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Charting Portland’s Political Landscape
Local politics, particularly in a liberal city like Portland, are not a localized version of the national scene. There is not a labor/business split in our governing bodies, for example, and nary a...
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Gentrification is the issue
So why aren’t the candidates for Portland mayor talking about it? It is undeniable that housing prices in Portland have outrun the ability for the local job market to sustain them. Yet our city...
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The Pearl
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The MHLW 2008 Portland, Oregon Voters’ Guide
Mayor Flip a coin. The business candidate who can’t articulate a single policy proposal (or pay his rent and taxes on time) or the career insider in the hip pocket of the big condo developers who will...
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More on the inevitable growth crowd
I’ve written some recently about gentrification and certain candidates’ fixation on the idea that 300,000 new residents will be shortly arriving in Portland. Sam Adams, Chris Smith and Jim Middaugh...
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Fritz v. Lewis: The City Club Debate
Amy Ruiz does a great job capturing the blow-by-blow on the Merc’s blog, so if you didn’t hear Friday’s city council debate, you might want to check that out before reading this. I pointed out in a...
View ArticleThings I hate about Portland
First off, I friggin’ love Portland, so don’t give me that hater bullshit. Now that I’ve got that out of the way, let’s cut to the chase: Portland is over-the-top passive aggressive. It manifests in...
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Industrial Portland
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Portland’s urban renewal piggy bank gone bust?
This week’s celebrity slap-down between city commissioner Randy Leonard and county chair Ted Wheeler may signal the beginning of the end of an era in Portland development. (Warning: wonkishness ahead.)...
View ArticleWhat is Portland’s most Awesome!-ist Web site?
Portland may have a shortage of affordable housing, family wage jobs, diversity, good public schools and trustworthy leadership, but there is one thing in ample supply: enthusiasm about how great...
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