Sarah Iannarone
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Opinion: Oregon needs strategic transportation investments, not stopgaps
While legislators authorized some new funding for transportation, the need for more significant, strategic investment in our infrastructure is critical both for safety and to support our economy, writ...
www.oregonlive.com
This morning, Rep. Mark Gamba and I have an op-ed in the @oregonian.com responding to the bare bones transpo funding bill #OrLEg passed Mon. We need significant, strategic investment in our infrastructure - it's critical both for safety and to support our economy.
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
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I posit that of instead of spending bucketloads to hit Wilson's 1500 shelter bed target, Portland could probably take a greater chunk out of homelessness if we just gave the money to people.
Maybe we should pilot it, test the hypothesis.
Maybe we should pilot it, test the hypothesis.
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I posit that of instead of spending bucketloads to hit Wilson's 1500 shelter bed target, Portland could probably take a greater chunk out of homelessness if we just gave the money to people.
Maybe we should pilot it, test the hypothesis.
Maybe we should pilot it, test the hypothesis.
Now do adults. #GuaranteedBasicIncome www.salemreporter.com/2025/11/28/o...
Oregon pilot program giving cash to youth sees staggering reduction in homelessness - Salem Reporter
A state program gave homeless youth $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.salemreporter.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Now do adults. #GuaranteedBasicIncome www.salemreporter.com/2025/11/28/o...
Sous chef Charlie Schaeffer used to sport a tee, "Of love and soup, the latter is best."
No point in the US calendar year embodies that maxim better than the weekend after Thanksgiving.
No point in the US calendar year embodies that maxim better than the weekend after Thanksgiving.
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Sous chef Charlie Schaeffer used to sport a tee, "Of love and soup, the latter is best."
No point in the US calendar year embodies that maxim better than the weekend after Thanksgiving.
No point in the US calendar year embodies that maxim better than the weekend after Thanksgiving.
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All of this feels like blind #solutionism. These things get rolled out because corporations expect profit, not because there’s any coherent public vision guiding them. There’s no proper framework shaping the direction, nor are cascading consequences of these shortsighted decisions properly assessed.
Really can't overstate how problematic robotaxis become at scale:
"Urban traffic is constrained by the fact that getting around by car either requires (expensively) paying someone else to drive or (inconveniently) driving oneself. Without such constraints the result could be brutal gridlock."
"Urban traffic is constrained by the fact that getting around by car either requires (expensively) paying someone else to drive or (inconveniently) driving oneself. Without such constraints the result could be brutal gridlock."
Self-driving cars will transform urban economies
A robotaxi boom is coming. The impacts might be broader than you expect
www.economist.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
All of this feels like blind #solutionism. These things get rolled out because corporations expect profit, not because there’s any coherent public vision guiding them. There’s no proper framework shaping the direction, nor are cascading consequences of these shortsighted decisions properly assessed.
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A fitting moment to bring back this old transit meme. However they’re powered—gas, hydrogen, electricity, or driverless—leaning on cars instead of investing in quality public transit is still a poor long-term strategy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A fitting moment to bring back this old transit meme. However they’re powered—gas, hydrogen, electricity, or driverless—leaning on cars instead of investing in quality public transit is still a poor long-term strategy.
As someone who's been practicing "buy local" and "reduce, reuse, recycle" for three decades now, I say the U.S. green movement needs to pay more attention to supporting closed loop, symbiotic, and regenerative business on the supply side, and more upcycling and sharing economy on the consumer side.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As someone who's been practicing "buy local" and "reduce, reuse, recycle" for three decades now, I say the U.S. green movement needs to pay more attention to supporting closed loop, symbiotic, and regenerative business on the supply side, and more upcycling and sharing economy on the consumer side.
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‘The Street Trust, said the effort to send the transportation package to voters “doesn’t protect struggling households, it leaves them stranded – threatening transit for seniors, making it harder for kids to get to school safely, & blocking basic services like plowing roads & filling potholes.”’
The anti-safety, anti-transit, highways-only effort in Oregon is moving forward.
That’s why we need your help more than ever: secure.everyaction.com/WSaU0GvJc0GP...
