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Rational in Portland Kristin Olson
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4.3 • 80 Ratings
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Portland native. Trial lawyer. Founding member of North America Recovers. https://www.northamericarecovers.org
Resisting extremism through long form conversations.
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Political consultant Derek Clevenger on the presidential race
Derek Clevenger, MBA, is a nonaffiliated political consultant in the Pacific Northwest. He was the mayor of Aumsville, Oregon and ran as a nonaffiliated candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives. He is a retired US Army Master Sergeant where he was a medic. He is also a medical training instructor and has developed and delivered courses approved by leading medical associations, like the American Red Cross. He was the Director of Communications for All Oregon Votes, an organization that works for open primaries in Oregon. He talks about national politics, the presidential race, and parallels between Oregon and national politics, as well as ideas for resisting extremism.
*This episode was recorded prior to President Biden dropping out of the presidential race. -
Terrence Hayes for Portland City Council, District 1
Terrence Hayes is running for Portland City Council in District 1. He grew up with drug-addicted parents in the Chicago projects, and his sister is still suffering from active drug addiction. Terrence moved to Portland with his father and graduated from Jefferson High School. As a former gang member who spent 13 years in prison for attempted murder, Terrence now works to help young men avoid a lifetime of violent crime and turn their lives around. He owns a graffiti removal business and is married with children. His cousin was shot and killed by a Portland police officer. As a city council candidate, Terrence's priority is public safety. He is endorsed by the Portland Police Association.
https://teamhayesforportland.comhttps://www.cesystems.tech/campaign/friendsofterrencehayeshttps://x.com/Hayes4Portlandhttps://www.instagram.com/teamhayes4portland?igsh=bHN6c2dnNXFtNmRuhttps://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1664330255044349953?s=46 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/1648409/a-murder-in-portland/https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7osi7kRg9T/https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/07/10/city-council-entrance-interview-terrence-hayes/ -
Eli Arnold: Local efforts to avoid the re-criminalization of drugs, a beautiful family moment at Portland Pride, city solutions for homelessness, and more
Eli Arnold is a Portland police officer and a member of Portland's Instagram-famous Portland Police Bureau Central Bike Squad. He is running for Portland City Council in District 4. He stopped back in to tell us why Multnomah County's plan is just an effort to avoid the Oregon legislature's reforming of Measure 110 and the legislature's recent re-criminalization of drugs; a beautiful moment involving his son at the Portland Pride Parade; solutions for homelessness; and what he loves about Portland, including a new food truck.
https://www.eliforportland.com
https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad?igsh=Y3NucGdxc2xrOXE=
https://www.instagram.com/eliforportland?igsh=djRxcGYydHdjNDZu
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/06/top-broker-of-measure-110-changes-unhappy-with-multnomah-county-deflection-plan.html?outputType=amp
https://public.substack.com/p/why-we-must-arrest-drug-addicts
https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1677793165238222850?s=46
https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/05/we-tried-to-imagine-how-voting-would-work-under-portlands-proposed-charter-reforms/
https://rosecityreform.substack.com/p/puppets-take-over-rose-city-reform -
Andy Chandler
Andy Chandler is the host of NW Fresh. He talks about his career in news media, growing up with a trans sister, how he got civically engaged in Portland, and more.
https://youtube.com/@nwfreshpodcast?si=6-cWuUicWuUmyq0ahttps://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4?si=PYxby5xlRia55xnSKYPviQhttps://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/09/21/jo-ann-hardesty-settles-lawsuit-with-police-union-over-hit-and-run-leak-with-680000-settlement/https://x.com/apstylebook/status/1653798091403804672?s=46https://blog.ap.org/announcements/the-decision-to-capitalize-black#:~:text=AP's%20style%20is%20now%20to,African%20diaspora%20and%20within%20Africa.https://www.apstylebook.com/blog_posts/16https://www.apstylebook.com/blog_posts/9https://www.apstylebook.com/blog_posts/9https://www.facebook.com/thelincolnproject.us/videos/1210873516036599/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6vhttps://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/09/man-gets-17-years-for-killing-well-known-portland-antifascist-sean-kealiher.html?outputType=amphttps://www.norfolkgroup.orghttps://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/ -
Mike DiNapoli, running for Portland City Council, District 4
Mike DiNapoli is an employee owner and lead engineer for People's AV Company who is running for Portland City Council in District 4.
