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8 Sep 2023, 5:48 am by Jack Bogdanski
I look at the public schools and see really bad management, and the buck for that stops with the board.Now she's bobbling away on the Multnomah County commission, too – one of the two outvoted voices of reason there, supposedly. [read post]
7 Sep 2023, 7:54 am by Jack Bogdanski
The folks who took over Multnomah County's never-used Wapato Jail and turned it into a highly functional homeless shelter, called Bybee Lakes, deserve a medal. [read post]
23 Aug 2023, 1:33 pm by Jack Bogdanski
Here's a scathing new audit showing that the "joint homeless office" in Multnomah County is mismanaged, and so chaotic that nobody can tell for sure what, if anything, it's accomplishing. [read post]
21 Aug 2023, 3:34 am by Jack Bogdanski
”Schmidt, who supported Measure 110, said the benefits are starting to emerge, like a new treatment center in Multnomah County: Quest Center for Integrative Health. [read post]
16 Aug 2023, 1:23 pm by Jack Bogdanski
It's a private company that runs that service, under a contract with Multnomah County, and they say they can't find enough workers to run the ambulances. [read post]
13 Aug 2023, 2:57 pm by Jack Bogdanski
Portland's daily newspaper (sort of) takes a swipe at the Multnomah County district attorney, Mike Schmidt, today. [read post]
7 Aug 2023, 4:12 pm by Jack Bogdanski
Second, the trend is going up,” Multnomah County Public Health Manager Brendon Haggerty said. [read post]
30 Jul 2023, 4:39 pm by Jack Bogdanski
Of the returns filed from Multnomah the previous year, 316,329 stayed in the county, but 35,364 filed somewhere else. [read post]
21 Jul 2023, 2:08 am by Jack Bogdanski
Given the disturbing recent news about a series of murders of young women in the Portland area, at least four of which are connected, it's disheartening to read this story of another possible murder victim, a young woman who lived in Multnomah County (reportedly Portland), and law enforcement's alleged failure to pursue her case. [read post]
11 Jul 2023, 10:34 pm by Jack Bogdanski
The backlash was swift and widespread, and so Multnomah County has stopped giving out clean drug paraphernalia to fentanyl addicts so that they can kill themselves more safely. [read post]
7 Jul 2023, 4:59 pm by Jack Bogdanski
So it is with this one: "Multnomah County Will Distribute Tin Foil and Straws to Fentanyl Smokers. [read post]
19 Jun 2023, 6:04 am by Jack Bogdanski
He was replaced in Salem by the woman who was running the mental health machinery at Multnomah County. [read post]
13 Jun 2023, 7:21 am by Jack Bogdanski
 “I wish our county had the foresight to plan and commitment,” said LaMar....In 2017, Mary Li, director of the Multnomah Idea Lab, told reporters that if all went well, she hoped to build as many as 300 of the tiny homes in the next year. [read post]
26 May 2023, 1:19 pm by Jack Bogdanski
We'd do better if the city and county were merged. [read post]
25 May 2023, 2:28 am by Jack Bogdanski
With 587 days left in the term of office of Mike Schmidt, the Multnomah County district attorney, already a deputy in his office has formally come forward as a credible candidate to oust him in next year's election.The guy's name is Nathan Vasquez, and he's running to the right of wishy-washy Mikey. [read post]
17 May 2023, 8:37 am by Jack Bogdanski
The proposed Multnomah County capital gains tax lost by about 4 to 1, and the continuing "for the children" property tax won by about 7 to 3.The county commission seat will go to Julia to the Brim-Edwards, and she probably won't need a runoff.I see some usually frustrated Portlanders celebrating the defeat of the capital gains tax and the election of Brim-Edwards as if they are signs that the worm has turned politically in Portland. [read post]
10 May 2023, 10:30 am by Jack Bogdanski
I see the Multnomah County chair, Jessica Chevy Vega, gave a speech the other day. [read post]