Rational in Portland

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-06-21/portland-liberal-support-lags-homeless-services-drugs?_amp=true

https://idahonews.com/neighborhood-response-team-gutted-after-15-million-budget-cut-to-portland-police

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/516721-412940-gun-assault-crimes-reported-at-laurelhurst-homeless-camp

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/07/portland-officials-plan-to-sweep-encampment-at-laurelhurst-park-after-monthslong-standoff.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/07/portland-officials-plan-to-sweep-encampment-at-laurelhurst-park-after-monthslong-standoff.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2016/08/community_members_say_proposed.html

https://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/09/portland-mayor-dismisses-police-advisory-committee/

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2010/05/portland_mayor_sam_adams_names_1.html

https://thecrimereport.org/2010/09/09/portland-mayor-fires-panel-that-criticized-him-over-police-budget/

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021/04/longtime-portland-park-ranger-we-are-not-the-police-of-the-parks-period-and-were-not-going-to-be-period.html?outputType=amp

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/headway/houston-homeless-people.html

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/528451-422494-portland-to-build-23m-60-unit-housing-project-for-homeless

https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/10/06/critics-question-the-close-relationships-between-nonprofits-and-the-county-office-that-battles-homelessness/

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/meet-oregons-tina-kotek-hopes-americas-first-lesbian-governor-rcna30628

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/politics/diamond-silk-fox-news-donald-trump/index.html

https://quillette.com/2019/11/16/thorstein-veblens-theory-of-the-leisure-class-a-status-update/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/honestly-with-bari-weiss/id1570872415?i=1000537717849

https://www.outsports.com/out-gay-athletes/2022/3/25/22995565/track-athlete-ty-wright-gay-mormon-byu

https://www.christinefororegon.com

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/03/oregon-republican-governor-candidates-stand-on-abortion-restrictions-roe-v-wade/

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/545000-436287-status-of-abortion-in-oregon-no-legal-restrictions

https://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are-you

https://weheartseattle.org

https://twitter.com/weheartfounder?s=20&t=oi0lJGeschL3eHyPDBNbUQ

https://twitter.com/weheartprez?s=20&t=oi0lJGeschL3eHyPDBNbUQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbAXduYdjpE

https://www.facebook.com/groups/weheartseattle/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/weheartportland

https://twitter.com/weheartprez/status/1528883499293241344?s=20&t=Q9ccpYRDkMZoFsTVzTknOQ

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/25/an-embattled-seattle-trash-pickup-nonprofit-parachutes-into-the-pearl-district/

https://nwexaminer.com/f/cleaning-up-with-kindness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCybLpWPMjw

https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/gresham-helps-homeless-get-back-on-their-feet-for-good/

https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/greshams-stance-on-homelessness-paying-off/

https://komonews.com/news/project-seattle/man-at-odds-with-ballard-neighbors-leaves-neighborhood-with-help-from-non-profit

https://www.amazon.com/San-Fransicko-Progressives-Ruin-Cities

https://al-anon.org

https://www.nar-anon.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWEd55CXxxk&list=PLuEaiegl_xFmAlBSidT5beeO2ApQP084Q&index=26&t=1s

https://www.oregonrecovers.org/events/12step/

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/24/oregons-measure-110-is-falling-short-according-to-some-advocates-for-addiction-recovery/

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/04/16/oregon-measure-110-decriminalize-drug-possesion-drug-treament-alcohol-addicition-recovery/

https://www.oregonrecovers.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Workforce-Letter-to-Gov.-Brown.pdf

Kim McGair is a lawyer in Portland and a co-founder of ED 300, the group that fought to open Portland Public Schools during Covid after 18 months of closures.

https://twitter.com/MartyMakary/status/1466578909437169664?s=20&t=vtCbro357POl96IIPvibPQ

https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/03/31/non-affiliated-oregon-voters-now-outnumber-democrats-and-republicans-for-first-time/

https://www.christinefororegon.com/issues/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-the-best-way-to-raise-good-people-a-debate/id1570872415?i=1000562261922

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-yale-law-professor-who-is-anti-roe-but-pro-choice/id1570872415?i=1000560474755

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-this-gay-rights-pioneer-opposes-gender-ideology/id1570872415?i=1000559451760

https://www.opb.org/news/article/knute-buehler-nonmedical-vaccine-exemptions/

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/02/oregons-knute-buehler-embraces-trump-in-run-for-congress.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831678/

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/truck-driver-leads-nj-senate-president-after-spending-153-on-campaign/3030225/

https://www.oregon.gov/tspc/LIC/Documents/Emergency%20Substitute%20License%2010-11-2021.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/business/economy/coronavirus-working-women.html

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/01/portland-mayor-ted-wheelers-urgent-mandate-to-move-homeless-campers-into-humane-shelters-isnt-working.html

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2022/05/17/oregon-appears-headed-towards-a-low-turnout/

Teri Anderson, known as "the Tatooed Biker Chick" on Twitter and YouTube joins us.

Links we discuss in this episode:

https://www.youtube.com/c/TeriAnderson

https://diggingthroughdominoes.podbean.com

https://twitter.com/TattedBikerChik/status/1497689969749495810?s=20&t=wrz_CL2zYVv0qCK-6m_1jQ

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/08/16/whats-the-drug-of-choice-for-portlands-homeless/

***CORRECTION: Only about 25% (not 50%) of people removed from the Laurelhurst encampment chose to go to a shelter. https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/01/portland-mayor-ted-wheelers-urgent-mandate-to-move-homeless-campers-into-humane-shelters-isnt-working.html

My Appearance on the Check Your Bias podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/check-your-bias/id1500221730

Terri Preeg-Riggsby is a physically disabled mother and current elected official who is running to unseat Duncan Hwang for Metro Council District 6. Terri was endorsed for Metro Council by the Oregonian. She is currently the director of the West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District and she will step down from that position if she wins the seat on Metro Council.

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/04/editorial-endorsements-may-2022-elect-terri-preeg-riggsby-to-metro-district-6-seat.html

https://www.terriformetro.com

https://wmswcd.org/board/terri-preeg-riggsby/

https://twitter.com/tpriggsby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://www.wweek.com/news/2017/11/22/the-asian-american-advocacy-nonprofit-apano-is-the-latest-organization-roiled-by-metoo-claims/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/04/two-metro-councilors-employers-get-money-from-metro-a-candidate-cries-foul/

https://www.kgw.com/article/money/employees-navigate-confusion-over-new-personal-income-taxes/283-bbeef78a-1aff-4e9e-a48d-bd1346f25240

We endorse candidates for the PDX primary in this episode with high profile professional Jennifer and philanthropist Amanda.

Links we discuss in this episode:

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/03/oregon-republican-governor-candidates-stand-on-abortion-restrictions-roe-v-wade/

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2016/11/17/marion-county-judge-vance-day-indicted-gun-misconduct-charges/94046720/

https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2022/04/07/following-3-year-suspension-vance-day-seeks-a-second-act-on-the-oregon-court-of-appeals/

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/05/04/two-metro-councilors-employers-get-money-from-metro-a-candidate-cries-foul/

Rene Gonzalez is running for Jo Ann Hardesty's seat on Portland City Council.

https://reneforportland.com

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/04/editorial-endorsement-may-2022-elect-rene-gonzalez-to-portland-city-council.html

https://mobile.twitter.com/reneforportland

https://www.oregonlive.com/eastportland/2020/11/wheeler-ryan-criticize-vandalism-defend-laurelhurst-camp-sweeps.html

https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/passed/190478

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEhthcgt1AImOzXPYsMzeQ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-glenn-show/id505824976

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/