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dnnynnn.bsky.social @dnnynnn.bsky.social · 10h

Yep – this guy was one of the main bank-rollers of the PPA's initiative raiding PCEF

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Jake @jakeythesnakey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Lotta problems in Portland have “the cops have been engaged in a 6-year long politically motivated work slowdown” as a fairly major component

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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

First person to greet Torres off stage was a NW Natural lobbyist lol. Nice big hug.

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dnnynnn.bsky.social @dnnynnn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Agree that I'd prefer candidates/groups here do more of a "How to Vote/Rank" or even a "Rank X last" approach to voter education, vs. "don't rank X." Works fine in Australia, where staff from each candidate/party hand out "how to vote" flyers outside the polling booth on election day.

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dnnynnn.bsky.social @dnnynnn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Had to double-check, but Australia still requires it for the Lower House: www.aec.gov.au/voting/how_t... Typically only 4-6 candidates per seat though. Upper House is different (and more complicated), and requires ranking at least 1-6 by party or 1-12 by candidate. www.aec.gov.au/voting/how_t...

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Erik Schlenker-Goodrich @riogranderift.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“At least 26 senators, more than a quarter of the chamber, hold data center-linked investments … Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island whose data center investments total between $2.1 million and $8.6 million, takes the number one spot.” 👀

forbes.com

The 5 Senators—Including Maine's Susan Collins—With The Biggest Investments In Data Centers

Forbes examined financial disclosures for every sitting Senator. We found 26 Senators with at least $7 million in investments tied directly to the data center buildout, including Sheldon Whitehouse an...

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Jeremiah Hayden @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A new complaint filed Monday alleges a web of new committees funded by the Metro Chamber's United for Portland PAC violated local and state elections laws by obscuring the true funding source of political billboards and filing false campaign-finance statements.

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“DitchMitch” Billboard Campaign Violates Local and State Elections Laws, Complaint Says - Portland Mercury

A new complaint filed with the city, county, and state elections offices alleges multiple political action committees violated independent expenditure rules when they failed to properly report informa...

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Erik Schlenker-Goodrich @riogranderift.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Insightful legal analysis of a highly problematic component of the Senate permitting deal (Sec. 1402) highly touted by bill proponents as a solution to Trump's War on Renewables but is in fact a major gift to all developers—in particular fossil fuels—that will hobble a future POTUS' climate action.

From attorney Matthew Littleton: "Section 1402 of the draft bipartisan permitting bill is deeply problematic. The apparent goal is to stop Presidents from imposing hard or soft bans (“pauses”) on development of certain types of energy resources. Whatever energy policy the next President pursues, however, the likely outcome of this provision is a massive public subsidy (hundreds of billions of dollars) for new fossil-energy projects, with little to no benefit for clean energy. Here’s why.

Section 1402 authorizes suits by developers for money damages against the United States in any federal district court where part of the proposed project is located. A developer must allege that the government missed one statutory deadline to decide on its application for a permit, right-of-way, etc. It’s up to the judge when the agency’s review clock began (there’s often dispute over when the permit application is complete) and when it ends (there’s often dispute over the degree of environmental review required). So even if the government acted in good faith to meet what it thought was the deadline, the judge can decide there’s a delay.

Next, the developer has to show a “pattern of disparate treatment,” meaning a substantial increase (as compared to the most recent 5 years) in the percentage of projects of this type that, in the judge’s estimation, were either delayed or “improperly denied.” Here’s where clean energy comes up short. Because the current Administration hasn’t moved those projects, an indefinite stall (including by a new President that continued it) would be no worse than the baseline. Lawsuits can’t be filed until late 2027, by which time the baseline will be dominated by Trump's practices."

Part 2 from Littleton: "Next, the judge decides whether the developer’s permit, were the agency to grant it, would be subject to cancellation for violating federal law. The question seems to be whether there is a hypothetical permit the agency could issue that would survive judicial review. That’s a low bar, given the deferential standard of review applied to agency factfinding and “public interest” determinations.

Section 1402 “entitles” a developer that wins its case to (1) “injunctive relief, as provided by applicable Federal law” (meaning an order that the agency decide on the application? issue the permit?); (2) attorneys fees and litigation costs; (3) “economic damages, including any costs associated with the applicable denial or delay, as the court determines appropriate” (what else is “included”?); and (4) “damages in an amount equal to not less than 50% and not more than 100% of the total reasonably expected cost of construction of the project.” The last of these four must be repaid if the project isn’t built; the developer keeps the rest of the money regardless.

A single claim under Section 1402 could top the total amount (~$40b) the government has paid out in all Judgment Fund claims over the last decade. This provision puts judges in real control over energy policy through the power of the purse."

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isaac @sevier.io · 04/10/2026

One of the central ideas of IRA was that it was bipartisan enough to hold no matter how the 2024 election went. When Trump and company took control of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches they immediately shredded it and went further. Only fools would keep listening to the same people.

