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Portland approves 5-year, $750 million climate action plan

The Portland City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a five-year, $750 million plan aimed at climate action and environmental justice.

The Portland Clean Energy Fund’s (PCEF) Climate Investment Plan aims to reduce carbon emissions and ensure residents are better prepared for climate change, with a focus on helping communities of color and low-income residents. The climate justice program will fund a wide variety of projects from renewable energy and energy efficiency upgrades to lowering greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector by encouraging electric vehicle purchases over the next five years.

Communities of color? The city is 73.8% white. 5.6% black, 10% Hispanic. 8% Asian, who do not like to be part of the Leftists minority politics. But, it does go to show this is not about science.

During Wednesday’s City Council vote, Commissioner Carmen Rubio said the plan reflects what Portlanders want. She said it’s an investment strategy that provides solutions for communities hit first and worst by climate change.

Were they asked? Was there a survey or referendum? What Rubio most likely means is they were elected to do whatever the hell they wanted to do. Can’t wait for the resulting cost of living increases

After nearly a yearlong overhaul that led to more focus on community resilience against climate change and transparency in how the money is spent, the voter-approved Portland Clean Energy Fund is set to take off. Last year, the fund experienced a series of setbacks, including an unfavorable audit, in which auditors found the clean energy fund lacked oversight and accountability.

The Portland Clean Energy Fund raises money from a tax on large retailers, and has so far raised much more money than initially expected when voters passed the tax in 2018.

And those taxes are passed on to the consumer.

The fund’s staff said the climate action plan approved Wednesday was created by multiple rounds of input from Portland residents, business, subject matter experts and community organizations to ensure the funds would address climate, social and racial justice.

They probably talked to a few like minded citizens, but, mostly listened to “social matter and community organizer grifters”.

During Tuesday’s Portland City Council meeting, the Portland Bureau of Transportation said the agency will have to undergo massive budget cuts and layoffs of at least 89 employees if the city does not find more money for transportation issues. The agency has a $32 million budget gap and said the cuts could impact routine road maintenance, street repairs and pedestrian safety programs.

No worries, they can just raise taxes. Meanwhile, as they plan to spend this money on the scam, Neighborhood Scout ranks Portland as a 1, meaning it is safer than just 1% of US communities, meaning it is the worst, since there is no zero. Violent crimes and property crimes are double the rate of Oregon overall. You have a 1 in 17 chance of being a property crime victim. It wasn’t that many years ago when Portland would have been in the upper 20’s, at worst.