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James Belcher @jamesbelcher.bsky.social · 12h
I cannot wait to vote against @councilorzimmerman.bsky.social. Smearing people who speak up for human rights as anti-semitic is a patently bad-faith move.
portlandmercury.com
“Weaponized Charges of Antisemitism”: Human Rights Advocates Reject Councilors’ Characterizations of Investment Policy - Portland Mercury
“You get two Jews in a room, you’re going to get three different opinions,” Kelcie Smolin Grega, a Jewish resident in City Council District 4 says. It’s an old joke—one that was echoed by others who s...
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Kevin Foster @kevinhfoster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Amid a media firestorm around since-deleted tweets that were critical of police, Portland City Councilor Mitch Green has seen a fundraising boom. The spike in donations combined with community responses supporting Green may signify a continuing rift between PPB and Portlanders.
lastweekinhell.substack.com
Portland City Councilor’s Donations Skyrocketed After Old Tweets Resurfaced
Mitch Green raised thousands of dollars following articles about his 2020 and 2021 tweets that were critical of police
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bus enjoyer @intersections.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
lmao, thank you @sunrisepdx.bsky.social
HEY, DISTRICT 3!   Have you been craving another Dan Ryan on Portland City Council?   THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL GET WITH KELLIE TORRES!You'll get even more:   Influence for corporate cronies and polluting industry   Back room deals   Excuses for why the city can't help you   Substance lessness   Fossil fuel industry corruption   Smiles to your face and knives in your back!   More lyin' Dan Ryan!
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Mike Matrone (he/him)🌹 @mikematronephd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🤭😂🤣
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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Portland voters in District 4 — This November, vote and rank Mitch Green #1 and Jamey Evenstar #2 Follow, volunteer, and donate to their PDX campaigns now: @jameyevenstar.bsky.social && @councilorgreen.bsky.social
A chalkart drawing on the sidewalk in NW Portland District 4 — PDX sidewalk chalk message that reads: “This November, Rank Mitch Green #1 and Rank Jamey Evenstar #2”
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Mike Matrone (he/him)🌹 @mikematronephd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Recall Temu Ted Wheeler
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Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ZENITH UPDATE: The council approved the transfer of the Zenith franchise after reconsidering the vote. Today, the ordinance passed by a 7-6 vote, with the Mayor casting the deciding vote. Once again, I voted no because I believe accountability is not optional.
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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Mayor and the moderates just fucked over the City of Portland
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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 18/09/2026
EDITORIAL OPINION: In 2020, Portland protesters exercising their First Amendment rights faced rubber bullets, batons, and tear gas from the Portland Police Bureau.
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Knee-Jerk Reactions to Councilor Green’s Tweets Are Hypocritical and Dangerous - Portland Mercury
The police are supposed to keep protesters safe as they exercise their rights to free speech—not retaliate by shooting them with rubber bullets, striking them with batons, or spraying tear gas at more...
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Candace Avalos @candaceavalos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The tent is big enough to hold all of us with our various experiences and viewpoints about police and their role in society as long as we all stay focused on the long term goal: a society that treats humans with dignity and provides care not handcuffs. 🤍
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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I haven't had the chance to donate to Mitch's campaign yet, but if you're able to, you should! Let's prove that local media and PPB can coordinate on smear campaigns against politicians like Mitch — but can't stop him from winning, because Portlanders have seen him fight for workers & families.
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Kat Mahoney @kmahoneylaw.com · 10/09/2026
Yesterday’s Portland City Council meeting was a masterclass in how "tone policing" and selective decorum are weaponized. When Dunphy called out Morillo for "impugning" colleagues but let Ryan slide, it put a textbook double standard on full display.
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Chalk Girl @chalkgirl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
THIS NOVEMBER, DON’T RANK KELLIE TORRES If elected to city council, she will serve the big businesses & corporate interests who finance her campaign. Torres will never stand up for you, me, or our beautiful, hard-working, and diverse communities in District 3. Spread the word, #pdx #DontRankTorres
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Lydia Kiesling @lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
ICYM here are some of Eric Zimmerman's insults to the dozens of people testifying in favor of a universal human & enviro rights screen on the city investment policy, which a) doesn't name countries b) the council already voted to develop. These are outright lies about our (public record) testimony.
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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 02/09/2026
The Portland Mercury is suing a Portland city councilor. See our statement for details.
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The Mercury is Suing Councilor Dan Ryan. Here’s Why. - Portland Mercury
At its core, journalism is a public service. That can mean a lot of things: from “news you can use” like where to find a cooling center, or informative summaries of public meetings, to accountability ...
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Seth Caddy 🎃👻 @gingercaddy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Portland District 4 is looking for 2 new councilors. Clark and Zimmerman have betrayed the public’s trust and demonstrated they cannot be good stewards of public funds or even follow a contract when a billionaire comes knocking.
