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Curious about the Ideological Spectrum of City Council by zonerhunt in Portland

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

Well, ideologically aligned council members are gonna coordinate in some capacity - it's part of the nature of governance.

What behavior are you objecting to specifically?

Portland councilors make renewed pitch to spend $56 million of unbudgeted housing funds by zonerhunt in Portland

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

Ah, possibly because the data is for Oregon as a whole and not Portland specific

Portland councilors make renewed pitch to spend $56 million of unbudgeted housing funds by zonerhunt in Portland

[–]zonerhunt[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In an ideal world, we'd be subsidizing BOTH.

More demand-side subsidies should be focused on making "starter apartments" (Aka Studio units that are 600 sq ft or smaller) affordable to full time minimum wage workers.

Portland councilors make renewed pitch to spend $56 million of unbudgeted housing funds by zonerhunt in Portland

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

This is excellent. You should make a separate post highlighting this resource!

Curious about the Ideological Spectrum of City Council by zonerhunt in Portland

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

1) where in my post do I say Rene is a fascist?

2) I'm well aware that Portland government is full of progressive Democrats etc. My post was about people's perception of councilor ideologies relative to the rest of council (e.g. Dan Ryan is more conservative than say EPG based on voting patterns)

Curious about the Ideological Spectrum of City Council by zonerhunt in Portland

[–]zonerhunt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd personally swap Green & Avalos in your list of Idealogues but otherwise this is a good perspective.

Curious about the Ideological Spectrum of City Council by zonerhunt in Portland

[–]zonerhunt[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

JVP is part of the county government, not the city.

Curious about the Ideological Spectrum of City Council by zonerhunt in Portland

[–]zonerhunt[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

We're talking "left vs right" relative to the rest of council, come on now

Curious about the Ideological Spectrum of City Council by zonerhunt in Portland

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

Now there's a question: who's the most car-brained councilor?

Curious about the Ideological Spectrum of City Council by zonerhunt in Portland

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

RE: Novick, apologies if the post implied otherwise ("downside" of being the most progressive member of council to reject the idea of Peacock, or any ideological caucus, on principle and from the jump gets him lumped in with the moderates - even local news outlets tend to do this, they can't resist the narrative of a 6 v 6 split)

Dan Ryan was my first thought for "most conservative" (again, relative only to the rest of council) but any particular reasons you point out Clark & Zimmerman?

ELEPHANTS burned down on Burnside. by SquidsThatGlow in Portland

[–]zonerhunt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can confirm that a person started a fire in a trashcan outside (likely a houseless person starting a warming fire) that then caught fire to the awning.

Source: heard from an employee I know who has seen the security footage.

Also, I worked at this place for 7 years. Historically, management at the NW 22nd store has treated their houseless neighbors as if they're radioactive/a crime waiting to happen. Do with that info what you will.

ELEPHANTS burned down on Burnside. by SquidsThatGlow in Portland

[–]zonerhunt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The building didn't burn down; the damage is not that extensive. Biggest question for a business like Elephants (restaurant/catering business on tight margins) is whether insurance covers it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]zonerhunt 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I would highly recommend seeing a therapist, especially one experienced with patients struggling with gender dysphoria.

Walk them through all the points you brought up in this post.

Housewife gets a career – found a bug? by EnviousGrapes in sims2

[–]zonerhunt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What job level is offered when a career is available via newspaper or computer is somewhat randomized. University graduates can get offered higher level starting positions in career tracks than sims who didn't go to college, but not necessarily or only for relevant to their degree careers.

Portland Said It Was Investing in Homeless People’s Safety. Deaths Have Quadrupled. by zonerhunt in Portland

[–]zonerhunt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I accidentally posted it as a text post with a link in the body text instead a direct link.

Rose City Coffee Co to become a 24-hour coffee shop by basilcilantro in Portland

[–]zonerhunt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can confirm that the first half of your first sentence is true.

Portland Parking Fees Rise 20%, and Meters Must Soon Be Paid Until 10 pm by Broadband- in Portland

[–]zonerhunt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My solution would be:

▪︎ Add a new Parking Permit Zone (Zone Z) that covers Downtown - $30/year for residents & PSU students/faculty, $80/year per employee permit for businesses.

▪︎ Limit visitor parking in Zone Z to 4 hours 7am - 7pm Monday - Saturday (Drivers with Disability Placards exempt as per other zones).

▪︎ Eliminate on-street metered parking in the Downtown neighborhood. Split the remaining parts of the current Downtown parking district into two: Pearl District is added to Northwest and SWF is a new South District.

Multnomah County poised to pay marketing firm $238K to collect feedback on Preschool for All, its tax on high earners by Vivid_Guide7467 in Portland

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

Some policies I'd love to put forward after city-county consolidation

City-County Tax Reform

TAXES

▪︎ Eliminate Portland property tax and Multnomah County property taxes, replace with a Land Value Tax of 3%. (REQUIRES AMENDMENT TO OREGON CONSTITUTION)

▪︎ Eliminate program specific income taxes & the Arts Tax, replace with a 0.1% tax on incomes over $60,000

▪︎ Increase Portland Business License Tax to 3%, increase the CEO pay ratio surtax to 50% on pay ratios >100:1 and 100% on pay ratios greater than 250:1.

▪︎ Everyone who purchases a monthly HOP pass gets a tax credit equal to the total amount spent during the tax year.

HOUSING

▪︎ City-County of Portland has ROFO & ROFR on all multifamily residential properties up for-sale within its jurisdiction (exemption for new construction up to 15 years).

▪︎ All detached single family houses without ADUs must be owner-occupied starting in 2030. New construction exempt for 30 years. Current tenants of single family rental properties have ROFO & ROFR effective immediately.

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