Columbia River Crossing Bridge—The bigwigs who still
think improving transportation means building fatter freeways are
hoping to throw $4.2 billion into turning the current I-5 bridge to
Vancouver into a 12-lane behemoth. Join environmentalists and
smart-growth experts who are saying WTF to the CRC. Comrades:
Coalition for a Livable Future at www.clfuture.org; Smarter Bridge at
smarterbridge.org
Treatment of homeless—Until just a few months ago,
police and hired private security cops shuffled along homeless folks
who tried to engage in the illegal act of sitting on sidewalks. After
years of fighting, that sit-lie law was finally declared
unconstitutional—but the city is still shamefully slow in
providing affordable housing and addiction treatment programs.
Comrades: Sisters of the Road at sistersoftheroad.org; Street Roots
at streetroots.org
Richie Rich ballot measures—Not a year goes by that
some moneyed dipshit doesn’t try to screw over Oregon’s budget with a
destructive ballot measure. Usually it’s convicted fraudster Bill
Sizemore trying to undermine taxes and unions, but this November an
anti-tax group is hoping to repeal the new taxes our legislature levied
on corporations in order to save public service and school budgets.
Comrade: Defend Oregon at defendoregon.org