‘So, when she pivots every public safety concern to a talking point about federal overreach and calls the city ‘peaceful,’ is she truly naive, or is she strategically hiding the devastating truth of a billion-dollar failure—a failure measured in the human tragedy of addiction and the decay of a major American city—to protect a political narrative? It’s a question that citizens deserve a truthful answer to.’
It's a real concern when you see comments praising Portland as 'peaceful,' especially when you consider the data on where the money is actually going. We're talking about Oregon allocating a massive $724 million in the Portland metro area for homelessness in just one fiscal year…
— Arbywan (@Arbywan) October 21, 2025