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Eric Zimmerman is the Chief of Staff for Multnomah County Commissioner Julia Brim-Edwards. He previously served as the Central City Senior Advisor for Mayor Ted Wheeler. He is a gay man who has served for 17 years as a member of the Oregon Army National Guard, including under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and has served overseas. Eric has an MBA from the University of Portland in Government and Not-For-Profits.

• https://ez4pdx.com
• https://www.instagram.com/ez4pdx?igsh=c2hwNTQ5dzlhM2Fh
• https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/behavioral-health-resource-center-allegations-closure-back-open/283-0007dbbf-d603-49a9-af6c-0808024b33d9
• Oregon ranks last in the nation providing addiction treatment | kgw.com
• https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/multnomah-county-sobering-center-deflection-commissioner-brim-edwards/283-fb867544-c1ad-4f0d-ad17-961e082175ad
• A New, Cheaper Form of Meth Is Wreaking Havoc on America - The Atlantic
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/06/21/portland-street-response-futilely-sought-authority-to-hold-distressed-people-against-their-will/
• https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2024/09/portland-mayors-longest-serving-chief-of-staff-to-depart-city-hall.html?outputType=amp
• Portland Police Bureau Faces Wave of Retirements
• https://www.instagram.com/p/DAHsKu2vhGC/?igsh=NmEyeXdxeWRnYmhx

• Lean Transformation Presentation by Andrew Rowe
• “Transforming Government Performance Through Lean Management” McKinsey Center for Government white paper.
• “Applying Continuous Improvement in Government – Lean Leadership in Action” UL paper
• “Lean Government Implementation Guide” EPA document
• Denver Peak Program showcases system improvement in City/County government
• Results Washington showcases system improvement work in Washington state government

Andy Chandler is the host of NW Fresh. He talks about his career in news media, growing up with a trans sister, how he got civically engaged in Portland, and more.

• https://youtube.com/@nwfreshpodcast?si=6-cWuUicWuUmyq0a
• https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4?si=PYxby5xlRia55xnSKYPviQ
• https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/09/21/jo-ann-hardesty-settles-lawsuit-with-police-union-over-hit-and-run-leak-with-680000-settlement/
• https://x.com/apstylebook/status/1653798091403804672?s=46
• https://blog.ap.org/announcements/the-decision-to-capitalize-black#:~:text=AP's%20style%20is%20now%20to,African%20diaspora%20and%20within%20Africa.
• https://www.apstylebook.com/blog_posts/16
• https://www.apstylebook.com/blog_posts/9
• https://www.apstylebook.com/blog_posts/9
• https://www.facebook.com/thelincolnproject.us/videos/1210873516036599/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
• https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/09/man-gets-17-years-for-killing-well-known-portland-antifascist-sean-kealiher.html?outputType=amp
• https://www.norfolkgroup.org
• https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/

Mike DiNapoli is an employee owner and lead engineer for People's AV Company who is running for Portland City Council in District 4.

• https://mikedinapoli.org
• https://www.portland.gov/elections/city-office-candidacy#toc-city-districts
• https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/03/portland-ritz-carlton-tower-nears-completion-with-few-apparent-hiccups-defying-odds.html
• https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=hrac_pub
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/09/22/the-saga-of-the-joyce-hotel-shows-the-difficulty-of-producing-affordable-housing/
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/02/28/new-figures-show-multnomah-county-still-isnt-using-the-homeless-services-tax-money-metro-covets/
• https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad/?hl=en
• https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/04/portland-police-body-camera-policy-wins-unanimous-support-from-city-council.html?outputType=amp
• https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yM25TWZY4kLvhjR79fURu?si=Nc1sz9GMRxuuMsBMCsEdwA
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/06/07/oregon-legislature-passes-senate-bill-that-paves-the-way-for-portland-to-implement-police-oversight-board/
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1795318576049795471
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/31/us/pandemic-learning-loss-recovery.html
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/10/05/we-tried-to-imagine-how-voting-would-work-under-portlands-proposed-charter-reforms/

Daniel DeMelo is running for Portland City Council, District 3. He is focused on unsheltered homelessness and data-driven solutions.