That’s why we need your help more than ever: secure.everyaction.com/WSaU0GvJc0GP...
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
‘The Street Trust, said the effort to send the transportation package to voters “doesn’t protect struggling households, it leaves them stranded – threatening transit for seniors, making it harder for kids to get to school safely, & blocking basic services like plowing roads & filling potholes.”’
Always grateful for the relatively quiet city on holidays in the U.S. - a stark reminder how much of our lives we involuntarily give over to polluting automobiles.
I live 30 blocks from 205, and even at this distance the absence of traffic hum is a blessing. usa.streetsblog.org/2020/09/14/t...
I live 30 blocks from 205, and even at this distance the absence of traffic hum is a blessing. usa.streetsblog.org/2020/09/14/t...
The Other Type of Car Pollution That Harms Us All — Streetsblog USA
Noise pollution from busy roads is nearly as harmful to our health as air pollution.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Always grateful for the relatively quiet city on holidays in the U.S. - a stark reminder how much of our lives we involuntarily give over to polluting automobiles.
I live 30 blocks from 205, and even at this distance the absence of traffic hum is a blessing. usa.streetsblog.org/2020/09/14/t...
I live 30 blocks from 205, and even at this distance the absence of traffic hum is a blessing. usa.streetsblog.org/2020/09/14/t...
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Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
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The anti-safety, anti-transit, highways-only effort in Oregon is moving forward.
That’s why we need your help more than ever: secure.everyaction.com/WSaU0GvJc0GP...
That’s why we need your help more than ever: secure.everyaction.com/WSaU0GvJc0GP...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The anti-safety, anti-transit, highways-only effort in Oregon is moving forward.
That’s why we need your help more than ever: secure.everyaction.com/WSaU0GvJc0GP...
That’s why we need your help more than ever: secure.everyaction.com/WSaU0GvJc0GP...
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I don’t know why Oregon democrats don’t frame this as an anti-worker issue where Republicans are opposing a jobs program.
Without the transportation package there are jobs that will be lost and our transportation infrastructure will decay.
Without the transportation package there are jobs that will be lost and our transportation infrastructure will decay.
Where's the progressive push back on this anti-tax campaign / gubernatorial gambit? Even Trump’s gov't closed DOGE, yet Oregon's anti-gov't extremists want to drag us backward by defunding our transportation system.
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Opponents of Oregon gas tax increase say they’ve cleared key hurdle to let voters weigh in
The initiative needed roughly 78,000 signatures by Dec. 30 to qualify for next year’s election. Backers say they have more than 150,000.
www.opb.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I don’t know why Oregon democrats don’t frame this as an anti-worker issue where Republicans are opposing a jobs program.
Without the transportation package there are jobs that will be lost and our transportation infrastructure will decay.
Without the transportation package there are jobs that will be lost and our transportation infrastructure will decay.
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At some point in the past 5 yrs, the transit service we currently have became radical. The level of transit service itself did not change.
Where's the progressive push back on this anti-tax campaign / gubernatorial gambit? Even Trump’s gov't closed DOGE, yet Oregon's anti-gov't extremists want to drag us backward by defunding our transportation system.
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Opponents of Oregon gas tax increase say they’ve cleared key hurdle to let voters weigh in
The initiative needed roughly 78,000 signatures by Dec. 30 to qualify for next year’s election. Backers say they have more than 150,000.
www.opb.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
At some point in the past 5 yrs, the transit service we currently have became radical. The level of transit service itself did not change.
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My sense is the people that signed don’t realize they’ve just cut winter plowing, maintenance, transit, and basic safety measures. Going to be a rough year.
The legislature *could* pass something else, but it would have to be substantially different than HB 3991.
The legislature *could* pass something else, but it would have to be substantially different than HB 3991.
Where's the progressive push back on this anti-tax campaign / gubernatorial gambit? Even Trump’s gov't closed DOGE, yet Oregon's anti-gov't extremists want to drag us backward by defunding our transportation system.
