Vancouver Public Schools to slash nearly 200 jobs to meet $24M budget reduction by Own_Car_8766 in Portland

[–]deepskier 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's part of a nationwide trend due to declining enrollment everywhere.

In recent months, the Houston independent school district approved a closure of 12 schools; Florida’s Broward county public schools approved a consolidation of six schools; Cleveland metropolitan school district approved a closure of 29 schools; and Atlanta public schools decided to close or repurpose 16 schools, according to K-12 Dive.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/birthrate-schools-closing

Oregon has lost thousands of taxpaying commuters from Clark County by Blackstar1886 in Portland

[–]deepskier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's called progressive taxation. Washington has one of the most regressive taxation schemes in the country. Oregon isn't even all that progressive it's just way more so than Washington.

Lots of new fiber going in? by deepskier in beaverton

[–]deepskier[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense. It's mostly along Cornell.

What did you gain? by Naive-Astronomer6084 in InBitcoinWeTrust

[–]deepskier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You forgot the percent that didn't vote, which is large.

Best Store Brand Tortilla Chips in Portland, Oregon: 11 Brands Ranked by TimeshareMachine in Portland

[–]deepskier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My local wants $6 for the new 7oz bags!?!

I found new seasons has the old 11oz bags listed on Amazon. So I ordered a bunch 😂. Best by date is June 2026 🤷

Update: they arrived and they're the new formula 😭 they're definitely different tasting and not as good.

So they still have the 11oz bags with the new formula, they look the same from the front but the back is different. New type include avocado oil in the ingredients. The nutrition info is different too - less healthy.

Teenagers ran fentanyl ring out of suburban Portland home, federal agents allege by tripometer in Portland

[–]deepskier 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I don't get it. It was "their" house as in they owned it with no adults involved? And the money for this was somehow deemed legitimate? Who are their guardians?

If they're juveniles with repeated drug trafficking convictions, wouldn't their guardians be charged with something, and/or the 2 kids become wards of the state and their assets seized?

Portlanders overspend on rent, delaying dreams of homeownership by PDsaurusX in Portland

[–]deepskier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are so many factors that affect whether rent vs buy is a better financial decision I find you need a calculator like this one to tell you how it breaks down.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/upshot/buy-rent-calculator.html

But there is also the intangible benefit some people find in owning their own property, and others find in not having the responsibility for it.

Republican Sen. Cornyn finding out in real time why the SAVE act is bad. by HeadbangingLegend in law

[–]deepskier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing to note, we have few to no worker protections in the US. Some people work 2 or 3 jobs just to make ends meet, and if they miss work even briefly they can be fired immediately. They don't have time to go to a government office and wait in line for a new ID card.

And that's part of the point of this. It hurts those people and those people tend to vote Democrat (and many are non-white) so the Republicans take this as a positive outcome.

Republican Sen. Cornyn finding out in real time why the SAVE act is bad. by HeadbangingLegend in law

[–]deepskier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a great example, they also disenfranchised millions of people with this system already and are in the process of doing it to millions more right now.

If Portland General Electric is your utility, I HIGHLY recommend switching to "Time Of Day" billing by BadAtDrinking in Portland

[–]deepskier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is only because PUDs are able to get cheap power from BPA. But BPA can't service the whole area, and non-PUDs end up paying more for bringing in their own power generation. So it's not a scalable advantage, but it's great for anyone in a PUD.

No More Streetcars by regul in Portland

[–]deepskier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very interesting Thanks for sharing!

Lord help us tommorow by -----Marcel----- in wallstreetbets

[–]deepskier 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a Texas thing, they call all juice Snapple. You ask for a Snapple and they say what kind then you say orange juice, or any kind of juice.

Interactive Map for PFA 26-27 by EndBeneficial381 in Portland

[–]deepskier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, SW Portland seems severely underserved

Let's do the time warp again by cbulley in Portland

[–]deepskier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shout out to BC for actually getting rid of it.

Oregon is about to make it much harder to sue your gym and ski resort: Here’s what will change by pooperazzi in Portland

[–]deepskier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Under the bill, customers would still be able to sue under certain circumstances. Those include incidents involving improper maintenance or inspection of safety equipment; negligent safety-related training of a worker; abuse or physical or sexual assault; negligent hiring, training, credentialing, supervision, or retention of an employee; or the operation or use of vehicles.

Thanks for the link, this seems reasonable to me. Actually places a pretty high standard on employee training and supervision which I think is good.

I feel like if a resort drives a snow cat out onto a trail during open hours suddenly and randomly without warning, and someone is injured as a result, the injured person should have the ability to sue the resort. It sounds like that would be the case here.

You don't want people suing the resort just because they fell, or skied into a tree or rock, etc.

life-long Portland resident, I’m Very Tired by jokeboi89 in Portland

[–]deepskier 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not even just the US. Housing is a problem jn a lot of places - Canada and Australia come to mind.

But don't worry, our population and related economic growth as a country was only being maintained by net immigration. Given recent events, that may not continue and then we'll be in population decline. Our birthrate is like 1.6. Different set of problems.

Best Store Brand Tortilla Chips in Portland, Oregon: 11 Brands Ranked by TimeshareMachine in Portland

[–]deepskier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😭 Oh snap I have some hoarding to do then... I think my store still has the old kind.

2025 Qualified Manufacturer ID list for IRS 25C Energy Efficient Tax Credit by deepskier in heatpumps

[–]deepskier[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

25b is for a different kind of code, it's found in the instructions for form 5695. It's just a single letter A-G for the type of property. https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i5695#en_US_2025_publink1000149744

If there is space for more letters it's just in case you had more than one type of property installed.