neighborhood empty lot bunnies

There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports.

Bike men: please stop being mad at women who are faster than you, whether they're on ebikes or simply fitter. And please stop hurting yourself trying to pass women who are faster than you.

Thanks to @councilorkanal.bsky.social for asking about this in council today. We need more public restrooms, not to remove those we already have!

Really proud of Rachel Saslow's work on this piece, which was first conceived as a quick-hit blog post and ended up being so much more. (Also, props to the art department for producing an original illustration that captures these book covers' Dadaist vibes.)

Looks like Chris Warner, formerly of PBOT, will be running ODOT as interim starting July 1. What do we think about this, Portland transportation folks?

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Happy Pride, all! And an extra happy pride to you, a queer in the arts.

Many of us already distrust Portland cops and their supporters (to put it mildly), but this piece is still worth your time

ICYMI I looked at a lot of spreadsheets and talked to homeless people about #Portland's camping ban. I made you some journalism about it. No one's really tracking how well the ban is getting into more stable housing or "services." It is shuffling people around www.streetroots.org/news-stories...

Daniel M. Lavery reads from Meeting New People at Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, Tues June 2, 7:30 pm, FREE, all ages who appreciate fine literature.

Went for a bike ride in Forest Park today and saw someone walking a couple of llamas

Thorns games had been a model for good bike parking. What’s happening this year?

I believe the word for this is “clusterfuck”

No bike racks at Providence Park for the Thorns game today. Wtf are they thinking? (Photo from a friend)

"With pinched budgets and increasing attacks on books, 'qualified personnel' – librarians with the highest knowledge to aid students and faculty – are most at risk." www.orartswatch.org/as-colleges-...

Least secure job in town? Being a bureau head for the city of Portland www.opb.org/article/2026...

Cherry Bombs getting national press (gift article) www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...

How many university campuses have a bike shop and a dog park? At least one. More than one?

Multnomah County Libraries are a real treasure. What an incredible system. The new East County Library is astoundingly beautiful

2026 primary election turnout in Multnomah County. Estimated based on accepted ballots as of May 22.

I had heard passports were renewing quickly, even though the state dept still says 4-6 weeks. Well, here's how fast I got my passport, non-expedited: 9 days! Renewed online late afternoon on 5/13, and it arrived in the mail today, 5/22

Wait, did the Fire just dump all their Black players? And now the whole team is white??

Kinda hoped Novick and EPG would be the progressives they seemed (claimed?) to be during their races. Maybe not progressive, but at least not (almost?) always voting with the more conservative side of council. In District 2, we have two years to find excellent candidates to get rid of Ryan and EPG

Oh wow. This is a big deal. What a hassle it will be www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...

get this guy out of here, i'm sick to death of him

Eager to see Bill Oram, the Oregonian editorial board, the mayor, and a handful of city councilors defend Dundon's layoffs. It's telling that he didn't even wait til the Moda Center renovation deal was finalized. Or is it? We have no idea what Kotek and Wilson promised

Oregonian editorial board gonna Oregonian editorial board

So happy to live in a place where library leaders and voters worked together to build a new flagship library in the most diverse and otherwise underserved part of town

"Fifty-five percent of city voters said they are opposed to spending up to $75 million from the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund as part of a complex public financing deal deemed essential to keep the Trail Blazers from leaving town." 👀

After we successfully support and fund the free PPR busses to Washington and Forest Parks, let's bring back the trolley to Dodge Park

I love this! I have always wanted an easier way to get to Forest Park when I want to walk or run in the park and don't want to bike there. Cheers to transit serving natural areas so we don't have to drive there!

I am very excited about my transportation trivia dream team

And speaking of grifts that were clearly grifts to many in the public from the start www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

I had a chance recently to visit the Port of Portland and hear more about their work, not only but including the airport renovation, which was widely supported by Portlanders. They were asked why they thought they had so much support for the renovation. “We led with the public process,“ they said

Did you all write in anyone interesting for OR governor in the Dem primary? I am open to your stump speech for the next ten minutes

Tina Kotek and the state legislature want to spend $365 million on the Moda Center renovation. What would you, an Oregonian, spend $365 million on?

New "research suggests 50 major U.S. metropolitan areas saw decreases in travel from Canada of 50 per cent or greater in the examined timespan. Only three of the 267 cities examined saw travel increase: Portland, Ore.; Gainesville, Fla.; and Cleveland." www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...

How do you, a Portlander, define inner SE? Inner NE? Inner N?

Ending Mother’s Day in the traditional way, at a drag show

Sorry I was late. I was reporting a burnt out vehicle through PDX Reporter.

It’s me: “73 percent of Gen Xers said they worry more about going broke than death, followed by millennials (69 percent) and boomers (59 percent).” www.the-independent.com/us/money/ame...

From the terrific new book Undue Process by NBC immigration reporter Julia Ainsley: How the Trump administration fired a DHS press person because she refused to call undocumented immigrants "scumbags" in a press release.

How much are PERS obligations contributing to budget woes at k-12 and public higher ed institutions in Oregon right now?

I've been writing about federal transportation policy for a decade and even I am amazed at how many new ways the Trump administration is finding to defund transit, and how breathtakingly hard it is to keep up with. T4 has a great breakdown on the latest one: stalling apportionment from the OMB.

How is congressional funding for the new White House ballroom like or not like the funding for the Moda center renovation?

It’s good to switch up your seasonal allergy meds occasionally. It’s also good to make sure your new one is non-drowsy lest you spend a few days wondering why you are so damn tired

Well, my dream came true, and it does not reflect well on District 2 councilors www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

Portland’s public education is facing budgetary crises and closing multiple schools. But don’t worry, we’ll get to pay for renovations for a fucking basketball arena on behalf of a fucking billionaire.

Is Sophie Peel available to dig into some city council NDAs and gov’t deals with the Blazers?