Rational in Portland

Terrence Hayes is running for Portland City Council in District 1. He grew up with drug-addicted parents in the Chicago projects, and his sister is still suffering from active drug addiction. Terrence moved to Portland with his father and graduated from Jefferson High School. As a former gang member who spent 13 years in prison for attempted murder, Terrence now works to help young men avoid a lifetime of violent crime and turn their lives around. He owns a graffiti removal business and is married with children. His cousin was shot and killed by a Portland police officer. As a city council candidate, Terrence's priority is public safety. He is endorsed by the Portland Police Association.

• https://teamhayesforportland.com
• https://www.cesystems.tech/campaign/friendsofterrencehayes
• https://x.com/Hayes4Portland
• https://www.instagram.com/teamhayes4portland?igsh=bHN6c2dnNXFtNmRu
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1664330255044349953?s=46
• https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/1648409/a-murder-in-portland/
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7osi7kRg9T/
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/07/10/city-council-entrance-interview-terrence-hayes/

Eli Arnold is a Portland police officer and a member of Portland's Instagram-famous Portland Police Bureau Central Bike Squad. He is running for Portland City Council in District 4. He stopped back in to tell us why Multnomah County's plan is just an effort to avoid the Oregon legislature's reforming of Measure 110 and the legislature's recent re-criminalization of drugs; a beautiful moment involving his son at the Portland Pride Parade; solutions for homelessness; and what he loves about Portland, including a new food truck.

https://www.eliforportland.com

https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad?igsh=Y3NucGdxc2xrOXE=

https://www.instagram.com/eliforportland?igsh=djRxcGYydHdjNDZu

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/06/top-broker-of-measure-110-changes-unhappy-with-multnomah-county-deflection-plan.html?outputType=amp

https://public.substack.com/p/why-we-must-arrest-drug-addicts

https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1677793165238222850?s=46

https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/05/we-tried-to-imagine-how-voting-would-work-under-portlands-proposed-charter-reforms/

https://rosecityreform.substack.com/p/puppets-take-over-rose-city-reform

Andy Chandler is the host of NW Fresh. He talks about his career in news media, growing up with a trans sister, how he got civically engaged in Portland, and more.

• https://youtube.com/@nwfreshpodcast?si=6-cWuUicWuUmyq0a
• https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4?si=PYxby5xlRia55xnSKYPviQ
• https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/09/21/jo-ann-hardesty-settles-lawsuit-with-police-union-over-hit-and-run-leak-with-680000-settlement/
• https://x.com/apstylebook/status/1653798091403804672?s=46
• https://blog.ap.org/announcements/the-decision-to-capitalize-black#:~:text=AP's%20style%20is%20now%20to,African%20diaspora%20and%20within%20Africa.
• https://www.apstylebook.com/blog_posts/16
• https://www.apstylebook.com/blog_posts/9
• https://www.apstylebook.com/blog_posts/9
• https://www.facebook.com/thelincolnproject.us/videos/1210873516036599/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
• https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/09/man-gets-17-years-for-killing-well-known-portland-antifascist-sean-kealiher.html?outputType=amp
• https://www.norfolkgroup.org
• https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/

Mike DiNapoli is an employee owner and lead engineer for People's AV Company who is running for Portland City Council in District 4.

• https://mikedinapoli.org
• https://www.portland.gov/elections/city-office-candidacy#toc-city-districts
• https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/portland-ritz-carlton-tower-nears-completion-with-few-apparent-hiccups-defying-odds.html
• https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=hrac_pub
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/09/22/the-saga-of-the-joyce-hotel-shows-the-difficulty-of-producing-affordable-housing/
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/02/28/new-figures-show-multnomah-county-still-isnt-using-the-homeless-services-tax-money-metro-covets/
• https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad/?hl=en
• https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/04/portland-police-body-camera-policy-wins-unanimous-support-from-city-council.html?outputType=amp
• https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yM25TWZY4kLvhjR79fURu?si=Nc1sz9GMRxuuMsBMCsEdwA
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/06/07/oregon-legislature-passes-senate-bill-that-paves-the-way-for-portland-to-implement-police-oversight-board/
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1795318576049795471
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/31/us/pandemic-learning-loss-recovery.html
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/05/we-tried-to-imagine-how-voting-would-work-under-portlands-proposed-charter-reforms/

Daniel DeMelo is running for Portland City Council, District 3. He is focused on unsheltered homelessness and data-driven solutions.

