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That was really great by Rob and, er, an interesting contrast to the rest of the testimony

Sorry, I'm not following the question...?

The other major international destination they're targeting "albeit with a little less fervor than Seoul" is Mexico City.

Port of Portland officials have been meeting with Korean Air in Seoul, and expect to receive a decision this fall about whether KE will start to PDX in Spring '26. They describe it being as "right on the edge" of being viable, and if not a '26 start, they're very confident about a '27 start.

If we’re in need of anecdata about downtown: i just drove in (something i rarely do) and I couldn’t find a spot in the garage until the 7th floor.

I don’t, sorry

😭

It's stuff like this that burns out advocates.

In the best case scenario, you spend years going to public meetings about a plan, and maybe some of the plan gets implemented.

In this case, they're removing the crumbs that advocates were given, and without any public process.

City of Portland opens door to Frog Ferry use of two public docks Despite challenges and political setbacks, this project remains afloat.

As much I'd enjoy taking out-of-town visitors on a river ferry service, that's not going to make this work. And after that, who uses it? RiverPlace isn't convenient for most downtown destinations, and the walkshed from Cathedral Park is even worse. bikeportland.org/2025/08/05/c...

My initial reaction is that I don’t love this. Alaska has quite a strong brand, and this special livery just dilutes it.

Our house has an induction stove and… yeah, while I love cooking with it the controls are being fiddly

Discount department store is moving into SE Portland shopping center The store will be the chain’s second in Portland.

I'm very interested in what the long term future of Eastport Plaza is, now that it's under new local ownership and anchored by Hồng Phát... but for now, I'm glad to see that the former Joann's Fabrics box didn't stay vacant for long. www.oregonlive.com/retail/2025/...

We can also lean on Oregon's lack of sales tax to incentivize retailers large and small to come to downtown Portland and make it a true commercial destination instead of outsourcing it to the suburbs. Woodburn's outlet mall receives more visitors per year than any destination in the state.

Agreed. In the longer term, the answer is getting more people to live downtown, especially near the river. However, the development market in Portland is tough right now, and especially so for concrete construction.

Until then, the city should support any projects that draw people downtown.

Damn I can’t believe I missed the parade 😭

Sen̓áḵw spotted

it takes about 90 minutes for a MAX train to travel the entire red line route, meaning we need at least 6 trains running at any given moment to have trains arriving every 15 minutes. if you build the tunnel, you save about 15 minutes and now you only need 5 trains for the same service level

The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.

The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:

$678M raised through those spam tactics

$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.

$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)

The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.

I was totally convinced I could see bacteria

Development patterns around suburban Skytrain stations are just wild

That's how you can tell human authors from AI.

AI will put in some em dashes, then apologise and take them out when told off.

Human authors will climb the filing cabinet, hissing, and defend their right to em dashes with a loaded stapler.

It’s hard not to be a bit jealous of Skytrain when in Vancouver, BC

It’s what I grew up with!

The first time I ever referred to the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the US, my friends burst out laughing

You want an update on the report that was released a month ago…?

Portland (especially PBOT) is getting into a bad habit of undoing projects that are intended to improve safety for bikes and pedestrians because a handful of people in cars can’t handle even the most minor inconveniences.

Well we just got kicked out of a bar, and in the pettiest form of revenge I could think of, I used the jukebox to put on 25 minute long Sonic Youth song that’s mostly feedback

One of the multiple reasons I’m surprised!

I’ve been in Vancouver for a little over an hour, and I’m already hearing Bryan Adams

It’s my first time in Canada this year