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Why is PPS asking us to build three of the country's most expensive high schools?

May 18 •

April 2025

A message from our founder (me!). And also Wally.

Apr 30 •

5:01

Was the police response to the Community Free Store and its associated conflicts too much, too little, or just right?

Apr 22 •

February 2025

The little video that started it all

This is the video that was supposed to launch this Substack.

Feb 28 •

1:36

Why does it cost the city twice as much to build affordable housing?

Not long ago, the Portland Housing Bureau posted the good news that financing on the biggest affordable housing project it had ever funded had finally…

Feb 4 •

December 2024

What really happened in this election

Low voter engagement wasn't about ranked choice voting—it was about the 400% increase in the number of candidates who ran.

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

Portland Street Response needs its own public safety bureau

The Big Idea with Lisa Freeman

Nov 3, 2024 •

2:46

October 2024

Define, not Defund

The Big Idea with Terrence Hayes

Oct 24, 2024 •

2:32

September 2024

He's boring and he wants to make government in Portland boring as he is

The Big Idea with Jon Walker

Sep 19, 2024 •

and

Jonathan Walker

2:29

Candidate Shuffle Dating

Watch now | Small groups of voters talk to District 4 candidates for ten minutes each, then rotate to the next.

Sep 3, 2024 •

0:51

August 2024

FAQ about what happened last week

Why we can't seem to get anywhere

Aug 11, 2024 •

July 2024

The conversation we should be having

as opposed to the ones we're currently having

Jul 19, 2024 •

and

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