#aaronmesh
So this is what it's like to open the paper and see an issue you've ranted and raved about for years right there, in black and white. Thank you, @AaronMesh
November 15, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Convention Center Hotel challenger seeks to take over the project http://t.co/H0eyuy5r7x via @AaronMesh
November 15, 2024 at 4:19 AM
.@AmandaFritzRN proposes higher development fees to fund parks http://t.co/4C7DsRUL0J Some projects could see 300% hike, says @AaronMesh
November 15, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Hidden wages, @aaronmesh - good call. Though I think maybe shitty actors all have to sleep with each other...
November 22, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Finally! Fearlessly explanatory reporting on PDX property tax policy, by @aaronmesh via @aaronbrown http://bit.ly/OE2vEf
When Stacks Attack
The Multnomah County Library is one of the most expensive...
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November 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Sparks fly in Rialto confrontation with Ursula Le Guin. RT @AaronMesh: Charlie Hales has a cold. #pdxmayor #longreads
November 21, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Yup. RT @adamewood: @wweek cover story by @AaronMesh is a great read. Promise you won't be flushing your time away: http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20644-money_bucket.html
Money Bucket
Anne Peterson is a problem solver. She may not look like...
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November 20, 2024 at 3:26 PM
True fact: value of Oregonian's building (as opposed to the land beneath it) is down 63% in 5 years (?) http://bit.ly/1c1UYGm cc @aaronmesh
November 20, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Beware of fighting lions in their own den. MT @AaronMesh: And @NovickOR writes @CommishFish back <a href="http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-31685-here_are_nick_fishs_11_unanswered_questions_on_the_portland_street_fee.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-31685-here_are_nick_fishs_11_unanswered_questions_on_the_portland_street_fee.html
Here Are Nick Fish's 11 Unanswered Questions on the Portl...
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November 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Congrats to @AaronMesh for his first bike ride in 18 years ... suspected it had to be for a story <a href="http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22989-in_the_companies_of_strangers.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-22989-in_the_companies_of_strangers.html
In the Companies Of Strangers
The summer wind presses Marquam Hill like the dank breath...
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November 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM
You don't want to miss the last scene in the latest kickass conservative-spelunk by @aaronmesh. <a href="http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-23168-driving_her_loco.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-23168-driving_her_loco.html
Driving Her Loco
Cynthia Kendoll has issues with her neighbors. The peopl...
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November 19, 2024 at 3:44 PM
@KristinEberhard @PDXCityClub @alex_zee @AaronMesh @gordonrfriedman @julia4pdx @sarahforpdx "Although nearly 1/3 of residents are people of color, they're sufficiently scattered...that it's impossible to draw any 'majority-minority' districts...

Instead, PDX could achieve fairer...
November 19, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Here's @KristinEberhard on the @PDXCityClub council reform recommendation nobody's been talking about yet: *multi-member districts* https://www.sightline.org/2019/02/14/city-club-portland-multi-member-districts/

cc @alex_zee @AaronMesh @gordonrfriedman @julia4pdx @sarahforpdx
City Club of Portland Backs Multi-Member Districts - Sigh...
City Club of Portland released a report Tuesday that supp...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:13 AM
@rogoway @AaronMesh @annargriff @alex_zee ?
November 18, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Thanks to @kolpeterson & @tmccormick for turning me on to the bonkers potential of legalizing backyard homes on wheels.

& thanks to @AaronMesh
for the invitation to write about all of the above & lots of smart edits.

end of thread!...
November 18, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Shout out to @theriaultpdx (Portland Merc) and @AaronMesh (WWeek) for 12 hours of #opdx live tweeting. Thanks guys.
December 14, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Here we go again RT @AaronMesh: PBOT looking at $4.5 million budget hole. Gax tax receipts keep falling. http://is.gd/nqSdW9
Willamette Week
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December 12, 2024 at 7:29 AM
That's a pretty poor line @AaronMesh... the "bicycle projects" he's "favored" are extremely popular w/ majority of portlanders.
December 12, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Even the @wweek @AaronMesh story itself says big ticket items Adams paid for were light rail & Sellwood Bridge... not "bike projects"
December 12, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Pays $129,834 to $186,056 RT @AaronMesh: Portland is hiring a new transportation director! Sounds like a fun job! http://is.gd/lEwWmJ
Does Anybody Want to Be PBOT Director?
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December 11, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Brilliant RT @AaronMesh: Pro-density guy gives day's best quote: "We're trying to find the smartest way to do a stupid thing." (parking)
December 11, 2024 at 12:57 PM
And that's a good thing! RT @AaronMesh: Station map shows Portland Bike Share won't reach most of Portland. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21018-the_big_bike_bailout.html
The Big Bike Bailout
Documents obtained by WW show city transportation officia...
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December 10, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Wonder if/when we would have learned about this carbon tax idea if @AaronMesh hadn't been snooping around?
December 10, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Wow. Just like that. RT @AaronMesh: Jeff Cogen is resigning, effective Sept. 17.
December 10, 2024 at 6:45 PM