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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 02/10/2026

The Senate permitting bill would be a gift to data centers and their massive gas buildout. It would weaken accountability + give developers more power at communities’ expense. Congress should reject the bill. Read more: oilchange.org/blogs/senate...

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Senate permitting bill would be a gift to data centers and their massive gas buildout - Oil Change International

In short:

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 02/10/2026

- A serious effort to expedite review of permit applications would fund hiring of a large number of expert civil servants to carefully review documents in parallel. This bill does almost none of that, pushing instead to build AI tools for generating and reviewing permit applications.

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Portland Jobs with Justice @jwjpdx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

City unionists who have been facing % cuts, no COLA, and reorganization should probably clock that Kellie wants to use more of their scarce general fund $ to hire police. OK...

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

But they're using renewables! a) they're not, they're all quietly pivoting to dedicated natural gas plants, built by their oil buddies, b) renewables should be used to power useful shit c) this makes it so that renewables don't displace fossil fuels, they just add to supply for increasing demand

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here’s a bit more detail about our Fair Share Tax proposal, for those of you who like to dig into the legislative text itself. Here are the changes in the exhibit that describe which firms get relief and which large corporations will see a hike.

7.02.400 Exemptions.
(Amended by Ordinance 192163, effective May 8, 2026.)
The Division may require the filings of tax returns or other documentary
below, the following persons are exempt from payment of the business license tax, and/or the following incomes are exempt from calculation of the business license tax:
A. Persons whom the City is prohibited from taxing under the Constitution or laws of the United States, the Constitution or laws of the State of Oregon, or the Charter of the City.
B. Income arising from transactions that the City is prohibited from taxing under
State of Oregon, or the Charter of the City.
C. Persons whose gross receipts from all business, both within and without the City, amounts to less than:
1. $500,000 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2028;
2. $100,000 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027 and prior to January 1, 2028;
3.2. $75,000 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026 and prior to January 1, 2027;
4.3. $50,000 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2007 and prior to January 1, 2026; and
5.4. $25,000 for tax years that begin prior to January 1, 2007.
D. Corporations exempt from the Oregon Corporation Excise Tax under ORS 317.080, provided that any such corporation subject to the tax on unrelated
solely on such income.
501, provided that any exempt trust subject to tax on unrelated business

2. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027:
a. A surtax of 25 percent of base tax liability is imposed if a company subject
to this Section reports a pay ratio of at least 50:1 but less than 75:1 on U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures.
b. A surtax of 50 percent of base tax liability is imposed if a company subject
to this Section reports a pay ratio of at least 75:1 but less than 100:1 on U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures.
c. A surtax of 100 percent of base tax liability is imposed if a company
subject to this Section reports a pay ratio of at least 100:1 but less than 250:1
on U.S. Securities and Exchange disclosures.
d. A surtax of 250 percent of base tax liability is imposed if a company
subject to this Section reports a pay ratio of at least 250:1 but less than 500:1
on U.S. Securities and Exchange disclosures.
e. A surtax of 500 percent of base tax liability is imposed if a company
subject to this Section reports a pay ratio of 500:1 or greater on U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures.

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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Biden's IRA incentives favored wealthier households while falling short on green jobs and housing. The urgency of the climate crisis demands a more ambitious agenda, one that embeds it in issues that people care about. @aldasky.bsky.social explains in this @theguardian.com story—🔗 below.

When Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a law erasing the words "climate change" from state statutes in May 2024 - colloquially known as the "don't say
climate change" law - Democrats were outraged. Just six months later, many liberal politicians began to go quiet on the issue themselves. After Donald Trump won the 2024 election, mentions of the climate crisis started to disappear from Democrats' rhetoric. As the 2026 midterms approach, that retreat is still shaping how some candidates talk about climate on the campaign trail.
The trend, known as "climate-hushing" , may reflect the
limitations of Joe Biden's climate policies, said Daniel Aldana Cohen, assistant sociology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies climate politics and inequality. Green jobs and housing investments fell short of the climate movement's desires, consumer incentives disproportionately benefited wealthier households, and Democrats struggled to effectively communicate their...

The climate crisis, however, is still rearing its head around the country, fueling the heatwaves, wildfires and floods plaguing communities around the US. It also lurks behind issues animating voters, from datacenter expansion to rising home insurance rates. And while some pundits have concluded from their polling and research that Americans don't want to hear about global warming, other surveys directly contradict those findings.
"Maybe people don't rank climate as their main or top issue ... but nobody really experiences everyday life like walking around the world rank-ordering the things that they care about," said Aldana Cohen, who is also founding co-director of the thinktank Climate and Community Institute that calls for "green economic populism".
"What's important is to learn how to embed the climate issue organically amidst the other issues that people care most about."

