Good Morning, News: The Latest Moda Center Funding Fight, Trump's Laughable Plan To Lower Gas Prices, and the Video Game You Didn't Know You Needed - Portland Mercury

"You've probably heard lots of buzz about the public money going toward Moda Center renovations, but less has been said about where exactly the multiple millions of dollars would come from. A proposal from Portland Mayor Keith Wilson to use $75 million in Portland Clean Energy Fund money toward arena upgrades has raised eyebrows. Last week, during a city budget discussion, City Councilor Steve Novick grilled Mayor Wilson about how he planned to tap into PCEF funds, considering they've already been allocated to specific projects."

"Torta restaurant Güero posted on Instagram on May 10 about the detention of their cook, Jose "Poni" Gongora Poot, and linked to a GoFundMe raising money to support his family in the legal fight to bring him home. According to the GoFundMe, ICE agents forcibly took Poni from his car while he was traveling to work on Friday, May 8, and he has been detained in Tacoma since then. The GoFundMe has raised over $30,000 since it launched."

"According to some pollsters, if 600 people answer questions, that represents an entire geographic area. Keep that in mind when you see news stories citing a new poll that indicates "more than 40 percent of Portlanders say they're thinking about moving." Here's the deal: DHM Research, a"

Portland’s forecast calls for rain with a high of 64 degrees and an overnight low of 50 after a brief stretch in the 80s. Public attention is focused on proposed funding for Moda Center renovations, including a plan to use $75 million from the Portland Clean Energy Fund for arena upgrades. Questions have been raised about how the funds would be accessed given existing allocations to specific projects. A Torta restaurant Güero post describes the detention of cook Jose “Poni” Gongora Poot, alleging ICE agents took him from his car while he was traveling to work, with detention reported in Tacoma. A GoFundMe has raised over $30,000 to support his family during a legal fight. Poll results about Portlanders considering moving are presented with caution about how small sample sizes can be interpreted as representing entire geographic areas.

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