The World Motivation
We're going to send a unified message to the rest of this country, which is that we do not accept violence in this community. If you are thinking of coming to Portland, Oregon, to engage in acts of violence, we don't want you.
“We're going to send a unified message to the rest of this country, which is that we do not accept violence in this community. If you are thinking of coming to Portland, Oregon, to engage in acts of violence, we don't want you.”
— Ted Wheeler · Acts
We're going to send a unified message to the rest of this country, which is that we do not accept violence in this community. If you are thinking of coming to Portland, Oregon, to engage in acts of violence, we don't want you.
Violence is not and has never been a legitimate means to a political end.
My top priority if elected mayor is matching Portland with economic opportunity.
Yes, Portland is governable. Yes, it's challenging.
Portland took the lead on climate action more than 25 years ago when we became the first U.S. city to adopt a climate action plan.
Back in the day, I don't think record labels were looking at Las Vegas too much for new acts, until the Killers came out.
It's nice to watch great acts perform their material. But I can't say that it tweaks any desire within.
I couldn't really say that a repressive society would result in creative art. But somehow it does help, it is an ingredient, it acts as a Catalyst to a man who is committed.
Evolution acts slowly. Our psychological characteristics today are those that promoted reproductive success in the ancestral environment.
I think the public perception about asteroids is that they're kind of metaphors for acts of God, the fact that we have no control over the universe. They're always seen as these uncontrollable events. But when you look at the science, they're actually the exact opposite.