Schools' School Board is holding a hybrid meeting on Tuesday, May 7 at 6 PM at Casco Bay HS. Docs, agenda and Zoom info is here: go.boarddocs.com/me/portland/...
May 3, 2024 at 1:43 PM
‼️ Heads up, #portlandme people. Portland Public Schools' School Board is holding a hybrid meeting on Tuesday, May 7 at 6 PM at Casco Bay HS. Docs, agenda and Zoom info is here: go.boarddocs.com/me/portland/...
🎒 Director of Advocacy for the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce insists "$64,000,000 invested in teachers and curriculum would have been transformational to student outcomes," and who has advocated for no Portland Public Schools budget increases. #portlandme
April 30, 2024 at 5:29 PM
🎒 Director of Advocacy for the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce insists "$64,000,000 invested in teachers and curriculum would have been transformational to student outcomes," and who has advocated for no Portland Public Schools budget increases. #portlandme
🏘️ HOC Executive Director Chelsea Andrews: "We are equally proud that if you're standing in an affordable home or one that rents at market rate, the two are completely indistinguishable."
"We believe this should be the standard for all new affordable housing development." #portlandme
"We believe this should be the standard for all new affordable housing development." #portlandme
April 27, 2024 at 2:49 PM
🏘️ HOC Executive Director Chelsea Andrews: "We are equally proud that if you're standing in an affordable home or one that rents at market rate, the two are completely indistinguishable."
"We believe this should be the standard for all new affordable housing development." #portlandme
"We believe this should be the standard for all new affordable housing development." #portlandme
🏘️ "Inclusionary Zoning counters historic patterns of exclusion and segregation by ensuring that housing is available for lower-wage workers (predominantly people of color)." #portlandme www.policylink.org/resources-to...
April 24, 2024 at 7:17 PM
🏘️ "Inclusionary Zoning counters historic patterns of exclusion and segregation by ensuring that housing is available for lower-wage workers (predominantly people of color)." #portlandme www.policylink.org/resources-to...
Maine Governor Janet Mills' veto (of her own bill) should be overridden. #portlandme
April 23, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Maine Governor Janet Mills' veto (of her own bill) should be overridden. #portlandme
🏘️ Construction begins on Libbytown development with 63 rental units, affordable to people making 60% of AMI #portlandme www.mainebiz.biz/article/cons...
April 21, 2024 at 11:12 AM
🏘️ Construction begins on Libbytown development with 63 rental units, affordable to people making 60% of AMI #portlandme www.mainebiz.biz/article/cons...
🏘️ "Narrowing Franklin Street is a land-use opportunity to unlock new parcels for affordable housing development, create new usable green space, and make Franklin street more friendly for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers." urbanistportland.me/policy/frank...
April 20, 2024 at 12:20 PM
🏘️ "Narrowing Franklin Street is a land-use opportunity to unlock new parcels for affordable housing development, create new usable green space, and make Franklin street more friendly for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers." urbanistportland.me/policy/frank...
🏘️ The second round (or wave) of ReCode recommendations for zoning changes for #portlandme is available online. Thanks, Portland Planning Office! Check out the changes, and provide City of Portland, Maine with your input. recodeportland.konveio.com/second-wave-...
April 18, 2024 at 11:09 AM
🏘️ The second round (or wave) of ReCode recommendations for zoning changes for #portlandme is available online. Thanks, Portland Planning Office! Check out the changes, and provide City of Portland, Maine with your input. recodeportland.konveio.com/second-wave-...
What are you afraid of? It shouldn’t be immigrants. #portlandme www.bangordailynews.com/2024/04/09/o...
April 10, 2024 at 2:54 PM
What are you afraid of? It shouldn’t be immigrants. #portlandme www.bangordailynews.com/2024/04/09/o...
🏘️ Inclusionary zoning: "The goal is to not only increase affordable housing but also integration, providing economic opportunities to low-income residents who otherwise would not be able to access housing." oaklandside.org/2024/04/04/o...
April 5, 2024 at 4:53 PM
🏘️ Inclusionary zoning: "The goal is to not only increase affordable housing but also integration, providing economic opportunities to low-income residents who otherwise would not be able to access housing." oaklandside.org/2024/04/04/o...
🚴♀️ 70,274 bike rides in February in one of the coldest and hilliest cities in North America! 🏔️🌨️ #portlandme www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024...
April 4, 2024 at 4:49 PM
🚴♀️ 70,274 bike rides in February in one of the coldest and hilliest cities in North America! 🏔️🌨️ #portlandme www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024...