https://mikedinapoli.orghttps://www.portland.gov/elections/city-office-candidacy#toc-city-districtshttps://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/portland-ritz-carlton-tower-nears-completion-with-few-apparent-hiccups-defying-odds.htmlhttps://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=hrac_pubhttps://www.wweek.com/news/2021/09/22/the-saga-of-the-joyce-hotel-shows-the-difficulty-of-producing-affordable-housing/https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/02/28/new-figures-show-multnomah-county-still-isnt-using-the-homeless-services-tax-money-metro-covets/https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad/?hl=enhttps://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/04/portland-police-body-camera-policy-wins-unanimous-support-from-city-council.html?outputType=amphttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5yM25TWZY4kLvhjR79fURu?si=Nc1sz9GMRxuuMsBMCsEdwAhttps://www.wweek.com/news/2021/06/07/oregon-legislature-passes-senate-bill-that-paves-the-way-for-portland-to-implement-police-oversight-board/https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1795318576049795471https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/31/us/pandemic-learning-loss-recovery.htmlhttps://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/05/we-tried-to-imagine-how-voting-would-work-under-portlands-proposed-charter-reforms/ -
Daniel DeMelo for Portland City Council, District 3
Daniel DeMelo is running for Portland City Council, District 3. He is focused on unsheltered homelessness and data-driven solutions.
https://demelo4portland.comhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HLelR8IstvUhttps://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/09/opinion-i-chair-the-advisory-committee-for-multnomah-countys-homeless-services-office-i-cant-vouch-for-its-effectiveness.htmlhttps://x.com/brimjulia/status/1783915421277819071?s=46https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/multnomah-county-budget-audit-funds-spending-system/283-42c4ad51-8948-4102-8ae8-2e598b3fe578https://www.portlandmaps.comhttps://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/05/10/homelessness-rises-20-in-multnomah-county-annual-count-shows/https://www.aclu.org/bio/paul-rummell-and-benjamin-westhttps://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Docs/commission_agendas/2023/CPOT-Presentation.pdfhttps://www.portland.gov/civic/news/2022/8/11/cannabis-empowerment-dayhttps://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Docs/commission_agendas/2023/CPOT-Presentation.pdfhttps://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/03/30/office-of-civic-life-looks-to-reroute-500000-from-five-nonprofits-to-neighborhood-based-grants/https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1633960793652985856https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2024/05/the-nonprofit-industrial-complex-and-the-corruption-of-the-american-city/
Customer Reviews
Happy I found this through Reddit,
I am listening to my first episode and am happy with the way host is laying everything out. The issues are relevant. The only problem so far is the sound , I needed to put this in max and still it’s hard to hear . Please fix the sound .
Curious about why you would , at this point, not vote republicans? What is it that people are afraid of? Do you still think that all these visits to boards meetings will fix things or is it stopping to vote the same every time , hoping for a different result?
The Republican Party in oregon would not be the same Republican Party as in Texas . They will necessarily be more center than right just because of the demographics.
People need to open up their minds a bit and start looking at the issues not a party label to get things changed. If you look at a candidates platform and the first line is : I will focus on crime and homelessness vs another whose line is : I will focus on climate change and equity . What candidate do you need to vote for in order to see change in the very issues that are dragging this city future and future down ?
Much needed discussion about Portland
I don’t always agree, but I never miss a show. Rational in Portland is asking the right questions, and has an incredible array of guests and discussions. If you are concerned about the state of Portland whatever your politics may be, you need to listen to Rational in Portland.
Don’t listen to this if you’re planning to move to Portland!
Or you will be able to see the real underbelly of what makes it so hard to live here! Keep living in Austin or Nashville, or Boston or anywhere that has reasonable civil structures. It didn’t use to be this way and Kristen knows this. She is speaking truth to power. Thank god for this podcast. I hope it gets better.