I am hoping that Portlander's elect someone other than Mitch Green in the next election. I don't agree with property destruction at PSU related to the students taking over the library. I believe they should all be prosecuted and punished so as to discourage future property damage to our city.
As someone who lives in The Pearl near the shelter site I have witnessed the uptick in homeless loitering now in the area and more open drug use. It’s common sense that concentrating homeless “services” in one relatively small area/neighborhood, with little to no oversight by the city in the way of security or increased police presence/enforcement of no camping laws, will lead to more unwanted commandeering of our parks and public spaces.
People pointing out reality or not wanting to see open drug use every time they step out their front door isn’t being a bigot, although I know accusing people of being whatever x thing because they value quality of life and safe streets seems to be modus operandi of people who confuse self righteous virtue signaling with intelligent thought.
I'm sure Allen Duerte couldn't care less about the "lived experience" of the housed, taxpaying residents in this instance. However if it was one of his politically favored special interest groups, I've no doubt he would obsequiously defer to their "lived experience".
It's been clear from Day 1 that Mitch Green does not care about representing all of us who live in his district. Rather, and in his own words, his goal is focused only on advancing the Democratic Socialist agenda. We need to vote him out and vote in someone who actually wants to be our representative on the Council.
100% agree - any district with one of these DSA reps currently needs to get rid of them in the next go around or this city is pretty much doomed. Not enough people pay attention to what is going on.
I am hoping that Portlander's elect someone other than Mitch Green in the next election. I don't agree with property destruction at PSU related to the students taking over the library. I believe they should all be prosecuted and punished so as to discourage future property damage to our city.
As someone who lives in The Pearl near the shelter site I have witnessed the uptick in homeless loitering now in the area and more open drug use. It’s common sense that concentrating homeless “services” in one relatively small area/neighborhood, with little to no oversight by the city in the way of security or increased police presence/enforcement of no camping laws, will lead to more unwanted commandeering of our parks and public spaces.
People pointing out reality or not wanting to see open drug use every time they step out their front door isn’t being a bigot, although I know accusing people of being whatever x thing because they value quality of life and safe streets seems to be modus operandi of people who confuse self righteous virtue signaling with intelligent thought.
I'm sure Allen Duerte couldn't care less about the "lived experience" of the housed, taxpaying residents in this instance. However if it was one of his politically favored special interest groups, I've no doubt he would obsequiously defer to their "lived experience".
The hypocrisy of the SJW crowd is breathtaking.
It's been clear from Day 1 that Mitch Green does not care about representing all of us who live in his district. Rather, and in his own words, his goal is focused only on advancing the Democratic Socialist agenda. We need to vote him out and vote in someone who actually wants to be our representative on the Council.
100% agree - any district with one of these DSA reps currently needs to get rid of them in the next go around or this city is pretty much doomed. Not enough people pay attention to what is going on.
I, too, have been struck by the anti-homeless attitude often expressed in the NW Examiner of late, and applaud Allen D. for pointing it out.