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Portland City Council

OurPDX Shared Links for March 7th

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for March 7th (yes, it’s the “you want WHAT, Tom Hurley?” “You want to GIVE it to him, Randy?” righteous indignation edition): Dan Saltzman pushes for City Council vote to challenge $100,000 disability award to former firefighter Tom Hurley | [...]

03.08.2010 See the rest →

OurPDX Shared Links for 1/11/09

by Betsy Richter

Here’s what we’ve found as we’ve traveled the local PDX web (complete with our comments) for January 11th: Darn it all to heck: Daria told to watch her mouth on Afternoon Buzz | Oregon Media Central What was he thinking? The Buzz’s Program Director thought he’d delivered a ‘no swearing’ ultimatum, according to OMC’s Mitch [...]

01.11.2010 See the rest →

Act fast! Portland’s political landscape at stake!

by Pete Forsyth

Hey You! Do you love your city? Want to help make sure it’s got the right kind of leaders for years to come? Do you worry about the influence of money in politics, or that your City Council is out of touch? Maybe that the wrong people get elected, or maybe that they’re just not [...]

08.20.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Proposed Bull Run filtration plant could cost YOU $$$

by Pete Forsyth

Pete Forsyth emailed me the following article, and asked if we’d post it. Gladly, Pete! Update: Welcome new author Pete Forsyth to our ranks! Lately it seems that some plan involving a $40 million baseball is the biggest thing we hear about from City Council. But here’s something that’s much more likely to have an [...]

07.28.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

From Our Mailbox: An open letter to the media

by Betsy Richter

Yes, it’s about the “Sam Adams sex scandal.” Yes, that’s the headline the original author chose to use. But you might be surprised at the tone this letter — now signed by over 150 Portland citizens — takes (excerpt below): Our unity has limits. As we explore this complex issue, we do not share a [...]

01.26.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

From Our Mailbox: An Open Letter to Portland From an ex-City Employee

by Betsy Richter

I received this letter today in my mailbox and thought it was a cogent, well-written view from an insider’s perspective. It has already been sent to all the relevant players, but needs a wider audience. With the permission of the author, I am reprinting it here. This is an open letter to City Council, Sam [...]

01.25.2009 See the rest → 1 comment