Mastodawn

The ballot has a page for county party candidates for precinct committeeperson. Yes, that is a word on the ballot. Oregon is very inclusive.

There are 33 openings. All but 5 are write-in. None of the 5 are familiar to me. I can't write-in anyone as a surprise (Surprise! You get to go to meetings!) because they'd have to file SEL 105D by 8PM on the 19th, and get 3 votes. For write-in candidates with zero information about them (or the rest, for that matter), that seems unlikely. Not the best way to collect party committeepersons, imho.

Darn.

5 potential committeepersons want to do this? Okay, I'll vote for you. If any are Republicans in disguise, I'll haunt your dreams.

#Oregon #MultnomahCounty

Steve's Place May 5

I got my ballot.

The only Democratic candidate for governor to submit their info for the booklet appears to be Governor Kotek. The other 9 Democrats on the ballot apparently said, "Nah, really, vote for Tina." All declined. There are 14 Republicans in opposition. The one with the most name recognition might be Christine Drazan. I just felt a sudden chill.

The first candidate whose glossy PR has arrived in my mailbox is a candidate for a county judge position, Laura Rowan. A nice pitch, a familiar framing of a candidate in this area, and she has some solid endorsements. The early bird.

#Portland #Gresham #Oregon #MultnomahCounty #election #primaries

emeritrix Apr 28

Preschool for All applications are open

To be eligible, a child must be 3 or 4 by September 1st of the preschool year and have a parent or legal guardian living in Multnomah County.

Thursday, May 14, 2026 is the last day to apply. The application for the 2026-2027 school year closes at 11:59 pm.

#Oregon #MultnomahCounty #PreschoolForAll

Reminder: once the program is fully rolled out as planned, every eligible child will be included. Wealthy corporations and political donors do not want it fully rolled out. On this, see https://friendsofpfa.org/

To apply, see https://pfa.multco.us/

Don Hawkins - W7DAH Mar 13

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/12/moda-center-renovation-public-financing-trail-blazers/

#Extortion #Texas #Billionaires #Portland #PublicFunds #NBA #Mexico #Tax #Taxpayers #TaxDollars #EatTheRich #Sports #Basketball #ProfessionalSports #Election #Vote #Affordability #Resist #Protest #Boycott #Nike #PhilKnight #Dundon #Progressives #Citizens #WeThePeople #Franchise #NC #NorthCarolina #Oregon #TrailBlazers #TinaKotek #KeithWilson #Mayor #Governor #MultnomahCounty #PayForPerformance (1/3)

Trail Blazers to Portland: Public cash ‘only solution’ for renovating Moda Center

Public records obtained by OPB suggest the scope of the Blazers’ campaign to get Portland leaders to fund the Moda Center renovations.

OPB

WikiPicBot Feb 14

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✧ Abigail Scott Duniway ✧

Abigail Scott Duniway (1834–1915) was an American women's rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts were instrumental in gaining voting rights for women in the United States. In 1871, she founded The New Northwest, a weekly newspaper devoted to women's rights, including women's suffrage. In 1912, Oregon became th...

#UnitedStates #MultnomahCounty #Duniway #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Scott_Duniway

Spin D'Accord Jan 7

The relocated #MultnomahCounty Library's Northwest branch is going to open up this weekend with two days of events.

Looking at the two small photos, they've opted to expose portions of the concrete floor and seal it, which is always a fun thing to do with old warehouses. Lots of different options for seating. Too bad they don't have a coffee shop attached to it.

Will have to check it out on Monday of next week...don't like crowds.

#PDX
https://multcolib.org/building-libraries-together/northwest

New Northwest Library

A new, larger library with double the square footage at 2030 NW Pettygrove St. (opening January 10, 2026)

Multnomah County Library

Mike McCaffrey

Dec 28

In retrospect, it might not have been the best idea to tie the funding of #homeless services to income in #MultnomahCounty, since while the economy craters, money coming in will dive just as the need soars.

https://www.wweek.com/news/2025/12/27/weakness-in-multnomah-county-economy-will-hold-back-homeless-service-tax-collections-metro-says/

Weakness in Multnomah County Economy Will Hold Back Homeless Services Tax Collections, Metro Says

It’s the second forecast showing that the economic center of the metro area is the weak spot in tax revenues.

Willamette Week

Spin D'Accord Dec 12

Yay, they have an opening date for the northwest branch of the #MultnomahCounty library: January 10, 2026. Not sure I'm going there over that weekend; too busy with in-library events.

This is going to be an amazing location. It's just 2 blocks from the #PDX Streetcar stop, 2 blocks away from New Seasons, and across the street a future park.

https://multcolib.org/building-libraries-together/northwest