1/ I'm starting a live thread now here. New vote: Kanal, 6. Novick 5, Smith 1. Council is in recess until 12:20pm. #Portland

Want a smart live thread about today's City Council meeting? We're reading @emorymemory.bsky.social.

Vastly underreported angle to Sameer Kanal as Council President --- the guy used to run model U.N. conferences. He quite literally understands the importance of bringing together diverse perspectives to overcome contentious issues.

Last night, we witnessed the Portland Planning Commission come to consensus on a Chair @stephrouth.bsky.social and two Vice Chairs in less than 15 minutes.

We are ready for the third day of the Portland City Council President election. Are you?

Click and send a quick email to support Councilor Kanal @councilorkanal.bsky.social for Portland City Council President. He has the skills, vision, and inspiration to build consensus on the City Council.

Hi. This is Marnie live skeeting (is skeeting the correct term) from Portland Planning Commission's hearing on the Economic Opportunities Analysis. The purpose is the compliment to the Housing Needs Analysis and Production Strategy.

This morning, I'm live posting from Portland's Renewable Fuels Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Yes! So fun! Enjoy the thread! 🧵

The IBR will cost as much as $17.7 billion, more than double the previous max. cost of $7.5 billion, according to documents unearthed by City Observatory. cityobservatory.org/17-7-billion...

Update: it’s already getting spicy Council VP Koyama-Lane shared a grievance that President Pirtle-Guiney has not given her much time to preside over council in the past year, “a matter of minutes” with the gavel she said. She also noted a conversation with Pirtle-Guiney yesterday where she…

I'm going to put all of my posts in one thread here. Thanks to @mattvillers.bsky.social.

Councilor Avalos powerfully speaking about good governance. Oversight is a responsibility of leadership. Councilors must be able to ask questions without fear. That environment is shaped through leadership choices.

Councilor Green gives a well-deserved shout out to @trryjhrrs.bsky.social during his speech supporting Councilor Kanal.

First vote: 6-6 tie between Kanal and Pirtle-Guiney.

Kanal's vision: More communication, empowering council as an institution, dispersed power, shared strategic planning, streamlining the process of legislation and public involvement.

Councilor Morillo makes a joke about nominating Councilor Zimmerman. She quickly says she is just kidding.

Second move: Councilor Jamie Dunphy nominates Councilor Sameer Kanal for Portland City Council president.

First move: Councilor Smith nominates Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney for Portland City Council President.

The frog brigade just arrived at the Portland City Council meeting.

Marnie, here. I'll be posting live from City Hall today.

I appreciate this from @counciloravalos.bsky.social and I also thought about "Portland nice" when hearing about NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's quote that "for too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty." www.portland.gov/council/dist...

In 2026, we are working with coalition partners to keep those dimwitted projects off the banks of our rivers.

We're rested and ready for 2026. Are you? Join us at Wednesday's Rumble on the River. What's the Deal with Data Centers? Rumble On The River Community Forums #28 Wednesday, January 7th Havurah Shalom 825 NW 18th in Portland Doors and Info Tables at 5:30 p.m. Panel at 6:30 p.m.

Thank @seachanger.bsky.social. This photo energizes us to start the work week tomorrow with some clarity and pizazz.

Action Alert! Join No More Freeways in demanding that the Oregon Transportation Commission vote to redirect Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion funding to serve ODOT's myriad other needs. Testimony due by Tuesday - RT and help us spread the word! www.nomorefreewayspdx.com/option3

Love this connection between cycling and our river! 🍩🚴

Save the date! Dec. 16th! Stop Portland's Ticking Time Bombs, the 630 toxic fuel tanks in NW Portland on the Willamette River. We'll be there with many friends from @orsierraclub.bsky.social @sunrisepdx.bsky.social @350pdx.bsky.social @verdepdx.bsky.social & more.

Protect Portland Workers from Industrial Disaster! Attend the next workshop for rank-And-file threatened by the fossil fuel industry. Zenith, Chevron, BP, etc.

Join us on Fri. Nov. 28th at Braided River Gallery at Lloyd Center for holiday crafting! Children are happily welcome!

