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Re: “City Debates Gutting Vacant Washington High”
PPS's policy of leaving buildings empty for extended periods of time is creating some really blighted sites around Portland. In our neighborhood, Portsmouth, the old Clarendon school building has sat empty for a couple of years now, accumulating weeds, broken windows, graffiti, &c. and sort of sending out creepy vibes in every direction -- including the park it's immediately adjacent to -- and just kind of generally degrades the place.
If anyone reading lives in Portsmouth and wants to come by and lend a hand, there's a volunteer clean up tomorrow morning at Clarendon, 9-12! Neighbors are trying to do their bit! But honestly, we'd like PPS to come up with a better long term solution. Thanks for covering the issue.
Re: “The Dead Freeway Society”
Great to see some historical perspective. Thanks!
Re: “Breaking: Chasse Sergeant To Be Suspended”
Depressing and enraging, but not surprising. "The officers involved were within policy as it relates to their use of force in this incident" -- change them. I hope that a change in policies can also help keep individuals so inclined to such mindless violence off our police force.
Re: “Fancypants Architects Commemorate Pirate Town”
There's been so many photos taken of this place, I'm glad someone's doing a show. The creosoting actually took place a little bit downriver at what's now the fenced off McCormick Baxter superfund site.
Re: “Council Votes Yes On Big Soccer At PGE”
Thank God for Fritz.
Re: “Protest At Wyden's Office For Obama's Public Health Insurance Option Tomorrow”
I found the "too radical" article in the O particularly galling -- as if the people who want real change, but weren't paying close attention could be convinced that Wyden is the true change-maker if they quoted Obama calling him "radical."
I can't make today's rally, unfortunately, but am glad you're spreading the word, and have, of course, contacted Wyden's office repeatedly to let him know how disgusted I am.
Re: “A Negative Study, A Happy Duck: Things Officially Get Crazy In Lents.”
Did you hear Chakwin on KBOO this morning? I swear, it seemed like he was saying he'd rather have the stadium than "affordable housing" because affordable housing might mean "subsidized housing" and he doesn't want that. He said something about my neighborhood, Portsmouth, which has a high rate of subsidized housing, and said he didn't want to end up like us. I came into it late, so maybe I missed something, but it seemed like sort of a weird, backwards argument for spending money on the stadium rather than housing.
Plus: Portsmouth rules! We have *several* places to eat!!! Don't disparage us, Chakwin!
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