Thaddius the Large posted:

maybe I’m misinformed but bog standard Reagan Democrats don’t seem to have much a future anywhere

Thanatosian posted:

I had no idea Nicholas Kristof was running for Oregon governor.

Had anyone reached out to the Oregon Department of Revenue to find out if he's been paying state income taxes, since he claims to be a resident?

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Asked by the state elections office to prove he met this requirement, Kristof has argued that his family farm in Yamhill County has always been his home. In a 100-page letter sent Monday to elections officials, Kristof's lawyers wrote that his longtime property investment and summer vacations in Oregon should be enough to prove that their client is a true Oregonian. His lawyers also argued that, if the state denied his explanation, it would be upholding the state's racist history of such residency requirements.

Thaddius the Large posted:

Johnson actually doesn’t worry me a huge amount, maybe I’m misinformed but bog standard Reagan Democrats don’t seem to have much a future anywhere, I feel like the people who those arguments work for are just voting Republican at this point and wouldn’t have bothered with any of the Dem nominees regardless

HashtagGirlboss posted:

Thanatosian posted:

I actually had clicked through and read the whole PM article, I just didn't see taxes mentioned anywhere in there, so was wondering if anyone had brighter them up.

The whole "it's racist to require residency" thing is... Interesting? It sounds like complete bullshit, and I don't think state residency requirements are particularly racist...? Like, you should probably have to live someplace for at least a little while before you represent/run that place? And I really don't think a vacation home should count.

Is it me, am I the racist?

The Puppy Bowl posted:

Whew boy. There wasn't much you could do to get me actively supporting Tina Kotek but run her against Betsy Johnson was one of those very few things.

The Oldest Man posted:

If you were paying attention to this last election cycle in Seattle, this is just what the Democrats are now (or what they've always been but have been able to conceal due to the lack of left challenges). Our former Dem governors endorsed a Republican for city attorney to prevent an abolitionist being elected.

And don't even get me started on Bruce Harrell.
https://twitter.com/UrbanistOrg/status/1478452280600924164?s=20

HashtagGirlboss posted:

I think where Johnson hurts the Democrat, whoever it may be, is like I said out in Clackamas and rural Washco. We know Portland/Eugene isn’t quite enough to put a statewide candidate over the finish line, just get them almost there. So eating into conservative Democrat margins could actually be a very big deal

HashtagGirlboss posted:

She is very much the quintessential Portland liberal and I think she’ll struggle if she’s the nominee

HashtagGirlboss posted:

She is very much the quintessential Portland liberal and I think she’ll struggle if she’s the nominee

Also Nick

https://mobile.twitter.com/NickKristof/status/1479190758511067142?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

The Puppy Bowl posted:

You think? To me she's Kate Brown just 20 years younger. Maybe simply being from Portland is enough brand poison statewide to sink her chances.

I was hoping Shemia Fagan would make her move this cycle. I assume she, rightly, decided it was too early.

Thaddius the Large posted:

I mean, yeah, that’s the risk, I just don’t think her stance is even popular enough for those folks, maybe I’m being reductive but my read is there’s no room for independents unless you’re playing to the extremes

Relevant Tangent posted:

it would be extremely funny if this rich idiot managed to kill residency requirements, though it seems unlikely
it's not hard to actually establish residency in a state, but owning property certainly doesn't do it

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In his book, Kristof recounted growing up on a 73-acre farm with his parents, both college professors at Portland State University. He called Yamhill kids like himself “escape artists” who managed to move away and succeed. Kristof earned degrees at Harvard and Oxford before joining the Times in 1984.

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Until recently, Kristof maintained a New York driver’s license. The Capital Chronicle, an online news site, also reported Kristof listed his Scarsdale, N.Y., home as his mailing address for his Oregon property tax bills into 2021. His income tax returns could show which state Kristof declared as his full-time home. His lawyers say he filed Oregon income taxes as a full-year resident in 2020, but Kristof hasn’t made his tax returns part of the case file, and he’s declined repeated media requests to release them.

Despite the records, Kristof says he has been a resident of Oregon long enough to satisfy the three-year requirement. He and his lawyers argue in court that Kristof has always been an Oregonian at heart. He considers the Yamhill farm home; he and his family spent summers there; he’s making a big investment in the orchard and vineyard; and he has used the farm for his return address on letters. In an earlier memo, Kristof’s lawyers point to other Oregon bona fides: He’s hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, he’s eaten at Mo’s, a legendary Oregon seafood restaurant, and Crystal the family dog competed in Oregon dog shows.

Ham Equity posted:

This came across my Google News feed today:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/24/nick-kristof-governor-campaign-oregon-527606

It's long, and covers a lot of what we already talked about, but I grabbed what I consider the highlights:

He's trying to present himself as the son of farmers, but the "farmers" in question were full-time college professors.

