City Cast Portland
🔥 Now there’s fake ballot boxes in Vancouver
November 4, 2024 · — Rachel Monahan
Good morning, Portland! There’s been lower turnout for this election than past presidential years. What’s behind your decision not to vote yet if you haven’t — and particularly if you usually vote earlier? Please email me. I’m interested to hear if it’s one of the theories that political observers have floated.
What's CITY Talking About?
This Time, Fake Ballot Boxes
There’s more alleged election interference in Vancouver. This time it’s not arson; it’s fake ballot ballot drops spotted on city streets, prompting warnings from officials to use official elections ballot drops to ensure ballots are counted. [KOIN]
New Reason for Boarding Up Downtown Windows
Some downtown Portland businesses are preparing for the worst, come Election Day. They’ve been boarding up windows ahead of time. [Oregonian 🔒]
New Ambulance Staffing Fixed Response Times
After Multnomah County agreed to a change in ambulance staffing rules, there’s been a dramatic shift in availability of first responders. In the last week of October, there were only 25 minutes where no ambulances were available compared with 20 hours per week in August. [Willamette Week]
The mayor will have the bigger vision and then the city administrator will help take care of the day-to-day stuff.
What Will Change at City Hall?
The Portland city elected officials picked by voters tomorrow will play a new role come January: The mayor will no longer be on City Council, who’ll hire a city administrator. Council members will no longer lead bureaus. But who will you call if you have an issue in your neighborhood? KOIN investigative reporter Elise Haas explains the big changes ahead. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
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Local Civics: District 3
District 3 in Southeast Portland has 30 candidates in the running, and many of them are staking out similar positions. In the most left-leaning area of the city, the question becomes which brand of progressive bona fides will win the day.
Here are the top seven candidates by number of contributions (as of Nov. 1):
🗳️ Who’s on the ballot
🟢 Tiffany Koyama Lane
(2,527 contributions)
Public school teacher and union organizer for the Portland Association of Teachers
🥇 Sample endorsements:
- Organizations: Portland Association of Teachers, Basic Rights Oregon, APANO [Rose City Reform]
- Newspapers: Portland Mercury
🗞️ Further reading:
🟢 Angelita Morillo
(1,904 contributions)
Policy advocate for the nonprofit Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon and former City Hall staffer
🥇 Sample endorsements:
- Organizations: SEIU Local 49, Latino Network Action Fund, Friends of Portland Street Response [Rose City Reform]
- Newspapers: Portland Mercury
🗞️ Further reading:
🟢 Jesse Cornett
(1,154 contributions)
Interim policy director for the addiction recovery network Oregon Recovers and former staffer for elected officials
🥇 Sample endorsements:
- Organizations: Portland Association of Teachers, Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors, Portland Psychedelic Society Action Fund [Rose City Reform]
- Newspapers: Oregonian
🗞️ Further reading:
🟢 Steve Novick
(1,039 contributions)
Oregon Justice Department’s special assistant attorney general and former city commissioner
🥇 Sample endorsements:
- Organizations: Portland Police Association, Multifamily NW, Moms Demand Action [Rose City Reform]
- Newspapers: Portland Mercury, Oregonian, Willamette Week
🗞️ Further reading:
🟢 Daniel DeMelo
(512 contributions)
Software engineer and community organizer
🥇 Sample endorsements:
- Organizations: Portland Police Association, Multifamily NW, Moms Demand Action [Rose City Reform]
🗞️ Further reading:
🟢 Luke Zak
(474 contributions)
Sales manager with Travel Salem and former political organizer
🥇 Sample endorsements:
- Organizations: Basic Rights Oregon, Moms Demand Action, Portland Neighbors Welcome [Rose City Reform]
🗞️ Further reading:
🟢 Rex Burkholder
(463 contributions)
Strategy and story consultant at the Oxalis Group and former Metro Councilor
🥇 Sample endorsements:
- Organizations: Home Building Association of Greater Portland, Sierra Club, Unite Oregon Action [Rose City Reform]
🗞️ Further reading:
What To Do
Monday, Nov. 4
- 👂’Beyond Van Gough’ | 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. (various times through Jan. 5) | $35.99 | Oregon Convention Center
- ☠️ ‘San Andres and Other Towns’ | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Monday - Friday) | Free | Mexican Consulate (downtown)
- 💻 Code and Build With Lego (ages 6-10) | 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Free | Holgate Library
Tuesday, Nov. 5
- 🧑🎨 ‘Graffiti as Resistance’ (featuring Apple store panels) | Noon - 2 p.m. (opening reception) | Free | PCC Sylvania Campus
- 🗳️ Election Night Watch Party | 6:30 p.m. | Free admission | Revolution Hall
- 📺 The Official Portland Mercury Election Watch Party | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Mississippi Studios
- 📽️ Indie Film Series: Indigenous Stories | 7 p.m. | $8 | McMenamins Kennedy School Theater
- 📺 Democratic Party of Oregon (watch party) | 8 p.m. | $5 | Location Provided on RSVP
I'll see you tomorrow!
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