Historical Monuments
Public Safety
1/24/2024 4 communications calling for Gaza cease-fire. We denounce all such calls unless they first call for release of the hostages, and a renunciation of the Hamas charter and its genocidal jihad against the Jews.
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez responds on Instagram, gets his car firebombed.
1 communication calls on Portland to join Oakland, San Francisco and 50 other municipalities in calling for Gaza cease-fire.
The RCIF supports Portland's “sister-city” relationship with Ashkelon, Israel. Oregon-Israel-Palestine relations
Houselessness and Economic mobility
Behavioral Health
Oregon Supreme Court should reverse its mistaken decision permitting obscene performances and live-sex shows, and allow legislators and city councilors to shut down Portland's exploitative sex-trafficking industry. Oregon Const 1 § 1 “each person shall be held responsible for the abuse of this right”.
3,000 new beds at $500MM needed in Oregon, above and beyond 2021 funding, not including operational and staffing costs.
Law and Legal Aid
Oregon Law Center founded by Steve Lowenstein. Steve Lowenstein Trust Recognizing those who are making a difference for the underserved
Drafts In Progress
- Commentary and Revisions of BastardsLivesMatter.org - complain, kvetch, and propose your changes here.
- Open letter to Multnomah County Board of Commissioners re Lack of Accessibility or Information on Public Meetings. Addressed in testimony 2/15/2023