Nice content-free rebuttal, AJ. It always amazes me how Portland liberals, when called on the carpet just spout, "well, yeah but..."

Basic services like schools, safety and transportation are underfunded in this town. Squandering millions on theaters is totally foolish.

Tell me, would you buy a 40-inch plasma screen TV before you fixed a hole in your roof?

Moreover, where do you get all this "Portland is a world-class" city nonsense. Seattle regularly back-hands Portland in almost every economic, cultural and social metric. That's because they are more business-friendly and have a better handle on managing a city.