A look at Portland's CEI Hub (excerpted from 350PDX's short Zenith film). Get your party boots on and join us *December 16* at what will be one of our biggest Action Nights of the Year. It's a party! It's a rally! It's a chance to testify! More soon! #Portland #PortlandOregon

Sea otters living along the coastline of Canada’s British Columbia province are exposed — and absorb — forever chemicals, a new study shows. Each of the 11 sea otters tested carried residues PFAS chemicals, with concentrations higher for those living near dense human populations or shipping lanes.

Attacking women's appearances to silence their voices is misogyny.

Because the City of Portland and the Port are Potentially Responsible Parties, taxpayers help pay for a portion of the cleanup. Your water bill has a Superfund tax. The tribes are respected as autonomous governments. The City has an obligation to honor treaty rights and assure fish habitat.

The Portland Harbor Superfund Cleanup will begin in 2026 and take over 13 years. Contractors can only work four months a year because of the fish window, but when they do, they will work night and day. Restoring endangered species habitat is an essential part of the cleanup.

In our river fairy tale, is the removal of century-old contamination a risk or a tale of restoration and renewal? The largest industries on the river fought against the cleanup because the Superfund Law requires the potential parties (polluters) to pay for their share of the cleanup. 🧵 1 of 5

If this was a fairytale and the leading lady was the North Reach, what would the fairy tale be? I imagine this when the Portland Harbor Superfund clean-up is called a “constraint” in city documents. My mind wanders. I see our fair river as an abused and neglected lady in a tower. 🧵 1 of 4

You can drive along Marine Dr and see earthen levees. You can pull into Heron Golf Course and read historic markers for Vanport. You can drive out to Kelly Point Park and try to find the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers. (Photo of Sarah Taylor, author of these posts)🧵 1 of 4

Save the Date for one of our biggest Action Nights of the year — December 16! 🎊 First we're going to party & rally, and then we'll testify about the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub at the Planning Commission! More info soon! #Portland #PortlandOregon #PDX

The Portland Planning is considering environmental zones in the Columbia River Basin. The policy is called the Columbia Corridor & Industrial Lands policy aka CCIL. How much of the slough, the lakes, and the annexed neighborhoods should be protected from industry? www.portland.gov/bps/planning...

The Columbia River neighborhoods were slowly annexed by Portland for industrial development. The South Shore Annexation took place in 1981. The East Columbia Annexations began in the 1970s. The Columbia-Lombard Corridor Mobility Plan pours large trucks through St Johns & other neighborhoods.

On Thursday, the 1803 Fund’s leaders confirmed it purchased a total of seven acres, including the former grain silos on the east bank of the Willamette River, along with other parcels in North and Northeast Portland.

After the Vanport flood, land was set aside for recreation and wildlife. Delta Park, the Portland International Raceway, and the Blue Heron Golf Course stand where Vanport was built. The Columbia Slough winds through the area. The land once owned by Port of Portland became Kelly Point Park.

Henry Kaiser, looking to build housing for people working in shipyards, chose the Columbia River Lowlands in 1942. It was called Vanport, not in Portland. Why? The federal government required wartime housing to be integrated and Portland would not allow it. (Remember exclusion laws and red lining.)

Hot off the presses: The CEI Hub Policy proposal for the Portland Planning Commission. efiles.portlandoregon.gov/recordhtml/1...

We're going to use every tool available to us to stop Zenith and Big Oil from destroying Portland: legal action, electoral action, administrative action, and grassroots action. Remember Zenith is the owner of the largest bulk fossil fuel terminal in the dangerous CEI Hub in NW Portland.

Meet the flourishing coalition of community groups advocating for climate justice and equitable economic opportunities in Portland, Oregon.

Sarah has been writing the Quick River Primer. I'm thinking about doing the 60 Second Superfund Series. Too much alliteration? - Marnie @marniemix.bsky.social

After traveling 187 miles through Oregon; gathering water from creeks and rivers, the Willamette River provides the Columbia River with approximately 15% of its flow. The Columbia River’s last miles wind through a vast industrial complex. The final reunion is a whisper in our urban landscape.

the police union is going to try to raid the Portland Clean Energy Fund and we are going to stop them.

Yes, there are hidden lakes in our city! Our favorite is Guild’s Lake. It was located where you now see the Guild’s Lake Industrial Sanctuary District in NW Portland on the Willamette River. Before that, there was the Guilds Lake Housing Community and Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905.