City Commissioner Amanda Fritz once again slammed Major League Soccer this morning, as her fellow commissioners voted “yes” to the deal by 4 to 1. Update, 4:17 Fritz has posted her full remarks on her blog. Back to the original post: FRITZ: DREW A WARM RESPONSE FROM MAYOR SAM ADAMS AND CITY COMMISSIONER RANDY LEONARD […]
Matt Davis
Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.
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Poyourow To Leave BTA?
Rumors are swirling that the lead local advocate for the Bicycle Transportation Alliance will soon announce her resignation—possibly over the next week. Poyorouw at the opening of the Trimet Green Line last September Michelle Poyourow joined the BTA in 2006 and during those three and a half years has become the public face of the […]
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I’ll Be On KBOO In The Morning Talking About The Oregonian’s M66/67 Endorsements
8am to 9am, and I’m bound to say something stupid. Hopefully you’ll call in or tune in.
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Good Morning, News!!
IT’S GROUNDHOG DAY!!! So, which way is he leaning? MILITARY SCALING BACK DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL!!! Soldiers outed by third parties will no longer face discipline. Wow. PROGRESS. CHINA OPPOSES OBAMA MEETING WITH DALAI LAMA!!! Fuckers. RIGHT RALLIES BEHIND ACORN ‘PIMP’!!! Classy. OBAMA’S MAN IN LONDON!!! The President takes heat for rewarding his most vociferous […]
Posted inElection 2010
Nick Fish To File For Candidacy Wednesday
City Commissioner Nick Fish has told the Mercury he intends to file for re-election to his seat on Wednesday morning. He’ll be hosting a kick off party at Holocene at 6pm Wednesday Night, with “pizza and desserts” by Hotlips and “a young lady from the farmer’s market.” The evening will be MC’d by Governor Barbara […]
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Police Shoot “Suicidal Man” On NE Sandy
Here’s the release from the cops. Note the following phrase: “The lethal cover officer fired his AR-15 rifle in response to perceived threatening actions. The actions of the man that was shot will be fully released to the public after all officers and witnesses have been interviewed.” We’ll have more on this next week, including, […]
Posted inElection 2010
Renaud and Cornett Break The Thousand
JESSE CORNETT: FILED 1,253 SIGNATURES Two candidates have filed more than 1,000 signatures this afternoon in an effort to qualify for $150,000 in taxpayer funds to run against City Commissioner Dan Saltzman. Jesse Cornett filed 1,253 signatures, 253 more than the 1,000 required for public campaign financing, this afternoon at around 3:30. Jason Renaud filed […]
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House Majority Leader On Huffington Post: “Oregon Leads The Way”
HUFFPO: PO, HUFF… House majority leader Mary Nolan had a blog entry on Satan’s Post, I mean, Huffington Post Wednesday about the success of Measures 66 and 67. I’ve abridged it here for your curiosity, and in case you don’t feel like giving Ariana the extra hits: Voters around the nation are frustrated – even […]
Posted inElection 2010
Candidates For Saltzman’s Seat Discuss Issues
City Commissioner Dan Saltzman and five of the challengers for his seat took part in the Candidate Olympiad at Backspace last night, organized by the Mercury and the Oregon Bus Project. CITY COMMISSIONER DAN SALTZMAN: FACED COMPETITION, VOTERS… The topics were bikes, police, the new bridge over I-5 and Major League Soccer—and I should probably […]
Posted inElection 2010
BREAKING: Jesse Cornett Makes The 1000
CORNETT: MADE THE 1000 “I have 1016 in my hand, and at least another hundred floating, still, so yes, I expect to turn in no less than 1150 signatures tomorrow,” says Cornett—who is running against City Commissioner Dan Saltzman. Cornett was leading in the race for signatures, earlier this week. CANDIDATE OLYMPIAD: TONIGHT! SERIOUSLY!!! TONIGHT!!!!!! […]
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Read The Goddamn News
First things first, tonight at 7pm is our CANDIDATE OLYMPIAD, in association with the Bus Project. We’ll be at Backspace on NW 5th, with Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman, and all 6 rivals for his seat—putting the candidates through a series of questions on transportation, the environment, and the police. See you there! CANDIDATE OLYMPIAD: TONIGHT! […]
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Hall Monitor
Major League Boner
Major League Soccer looks set to go ahead, thanks to a crucial third vote by City Commissioner Dan Saltzman.