I started my show NW Fresh so that a place in media exists for unfettered conversations that welcome moderate voices. As someone who spent 10 years in Portland news I can say 99% of news orgs are overwhelmingly progressive/far-left in their staff and editorial output. We have the monolithic progressive angle more than sufficiently covered to the point of it smothering opinions and it's not reflective of the voices in the PNW. Portland loves to talk about inclusiveness but it's one of the least inclusive places for anyone straying from a rigid religion-like ideology. I've lived here for 20 years and the close-mindedness was a main driver to me wanting to create the show. There are some great other people in the Northwest doing the same including @rationalinpdx @BrandiKruse @choeshow shoutout to them and I'll talk more about this in my upcoming media landscape panel episode. Thanks for watching 50 episodes I will keep recording 🤠

Portland's brand new City Council is already lost in their own bullshit and can't figure out their own code for basic voting in and out of committee. Many of us predicted too much time would be eaten up figuring things out on the fly, and taxpayers are seeing it in real time.

Portland's transportation director (PBOT) on projects that are funded by federal dollars. The number of items at risk due to Portland's sanctuary city status is large.

The CFPB rollback is long overdue. During Chopra's term the bureau illegally expanded the scope of its oversight far beyond consumer protection to become an outright anti-business rogue agency with no set budget that expanded endlessly (Chopra was hiring hundreds more positions before learning the election wouldn't go in his favor). The Elizabeth Warren-created bureau would spend millions to find a single-case of even legally-borderline violation (some where CFPB lost in court) and magnify that single case to paint a wholly inaccurate picture of industry in the US. And it would do this while simultaneously bullying businesses out of operation, while also driving up unrealistic regulatory costs for businesses. Meanwhile the CFPB itself can have a major data breach in 2023 and pay zero consequences like the ones it threatens on businesses. If you're still taking the position that CFPB is focused on doing great things for consumers, you haven't been paying attention the past 4 years, to your local business community, to the working class, and to the economy.

RT @azcfilm: More context for folks, I don't think some in Portland media and government get the scope yet. In 2020 Portland was on a short…

Talking about bringing common sense livability to Portland with @CiattaForPDX who has convinced me on Superbowl Sunday to go with the birds #eagles and against the NFL/Swifty narrative 🤠 #nwfresh

Talking about Vancouver, WA and Clark County issues with @aredharris @ClarkCOMatters

RT @rationalinpdx: Wait. What? The room is spinning. I almost dropped my plate.

@PissedVotersPDX Stuff like this usually the latter, city attorney/legal team.

It definitely seems like @multco and @jvegapederson are directly violating the terms of the ADA settlement with City of Portland. I see this in East Portland as well, will Portland and Multnomah County ever respect federal ADA law?

@Jeff_Eager Somewhere in the marriage of mission creep and outright fraud 🤠

Portland and Oregon can almost certainly expect these lawsuits soon.

RT @azcfilm: 5 years later Portland's economic development staff are figuring out 2020 riots and ideological positioning of the city were b…

New Episode with Max Steele who writes about Portland City Council and antisemitism in Portland at We talk about the DSA's extremist influence and review Portland City Council's first month. Link:

This is definitely needed at PSU. I talked with PSU professor @weingradmichael on my podcast when the library takeover was happening. And my episode with @MrAndyNgo was recorded at the same time & we discussed: Professor: Andy Ngo:

@BrandiKruse 🎯

@stoolpresidente @barstoolsports just wait for Gladiator 3-D

@libsoftiktok "you must elect" sounds real democratic

@Random_Walk_PDX I know exactly what you're talking about I used to intern at OHSU about 10 years ago as a videographer