https://www.yorku.ca/news/2026/05/27/new-study-shows-atmospheric-compounds-formed-from-tire-wear-may-pose-human-health-risk/

(all the more reason, #TinaKotek, to quit regressive taxing of energy use, and start taxing the road interface: #tires)

"…the mixtures were far more toxic than the original #tirechemicals themselves and are far more toxic than the one compound previously implicated in environmental studies," says York Uni Associate Prof Ali Abdul-Sater…focusing on a single compound may substantially underestimate…risks associated with tire-derived air pollution."

#ORpol #gastax

https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/portland-city-council-adopts-new-law-enforcement-mask-ban-id-requirements/

In addition to prohibiting all police from wearing facial coverings and requiring them to have visible identification, the legislation—which Kanal began crafting last September—also instructs city police officers to verify the identity of other law enforcement officers if it’s unclear whether someone is a sworn agent or what agency they work for. The new ordinance also requires local police to document those encounters, as a tool for logging how frequently other law enforcement agencies aren’t cooperating with local rules, and to track where other agencies are operating.

#pdx #Portland #oregon #orpol #uspol #ice #maga #fascism #ppb #ppa #portlandpolice

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/08/portland-commissioner-rene-gonzalez-spent-thousands-in-city-funds-to-polish-wikipedia-page.html?gift=1dd066a6-9a7d-499f-ae31-b7d227bbffc1

The commissioner was also unsuccessful in his request to remove a reference to a Portland Mercury column that disclosed how Gonzalez tagged a member of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer in a Twitter post thanking supporters after his race for City Council in 2022.

#pdx #portland #orpol #reneGonzalez #patriotprayer #fascism #Maga #newsArchives

Concerned about #oregon elections? Tune in at 12:30 today (25 min from this post). https://bsky.app/profile/agdanrayfield.bsky.social/post/3mm7ucet6ok2b

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/mediaplayer?clientID=4879615486&eventID=2026051012 #uspol #orpol

#Portland if you haven't voted, today's the last day. Living in these times I think it's pretty obvious why electing better judges is one of the best things you can do to improve your community.

My picks for the 4th district circuit court:

- Behre
- Perini-Abbott
- Brown
- Hagedorn

I think these picks are all significantly better than their opponents.

#PDXPol #ORPol

Time to #vote.

#VotingTime #PDXPol #ORPol

https://nwlaborpress.org/2026/05/workers-go-wobbly-at-muji-store-in-portland/

Over the past few months, workers held informal potlucks to share their concerns and decided in order to stabilize the store and negotiate living wages, they needed to unionize. They’ve formed Muji Workers United and are organizing with the Industrial Workers of the World (known as Wobblies).

#pdx #portland #iww #muji #uspol #classwar #orpol #Oregon #pnw #orpol

"Oregon gubernatorial candidates on housing and homelessness"

https://www.streetroots.org/news-stories/2026/05/05/oregon-gubernatorial-candidates-on-housing-and-homelessness/

"13 Democratic and Republican candidates responded to Street Roots elections questionnaire. Here’s what they said."

#Oregon #ORpol #Elections #Primary #Portland #PDX #Homeless #Homelessness

Another #TransportationWorkGroup?

Why don’t you just tell the truth, Tina? #Amazon got your tongue?

There’s already a way to measure #roadusage in a perfectly non-regressive manner, isn’t there?

But, even more so than most Oregon Democratic leadership, you fear multinational corporations threatening your campaign cash, don’t you?

Hooey! You have already been scientifically advised on #tires.

Registration fees are the most regressive taxation.

#EVroadusagetax #TinaKotek #Oregon #Orpol #pdx