Why not? A more vibrant downtown would bring money to businesses. If more people live in Portland more businesses will want to be closer. Mixed use zoning would be helpful, for sure.
Lost credibility with whom? We lost credibility because we want equality? It shouldn't have anything to do with a basketball game unless someone makes it relevant by taking away our one celebration. How do my rights make you unsafe pray tell?
As someone that lived and grew up in Gresham over 17 years, it’s not what it once was years back IMO. There’s also a reason why they put a police station in the middle of Gresham many years ago.
The homeless situation in Portland has drastically improved. It's never going to go away, but there are improvements throughout.
Those things wouldn’t have happened in the first place it wasn’t for the protest. And all you’re gonna do is just blame the person that harms your business? Or actually hold them accountable? At the end of the day, if you and your family is affected money wise for you and your family over the protests, you would not be so ok with all the protests going on every damn month in Portland
There are police stations in the middle of most towns and cities. Courthouses too. Oh, and post offices. And fire stations. Many even have these green spaces called parks.
Yes that would be helpful for sure. It would help small businesses, which are needed as well. But small businesses don't buy luxury suites. The topic was competing with other cities for multiple sports franchises. Portland could use a few more large companies for that. Not saying the city can't currently support both baseball and basketball, because they absolutely can. But it is very competitive, and there are other cities that might be more attractive. A few questioned how SLC could beat us out, and that is how. True, they don't have Fortune 500 companies, but they do have more medium-sized companies. The city and state are considered to be business-friendly.
There was a Fred Myers there that was thriving and doing well. Then lots of Mexican gangs starting causing trouble, shooting during the day and etc. then entered the police station, after all of that. if it wasn’t the uptick in crime and shootings in that area, they would have never added a police station is my point, aka not like it was before
But more people have been leaving Portland than coming here to live over the past few years. Now ask yourself why is that? IMO there is not one reason for that, but you would be silly to not act like some of the things like drug addicts, homeless and affected business due to that played a role in people leaving, as well as the tax situation.
You literally could say any place is not like it once was. People bitch about that constantly everywhere. Gresham is still fine. They have crime, so do many other jurisdictions. I've spent a ton of time in Rockwood. People are more scared of it's reputation than they should be. As with anything, you just need to apply your judgment and leave if situations seem to be getting weird.
I has a uncle that live off a 176th stark back in early 60's when it basically new ranch home developments. I remember when they built that Freddies and that Heck Harper lived right on Stark Street in a big White farm style house with huge white fence around. Folks always took us to the Mult Co fair down town Gresham. I played football against Gresham mid/late sixties when they were in the Metro league. At that time David Douglas was the biggest school in the State and Madison I think second largest.
Did you happen to read my statement as meaning I felt unsafe? I'm sorry. I feel very safe watching a basketball game on any night. I feel everyone should feel as confident as I on every night at every game as well. Not just one singular night. Which is my point. The Gay community are selling themselves short. Fly that flag and wear that rainbow shirt to any game you want IMO.
I really like this inclusive message. Carolina Hurricanes pull out all the stops for Pride Nightyahoo.comhttps://ca.sports.yahoo.com › news › carolina-hurricane...
Thanks so much. I have a coworker who is scared to go anywhere east of the zoo…..I call him Colonel Cul-de-sac and it REALLY pisses him off!
Yeah I’ve worked up in Seattle the past couple weeks and had to commute from Bellevue to Seattle and back during rush hour both ways……WOW is it bad! I said screw it and drove in the carpool lane the whole time. As far as Vegas, no thanks. Good luck down there though.
