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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 11h

This is a huge opportunity for colorectal cancer awareness.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 11h

Colonoscopy: A Coming of Age Tale

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 14h

Portland: best we can do is NE 16th Ave.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I have always assumed it was some kind of brand building exercise in anticipation of something else, maybe even running for a different office.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I once told a Portland City Councilor that one-third of the City’s property tax revenue was consumed by the pension costs of police & firefighters. The Councilor replied, “that can’t possibly be true.” To the Councilor’s credit, they later acknowledged it was true.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Kind of impressive how little the City’s functions change relative to how much the City’s org chart changes.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I’m old enough to remember when her boss Dan Ryan campaigned on defunding the police and then voted to increase funding for the police.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Someone should let her know that increasing the number of police increases property taxes.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In other words, the two candidates are equally bad. One is no worse or better than the other. It says absolutely nothing about whoever you did rank.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I didn’t rank Rene, and won’t tell you how to vote (progressive or otherwise), but I will tell you that leaving two candidates off your ballot in a ranked choice system is equivalent to stating you are exactly indifferent between the two.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Doesn’t that basically mean eliminating focus options, dual language, and TAG?

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hmmmm… I bought a similar Shimano battery for less than $500 2 years ago. I would suggest shopping around.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We should tax the liquor enough to make it revenue neutral.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

No, your 4th rank has no impact on the election until after your top three are each either declared a winner (25% threshold) or eliminated during tabulation. There are no “points” awarded just because a candidate appears somewhere on a ballot, no matter how low a rank.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I suspect you’re right that, in a hypothetical universe where Don’t Rank Rene didn’t exist, Wilson still wins. That doesn’t mean it didn’t have an impact on votes or wasn’t a good idea though. We’re sitting here with 20/20 hindsight. No one knew how close or not any of the three were to winning.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Was Nye involved in Made in Old Town? I’m trying to understand at what point Lan Su’s Board has a duty to act.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I once told the City that failing to publish a piece of information would be unethical. They spent five figures of taxpayer money fighting me. They had a partner at a law firm write a memo about me, saying I was wrong. Then the information was eventually published on time. Not a good use of money!

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Been wondering why I haven’t seen the question come up more often, when is the Mayor going to end unsheltered homelessness?

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Seattle’s transit-oriented blueberry farm putting us to shame. bsky.app/profile/nerd...

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So funny to me that UFP spent two years studying the results of the last election and still hasn’t figured out that there is only one way to actually “Ditch Mitch,” which is to run someone to his left. It’s like pure emotion over math.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Imagine the impact bikes could have on school design.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I think the Chief of Police being in a faction is not really consistent with the spirit of the Charter. But a lot of things in the Charter, even when they are explicitly stated in plain language, are mostly dependent on people choosing to do those things because it’s the right thing to do.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Imagine if the 75 line could be split into two lines. One from N Portland to the airport and the other from the airport to Milwaukie. Instead of trying to do both E-W and N-S poorly on one line, there could be two lines that are both done well.

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Marc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Happy FPDR Friday to all who celebrate! We are now in "The Final Years" of the pay-as-you pension portion of FPDR. "The Final Years" are expected to last until the 2070s. bsky.app/profile/marc...

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You can find it here, but it won’t split out police vs. firefighters. You have to look at those Bureaus to get that sense. It’s possible to have small amounts of other interagency revenue, but in practice nearly all is just from the FPDR Bureau. www.portland.gov/budget/docum...

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

OK, I think. It got the conversation going, which is better than anything I saw under the prior form of government. It also finally put on the record that hiring police increases property taxes. Good to dispel misinformation on that point.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I had to spend my 3 minutes addressing questions that came up in prior presentations by other people. I couldn’t get to it, but here is the bottom line.

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Marc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Looks like a third exhibit has been added to the FPDR item. Presentation - Pew Charitable Trusts www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is the first time Council has examined this question in any detail for the last two decades.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Options for Prefunding FPDR Plan Liability" includes 4 options. I do not know how Staff came up with these. Both I and the plan actuary have published example alternative funding policies, but neither of our alternatives were reflected in those options. I do not support any of the 4 options.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Don’t ride in the door zone directly next to parked cars. Taking the middle of the lane is safer and your legal right in Oregon.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This law may have been a mistake when it was created, but it’s clearly outdated. Downtown has the largest and emptiest sidewalks of just about anywhere that I actually bike.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hiring is only half the battle. Hiring a lot of people, training them, then watching them leave, is a very expensive proposition. efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/18032...

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

There’s a whole alternate reality where Nick Kristof ran for Yamhill County Commissioner first to prove he can be Oregonian and then wins this gubernatorial election.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I am not surprised some of these participants have these thoughts, though I was surprised that they were being voiced on the record. Even more shocking was the demeanor on display at the Board meeting, which really doesn’t come across from reading a transcript alone. The video is instructive.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Who amongst us hasn’t been radicalized by Portland’s foie gras crisis?

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Do such comments discourage applicants from applying? Should anyone who has openly expressed their predetermined desire for a specific outcome be involved in the recruitment process?

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How can Staff claim in good faith to respect the demand for an open recruitment process while broadcasting a predetermined desire for the outcome of that process? Does broadcasting a desired outcome undermine a sense of trust that applicants will be evaluated in a fair and impartial manner?

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Do the Board and Staff at FPDR foster a culture of transparency? Do Trustees feel entitled to reappointment? Does everyone understand and respect the responsibilities and authorities given by the Charter to the Mayor and Council regarding nomination and approval of Trustees for appointment?

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Deputy Director Jones: I don’t know if I’m allowed to have an opinion, but I sure hope you come back Trustee Kramer. We’ll do what we can to protect you from unreasonable lines of questioning.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Trustee Kramer: the questioning, if I can even call it that, that Catherine got at her reappointment, I thought was appalling. I’ve sort of imagined if I were to be in that meeting being nowhere near as polite and responsive as Catherine was.

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kmachiz.bsky.social @kmachiz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Good news, bad news. @councilorkanal.bsky.social demanded this posting and Staff acquiesced. But Staff has expressed a predetermined desire for a specific outcome, that the current Trustee be reappointed. youtu.be/YB5O7XorYlM?...

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FPDR Board Meeting 07/28/26

YouTube video by eGov PDX

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mitch (he/him) @drmitchpdx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

some of the signatories on this list tried and failed to raid PCEF for cops, but even that would have raised property taxes via FPDR.

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