• https://demelo4portland.com
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HLelR8IstvU
• https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/09/opinion-i-chair-the-advisory-committee-for-multnomah-countys-homeless-services-office-i-cant-vouch-for-its-effectiveness.html
• https://x.com/brimjulia/status/1783915421277819071?s=46
• https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/multnomah-county-budget-audit-funds-spending-system/283-42c4ad51-8948-4102-8ae8-2e598b3fe578
• https://www.portlandmaps.com
• https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/05/10/homelessness-rises-20-in-multnomah-county-annual-count-shows/
• https://www.aclu.org/bio/paul-rummell-and-benjamin-west
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/
• https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Docs/commission_agendas/2023/CPOT-Presentation.pdf
• https://www.portland.gov/civic/news/2022/8/11/cannabis-empowerment-day
• https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Docs/commission_agendas/2023/CPOT-Presentation.pdf
• https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/03/30/office-of-civic-life-looks-to-reroute-500000-from-five-nonprofits-to-neighborhood-based-grants/
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1633960793652985856
• https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2024/05/the-nonprofit-industrial-complex-and-the-corruption-of-the-american-city/

Keith Wilson is running for mayor of Portland, Oregon. He is the President and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems. He started a homelessness nonprofit called Shelter Portland.

https://www.keithwilsonformayor.com

https://www.instagram.com/keithwilsonformayor?igsh=MTIzaWttaHI5NmJ5OA==

https://youtu.be/iAr8Y5rdG2g?si=ftMqJEChbip1jSIn

https://www.shelterportland.org/timeline

https://katu.com/amp/news/local/uw-study-finds-trace-of-fentanyl-residue-on-pacific-nw-transit-trimet-urges-crack-down-on-drug-use

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/04/staff-drug-use-alleged-misconduct-shuttered-multnomah-county-behavioral-health-center-now-reopened.html?outputType=amp

https://www.wweek.com/news/environment/2024/04/22/theres-so-much-trash-in-the-willamette-river-the-state-proposes-to-regulate-it-under-the-clean-water-act/

https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad?igsh=Y3NucGdxc2xrOXE=

https://multco-web7-psh-files-usw2.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2022%20Point%20In%20Time%20Report%20-%20Full.pdf

https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/pregnant-homeless-woman-addicted-fentanyl-gives-birth-portland/283-cb528854-9b93-4c36-bd82-4a22313f78d1

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp

Erica Gustavson is a hair stylist who owns a small business in Portland. She gave testimony at Portland City Council regarding her concerns about charter commissioners who designed the system of government running for city council and the potential for conflicts of interest. She is involved in leadership with Future Portland, a centrist grassroots organization that provides opportunities for civic involvement. She talks about how she became civically involved and how she educated herself about critical issues so that she could be an informed voter.

• https://futureportland.org
• https://www.portland.gov/omf/charter-review-commission/news/2020/11/25/city-council-poised-appoint-20-community-leaders
• https://wweek.app.neoncrm.com/forms/support?utm_source=header&utm_medium=wweek&utm_campaign=support_us
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1658944569084641280?s=46
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1745871725093683328?s=46
• https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2020/10/editorial-endorsement-2020-vote-no-on-multnomah-countys-preschool-tax.html
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1685547342471323648?s=46
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1685542859058094081?s=46
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1685548567975649280?s=46
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1685550749110136832?s=46
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/
• https://x.com/choeshow/status/1661219672434302976?s=46
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/01/31/why-local-leaders-cant-seem-to-clean-the-graffiti-off-portland/
• https://www.multco.us/board/testimony
• https://www.portland.gov/council-clerk/engage-council