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ktb46 @wbkt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Every time EPG votes *no* she *sighs* or changes her tone of voice so she evokes regret / discomfort - it is incredibly performative - she essentially *performs* powerlessness at the precise moment she is exercising power as a member of City Council.
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Justin @justinskolnick.com · 11/08/2026
The latest newsletter from @councilorgreen.bsky.social makes me wonder what or whom matters more to @councilordunphy.bsky.social than the city being able to afford anything for the next two decades
The moderates on Council, including Dunphy, shared that they voted no to all amendments because "it's for the negotiating team to handle." Let me be clear: it is a dereliction of our duty as a council to move forward with a process that is away from the public eye. It is a slap in the face to Portlanders to develop a term sheet this way when they'll be the ones paying for it for decades to come.

Councilors Avalos, Morillo, Kanal, Koyama Lane, and sometimes Novick: you all tried to get something better for Portland.

The term sheet as unamended is a very bad deal for Portland. Historically bad. We'll go down in history as setting the standard on how to work over a city. Portland deserved so much more than this.

And let me say it once more for the record, I truly love the Blazers. I see how much Portlanders are connected to this team and what they mean to all of us. That's why I am willing to work for a fair deal and put my best effort forward, but I'm afraid we're headed toward a "deal" that will defund basic City, County, and State services over the next generation, unless Council approves meaningful changes to the term sheet tomorrow.
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OPB @opb.org · 05/08/2026
A Portland police-backed initiative that sought to divert money from the city’s climate action fund will not be on the November ballot after all.
opb.org
Initiative seeking to hire police with Portland climate funds fails to qualify for the November Ballot
The Portland City Elections office announced Tuesday that backers of the Enhanced Community Safety initiative did not submit enough valid signatures.
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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
They’re making it politically impossible for City Council to help them, people are enraged by the smugness while demanding tax payer dollars in District 3
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Jacob Hoopes (they/he) @rjacobhoopes.carfree.life · 22/07/2026
The conservative councilors demonstrate a profound disdain for compromise and good governance. Infuriating. @councilorkanal.bsky.social demonstrates an attitude of leadership and understanding that reaches across the aisle, despite the conservatives' reprehensible, irresponsible politicking.
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Nathaniel Glasgow @ncglasgow.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The Mayor and the conservatives on Council want, very explicitly, to prevent Portland from having nice things. They are actively, materially harming our city.
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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Yeah I’m gonna need yall got get me a 7th vote. I think that vote is Jamey, give her a follow, donate, volunteer. If you want a progressive council every day till November counts and everything you do or don’t do shapes that too.
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Kori 🌹 @koriander.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Crime happens in early April, police response is slow due to ongoing work stoppage ⬇️ 3 months pass, no article ⬇️ Police funding ballot measure gets negative press for lying about bill text ⬇️ The Oregonian suddenly thinks it’s time to report about the crime from 3 months ago
Oregonian article, published on July 10th, describing a crime that happened on April 9th
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Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Coming to our evening council meeting on Wednesday, July 15... Portland, you know what to do!
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OPB @opb.org · 10/07/2026
An investigation by the city auditor's office into Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's mayoral campaign coffers found that Wilson accepted donations above the city’s campaign finance cap of $579 per donor three times.
opb.org
Portland Mayor Wilson violated campaign finance rules in 2024, auditor finds
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson was fined $526 for accepting donations larger than allowed under city rules.
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Rip City Not Rip Off @ripcitynotripoff.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
1/ OK! We analyzed all ~5,300 pages of public records on the Moda Center deal — every email, text, contract, and invoice produced so far. Before Portland commits ~$850M+ ($1.12B after interest), here’s what every Portlander should know. It’s not the story you’ve been told. 🧵
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Michelle DuBarry @dubarrypie.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The Oregonian does not mention the broad and enthusiastic support @councilorgreen.bsky.social has from union members who do not stand to directly benefit from a corrupt Moda Center deal. He showed up (literally! on a rainy picket line) for PCC workers.
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Rip City Not Rip Off @ripcitynotripoff.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Insane. The Blazers, to OPB: we can’t show the city final renderings until the city commits to a financing plan. $600M first. THEN we’ll tell you what it buys. Even Mayor Wilson now admits: “We don’t yet have all the information we’ll need to negotiate successfully.” Here’s what comes next 👇
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Mike Matrone (he/him)🌹 @mikematronephd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"I wonder what the public would think about electing a councilor...who's under investigation. I just want to throw that out there." -Councilor Olivia Clark, 07 Jan 2026.
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Jason Notte @notteham.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The publication has a sports reporter covering the Moda Center negotiations who also serves as a columnist who's advocated for a hands-off approach to those negotiations with the Blazers until recently. The Oregonian is not blameless for "the heated rhetoric/false framing."
