I keep seeing that these city councilors visit the small businesses (and really, are they not already aware of the large issues if they are supposedly representing the neighborhood?) - then what? I’m not seeing any much needed changes to policy coming out of city hall. So far, this group of representatives have only dumped on NW (District 4) still more by opening a day and night shelter here that have quickly and very visibly brought in more drugs, crime, and homeless loitering in our public spaces, which was the obvious outcome of such an idiotic placement of services. They roundly refuse to answer the many emails and other attempts to converse with them on these topics. As far as I’m concerned, they all need to be replaced this year with candidates who transparently and obviously support actual taxpayers and businesses, both in word AND action. Please fellow voters, wake up.
So-called "Charter Reform" was supposed to make our elected Councilors more accessible to their constituents, because there were more of them and they would be serving small districts instead of the whole city. What a joke!!! It is incredibly difficult to get a response from anyone about anything now from Portland's City Government since the day that albatross was foisted on the hapless and gullible voters.
But now that Comrade Dunphy is the Council's new President, I'm sure things will quickly improve.
Heartbreaking! After 24 years in business!! While the children-acting-as-city councilors spend days and MY tax $$$ hurtling insults and quibbling over who's going to sit at the head of the table. I'm disgusted with all of them. Vote Eli Arnold in so we can have at least ONE adult at the table.
I keep seeing that these city councilors visit the small businesses (and really, are they not already aware of the large issues if they are supposedly representing the neighborhood?) - then what? I’m not seeing any much needed changes to policy coming out of city hall. So far, this group of representatives have only dumped on NW (District 4) still more by opening a day and night shelter here that have quickly and very visibly brought in more drugs, crime, and homeless loitering in our public spaces, which was the obvious outcome of such an idiotic placement of services. They roundly refuse to answer the many emails and other attempts to converse with them on these topics. As far as I’m concerned, they all need to be replaced this year with candidates who transparently and obviously support actual taxpayers and businesses, both in word AND action. Please fellow voters, wake up.
So-called "Charter Reform" was supposed to make our elected Councilors more accessible to their constituents, because there were more of them and they would be serving small districts instead of the whole city. What a joke!!! It is incredibly difficult to get a response from anyone about anything now from Portland's City Government since the day that albatross was foisted on the hapless and gullible voters.
But now that Comrade Dunphy is the Council's new President, I'm sure things will quickly improve.
Add the surprise closing of Bartini and Urban Fondue on NW 21st/NW Glisan after 20 years. One reason cited, "decline in neighborhood conditions."
Heartbreaking! After 24 years in business!! While the children-acting-as-city councilors spend days and MY tax $$$ hurtling insults and quibbling over who's going to sit at the head of the table. I'm disgusted with all of them. Vote Eli Arnold in so we can have at least ONE adult at the table.