City Council Candidate Nat West

Nat West is known as "Reverend Nat", the name of the successful cider business he built over the past 12 years. Now a part-time TriMet bus driver, West wants to represent City Council District 2 (N/NE) on Portland's new 12-member city council. In this episode, we talked about:All the bikes Nat has owned throughout his life.His adventures collecting apples for his ciders by bike. How defending a friend's business trademark against the City of Portland lit his fire for political activism. His experiences as a regular participant in the George Floyd protests in Summer of 2020, and why he would do it all over again — even though he and his daughter were seriously injured by police munitions.How he'll balance activism and idealism with the realities of political office.Why he feels small businesses are worth fighting for.Why he thinks PBOT should focus more on maintenance and less on "shiny new infrastructure."His views on what's wrong (and right) with policing and how he'd reform the Portland Police Bureau. And of course we talk about cider and much more!Links:Nat West for Portland campaign websiteMentioned in this episode:Episode SponsorCity of Portland reminds you to Rank Your Vote! Ranked Choice Voting is here. Learn more at www.Portland.gov/vote