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 02/07/2026
Simply irresponsible advocacy from an editorial board. There is no reasonable policy case for devoting $600 million of taxpayer money to underwrite the luxury pursuit of a private business. None.
oregonlive.com
Editorial: Rise up to the challenge, Portland leaders, and keep the Trail Blazers here
Portland leaders and the public should not get distracted by irritation over new Trail Blazers’ owner Tom Dundon’s dismissive attitude, the editorial board writes. The city still needs to come up with...
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Big Dyke Energy @azurebitch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Transness is eternal. There will be happy, fulfilled trans people that exist long after each and every one of these fuckers has long since passed. We will fight like hell for each and every one of our living and we will proceed in spiteful joy because unlike them we are building the future.
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Nic Anstett @nicanstett.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We don’t get here without the unrestrained transphobia of outlets like The Atlantic and The New York Times or the utter failure of messaging from the Democratic Party. The liberal establishment kicked trans people to the curb and looked away as the bus ran us over.
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Rip City Not Rip Off @ripcitynotripoff.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
HOLY SHIT. Shout out to @wrightkatu.bsky.social for digging this up. The Blazers literally CANNOT MOVE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE until 2030. There is literally ZERO rush to sign a deal. Let's put Tom Dundon on a 4-year City option, that way Tom can feel that competitive burn he always talks about.
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Marc Poris @marcporis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
And whatever you do, don't share this. bsky.app/profile/port...
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Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
There are now two competing ordinances to restore services after Portland's budget. One of them once again proposes taking money from police accountability. Ours doesn't. That isn't the only option. It's a choice. Watch the video to hear why I think Portlanders should be paying close attention.
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Mike Matrone (he/him)🌹 @mikematronephd.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My favorite paragraph was the one about how Loretta Smith and Olivia Clark's attendance might be a government ethics violation. So well written. Gift link: www.oregon.gov/ogec/public-...
oregon.gov
Oregon Government Ethics Commission : How to File a Complaint : Public Records : State of Oregon
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Kat Mahoney @kmahoneylaw.com · 25/06/2026
www.opb.org/article/2026... Realize why Hoan wants this: brokering a $600 million deal it'll cement him as the most powerful business lobbyist in Oregon. Wilson can claim he saved the Blazers from leaving (white savior bullshit). Kotek linking the arena to the Albina Vision Trust (white savior)
opb.org
Moda Center takes center stage as Portland leaders grapple over how — or if — to fund arena renovations
Billionaire investor and Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon appeared at the Portland Metro Chamber’s annual meeting to briefly discuss the future of the arena.
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Rip City Not Rip Off @ripcitynotripoff.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If you missed the City Council Moda Working Session, here are the headline items that came out of it. The biggest discovery: Tom Dundon already owes the city hundreds of millions of dollars due to his responsibility to keep the Arena "first-class". 🤯 www.ripcitynotripoff.com/work-session
ripcitynotripoff.com
The First Moda Center Work Session, Decoded
In its first full public conversation, Portland's City Council pressed the administration and the team — and put four things on the record the public shouldn't forget.
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Kat Mahoney @kmahoneylaw.com · 24/06/2026
Watching the council mtg about Moda. Just to note 🏀 SF’s Chase Center: 100% private money. 🧊 Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena: $1B+ gut-and-rebuild, 100% private. 🔌 LA’s Intuit Dome: $2B+, completely owner-funded.
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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I’m unsettled by the Mayor’s newsletter today re: Moda. Rather than acknowledge that there are very real concerns about how this process has unfolded, he chose instead to cast critique as short-sighted and opportunistic in an effort to deflect from the impressive lack of rigor to date on his part.
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Portland DSA @portlanddsa.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The results of City of Portland Moda Center funding survey are in: Strong opposition to spending up to $120 million of city dollars on renovations with 56% of respondents being strongly (47%) or somewhat opposed and only 41% being strongly or somewhat supportive. www.mentimeter.com/app/presenta...
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Moda Center Renovation Survey - Mentimeter
Create, interact, and analyze — engage audiences and spark real conversations in meetings and classes.
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Marnie Glickman @marniemix.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Portland Clean Energy Fund money should not benefit the billionaire owner of the Portland Trailblazers.
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Mike Matrone (he/him)🌹 @mikematronephd.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Posting this on Juneteenth was most certainly intentional.
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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
In Portland we have people who are fiscally conservative but socially liberal, who view themselves as progressives who just happen to always take the most conservative approach when it’s time to act because something something…it’s pragmatic? Good things AREN’T possible is the message kids!
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 18/06/2026
There are white people all over the internet saying shit like “I’m sorry that baby died, but…” and if you’re adding “but” to the end of that sentence then fix your fucking heart because you’re a broken person with no humanity. For fucks sake. White folks are never beating the allegations
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amb @amb.fyi · 18/06/2026
Remarkable how Portland’s charter reform has managed to usher in an exciting, dynamic, progressive new generation of civic leaders and their mere presence has accelerated the old guard elected officials and municipal power brokers’ descent into the most foul, revanchist, petty and bitter curmudgeons
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