Thursday, February 24, 2022
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Mayor Sam Wheeler
"Adams wrote. “Our work so far, mine included, has … failed to produce the sought-after results.”
Rich Chatman, a spokesman for Wheeler, said Friday he was not familiar with document and declined to comment on it."
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"Espinoza described the proposal as an attempt to criminalize homelessness, reverting to prior anti-camping policies in Portland and elsewhere that courts ruled were unconstitutional and harmful."
"An approach to homelessness led by law enforcement and a sector of our military flies grotesquely in the face of our city’s stated goal to advance racial justice and will disproportionately harm our BIPOC houseless neighbors,” said Miller, whose non-profit develops affordable housing and provides emergency shelter and assistance to homeless families."
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"This is not a proposal, this isn’t even a plan,” Adams says, and added that Wheeler had not seen or approved of the notes.
“This is Sam Adams"
https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/02/11/portland-mayoral-aide-outlined-ideas-to-eliminate-unsanctioned-camping-across-city/
"Officials would site the shelter locations on city-owned land or use eminent domain to use private property, according to the memo.
Adams suggested staffing them with unarmed National Guard members as well as graduate students in social work programs at Portland State University."
And maybe Mayor Adams can use Girl Scouts and duct tape, too. Or, the usual Proud Boys, the Business Alliance GOP gazpacho teams.
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"City Commissioner Dan Ryan has spent the better part of a year trying to construct six large outdoor shelters.
His office initially planned for the shelters to be finished at the end of 2021.
None have been built and only three locations finalized."
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"Adams nor Kafoury has responded to KOIN 6 News’ requests for comment as of Monday afternoon."
"This proposal contravenes social work values and is not being considered by the SSW,” Coll said.
The school was not consulted about this plan, and we with PSU Government relations are handling this matter.”
Wheeler says "I directed my team to leave no stone unturned in finding a solution that will address this problem in an urgent and meaningful way"
Cockroach Consultants scurry scurry when Portland flips over the Mayor's office.
Winning Mark Weiner put both Adams and Deb Kafoury in power. Scurry, scurry. Oh, and Kurt Shrader, one of the worst Democrats in Congress.
Monday, February 07, 2022
Lop lop
Lop, lop, the trump lugs in a flox, smitten in shitten, punked by smeary cretin
Lop lop, trump dingledoozies trot
Lop lop, a GOP crop with all husk no grain
Lop lop
It were, once
My lil corner, mauve tea sky
Tease antipathy
Yer big dormer, brats inna belfry
Holdinstank as per perfidy, personified
Our lil bower, one wee noon not encumbered,
Succor the air
It were, once.
Saturday, February 05, 2022
Hamletette Ach Du Macbeth
"His wife, Patricia McCaig, said Walsh developed Alzheimer’s disease few years ago and suffered a fall a few days before he died."
"Blumenauer said. “But he was the first one to roll up his sleeves and the first one to write a check.”
Such a warm remembrance.
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"McCaig's billings show she has worked more than 800 hours since mid-2011 trying to convince Oregon lawmakers to approve the CRC.
But records show she has never registered as a lobbyist with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, which could be
a violation of state ethics laws (see below)."
https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20317-the-woman-behind-the-bridge.html
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"Every time we meet with them, we know Patricia's got 15 lobbyists meeting with them."
Political consultant Mark Wiener says that's McCaig doing what she calls "running the traps."
"McCaig has also shown skill in deflecting the CRC's accountability with one big misstep: The bridge had been designed too low.
After all the planning (costs have now hit $165 million), the bridge was designed at 95 feet—not high enough "