Some progressive and populist candidates in the US midterms are pushing back against climate-hushing, linking the issue to economic concerns and everyday struggles. Others aren't speaking about it directly, but pushing for policies that could curb emissions. Such efforts could help build a mass base for climate policies, said Aldana Cohen.
"If we want to decarbonize fast enough and adapt to the impacts that are already here, we're going to need a robust majority that backs those policies," he said. "Elite consensus alone will not suffice ... we're going to need like large numbers of people really enthusiastic about climate policies."

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amb @amb.fyi · 16/09/2026

summer 2020 the cops beat up my 64 year old dad walking away from a protest wearing a "friends of trees" hoodie. all this to say i personally have trouble getting worked up over questions of appropriate social media decorum from private citizens contemporaneously responding to cop brutality

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

👏 every 👏 time 👏

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/09/2026

The data centre boom is the exact opposite of everything the energy transition should stand for. It is the opposite of clean, of climate justice, of community benefits, of electrification and technological efficiency. www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/09/11/b...

foodandwaterwatch.org

“Bring Your Own Power” Schemes Won’t Fix Data Centers

"Bring Your Own Power" fails to address the rising costs or pollution driven by data centers' exploding energy demands.

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Checked out Twitter, and first tweet was someone wondering about the overhead shot of the stadium and where people park at the MCG. Americans really do think a stadium needs a suburb of (private) parking surrounding it.

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David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Military planes ceremonially flying overhead. Americana drapped over downtown Naarm/Melbourne, stars and stripes, lights and flags, in anticipation of the NFL's Friday occupation of the MCG. The propagandistic nature of mainstream culture is hard to swallow right now. It jars.

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Megan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I, too, was once a "bring your own power" gal but the RTOs are now letting hyperscalers skip the line and this will become a backdoor privatization of our grid. Power is public, it's ours, and the data centers can wait.

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amb @amb.fyi · 09/09/2026

i dunno man it'd sure be great if our city council understood that unequivocally it's our duty and responsibility to throw whatever sand in the gears that we can to stop expansions of fossil fuel infrastructure in our city. kinda feels like a hill worth fighting on given, you know, everything

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Jason Notte @notteham.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Before Oregon simply handed the Trail Blazers tax money to renovate the Moda Center and kicked responsibility to Multnomah County and Portland, Gov. Kotek approved $800M for an MLB facility here. What did that buy? One "womp" with another to be named later: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

espn.com

Breaking down the candidates for MLB's next expansion teams

After the next CBA is signed, an expansion committee won't be far away. Who are the top contenders for an MLB team?

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isaac @sevier.io · 06/09/2026

And this is literally blocking the proliferation of massive amounts of new fossil fuel combustion where utility AND environmental regulation has failed or been gutted. This type of organizing IS climate organizing in the messy contradictions and current state of US fascism.

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isaac @sevier.io · 06/09/2026

I have seen "I am very concerned about this" posts and I think it's reasonable to be concerned but it is unreasonable to conclude "and so organizing to stop data centers is bad and progressives shouldn't do it." People are struggling together to define a shared future despite other disagreements.

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Kat Mahoney @kmahoneylaw.com · 03/09/2026

why is I Squared Capital throwing a fit over Green’s third-party enforcement amendment? Simple: multi-billion dollar private equity funds hate unpredictable risks. Letting citizens sue them directly for contract violations is an automatic "no deal" for their investors.

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dnnynnn.bsky.social @dnnynnn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Novick now saying he thinks I Squared is a preferable operator to Zenith because of these regulations. 🫠 I know we all look longingly to Europe from time-to-time but this is not one of those times. We're talking about an multinational investment fund with an intentionally byzantine legal structure.

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dnnynnn.bsky.social @dnnynnn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

See carbone4.com/en/articles/... : "There is still a long way to go to limit the greenwashing of Article 8 and 9 funds and to truly redirect investments towards sectors that are sustainable for the economy." "Article 9 does not ensure that these funds are virtuous from a climate standpoint... ."

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Carbone 4

Carbone 4 accompagne la transformation des organisations vers la décarbonation, l'adaptation au changement climatique et la préservation de la biodiversité.

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dnnynnn.bsky.social @dnnynnn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I Squared's fund likely could comply with SFDR Art. 9 by investing in, e.g., an LNG terminal (which the EU still considers a transition fuel), if it is doing so in furtherance of a broad stated sustainability objective.

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dnnynnn.bsky.social @dnnynnn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

SFDR classifications are essentially investor-facing branding; nothing in Art. 9 of SFDR requires I Squared to convert the terminal to 100% renewable fuels.

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dnnynnn.bsky.social @dnnynnn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I looked into this talking-point from I Squared when they brought it up last time (& actually asked a few colleagues who are experts in EU climate law). The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Articles are about the *intent* of investment funds; they don't require particular outcomes.

