Yesterday, Council passed the Transportation Utility Fee (TUF) ordinance out of committee. I didn’t take my vote lightly - and I want you to hear why. I’ll keep pushing for more progressive revenue options that don’t put the burden on working-class Portlanders to fix a structural deficit.

PCEF is already helping balance the budget!!! Roughly $740M already supports city bureaus & programs. So when City Hall asks for “just a little more” that money comes from future environmental justice investments Portlanders already voted for. 🏛️ Support Avalos 1 📧 Email Council 🗣️ Testify Monday

Proposed cuts that could lay off more than 200 academic workers puts that truth at risk. I know that PSU isn't alone and facing hard budget choices. Higher education is under pressure from federal uncertainty from state funding that hasn't kept up.

Visited Kindness Farm today, an East Portland farm funded through the Portland Clean Energy Fund + Portland Children’s Levy! 🥰 Kids learning outdoors, immigrant families growing food, and community garden plots taking shape. This is exactly what public investment should do for our communities 🌱

When every climate-adjacent service need becomes justification for tapping the Portland Clean Energy Fund, PCEF slowly stops functioning as the transformational climate justice tool voters approved.

But at the end of the day, we need to keep having a broader conversation about how we build systems that ask those who have the greatest financial flexibility to put in their fair share.

This week, Council passed @councilorkanal.bsky.social's Right to Know Who’s Policing You ordinance. This is about something very basic: if someone is exercising the power to stop, detain, or arrest you, you have a right to know who they are.

Oversight is a healthy and necessary part of good governance.

Our Keep Portland Housed package is coming to the upcoming Housing and Permitting Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 7, 2:00 - 5:00 PM at City Hall and your voice is needed in this discussion.

⚖️ Kolkata: TMC chief and former WB CM Mamata Banerjee reached Calcutta High Court in lawyer’s attire to appear before Chief Justice Sujoy Pal in the post-poll violence PIL matter. She is likely to question multiple aspects of the ongoing proceedings. 👀

"Coach O said, 'I'll honor your scholarship. We'll hold it for two years.'" 𝐐𝐮𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐛𝐛𝐬 shares the moment that brought him to Arizona. Most colleges would not offer a scholarship to a player who planned to go on a mission. Coach Olson was different. He honored his word and held the spot.

⛔ #Neoliberal governments make that the people, fight against each other family, neighbors, friends, ...they don't get their hands dirty, they enjoy it‼️ 👇This man fights for the well-being of #Bolivia, while his son is part of the police force.

Saverio, a 19 year-old Italian tuxedo cat, is living a happy life in the medieval streets of Poppi (Italy). He has become the official mascot of the village.

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Despite the apparent competition the U.S. and Chinese economies are still deeply intertwined. See paper in link to learn more.

An unusually early heat wave is gripping Los Angeles and much of the Southwest, putting California’s already fragile snowpack, and therefore its water supplies, at risk. #ThisIsClimateChange MAP SOURCE: Climate Central Climate Shift Index® Global Map bit.ly/4siSiSo

Do you ever wonder why your #energybill is skyrocketing? You’re not alone. Energy costs are one of the biggest issues facing Americans today, but does it have to be? See the cause and solution to America’s energy crisis.

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Credibility Tests ➜ Labour has faced fresh pressure as MPs demand a timetable for Sir Keir Starmer’s departure after electoral losses, and the EU has approved targeted sanctions on settlers and Hamas figures after a long

Chipotle’s CEO says customers don’t need to wonder about getting a bigger portion just ask for it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

We tend to think of UFOs as objects, but what if that assumption is wrong? Joshua Cutchin explores the possibility that what we’re seeing in the sky might not be vehicles at all, but something closer to consciousness itself. https://f.mtr.cool/ogfwnaedou

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Might be my favourite Sinclair line. He sounds so scared. Good

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Mayor Mamdani: If you work hard in this city, you can find a way in this city. That's why we're investing in childcare and housing. We want it to be a little bit easier so when you're putting in 110%, you can look at city government and say, 'At least someone's trying to meet me halfway.'

If you are a victim of sexual assault, Nainesh Kotak @kotaklaw.bsky.social has advice on how you can file a civil lawsuit @rickzamperin.bsky.social . FULL INTERVIEW: www.chch.com/morning-live...

