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"Our budget is growing exponentially as we get through these two generations."
- Stacy Jones, Deputy Director and Finance and Pension Manager
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- Stacy Jones, Deputy Director and Finance and Pension Manager
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FPDR Board Meeting 11/18/25
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November 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"Our budget is growing exponentially as we get through these two generations."
- Stacy Jones, Deputy Director and Finance and Pension Manager
www.youtube.com/live/xOJ7tmp...
- Stacy Jones, Deputy Director and Finance and Pension Manager
www.youtube.com/live/xOJ7tmp...
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It's FPDR Friday, and if you've got a spare 13 minutes, start here and watch the Board approve budget amendments totaling $3,341,053 at the November 18, 2025 Board meeting.
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FPDR Board Meeting 11/18/25
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November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It's FPDR Friday, and if you've got a spare 13 minutes, start here and watch the Board approve budget amendments totaling $3,341,053 at the November 18, 2025 Board meeting.
www.youtube.com/live/xOJ7tmp...
www.youtube.com/live/xOJ7tmp...
“Within the City, the largest share of property taxes goes to the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Fund.”
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Property Tax Day
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November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“Within the City, the largest share of property taxes goes to the Fire and Police Disability and Retirement Fund.”
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Port of Portland is talking about building 11,000 new car parking spaces. They have a survey where you can tell them this is a bad idea. Or maybe they should try increasing the number of TriMet bus lines to the airport (currently 0), or make biking to the airport safe: app.maptionnaire.com/q/oh2
Maptionnaire
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November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Port of Portland is talking about building 11,000 new car parking spaces. They have a survey where you can tell them this is a bad idea. Or maybe they should try increasing the number of TriMet bus lines to the airport (currently 0), or make biking to the airport safe: app.maptionnaire.com/q/oh2
Seems like Mayor Wilson forgot to mention that he doesn’t have the money to pay for this stuff. Contingency isn’t revenue, it’s just a rainy day fund. The best case scenario is that it delays cuts that need to be made later. In this case, from the Fall to the Spring...
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Seems like Mayor Wilson forgot to mention that he doesn’t have the money to pay for this stuff. Contingency isn’t revenue, it’s just a rainy day fund. The best case scenario is that it delays cuts that need to be made later. In this case, from the Fall to the Spring...
One property tax levy in all of Oregon is held harmless from these dynamics. A special exception is written into state law and the City Charter allowing the police/fire pension levy rate to increase as needed to meet rising costs every year. efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/17165...
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
One property tax levy in all of Oregon is held harmless from these dynamics. A special exception is written into state law and the City Charter allowing the police/fire pension levy rate to increase as needed to meet rising costs every year. efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/17165...
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Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concern. Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I'm grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further.
Fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as potential arson
Fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as potential arson
Authorities are investigating after a fire broke out at the home of a Portland City Councilor early Sunday morning.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concern. Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I'm grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further.
Hot dog urbanism across the street from City Hall today @councilorgreen.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hot dog urbanism across the street from City Hall today @councilorgreen.bsky.social
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if you’re a visual learner i made you some maps of where the people quoted in this article as supporting portland being occupied by troops live
September 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
if you’re a visual learner i made you some maps of where the people quoted in this article as supporting portland being occupied by troops live
Yep
The swoop is in full effect. I repeat, the swoop is in full effect.
October 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yep
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Next week is Week Without Driving, but internationally, it was Car-Free Day today.
I took the morning MAX to my in-district meetings, took a Biketown home, & had a blast doing it (other than biking through Lombard/Interstate).
If you always drive, try another way at least once. It's worth it.
I took the morning MAX to my in-district meetings, took a Biketown home, & had a blast doing it (other than biking through Lombard/Interstate).
If you always drive, try another way at least once. It's worth it.
September 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Next week is Week Without Driving, but internationally, it was Car-Free Day today.
I took the morning MAX to my in-district meetings, took a Biketown home, & had a blast doing it (other than biking through Lombard/Interstate).
If you always drive, try another way at least once. It's worth it.
I took the morning MAX to my in-district meetings, took a Biketown home, & had a blast doing it (other than biking through Lombard/Interstate).
If you always drive, try another way at least once. It's worth it.
Imagine if Prosper Portland gave this to us at the Amtrak station.
Some news: This winter Team Oonee is launching NYC's first Dutch-Style🚲 parking hub in Brooklyn's Sunset Park. The Hub will provide free parking for 100+ bikes/scooters, and will include safe charging, and appt based repairs + lite service. This will make history in several ways.
More deets in 🧵👇🏾
More deets in 🧵👇🏾
September 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Imagine if Prosper Portland gave this to us at the Amtrak station.
September 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Wheeler Doctrine.
90% of elected Dems do not know how to fight, do not want to fight, did not run for office to fight, and are not smart enough or principled enough to fight. They entered office so they could fiddle with policy and feel important, they want to hide until it blows over, and will find excuses to do so.