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Opponents of Oregon gas tax increase say they’ve cleared key hurdle to let voters weigh in
The initiative needed roughly 78,000 signatures by Dec. 30 to qualify for next year’s election. Backers say they have more than 150,000.
www.opb.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My sense is the people that signed don’t realize they’ve just cut winter plowing, maintenance, transit, and basic safety measures. Going to be a rough year.
The legislature *could* pass something else, but it would have to be substantially different than HB 3991.
The legislature *could* pass something else, but it would have to be substantially different than HB 3991.
Where's the progressive push back on this anti-tax campaign / gubernatorial gambit? Even Trump’s gov't closed DOGE, yet Oregon's anti-gov't extremists want to drag us backward by defunding our transportation system.
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Opponents of Oregon gas tax increase say they’ve cleared key hurdle to let voters weigh in
The initiative needed roughly 78,000 signatures by Dec. 30 to qualify for next year’s election. Backers say they have more than 150,000.
www.opb.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Where's the progressive push back on this anti-tax campaign / gubernatorial gambit? Even Trump’s gov't closed DOGE, yet Oregon's anti-gov't extremists want to drag us backward by defunding our transportation system.
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness on this. www.opb.org/article/2025...
maybe these chatbots and LLMs pose such an existential threat to higher ed (esp. four-year colleges) in the U.S. because neoliberalism's already devolved them, for the most part, into job-skilling, assignment turn in centers.
(just my ignorant, dropout take, ofc.)
(just my ignorant, dropout take, ofc.)
Asking a chatbot isn't better than nothing -- it's worse than nothing. Unless the goal isn't learning but rather "turning in assignments".
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
maybe these chatbots and LLMs pose such an existential threat to higher ed (esp. four-year colleges) in the U.S. because neoliberalism's already devolved them, for the most part, into job-skilling, assignment turn in centers.
(just my ignorant, dropout take, ofc.)
(just my ignorant, dropout take, ofc.)
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Yesterday we gathered at Luuwit View Park to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2025, led by @pdx-fss.bsky.social. Traffic violence continues to take lives & injure 1000s every year, disproportionately harming BIPOC, low-income, & unhoused Oregonians.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Yesterday we gathered at Luuwit View Park to mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2025, led by @pdx-fss.bsky.social. Traffic violence continues to take lives & injure 1000s every year, disproportionately harming BIPOC, low-income, & unhoused Oregonians.
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💬 We're quoted: "This referendum isn’t about protecting Oregonians: it is about defunding safety for kids walking to school, dismantling transit service, and blocking modernization projects that Oregon desperately needs."
Read on to learn more about the anti-safe transportation efforts...
Read on to learn more about the anti-safe transportation efforts...
Governor Tina Kotek signed a new state transportation funding package into law on Monday. Later that day, two state legislators and an anti-tax advocate filed a petition with the state in hopes of sending a referendum on the bill’s tax increases to Oregon voters.
Transportation Funding Bill Opponents Launch Last-Ditch Effort to Halt Tax Increases
Governor Tina Kotek signed a new state transportation funding package into law on Monday, more than a month after the Oregon Legislature passed the bill during a dramatic, extended special session. La...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
💬 We're quoted: "This referendum isn’t about protecting Oregonians: it is about defunding safety for kids walking to school, dismantling transit service, and blocking modernization projects that Oregon desperately needs."
Read on to learn more about the anti-safe transportation efforts...
Read on to learn more about the anti-safe transportation efforts...
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You can help fight back against the anti-pedestrian, anti-cyclist, anti-transit, and anti-safety agenda being pushed in Oregon and across the country with your support of The Street Trust today.
➕ Every gift of $10 or more enters you to win a vacation for @wweek.com #GiveGuide BIG BEACH DAY:
➕ Every gift of $10 or more enters you to win a vacation for @wweek.com #GiveGuide BIG BEACH DAY:
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You can help fight back against the anti-pedestrian, anti-cyclist, anti-transit, and anti-safety agenda being pushed in Oregon and across the country with your support of The Street Trust today.
