This week, we speak with folks from the People First Portland campaign as the 2020 electoral season winds down. We touch on each of the referenda, all the potential positive impacts to Portlanders, what the opposition has to say, and more! Happy listening! Further notes and citations for the episode:
Citations and Further Reading
00:00:00 - People First Portland. (n.d.). People First Portland. Retrieved October 29, 2020, from https://www.peoplefirstportland.org/
- P.F.P. (2020, October 19). How to fix Portland's housing market [Video]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=816502295832078
00:12:25 - Harrison, J. (2020, June 24). Here's what the Maine Information and Analysis Center is, and why it was created. Bangor Daily News. https://bangordailynews.com/2020/05/14/politics/heres-what-the-maine-intelligence-analysis-center-is-and-why-it-was-created/
- Shepherd, M. (2020, June 27). Hundreds of records hacked from Maine intelligence agency. Bangor Daily News. https://bangordailynews.com/2020/06/26/mainefocus/hundreds-of-records-hacked-from-maine-intelligence-agency/
- An Open Letter to Portland City Council on Facial Recognition. (2020, January 6). ACLU of Maine. https://www.aclumaine.org/en/news/open-letter-portland-city-council-facial-recognition
- American Civil Liberties Union. (n.d.). What's Wrong With Fusion Centers - Executive Summary. Retrieved October 29, 2020, from https://www.aclu.org/report/whats-wrong-fusion-centers-executive-summary
- American Civil Liberties Union. (2020, June 24). ACLU OF Maine Statement Calling For MIAC Investigation. https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-maine-statement-calling-miac-investigation
00:13:46 - M.P.H.C. [Maine People's Housing Coalition]. (2020a, October 29). @phc.me ยท Community Organization [Facebook Profile]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/phc.me/
00:18:42 - The Associated Press. (2020, October 18). City officials against social ballot referendums in Portland. Bangor Daily News. https://bangordailynews.com/2020/10/18/news/city-officials-against-social-ballot-referendums-in-portland/
- Billings, R. B. (2020, October 13). Portland mayor and most councilors announce opposition to 5 referendum questions. Press Herald. https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/13/portland-mayor-and-most-councilors-announce-opposition-to-5-referendum-questions/
00:21:00 - Money pours in to efforts to defeat citizen referendum questions in Portland. (2020, October 28). Press Herald. https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/28/money-pours-into-efforts-to-defeat-citizen-referendum-questions-in-portland/
00:24:00 - More than a quarter of Maine workers will get a raise from minimum wage increase in 2020. (2019, December 30). Maine Center for Economic Policy. https://www.mecep.org/more-than-a-quarter-of-maine-workers-will-get-a-raise-from-minimum-wage-increase-in-2020/
00:33:09 - Portland City Council approves ban on use of facial recognition technology. (2020, August 5). [Video]. Https://Www.Wabi.Tv. https://www.wabi.tv/2020/08/05/portland-city-council-approves-ban-on-use-of-facial-recognition-technology/
00:34:00 - American Civil Liberties Union. (2020b, August 4). Portland City Council Unanimously Passes Face Surveillance Ban, but. https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/portland-city-council-unanimously-passes-face-surveillance-ban-without-important