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Michael Mazengarb @michaelmazengarb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Just to stress the point. The Paris Agreement's goal of reaching net zero in 'the second half of this century', would now need to be reaching net zero by 2031.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Ninsom's restaurants have withdrawn, claiming “it seemed like the organization wasn’t [doing] what they understood it to be doing.” otoh, Rucker's biz partner doubled down in this piece www.portlandmercury.com/news/grassro...

Earl Ninsom's constellation of Thai restaurants-
Eem, Langbaan, Hat Yai, Paadee, Phuket Cate, and OK Chicken & Khao Soi (the latter was
erroneously listed as two separate restaurants on the Go Portland Go website) -all appeared on the coalition's list as of Friday, August 28. But after the Mercury asked about the restaurant's group decision to join, Ninsom said the company would be withdrawing its support.
"When I listened to them, it's focusing on using the budget for housing the homeless, making the city clean and inviting for residents and tourists, Ninsom wrote in an August 28 text message. He added that after he received a message from his business partner, Eric Nelson, "it seemed like the organization wasn't [doing] what they understood it to be doing."
By that evening, Ninsom's restaurants had disappeared from the site.

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amb @amb.fyi · 28/08/2026

Pretty disappointed to see a handful of notable Portland restaurants lend their name to the latest “Portland business chamber in sheep’s clothing” PAC. props for how breathlessly they repeat the word “progressive” in their rhetoric to justify their plan of tax cuts and more cops www.goportlandgo.org

goportlandgo.org

Go Portland Go! | Pragmatic Progressive Leadership for Portland, OR

We're building a grassroots coalition to elect pragmatic Portland leaders who pair compassion with accountability. Join us to make Portland work again.

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amb @amb.fyi · 22/08/2026

for anyone wondering how the hell are we gonna pay for transit service, well, ODOT is about to demand the legislature fork over another *$2.5 BILLION* to double the width of the rose quarter freeway in the backyard of harriet tubman middle school. a good place to reassess budgetary priorities

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.com · 18/08/2026

...and that was how they attributed better mental health and healthier daily habits to PCEF. They no longer worry about leaks when it rains. They sleep comfortably. Indoor air quality improved. Lower bills and less stress. All of which led to being more active and happier. PCEF changes lives ❤️

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Brandon Mullen @brandonmullen.com · 18/08/2026

Just got done hanging out in a super cool backyard with a resident who got support from PCEF and the Oregon Energy Trust to get a new roof, water heater, heat pump, windows, and insulation. Obviously, this is amazing on its face. But there was one thing that really struck me...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 17/08/2026

Amid serious allegations of misconduct at Urban Alchemy-run temporary homeless sites, new public records show the city spent months coordinating with the nonprofit’s public relations firm to help polish its public image.

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Records Show City Staff, PR Firm Coordinating to Polish Urban Alchemy’s Image - Portland Mercury

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Evelyn 💗 @evieevolving.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If you can’t attend, please consider donating to my campaign. I would be the only renter on Beaverton City Council and the only elected trans woman in Oregon, and the political machine is pushing hard to beat me. Can you donate to my campaign to give working class Beaverton a voice?

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dnnynnn.bsky.social @dnnynnn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

there was a popular competitive hitchhiking club at my french university in 2013 (they would race from point A to point B and throw big parties at the end) and I still struggled to believe it was real

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

the kind of person who thinks the moda center is the heart of portland culture lives too far away from the nearest dispensary. truly grow up. that place sucks ass and it's crazy that taxpayer dollars are going to sink into a soulless black hole because officials have no idea what fun is

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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Got the chance to read this with my coffee this morning, and it's really important. As this meticulous chronology and clear-eyed analysis shows, @ripcitynotripoff.bsky.social has provided an enormous public benefit over these last months - for Portland and every NBA city, current and future.

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 08/08/2026

This is excellent. Economists can learn a lot about how stadium deals go down (and thus do better at stopping them) by examining what actually happens at the ground level. Edan was there, and he's got all the documents and tracks the story. Thank you.

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Everyone But You: how Portland promised $573 million in rooms the public never entered

The league was in the room. The team was in the room. Three governments were in the room. 8,000 pages of the City's own records show who wasn't — and what it cost.

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We had a chance today to show PDX that we’re fighting for their best interest in this deal and we failed. We failed every future city who will someday have to reckon with the next ownership group who will threaten, without evidence, to wreck their economy unless they pony up at least as much as us

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Candace Avalos @candaceavalos.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Welp. I tried to get a stronger return on Portland's investment into the Moda term sheet. It appears half the council is fine giving away taxpayer dollars with little information and little return on the investment. 🤷🏾‍♀️ I'm so sorry, Portland. I'm truly so crushed by what took place today.

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