Fill out your ballots with Amanda in the May 2024 primary election episode. We also go over picks for key Washington and Clackamas County races at the top. The audio of the actual episode is terrible and it’s all my fault. Andy Chandler from NW Fresh helped recover it (o the extent it is listen-able, that is all Andy’s talent). But in our opinions, these are the only things that matter in this election. And if you do nothing else, just do this:

1. Multnomah County District Attorney: Nathan Vasquez
2. Multnomah County Commissioners: District 1, Vadim Mozyrsky; District 2, Jessie Burke; District 3, Julia Brim-Edwards; District 4, Vince Jones-Dixon

3. State Rep, District 33: Pete Grabiel

   * https://www.nwfreshpodcast.com

   * https://www.voteforvasquez.com


   * https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/05/editorial-endorsement-may-2024-vote-for-nathan-vasquez-for-multnomah-county-da.html?outputType=amp

   * https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/05/01/wws-may-2024-endorsements-multnomah-county/

   * https://www.votevadim.com

   * https://jessieburke.com

   * https://www.juliabrim-edwards.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxqayBhDFARIsAANWRnTYcP93zpq1MkJ0e32pAXmY9GbsxTgZPvuTDDnwqYnHkVZkLDUiXtUaAl_yEALw_wcB

   * https://www.vincejonesdixon.com

   * https://www.petegrabiel.com

   * https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/214/19-20%20Adopted%20Budget%20Document.pdf?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY78GfLtsmt8tan2c2bdEQPaA4Pq7S7qJA243_0rLXnUEIJskmgeluaqTw_aem_Afs4vjIM_XIASY5vJA_mskPvok2Ntxbe4-Eq-Ffj4s2sthiUiXBHH2Ts7iOBCz9spuC4Es2DQeLUcowaDYUGTkvC

   * https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/

   * https://x.com/disabilityrtsor/status/1791499360976478588?s=46

   * https://www.kgw.com/article/news/education/oregon-students-fall-further-math-reading/283-78a61f5a-c3ff-471b-9004-f2285de9b9ff#:~:text=Sports,PORTLAND%2C%20Ore

Prof. Michael Weingrad, Ph.D., started the Judaic Studies Department at Portland State University, where he still teaches. In this episode, we discuss the Israel-Hamas war, what it's like to be a conservative at a university in Portland, and more.

• https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/michael-weingrad
• https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/2024-levy-event
• https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/perelandra-scholars-program
• https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/perelandra-scholars-program-registration
• https://youtu.be/mDpaK5g0L60?si=lEeMSG7kR1_RvLCZ
• https://screensplits.substack.com
• https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html#:~:text=FOREIGN%20TERRORIST%20GROUP%20DESIGNATION,terrorist%20organization%20in%20October%201997.
• https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust
• https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/04/10/sean_trende_is_trump_really_on_track_to_win_20_of_the_black_vote.html
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B081W9M25K/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1787382680/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snl-spoofs-obama-support-black-voters_n_4208431/amp
• https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/03/gen-z-gender-divide-2024-election/677723/#

Vikki Payne from Future Portland gives us a rundown of FP's endorsements for the May Multnomah County election. Future Portland is a nonpartisan, grassroots community organization that provides civic education and endorses local candidates. Future Portland looks for local candidates who they believe have sensible, pragmatic solutions to Portland's challenges.

• https://futureportland.org

• https://www.vincejonesdixon.com

• https://www.juliabrim-edwards.com

• https://jessieburke.com

• https://www.votevadim.com

• https://www.voteforvasquez.com

• https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/04/da-mike-schmidts-office-hours-become-flashpoint-in-heated-challenge.html?outputType=amp

• https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/02/22/drug-policy-alliance-donates-30000-to-district-attorney-mike-schmidts-reelection-campaign/

• https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/multco-da-launches-step-court-for-some-measure-11-crimes/amp/
• https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/04/voters-could-remake-multnomah-county-commission-ushering-in-big-political-policy-changes.html?outputType=amp
• https://www.multco.us/board/testimony
• https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/08/right-2-dream-too-portland-money-fundraising/?outputType=amp
• https://www.portland.gov/council-clerk/engage-council