Alex Zielinski
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Portland city politics reporter, @opb.org
Past lives: CA, DC, TX
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Past lives: CA, DC, TX
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Signal: alex_zee.03
Receipts:
Yes, someone in a hot dog costume just hand-delivered Councilor Green a hot dog before starting today's council chat on sidewalk vending.
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Receipts:
The second is the first hearing on new fees for people who lease buildings to detention centers in Portland. (That one may bring some unexpected criticism from anti-ICE protesters, who say it isn't going far enough.) Background: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Portland councilors will mull policy that would target property owners who lease to detention centers
Portland City Council will consider new sanctions against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, which has been the focus of monthslong demonstrations, recent land use debates and severa...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The second is the first hearing on new fees for people who lease buildings to detention centers in Portland. (That one may bring some unexpected criticism from anti-ICE protesters, who say it isn't going far enough.) Background: www.opb.org/article/2025...
I'm sorry for yelling
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I'm sorry for yelling
THEY WERE WHEN DENIS WAS ON PATERNITY LEAVE
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
THEY WERE WHEN DENIS WAS ON PATERNITY LEAVE
*And former news editor at the Mercury!
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
*And former news editor at the Mercury!
Aaand to round it out, police union President Aaron Schmautz:
"This initiative is critical to give Portlanders the number of police they need and the safety they deserve. More officers isn’t the only solution for a safer Portland, but it’s a long overdue ingredient.”
"This initiative is critical to give Portlanders the number of police they need and the safety they deserve. More officers isn’t the only solution for a safer Portland, but it’s a long overdue ingredient.”
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Aaand to round it out, police union President Aaron Schmautz:
"This initiative is critical to give Portlanders the number of police they need and the safety they deserve. More officers isn’t the only solution for a safer Portland, but it’s a long overdue ingredient.”
"This initiative is critical to give Portlanders the number of police they need and the safety they deserve. More officers isn’t the only solution for a safer Portland, but it’s a long overdue ingredient.”
Marcus Mundy, director of Coalition of Communities of Color, a group that campaigned for the original climate tax:
“We firmly oppose any effort to divert funds away from PCEF’s intended purpose and must stay committed to delivering its promise to serve & center the populations it was designed for.”
“We firmly oppose any effort to divert funds away from PCEF’s intended purpose and must stay committed to delivering its promise to serve & center the populations it was designed for.”
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Marcus Mundy, director of Coalition of Communities of Color, a group that campaigned for the original climate tax:
“We firmly oppose any effort to divert funds away from PCEF’s intended purpose and must stay committed to delivering its promise to serve & center the populations it was designed for.”
“We firmly oppose any effort to divert funds away from PCEF’s intended purpose and must stay committed to delivering its promise to serve & center the populations it was designed for.”
Mayor Keith Wilson on the proposal:
“We’re asking two separate questions. What is the future of our clean energy ambitions? What will it take to reach our public safety goals? We have to be successful at both, and I’m concerned about pitting these issues against each other.”
“We’re asking two separate questions. What is the future of our clean energy ambitions? What will it take to reach our public safety goals? We have to be successful at both, and I’m concerned about pitting these issues against each other.”
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Mayor Keith Wilson on the proposal:
“We’re asking two separate questions. What is the future of our clean energy ambitions? What will it take to reach our public safety goals? We have to be successful at both, and I’m concerned about pitting these issues against each other.”
“We’re asking two separate questions. What is the future of our clean energy ambitions? What will it take to reach our public safety goals? We have to be successful at both, and I’m concerned about pitting these issues against each other.”