Comments on: Hyper-local News and Portland’s Hillsdale District

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Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:04:16 +0000

[...] dropping and a public who feel that information should be free. Perhaps the answer rests with the idea of hyper-local news; news that is directed to people at the zip code level, news that has hyper local resonance to [...]

By: David Friedman

David Friedman — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:10:18 +0000

I share much of your views. I moved and bought in Hillsdale for those very reasons you indicated. Not everyone has time to be a professional activist, per Mr. Seifert’s comments. The traffic is already rough on 18th and Sunset. Look at the parking on 18th! Outsiders telling us how great their plans are for our property.

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Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:29:56 +0000

[...] and its long reach further down into the zip codes of these newspapers’ former readers. Hyper-local news delivered by web sites such as Yelp and Outside.in, as well as Twitter, may well be the final nail [...]

By: Dave Allen

Dave Allen — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:40:33 +0000

Rick,
Yes you have valid points. My intention was not to snipe at the work that various folks have been doing for years but to capture my thoughts as quickly as possible as they sprung up. That said, I will be looking out for the next meeting that I can attend as unfortunately I will be away on business in Las Vegas for CES on Jan 7th.
One point – how are you publicizing the SERA meetings? I never saw a thing although it seems that the local paper might be the only place that I would have found the info correct? I have signed up for an email list so maybe that will be a better way to be alerted. Maybe you could start a Twitter account?

DA.

By: Rick Seifert

Rick Seifert — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:07:16 +0000

Dave,

The good news is that you care. Passionately, it would seem.

The bad news is, well, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

For last 15 years many of us have been pouring energy into Hillsdale through the neighborhood association, the Hillsdale Alliance, the Hillsdale Farmers Market, the Southwest Community Connection (I founded it in 1994 as The Hillsdale Connnection) and the Hillsdale News (hillsdalenews.org). We could have used your insights and energy. We still can.

Not that we will necessarily agree. We don’t even agree among ourselves (Surprise!) But we have not exactly been shaping Hillsdale’s future in a star chamber. Every single one of the SERA meetings this fall have been open to the public and well publicized. Where were you?

It’s one thing to sound off and criticize. Go for it! But it’s another to roll up your sleeves and get involved.

Do it!

Dave, I hope to see you at the next neighborhood association meeting. 7 p.m. January 7, St. Barnabas Church on Vermont. Or the next Hillsdale Alliance meeting on Jan. 14, RE/MAX building, 7 p.m.

Hey, I forgot: Thanks for caring.

Rick