Rational in Portland Kristin Olson

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 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.
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Mike DiNapoli is an employee owner and lead engineer for People's AV Company who is running for Portland City Council in District 4.
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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/

Keith Wilson is running for mayor of Portland, Oregon. He is the President and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems. He started a homelessness nonprofit called Shelter Portland.

https://www.keithwilsonformayor.com

https://www.instagram.com/keithwilsonformayor?igsh=MTIzaWttaHI5NmJ5OA==

https://youtu.be/iAr8Y5rdG2g?si=ftMqJEChbip1jSIn

https://www.shelterportland.org/timeline

https://katu.com/amp/news/local/uw-study-finds-trace-of-fentanyl-residue-on-pacific-nw-transit-trimet-urges-crack-down-on-drug-use

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/04/staff-drug-use-alleged-misconduct-shuttered-multnomah-county-behavioral-health-center-now-reopened.html?outputType=amp

https://www.wweek.com/news/environment/2024/04/22/theres-so-much-trash-in-the-willamette-river-the-state-proposes-to-regulate-it-under-the-clean-water-act/

https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad?igsh=Y3NucGdxc2xrOXE=

https://multco-web7-psh-files-usw2.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2022%20Point%20In%20Time%20Report%20-%20Full.pdf

https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/pregnant-homeless-woman-addicted-fentanyl-gives-birth-portland/283-cb528854-9b93-4c36-bd82-4a22313f78d1

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp

Erica Gustavson is a hair stylist who owns a small business in Portland. She gave testimony at Portland City Council regarding her concerns about charter commissioners who designed the system of government running for city council and the potential for conflicts of interest. She is involved in leadership with Future Portland, a centrist grassroots organization that provides opportunities for civic involvement. She talks about how she became civically involved and how she educated herself about critical issues so that she could be an informed voter.
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