Progress Portland

Kat and Kip make election predictions (we recorded at 5 pm Tuesday night for the record), talk about how deeply ineffective Go Portland Go and it's half baked sibling efforts have been, why being a jerk isn't a great strategy and why women don't get the same respect in politics.

And CHUDs. 

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In episode 63, we talk to Kari Koch, president of the City of Portland Professional Workers Union, activist and all around great person.

Kari discusses the challenges of having a muddy and unclear job title system, the lack of representation amongst over 800 workers at the city until the CPPW was created, how the city whilst moving away from an inefficient commissioner system has replaced many of the inefficiencies  with new ones through management layers, and why city workers deserve a living wages, increases, and clarity in their roles.

With a CPPW strike vote approved, the lack of city engagement in negotiating in good faith will affect all of Portland if this isn’t resolved soonest.

Follow their updates in Instagram @cppwunion

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Kat and Kip discuss the debacle of Home Forward, the anti-authoritarian wins across the globe, Easter Suits and useless PSAs (seriously, wtf was that), and why ya’ll need to go see Wildwood.

Oh, and vegans and hippies. Again. 

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Kat and Kip talk discuss the prevalence of GARBAGE RACIST HATEFUL PEOPLE in Portland trying to influence things, the tiresome discussion about “Why Portland Street Response?” (get over it already), why progressive politicians get shit done and make others sad, and councilor Kanal’s Perfect Hair..

And bagels. Again.

Fantastic local (Portland) bagels: https://www.redhenbagelry.com/

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In episode 62, we welcome back Angelita Morillo, the electric city councilor who has introduced and passed more legislation than any other city councilor in less than two years. We discuss why the focus on personality rather than substance is a misdirection (and misogynist), what she is hearing from her constituents and why she is unapologetically advocating for better outcomes, how she plans to build on the successes she’s had, and keeping an eye on the integrity of implementing the work.

And so much more.

A brief show note: we had some technical difficulties, so we didn’t have as much time as we would have liked to talk about other critical topics.

Learn more about her campaign and Get Out The Vote! https://www.angelitaforportland.com/

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Kat and Kip talk about Portland Police (again) and accountability, the shell game of right wing political PACs and how deeply incompetent they are, the fucking Moda center yet again, how fucking stupid Waymo™ is, and what we would be doing if we didn’t have to be doing what we’re doing presently.

And how to pronounce Sade.

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Kat and Kip discuss another high level departure (pending) from the city, stuffed shirts and the “smartest person in the room” syndrome, whining about how the DSA now runs the city 🙄, the 15 year old alleged “domestic terrorist” and a DA’s struggle to be relevant, and why Liv Osthus would have been a great Mayor.

And how Coyote is the hero we all need.

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Content Warning:

The first 30 minutes are so is frank conversation about harm to an animal and the Cornell sexual assault case as well as our society at large. It’s a difficult conversation- please fast forward if you will possibly find it upsetting.

Kat and Kip talk about the PPB joint effort to apprehend a suspect in a murder that resulted in the shooting death of the suspect and a Portland Police K-9, Kylo. We also talk about the Cornell frat SA case and our experiences over the years. Both are difficult conversations.

We end on our usual WTF is wrong with local electeds and such.

And the FBI opening the door to Americans convicted of Beastiality. 🤷‍♀️

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In episode 61, we talk to Heather King, co-executive director of Willamette Riverkeeper and the Lower Willamette Riverkeeper (the top half looking up) and how she and other co-director Michelle Emmons who is the Upper Willamette Riverkeeper (the lower half looking down) came together to reshape the organization and role model co-directorship while building on the years of the organizations successes.

Heather discusses how the 187 miles (301 kilometers) of the stunningly beautiful Willamette river is complex with unique challenges and the opportunities to enjoy the river and volunteer to support it. She also talks about paddling experiences, what a “swim” is, and how a disaster at the CEI hub will be catastrophic for the entire state of Oregon and beyond.

And so much more.

Learn more about Willamette Riverkeeper at https://willametteriverkeeper.org/ and support them including the upcoming Portland Spirit cruise event at https://willametteriverkeeper.org/event-list

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Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/OMf1KO9A7J4

Kat and Kip talk about the hypocrisies and cowardice of the tired old cast of right-wingers from the “Go PDX” and “United for Portland” (yawn) who miss the good ol’ days of Portland, How Councilor Green’s old Tweets are essentially legitimate given the events of 2020, and why Portland has a mayoral “type”.

Also, backyard nudity and police drones.

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