September 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The Wheeler Doctrine.
Reducing property vacancy and traffic congestion as part of a plan to reduce unfunded pension liabilities. Imagine if Portland had that level of creativity, let alone could agree that reducing the City-run pension plan’s unfunded liability was an admirable goal. www.plansponsor.com/ncpers-annou...
NCPERS Announces NextGen Competition Winner | PLANSPONSOR
The winning proposal centered on selling vacant lots in Chicago to generate revenue and drive long-term fiscal sustainability for public pensions.
www.plansponsor.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Reducing property vacancy and traffic congestion as part of a plan to reduce unfunded pension liabilities. Imagine if Portland had that level of creativity, let alone could agree that reducing the City-run pension plan’s unfunded liability was an admirable goal. www.plansponsor.com/ncpers-annou...
The Tax Advisory Group of the Portland Central City Task Force endorses reforming the funding policy of the Portland FPDR pension plan: cdn.orbusinesscouncil.org/docs/policy/...
August 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The Tax Advisory Group of the Portland Central City Task Force endorses reforming the funding policy of the Portland FPDR pension plan: cdn.orbusinesscouncil.org/docs/policy/...
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Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months.
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July 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months.
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Ride to PDX and demand safer biking to the airport on 7/15 at 4pm. www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
Calendar
Rides calendar
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July 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Ride to PDX and demand safer biking to the airport on 7/15 at 4pm. www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
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But there’s much better ways to “help” the tax base if that’s really your goal. Kicker reform and property tax reform are obvious ones. Funding Portland’s pension is the one that doesn’t get attention. Or if disincentives for people to live in WA was the goal, then start tolling cars.
June 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
But there’s much better ways to “help” the tax base if that’s really your goal. Kicker reform and property tax reform are obvious ones. Funding Portland’s pension is the one that doesn’t get attention. Or if disincentives for people to live in WA was the goal, then start tolling cars.
June 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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FPDR LOAN DISCUSSION: Speaking on the $50M loan from Parks to Fire & Police retirement fund. This funding crisis has been on my radar since 2020. Today's loan is another Band-Aid on a fundamentally broken system.
June 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
FPDR LOAN DISCUSSION: Speaking on the $50M loan from Parks to Fire & Police retirement fund. This funding crisis has been on my radar since 2020. Today's loan is another Band-Aid on a fundamentally broken system.
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Watch the testimony from @kmachiz.bsky.social at yesterday's June 10, 2025 Portland City Council Special Session where he explains the "interfund transfer" aspect where FPDR sends $ to PPB and Fire for City + Employee PERS contributions.
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Portland City Council Special Session 06/10/25
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June 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Watch the testimony from @kmachiz.bsky.social at yesterday's June 10, 2025 Portland City Council Special Session where he explains the "interfund transfer" aspect where FPDR sends $ to PPB and Fire for City + Employee PERS contributions.
www.youtube.com/live/Hj_Yt_M...
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The author doesn’t know what they’re talking about. 100% of PPB’s PERS contributions are reimbursed by FPDR. @councilorkanal.bsky.social @councilorgreen.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The author doesn’t know what they’re talking about. 100% of PPB’s PERS contributions are reimbursed by FPDR. @councilorkanal.bsky.social @councilorgreen.bsky.social
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They will discuss the $50 million interfund loan from Parks to FPDR at today's Fire and Police Disability and Retirement (FPDR) Board Meeting.
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The first of 2 action items is to approve a $50 million loan from Parks to FPDR (as briefly mentioned in that marathon budget meeting).
FPDR needs to borrow money every year to account for the fact that it is a pay-as-you-go system that is flying by the seat of its pants.
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FPDR needs to borrow money every year to account for the fact that it is a pay-as-you-go system that is flying by the seat of its pants.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
They will discuss the $50 million interfund loan from Parks to FPDR at today's Fire and Police Disability and Retirement (FPDR) Board Meeting.
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While you are staying busy not asking questions about FPDR please remember to also not ask questions about PPB's Retire Rehire program.
DON'T ASK!
Chief Day mentions "some of the funding for our retire rehire etcetera" here.
(Don't try to figure out the etcetera.)
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DON'T ASK!
Chief Day mentions "some of the funding for our retire rehire etcetera" here.
(Don't try to figure out the etcetera.)
youtu.be/1HumoylIB9s?...
Portland residents react to moving funds from police to parks and recreation
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May 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
While you are staying busy not asking questions about FPDR please remember to also not ask questions about PPB's Retire Rehire program.
DON'T ASK!
Chief Day mentions "some of the funding for our retire rehire etcetera" here.
(Don't try to figure out the etcetera.)
youtu.be/1HumoylIB9s?...
DON'T ASK!
Chief Day mentions "some of the funding for our retire rehire etcetera" here.
(Don't try to figure out the etcetera.)
youtu.be/1HumoylIB9s?...