➕ Every gift of $10 or more enters you to win a vacation for @wweek.com #GiveGuide BIG BEACH DAY:
➕ Every gift of $10 or more enters you to win a vacation for @wweek.com #GiveGuide BIG BEACH DAY:
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This Sunday, 11/16 at 10:30am, The Street Trust will be leading a procession to the World Day of Remembrance event lead by the Portland chapter of Families for Safe Streets, @pdx-fss.bsky.social, to honor all those who have lost their lives or been been directly impacted by roadway crashes.
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This Sunday, 11/16 at 10:30am, The Street Trust will be leading a procession to the World Day of Remembrance event lead by the Portland chapter of Families for Safe Streets, @pdx-fss.bsky.social, to honor all those who have lost their lives or been been directly impacted by roadway crashes.
A bit more about Wilson's intensified police activity. While running errands this am, witnessed PPB stopping folks in dangerous ways. 1) blocking the closed-loop streetcar on Grand, and 2) bike lane on Foster.
In both cases, they could have used a non-busy car travel lane or nearby parking lot.
In both cases, they could have used a non-busy car travel lane or nearby parking lot.
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A bit more about Wilson's intensified police activity. While running errands this am, witnessed PPB stopping folks in dangerous ways. 1) blocking the closed-loop streetcar on Grand, and 2) bike lane on Foster.
In both cases, they could have used a non-busy car travel lane or nearby parking lot.
In both cases, they could have used a non-busy car travel lane or nearby parking lot.
Reminder: Wilson's homelessness plan was never vetted, has always been unfunded. Plus, the city was out to lunch during the state transportation package where additional cleanup dollars could have been negotiated (...we barely held onto the 50/30/20 formula split FFS).
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Reminder: Wilson's homelessness plan was never vetted, has always been unfunded. Plus, the city was out to lunch during the state transportation package where additional cleanup dollars could have been negotiated (...we barely held onto the 50/30/20 formula split FFS).
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Please give if you can - between Trump and Drazan, the GOP is doing everything they can to dismantle transportation funding for anything but highways in Oregon.
The Street Trust REALLY needs your support in this end of year giving campaign.
The Street Trust REALLY needs your support in this end of year giving campaign.
🌱 BIG GIVE DAY FOR GREEN THUMBS!
Donate $10 or more today to The Street Trust for a chance to win a $500 gift card to Portland Nursery! Throw your (sun) hat in the ring at www.TheStreetTrust.org/GG!
Your gifts makes the fight for more sustainable, resilient, and low carbon transportation possible.
Donate $10 or more today to The Street Trust for a chance to win a $500 gift card to Portland Nursery! Throw your (sun) hat in the ring at www.TheStreetTrust.org/GG!
Your gifts makes the fight for more sustainable, resilient, and low carbon transportation possible.
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Please give if you can - between Trump and Drazan, the GOP is doing everything they can to dismantle transportation funding for anything but highways in Oregon.
The Street Trust REALLY needs your support in this end of year giving campaign.
The Street Trust REALLY needs your support in this end of year giving campaign.
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
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Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
Just when I thought I couldn't love the Groce Out more.
"Miller said customers have used about $500 of the $5,000 set aside at his Lincoln City store. McGinty said customers have used about $1,000 of the $5,000 at his McMinnville business."
Practical compassion FTW.
"Miller said customers have used about $500 of the $5,000 set aside at his Lincoln City store. McGinty said customers have used about $1,000 of the $5,000 at his McMinnville business."
Practical compassion FTW.
After federal rules nixed their plans to offer food-insecure people a discount, I found three Oregon grocery stores that are using the honor system to help SNAP recipients. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
Feds told Oregon grocers they couldn’t offer 10% off to SNAP recipients, so they got creative
The honor system is in place at three Oregon stores, now offering discounts to all who need it.
www.oregonlive.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Just when I thought I couldn't love the Groce Out more.
"Miller said customers have used about $500 of the $5,000 set aside at his Lincoln City store. McGinty said customers have used about $1,000 of the $5,000 at his McMinnville business."
Practical compassion FTW.
"Miller said customers have used about $500 of the $5,000 set aside at his Lincoln City store. McGinty said customers have used about $1,000 of the $5,000 at his McMinnville business."
Practical compassion FTW.