Nah. We jacked it up and put it on skates in 98. It's mostly up to the standards set in the 90's. Yes some retro could be done but that building ain't coming down in a 8.0 or lass. Now if we get THE BIG ONE. Anything can come down of course.
Last time I checked, Portland is part of USA on planet Earth. I don't see how you can separate what happens in Portland from rest of the world. Good Trouble protests were in honor of late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis who said get in good trouble. You know, for voting rights and equality and democracy and all those other bad Portland values.
I can understand that some might feel that way but that also might not be what it means at all. It might just mean they want to stay out of the political arena altogether and just want to allow all fans to have fun every night no matter what part of the rainbow they fall under. It's just my view but IMO the LBGT community doesn't need a special night. They should be at every game if they are fans of the teams. Why do we need to only allow them one game? You see where I'm going with this right? Total inclusion should be the norm. Not just Pride Night.
Yep. Intel is under some severe stress right now but the foundry portion of their business and when they revamp their AI processes they will bounce back. Probably going to be slow for the next 2 years. by 2028-29 they will be ramping back up and yes that will bring a large percentage of those people back. Probably as many as 3000.
The Blazers have a "hero of the game" where they highlight a military veteran and give them some binoculars or something. Why just military? Why aren't they honoring a teacher, or a fireman, or... They're not only "allowed" one game. It's that they're recognized and called to the front for one game. Cheered and celebrated instead of pushed to the back like they usually are in society at large.
I have a client who lives close to Sunnyside, and I purposely avoid going up it to get to his house. Not only because I don't want to drive by the hospital my dad basically died at (same reason why I avoid Sunnybrook east of 205), but holy shit, no one knows how to drive up it. It's like people think it's a country road (where it's a little easier to speed/be reckless).
It's actually where a lot of Portlanders are leaving to. One of my houses is there and the draw is Clackamas county taxes, and still close enough to be in Portland when you need to be. Vancouver has some of the same draw. Problem with Vancouver is you will pay more to live there on your day to day expenses and annual fees type stuff. I know you are just having fun here but there is a valid point for those being burdened by the Multnomah county and Portland city taxes and overall cost of living. I for one do not buy into the "Portland is a shithole" mantra. We need to keep cleaning it up and making it the best place in the country to live. That is costing money. I hope city leaders continue to do the work to clean it up.
Pretty cool idea. I like the Teacher and Firefighter idea. Maybe even add police because a bunch of them are getting a real bad rap. There are some really good cops out there.
never once was it said Portland is a shithole...It was that it's a "shit show", aka what goes on there and had be going on there and what's it become compared to what it use to be imo.
not one person addressed this. Look at the comments of people and what they think of Portland. Someone else here said Happy Valley is shit lmao. I guess maybe if you live in West Linn or one of those place you would think Happy Valley is shit. and if you think Happy Valley is shit, then I would love to know what you think about other lesser parts of Portland. Regardless, the majority of people's opinion right now about Portland is not good, from headlines, about the homeless, drug addicts and protests and their own past experiences in Portland from what it use to be.
There were a lot of marriage equality protests in Portland before it was signed into law. Same with women's rights, etc. Movements have to start somewhere. And you have to keep them going to keep attention on them.
Happy Valley sucks because the road sucks, and because the people there are pretentious keeping up with the joneses type. Your comment about west linn being the only place better shows you may fall into that category which makes sense why you think it's great. Your peeps.
Peaceful protests are great and often needed. There is no arguing that. There is a long history of it. But violent protests that cost businesses and taxpayers millions of dollars that could have been spent elsewhere are counterproductive. The 100 days of protest, even though it was a great cause, turned into a shit show because a certain element wanted it to be. They did not care about the cost to the taxpayers. Their goal differed from the original goal. But back to the topic, Portland needs to be more attractive to businesses. Portland's downtown office market had one of the highest vacancy rates in the country, remaining at 35% as of March 2025. The city needs the tax dollars they generate. Foot traffic in downtown may be up, safety may have improved, but some businesses are still leaving downtown due to concerns about homelessness, safety, and high taxes. The perception of doing business in Portland needs to change.
Okay. I can agree that on this thread it has not been stated that Portland is a shithole. However that has been said and my statement about not buying into that frame of thought stands.
How about you go back and watch some reruns of In Living Color, because I got the same laughs watching that back in the day just as I did reading your last comment.
