The alcove decisions have been made by public officials who can be described as "the anointed". These individuals are endowed with "wisdom" and "generosity" they claim are fair and just. The anointed suffer no consequences for the societal failure that follows. (For me, these acts are described by the economic philosophies of Thomas Sowell, a great historic observer of human behavior.)
Finally! My staff, Jimmy Radosta in particular, worked with the City bureau to finally get this done and waive fees. Thanks to Linda Witt and other Pearl District neighbors for keeping up the pressure.
Thank you for your demonstrated commitment to the constituent-service aspect of a city councilor's job. Thank you for listening to residents who were being adversely affected by this nuisance and for mobilizing city resources to address the problem. Effective local government begins with recognizing problems that affect everyday citizens and taking practical steps to solve them.
That is not to say that the socialist and socialist-adjacent members of Portland's City Council are unresponsive to public input. The difference, evident in the causes they choose to champion, is that they tend to be guided primarily by a narrow range of activist voices rather than by the broader interests of Portland's hardworking taxpayers and residents.
I’m glad this was done, but it’s really pathetic that we need to close off spaces and spend money barricading our buildings and paying for our own security because a good number of the elected officials here won’t ensure basic safety and livability are met. I’m begging everyone to keep these things in mind when you vote in city/county/state elections this fall. The situation in Portland is dire with no signs of getting better as long as the DSA and other activist ideologues exist within our government.
Alcoves and Portland don’t seem to mix. Even the Oregon Historical Society has finally fenced off its alcoves. It’s one of the hidden costs of our inability to effectively manage the current drug crisis.
Imagine telling architect Pietro Belluschi that his design for the Oregon Historical Society building would one day need to be modified because, 60 years later, people would be using those alcoves as a hiding place to inject synthetic opioids into their bodies. I suspect that possibility never crossed his mind when he designed the building.
The alcove decisions have been made by public officials who can be described as "the anointed". These individuals are endowed with "wisdom" and "generosity" they claim are fair and just. The anointed suffer no consequences for the societal failure that follows. (For me, these acts are described by the economic philosophies of Thomas Sowell, a great historic observer of human behavior.)
Finally! My staff, Jimmy Radosta in particular, worked with the City bureau to finally get this done and waive fees. Thanks to Linda Witt and other Pearl District neighbors for keeping up the pressure.
Ms. Clark,
Thank you for your demonstrated commitment to the constituent-service aspect of a city councilor's job. Thank you for listening to residents who were being adversely affected by this nuisance and for mobilizing city resources to address the problem. Effective local government begins with recognizing problems that affect everyday citizens and taking practical steps to solve them.
That is not to say that the socialist and socialist-adjacent members of Portland's City Council are unresponsive to public input. The difference, evident in the causes they choose to champion, is that they tend to be guided primarily by a narrow range of activist voices rather than by the broader interests of Portland's hardworking taxpayers and residents.
I’m glad this was done, but it’s really pathetic that we need to close off spaces and spend money barricading our buildings and paying for our own security because a good number of the elected officials here won’t ensure basic safety and livability are met. I’m begging everyone to keep these things in mind when you vote in city/county/state elections this fall. The situation in Portland is dire with no signs of getting better as long as the DSA and other activist ideologues exist within our government.
Alcoves and Portland don’t seem to mix. Even the Oregon Historical Society has finally fenced off its alcoves. It’s one of the hidden costs of our inability to effectively manage the current drug crisis.
Imagine telling architect Pietro Belluschi that his design for the Oregon Historical Society building would one day need to be modified because, 60 years later, people would be using those alcoves as a hiding place to inject synthetic opioids into their bodies. I suspect that possibility never crossed his mind when he designed the building.
Happy that it's done but sad that it needed to be done.