This arrogant Labor Government went to the election hiding its real agenda, promised no changes, then broke that promise and now acts like nothing happened. Australians were misled, and it’s the Opposition’s job to hold Labor to account.

Israeli settlers terrorize Palestinian residents in Wadi Hamroush, northern Hebron.

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60 Minutes exposes a massive insider trading ring making millions by betting on highly classified US military operations in Iran with a 98 percent win rate. Washington insiders are literally using secret Pentagon intelligence to rig prediction markets! #cdnpoli

The offense has another TD, courtesy of RB Kaden Shields-Dutton. Really have loved how the RB has operated tonight from an overall sense. #FAU #CFB

The video you are about to see is not a skit. It is a representation of true character creation in Dungeons & Dragons and Kobolds Ate My Baby. For the former, more than 20 minutes has been removed. For the latter, more then 2. What remains is what you've likely already seen. TBC

When you've started so many wars you can't remember who you're currently bombing. Can the entire country just start admitting the man should not be in charge of our country let alone have the nuclear codes?

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More cowbell would like you all to know he was never booked for Freedom 250. #FuckFreedom250 and the clown car it rode in on.

Consumer News: March 12, 2026 Mortgage rates make a big jump up. Congress is looking to make homes more affordable. Plus, oil is back over $100 per barrel. #MortgageRates #homeownership #oil

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🏗️ A smarter way to build housing: https://go.newamerica.org/affordable-and-market-rate-housing-5 💰 Closing construction funding gaps: https://go.newamerica.org/rules-of-housing-finance-5 🏠 Scaling first-time homebuyer programs: https://go.newamerica.org/first-time-homebuyers-in-high-cost-regions-5

🚀 Launch Day! The Lijian-1 rocket was developed by Cas Space, a commercial firm established by the Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The rocket serves the small satellite launch market, offering dedicated launches for single customers and rideshare missions.

Spurs seem loose, upbeat going through shooting drills this morning after singing “Happy Birthday” to Harrison Barnes.

Just beginning to let it sink in...

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Mel Robbins shares how the #LetThemTheory can help you sit with someone who pisses you off at the dinner table. Watch the season finale of #RealTime on @hbomax.bsky.social!

Khorramshahr missile hits #Israel! #Wikipedia: ¨Iran´s long-rang #Khorramshahr, named after the city of Khorramshahr in #Iran, is a medium-range ballistic missile THAT was tested by Iran in January 2017. With a range between 1,000 and 2,000 km, it can carry a 1,800 kg warhead and is 13 m in length.¨

Listen to the latest Talking Points podcast where C. Michael Gibson and Thomas Crawford talk about the use of reconditioned pacemakers versus new ones in the My Heart Your Heart trial. www.tctmd.com/audio/my-hea...

Shardpunk is now at its biggest discount ever. With 94% positive reviews, it’s an easy pick. 😎 You can also check out the bundles with Shardpunk + other strong RPG titles, all discounted. Good deal if you enjoy tactics 👉 cutt.ly/BtrxvziB #indiegames #rpg #steamsale

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Terra Invicta has officially launched into 1.0! Defend Earth from an alien invasion while navigating complex global politics and expanding your reach across the Solar System. Take command of your fleet in deep, tactical space battles. Get it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/...

👨‍⚖️ "Cuando hay derechos y libertades fundamentales en juego, hay que intervenir", afirma José Folguera, magistrado jubilado, en #MalasLenguasN

Making the American Dream a reality. Coming up this morning on CBS News Detroit, we'll have more on how owning a home just got easier.

We need more leaders with Newsom’s energy.

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For National Pet Day check out the ‘Animals Notebooks’ range from Y Marrs Colourist on Amazon. Including regular pets, and those more exotic! https://tinyurl.com/vkm2wmu4 #easygiftingwithyvonnemarrs

Well we made it #gamer fam Thank FECK it's Friday~! I am distracting myself today With FEATURE FRIDAYS WITH WING~! twitch.tv/awingedshield Being the best #merc in #ArmoredCoreVI Much pew pews, such #mecha See you there frens! #Eldenwood #VTuber #ENVTuber #neko

Imágenes de la destrucción del Leopard 1A5 alemán de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania. Un dron tras otro atacó al tanque enemigo mientras intentaba penetrar en Konstantinovka. Actualmente, se están librando feroces batallas en los límites de la

This will be an ambitious budget framed by an ambitious government, in difficult and uncertain times.