“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Without a job, california women forced to live a lie

Actually a pretty interesting story:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/IREPORT/09/24/new.face.of.poverty.unemployed/index.html?npt=NP1

Stabbing at Gateway!

"@KOINLocal6: Multnomah Co. dispatch: Stabbing at Gateway Transit Center. Victim is female. Law enforcement responding."
Uh oh....

Moving Planet Portland draws attendees on bikes, foot, public transit for worldwide event

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/09/moving_planet_portland_draws_a.html

Fighting Light Rail to Vancover

Vancouverites against light rail and the CRC project are angry about potential costs | Oregon Live
And they want to put the light rail to vote. Thus, no light rail to Vancouver would happen because nobody wants it except the light rail gurus

Adios to Lincoln St.


Starting September 26, stops on Lincoln between 1st and 4th closed until further notice due to construction. A temporary stop to Montgomery Park is located on Lincoln between 4th and 5th Avenues.
Click on the image below to make it bigger; it shows where SW Lincoln will be closed. The red lines=closed, green=street area where tempoary stop will be.

At Hayden Island interchange, the Columbia River Crossing will cast a huge footprint

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/09/at_hayden_island_interchange_t.html

Breaking noise


Blah blah blah government shutdown blah blah blah showdown blah blah blah.

http://bojack.org/2011/09/breaking_noise.html

I blame Everyone


OBummer goes country.


Another DUI officer - what is going on?

http://oldtownperspective.blogspot.com/2011/09/another-dui-officer-what-is-going-on.html

Portland police discipline is progressive

http://bojack.org/2011/09/portland_police_discipline_is.html

Man riding motorcycle collides with man riding bike on Hawthorne Bridge

http://bikeportland.org/2011/09/24/man-riding-motorcycle-collides-with-man-riding-bike-on-hawthorne-bridge-59574

TRIMET IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/09/trimet-is-serious-safety-hazard.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLGNHLZfw_o&feature=player_embedded

Woman ID'd after fatal drive into Willamette River

http://www.kgw.com/news/Woman-dies-after-driving-into-Willamette-in-downtown-Portland-130414863.html