• https://demelo4portland.com
• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HLelR8IstvU
• https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/09/opinion-i-chair-the-advisory-committee-for-multnomah-countys-homeless-services-office-i-cant-vouch-for-its-effectiveness.html
• https://x.com/brimjulia/status/1783915421277819071?s=46
• https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/multnomah-county-budget-audit-funds-spending-system/283-42c4ad51-8948-4102-8ae8-2e598b3fe578
• https://www.portlandmaps.com
• https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/05/10/homelessness-rises-20-in-multnomah-county-annual-count-shows/
• https://www.aclu.org/bio/paul-rummell-and-benjamin-west
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/
• https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Docs/commission_agendas/2023/CPOT-Presentation.pdf
• https://www.portland.gov/civic/news/2022/8/11/cannabis-empowerment-day
• https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Docs/commission_agendas/2023/CPOT-Presentation.pdf
• https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2023/03/30/office-of-civic-life-looks-to-reroute-500000-from-five-nonprofits-to-neighborhood-based-grants/
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1633960793652985856
• https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2024/05/the-nonprofit-industrial-complex-and-the-corruption-of-the-american-city/

Keith Wilson is running for mayor of Portland, Oregon. He is the President and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems. He started a homelessness nonprofit called Shelter Portland.

https://www.keithwilsonformayor.com

https://www.instagram.com/keithwilsonformayor?igsh=MTIzaWttaHI5NmJ5OA==

https://youtu.be/iAr8Y5rdG2g?si=ftMqJEChbip1jSIn

https://www.shelterportland.org/timeline

https://katu.com/amp/news/local/uw-study-finds-trace-of-fentanyl-residue-on-pacific-nw-transit-trimet-urges-crack-down-on-drug-use

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/04/staff-drug-use-alleged-misconduct-shuttered-multnomah-county-behavioral-health-center-now-reopened.html?outputType=amp

https://www.wweek.com/news/environment/2024/04/22/theres-so-much-trash-in-the-willamette-river-the-state-proposes-to-regulate-it-under-the-clean-water-act/

https://www.instagram.com/ppbcentralbikesquad?igsh=Y3NucGdxc2xrOXE=

https://multco-web7-psh-files-usw2.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2022%20Point%20In%20Time%20Report%20-%20Full.pdf

https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/pregnant-homeless-woman-addicted-fentanyl-gives-birth-portland/283-cb528854-9b93-4c36-bd82-4a22313f78d1

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html?outputType=amp

Erica Gustavson is a hair stylist who owns a small business in Portland. She gave testimony at Portland City Council regarding her concerns about charter commissioners who designed the system of government running for city council and the potential for conflicts of interest. She is involved in leadership with Future Portland, a centrist grassroots organization that provides opportunities for civic involvement. She talks about how she became civically involved and how she educated herself about critical issues so that she could be an informed voter.

• https://futureportland.org
• https://www.portland.gov/omf/charter-review-commission/news/2020/11/25/city-council-poised-appoint-20-community-leaders
• https://wweek.app.neoncrm.com/forms/support?utm_source=header&utm_medium=wweek&utm_campaign=support_us
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1658944569084641280?s=46
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1745871725093683328?s=46
• https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2020/10/editorial-endorsement-2020-vote-no-on-multnomah-countys-preschool-tax.html
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1685547342471323648?s=46
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1685542859058094081?s=46
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1685548567975649280?s=46
• https://x.com/rationalinpdx/status/1685550749110136832?s=46
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/
• https://x.com/choeshow/status/1661219672434302976?s=46
• https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/01/31/why-local-leaders-cant-seem-to-clean-the-graffiti-off-portland/
• https://www.multco.us/board/testimony
• https://www.portland.gov/council-clerk/engage-council

Fill out your ballots with Amanda in the May 2024 primary election episode. We also go over picks for key Washington and Clackamas County races at the top. The audio of the actual episode is terrible and it’s all my fault. Andy Chandler from NW Fresh helped recover it (o the extent it is listen-able, that is all Andy’s talent). But in our opinions, these are the only things that matter in this election. And if you do nothing else, just do this:

1. Multnomah County District Attorney: Nathan Vasquez
2. Multnomah County Commissioners: District 1, Vadim Mozyrsky; District 2, Jessie Burke; District 3, Julia Brim-Edwards; District 4, Vince Jones-Dixon

3. State Rep, District 33: Pete Grabiel

   * https://www.nwfreshpodcast.com

   * https://www.voteforvasquez.com


   * https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/05/editorial-endorsement-may-2024-vote-for-nathan-vasquez-for-multnomah-county-da.html?outputType=amp

   * https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/05/01/wws-may-2024-endorsements-multnomah-county/

   * https://www.votevadim.com

   * https://jessieburke.com

   * https://www.juliabrim-edwards.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxqayBhDFARIsAANWRnTYcP93zpq1MkJ0e32pAXmY9GbsxTgZPvuTDDnwqYnHkVZkLDUiXtUaAl_yEALw_wcB

   * https://www.vincejonesdixon.com

   * https://www.petegrabiel.com

   * https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/214/19-20%20Adopted%20Budget%20Document.pdf?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY78GfLtsmt8tan2c2bdEQPaA4Pq7S7qJA243_0rLXnUEIJskmgeluaqTw_aem_Afs4vjIM_XIASY5vJA_mskPvok2Ntxbe4-Eq-Ffj4s2sthiUiXBHH2Ts7iOBCz9spuC4Es2DQeLUcowaDYUGTkvC

   * https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/02/01/they-left-portland-is-losing-some-of-its-biggest-fans/

   * https://x.com/disabilityrtsor/status/1791499360976478588?s=46

   * https://www.kgw.com/article/news/education/oregon-students-fall-further-math-reading/283-78a61f5a-c3ff-471b-9004-f2285de9b9ff#:~:text=Sports,PORTLAND%2C%20Ore

Prof. Michael Weingrad, Ph.D., started the Judaic Studies Department at Portland State University, where he still teaches. In this episode, we discuss the Israel-Hamas war, what it's like to be a conservative at a university in Portland, and more.

• https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/michael-weingrad
• https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/2024-levy-event
• https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/perelandra-scholars-program
• https://www.pdx.edu/judaic-studies/perelandra-scholars-program-registration
• https://youtu.be/mDpaK5g0L60?si=lEeMSG7kR1_RvLCZ
• https://screensplits.substack.com
• https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html#:~:text=FOREIGN%20TERRORIST%20GROUP%20DESIGNATION,terrorist%20organization%20in%20October%201997.
• https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust
• https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/04/10/sean_trende_is_trump_really_on_track_to_win_20_of_the_black_vote.html
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B081W9M25K/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1787382680/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snl-spoofs-obama-support-black-voters_n_4208431/amp
• https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/03/gen-z-gender-divide-2024-election/677723/#

Vikki Payne from Future Portland gives us a rundown of FP's endorsements for the May Multnomah County election. Future Portland is a nonpartisan, grassroots community organization that provides civic education and endorses local candidates. Future Portland looks for local candidates who they believe have sensible, pragmatic solutions to Portland's challenges.

• https://futureportland.org

• https://www.vincejonesdixon.com

• https://www.juliabrim-edwards.com

• https://jessieburke.com

• https://www.votevadim.com

• https://www.voteforvasquez.com

• https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/04/da-mike-schmidts-office-hours-become-flashpoint-in-heated-challenge.html?outputType=amp

• https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/02/22/drug-policy-alliance-donates-30000-to-district-attorney-mike-schmidts-reelection-campaign/

• https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/multco-da-launches-step-court-for-some-measure-11-crimes/amp/
• https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/04/voters-could-remake-multnomah-county-commission-ushering-in-big-political-policy-changes.html?outputType=amp
• https://www.multco.us/board/testimony
• https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/08/right-2-dream-too-portland-money-fundraising/?outputType=amp
• https://www.portland.gov/council-clerk/engage-council