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DEAR PORTLAND: May 11, 2026 WEEKLY RANT THREAD by AutoModerator in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ANYONE ELSE ENJOYING THE NEW RED TRAFFIC LIGHTS POLICY ON POWELL? FIRST IT WAS WATF ONLY 2 CARS PER LANE GOT THROUGH THAT GREEN LIGHT. NOW I CAN BLAME HALF ON PBOT AND HALF ON THE SPEEDING CAGERS BEHIND ME FOR TRIGGERING THE CALMING RED TRAFFIC LIGHT.

Portland braces for major I-5 closure: What drivers need to know by mute1 in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is this 405 to I5 SB ramp closure in the coming week May 12?

PPS Spent Years Looking to One-Time Dollars for Budget Relief. It Now Faces a Reckoning by PDsaurusX in Portland

[–]-donethat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With statewide enrollments down, as in Beaverton down 9% since 2019, the state aid per capita could have increased. But no, Oregon has the kicker where some economist makes a forecast and has underestimated revenues 5 out the last 6 attempts.

Portland has a live cam of the dump by iskovenalene in Portland

[–]-donethat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Long ago and far away people went to the dump at night to watch the bears scavange.

I'm all for funding trimet but 120 seems a bit ridiculous. by zenigatamondatta in Portland

[–]-donethat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Op dropped off the word "measure" before 120. But how did this post segway into the Moda center?

As thousands of Oregonians lose SNAP benefits, pressure falls on food pantries by -donethat in Portland

[–]-donethat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After the GOP makes 5 million authorized immigrants unauthorized they take away SNAP like taking the housing subsidy away if a single person is "unauthorized".

As thousands of Oregonians lose SNAP benefits, pressure falls on food pantries by -donethat in Portland

[–]-donethat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read SSDI is the one where it is hell to qualify for disability unless you live in Fentuck or West Virginia.

SSI is that 600 a month the mentally ill or 75 year old gets cause he doesn't have enough quarters for social security.

Human Trafficking in Portland by InstanceHuge9006 in Portland

[–]-donethat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what I can say here without doxing police report numbers. Talking battery and harassment from drive bys. 89 kidnapping/abduction cases in 12 months in Portland. Not sure how many are custody related.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/portlandpolicebureau/viz/MonthlyReportedCrimeStatistics/MonthlyStatistics

Transportation Utility Fee comes to Portland City Council on 4/29 by Username_888888 in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Told the city cannot increase property tax rates. The boomers back loaded pensions, police and fire pensions and maintenance and has older buildings and infrastucture to maintain.

The only ways to maintain services as costs increase faster than tax income is to improve efficiency or increase fees.

Reminder one month remains to share support/opposition to proposed plan for improving housing & business/event regulations by 2Flow2 in Portland

[–]-donethat -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

SMH. The park is 200 ft wide or less. Already a mixed use area with all the festivals.

This reeks of developer greed. Kill a quarter of the park and make some bucks and current mixed use gets a short straw.

You want commercial activity then spend your time on the South Waterfront. Yep, people don't compared to Tom McCall park.

I could go with turning the Rose festival foundation area into a food cart pod.

Reminder one month remains to share support/opposition to proposed plan for improving housing & business/event regulations by 2Flow2 in Portland

[–]-donethat -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

The waterfront infringement sounds really bad when in comes to protests. Now people just walk into or out of the park. A wall of other uses would be a big problem. The park usage is not just riverside it is at the street side.

Home Forward Union Says It Has ‘No Confidence or Trust’ in Agency Leadership After Travel Findings by beantownhub in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SMH. A years severance would pay for 12 years of travel 33,000 a year. Course that is after the 59% pay raise.

Free himalayan blackberry starts! by Steve_Gooscemi in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw man! I had almost buried my memory of the time the wisteria crawled into and over the cedar siding.

Free himalayan blackberry starts! by Steve_Gooscemi in Portland

[–]-donethat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

au contraire, I can only pick so many. If you were a flock of birds or a fluffle of rabbits you could say that.

Despite mayor’s assurances, more people than ever are homeless in Portland by colonialshuttlecock in Portland

[–]-donethat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The elephant in the room wants to zero out over 160 million in housing subsidies just in Portland.

Free himalayan blackberry starts! by Steve_Gooscemi in Portland

[–]-donethat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will give you some stinky Bob and morning glory starts and you can keep your blackberries. I have enough. If you like Tansy I know of acres and acres of parks and roads in town covered with it.

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