J. Wychodeski
@deserteyelid.bsky.social
We should add an eviction tax to the SDCs. A lot of loud voices will get behind rental assistance.
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We should add an eviction tax to the SDCs. A lot of loud voices will get behind rental assistance.
Similar to firing the housing director because of "competing housing, homelessness, and budgetary crises" (Michael Jordan, CA) there are no competing crisis because the mayoral role brings nothing to the table.
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Similar to firing the housing director because of "competing housing, homelessness, and budgetary crises" (Michael Jordan, CA) there are no competing crisis because the mayoral role brings nothing to the table.
Simply, the mayor gets no directives that are not the will of the council. Despite what the business alliance wants, there are no special mayoral powers that get to enact directives that do not come from council.
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Simply, the mayor gets no directives that are not the will of the council. Despite what the business alliance wants, there are no special mayoral powers that get to enact directives that do not come from council.
So the cut to the IRP funds more or less balances what they've already taken from general fund and allocate elsewhere.
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So the cut to the IRP funds more or less balances what they've already taken from general fund and allocate elsewhere.
Yeah, I guess my question is "there aren't funds allocated for this and as such he's spending down the contingency fund?"
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Yeah, I guess my question is "there aren't funds allocated for this and as such he's spending down the contingency fund?"
So he's spending down the contingency, not an allocated amount of funds? Seems weird to have a contingency fund that the mayor would get to spend on whatever he wants.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
So he's spending down the contingency, not an allocated amount of funds? Seems weird to have a contingency fund that the mayor would get to spend on whatever he wants.
If the city attorney, for example, could be fired by the mayor for giving legal guidance to council that confirmed their counter-to-the-mayor position, the mayor would hold outsized influence over the opinion of the attorney who works for the city, not the mayor.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If the city attorney, for example, could be fired by the mayor for giving legal guidance to council that confirmed their counter-to-the-mayor position, the mayor would hold outsized influence over the opinion of the attorney who works for the city, not the mayor.
He's really trying to find a way to Wheeler in policy changes outside of his authority.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
He's really trying to find a way to Wheeler in policy changes outside of his authority.
Yeah, that and to give the business alliance a back door through a new government structure designed to restrict its access.
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Yeah, that and to give the business alliance a back door through a new government structure designed to restrict its access.
Related from the WW's billionaire apologist:
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If you think your contribution limit to society as a (multi)millionaire is "spend[ing] money on things like theater tickets and restaurants" feel free to die somewhere else so Effinger can stop LaVoy Finicum-ing his career on "thought" pieces for Greg Goodman and other wealthy "tax cut" enthusiasts.
High estate taxes are scaring rich old people out of Oregon.
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Related from the WW's billionaire apologist:
bsky.app/profile/dese...
bsky.app/profile/dese...
Wild to refer to a billion bucks as "a hoard" of cash when referring to the care, housing and other needs of "12,034 people," but not when talking about Schnitzer or one of the Sports(TM) guys. Or any of the developers trying to skirt that tax and run the rest of us underground.
#EatTheRich
#EatTheRich
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Wild to refer to a billion bucks as "a hoard" of cash when referring to the care, housing and other needs of "12,034 people," but not when talking about Schnitzer or one of the Sports(TM) guys. Or any of the developers trying to skirt that tax and run the rest of us underground.
#EatTheRich
#EatTheRich
Warrants for what?
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Warrants for what?
![Jesse Waters fox interview with green hat wearing "former antifa" where the "former antifa" is replaced with Portland police chief Bob Day.
Cc reads:
"HOW DID YOU GET ROPED INTO THE WHOLE ANTIFA THING"
and ticker reads:
"FORMER ANTIFA MEMBER SPEAKS OUT"
"TEXT JESSE @ (929) [unintelligible]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gpmuqw42go53xfkfyx5dzhco/bafkreihvl4tfqu7umq7d4qia5dkz4btzr6raajrc4jyjkqtklr34gi3xza@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM