Max Steele is a writer at Recalibrate Portland and covers ethics and extremism in Portland government.https://recalibrateportland.substack.com/👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.comhttps://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/02/we-are-in-a-recession-portland-economist-warns.htmlhttps://www.wweek.com/news/state/2026/02/28/amid-a-housing-crisis-oregon-issues-building-permits-for-multifamily-units-at-the-slowest-pace-in-12-years/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/03/01/city-council-creates-new-committee-structure/

Brenden Elwood is a City Councilor from North Bend, WA.We discuss the post-2020 migration of residents from larger cities like Seattle and Portland to surrounding communities and the municipal issues around that pattern and digital accessibility mandates that are on the horizon.https://northbendwa.gov/directory.aspx?EID=11https://www.civicplus.com/news/nn/civicplus-vice-president-of-market-research-brenden-elwood-re-elected-as-council-member-for-the-city-of-north-bend-washington/👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com

Juan Denmark is a stand-up comedian, military veteran, and graduate from Reed College.https://www.instagram.com/juandenmark/👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com

Max Steele is a writer at Recalibrate Portland and covers ethics and extremism in Portland government.https://recalibrateportland.substack.com/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2026/01/22/portland-export-growth-census-bureau-trade.htmlhttps://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/portland-city-council-president-jamie-dunphy-speaks-2026-agenda/283-8e18cb23-30d0-4173-ab77-863c10951525👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com

Tom Sollitt is a Portland community organizer specializing in branding and marketing, and is an advocate for South Korean foreign adoption reform.https://www.tomforpdx.com/👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com

Taylor Zajonc is Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's Deputy Chief of Staff and has a background in communications, research, and locating viable sunken ship treasure and valuables of historical interest.https://www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-wilson/wilsonteamhttps://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B017N8QS98?ccs_id=7d02eb42-c023-4c10-9f23-cc8f9eccbdf1👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com

Ciatta Thompson is a Portlander running for House District 33 in the Oregon Legislature.She was one of the complaintants that opened an Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) investigation into the Peacock bloc of Portland City Council. The Peacock bloc, a DSA progressive bloc, has repeatedly violated Oregon public meetings law in 2025 among other laws including those involving non-partisanship in municipal office.https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/ethics-commission-investigates-progressive-portland-city-councilors-over-august-retreat.htmlhttps://www.wweek.com/news/city/2025/12/15/state-ethics-commission-votes-to-investigate-peacock-caucus-meeting/https://www.koin.com/news/portland/ethics-commission-investigate-portland-councilors-retreat/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAk41cwXYTohttps://www.ciattathompson.com/👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com

Eric Fruits is a Ph.D Economist in the Portland area and has taught economics at PSU Portland State University, he comments on Oregon's lethargic economic performance in this episode.https://web.pdx.edu/~fruits/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/oregons-prosperity-roadmap-mistaking-bureaucratic-activity-fruits-h9e8c/?trackingId=VhVFF%2BRdWH2O3eiDoidtKQ%3D%3D👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com

Max Steele is a Portlander, writer of local politics & extremism, and personal trainer. We discuss the performance of the 12-member Portland City Council in its first year of the new system of city government.https://recalibrateportland.substack.com/👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com00:00 Intro1:13:49 - Report Card Grades

Sonja Feintech is the Chair of the Libertarian Party of Oregon.

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