And apparently he doesn't want to disclose his income taxes. Which I bet if I went looking, I could find some commentary regarding his feelings on Trump not disclosing his income tax records.

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To recap, the bill would make the following changes:

• For cities with between 10,000 and 20,000 residents planning under the GMA, duplex zoning replaces single-family zoning citywide. Such a city may opt to allow for other types of missing middle housing (e.g., triplexes, quadplexes, and courtyard apartments).
  
• For cities with at least 20,000 residents, within a half-mile radius of major transit stops, sixplex zoning essentially replaces single-family zoning and parking minimums are voided. Cities opting for an alternate minimum density plan must still abide by this condition.
  
• For cities greater than 20,000 residents, in areas not located within a half-mile of major transit stops, fourplex zoning essentially replaces single-family zoning citywide unless the city adopts a citywide minimum density measure laid out in the bill. Parking minimums are capped at one parking spot per lot, or two for larger lots (6,000 square feet or more).
  
• If Seattle chooses this option, it must hit a 40 dwelling unit per acre threshold with its rezone plan across the city.
  
• Cities choosing a minimum density alternative outside major transit stop areas with a population between 100,000 and 500,000 must hit a 30 dwelling unit per acre threshold across their urban growth area with their alternate plan. This density is essentially on par with fourplexes. As of the 2020 Census, cities of this size include Bellevue, Tacoma, Everett, Vancouver, Kent, Renton, Kirkland, Spokane, and Spokane Valley.
  
• Cities choosing a minimum density alternative outside major transit stop areas with a population between 20,000 and 100,000 must hit a 25 dwelling unit per acre threshold across their urban growth area with their alternate plan.
  

Solkanar512 posted:

Also, environmental reviews are skipped.

Kaal posted:

But now how can we debate if planting trees that infringe on my view are bad for the environment?

Senor P. posted:

I have to say....this wasn't an article I thought I would see on my phone.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/20/business/economy/spokane-housing-expensive-cities.html

But not totally unexpected given the ever-increasing housing costs in Washington state.

With regards to duplexes and triplexes...
It's a start.

I think high rise housing is preferred to see the economics of scale work out.
4-5 story high non-luxury condos built of concrete and steel. Or even taller buildings.

The last place I saw offering a new duplex for sale, wanted 250k.
This wasn't in the Seattle area mind you, this was on the East side, of the state, pre-covid.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

Senor P. posted:

I have to say....this wasn't an article I thought I would see on my phone.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/20/business/economy/spokane-housing-expensive-cities.html

But not totally unexpected given the ever-increasing housing costs in Washington state.

With regards to duplexes and triplexes...
It's a start.

I think high rise housing is preferred to see the economics of scale work out.
4-5 story high non-luxury condos built of concrete and steel. Or even taller buildings.

The last place I saw offering a new duplex for sale, wanted 250k.
This wasn't in the Seattle area mind you, this was on the East side, of the state, pre-covid.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

Sodomy Hussein posted:

Spokane is a loving shithole. People are just going to have to migrate eastward until they find survivable financial conditions I guess.

Senor P. posted:

I think high rise housing is preferred to see the economics of scale work out.
4-5 story high non-luxury condos built of concrete and steel. Or even taller buildings.

pseudorandom name posted:

The 5 in a 5-over-1 refers specifically to the 5 wood stories over the 1 concrete story.

halokiller posted:

I don't think I've ever seen a 5-over-1 that wasn't built with a wood frame. I just want to see more mid to high rise residential housing in general. gently caress 5-over-1s.

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Hunzeker formerly served as the president of the Portland Police Bureau's (PPB) rank-and-file union, the Portland Police Association (PPA). Hunzeker stepped down from that role in late March 2021, shortly after PPB leaked information to the Oregonian and online conservative media outlets that falsely accused Hardesty of committing a hit-and-run.

An internal police investigation made public in December explained Hunzeker's connection to this incident. The investigation found that, on March 3, a 911 caller had incorrectly identified Hardesty as the suspect in a hit-and-run allegation. After learning of this, Hunzeker allegedly called a reporter to share the news of this alleged crime and then sent that reporter a copy of the 911 call transcript. Hunzeker told PPB investigators that this leak was made in retaliation, specifically for "Commissioner Hardesty’s false allegation about officers setting fires during the civil unrest," a claim that Hardesty made in 2020 and later apologized for.

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However, current PPA President Aaron Shmautz said that the union "is actively reviewing the additional due process steps in place to remedy this mistake by the City."

"In firing Officer Hunzeker, the City has inappropriately turned accountability into punitive sanctions," Shmautz said in a press statement. "That is a step too far; one that is unsupported by facts, reason, and objectivity."

punk rebel ecks posted:

These campaign ads are the shittiest things I’ve ever seen in my life.