pretty huge deal that seattle's social housing developer is going to build more units than portland's housing bond (1800 vs 1300) while capitalizing a revolving fund that lets them continue building housing on an ongoing basis www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...

City Hall is changing—but is it changing as intended? We sat down with former charter commissioners Robin Ye and Debbie Kitchin to find out. @debbiekitchin.bsky.social

Comey seashell indictment is an abuse of power by DOJ. My thoughts in @msnownews.bsky.social www.ms.now/opinion/jame...

It's amazing what the Residential Infill Project did for affordability of new construction in Portland. Here are the single-unit properties for sale in the city completed this year; these price points were rare prior to RIP.

On Wednesday next week at 5pm, we’re rallying to support a resolution to accelerate the planning process for the Inner Eastside Area Planning Project, potentially delivering an Inner Eastside upzoning a year or more sooner than the current timeline for the project. But how did we get here? 🧵

We’re holding a rally at City Hall to show the City that Portlanders are ready for more homes for all our neighbors and we’d love for you to be there! The sponsors of this resolution, @councilormorillo.bsky.social , @councilorgreen.bsky.social and @counciloravalos.bsky.social will be speaking!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

This reporting matters. Portlanders deserve transparency about how power is exercised behind the scenes at City Hall—& who is influencing decisions that affect our city. I was sent here by working people in East PDX who are tired of being shut out of their own govt. I’m determined to change that.

ACTION ALERT: Support an Inner Eastside for All! We need your written testimony to support a resolution that would speed up the re-legalization of building apartments in Portland's high opportunity and amenity-rich Inner Neighborhoods! portlandneighborswelcome.org/ie4a-resolut...

The Residential Infill Project took 6 years to get through the process. www.sightline.org/2021/08/06/t... We're now almost 2 years since the Inner Eastside Area Planning Project to the Housing Production strategy. I don't know if BPS has yet realized the new council doesn't want to wait another 4.

This is a game in which Bad Bunny wins and the teams are inclusion versus exclusion. Wins on behalf of the former.

Hello wonderful neighbors! Our next happy hour is TOMORROW, February 5th at Migration brewing on Williams from 6-8PM! We are excited to announce that we will be joined by members of Portland's Bureau of Planning and Sustainability who are working on the Central City Code Amendments project!

In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed search of Georgia election office, arrest of Don Lemon, and the latest in Minnesota. You can listen here. Plus, our favorite protest songs. www.politicon.com/podcast-epis...

Thank you, Mr. President.

Since some of the testifiers have again demanded us to revoke the Macadam ICE Facility Permit, here is an FAQ explaining that process: www.portland.gov/council/dist...

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."

More than enough volunteers willing to do outdoor shifts in MN when it's -10 (that's -23 Celsius).

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Today is the fifth anniversary of one of the darkest days in U.S. history, an attempt to use brute force to block the lawful transfer of presidential power. We are a nation of laws, not violence.

The New Year is here, and what better way to celebrate than by joining us for our first happy hour event of the year! Drop by the patio at White Owl Social Club, this Thursday 6pm-8pm, to chat and hear from our special guest, Celestina Teva from OR Department of Land Conservation + Development!

our membership event is two weeks from today!

Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far. So much work remains to be done.

Thank you, Gov Kotek and Human Services.

Voters rejected MAGA chaos — starving kids, deportations, media attacks, LGBTQ+ rollbacks, climate exits, pardons for allies, politicized DOJ, and tariffs!

Tune into the latest episode of The Bloom Loop Podcast with Debbie Kitchin and Quinn Lampkin. Hear from Donovan Scribes about creating space for Black narratives and the power of connection, place and belonging. open.spotify.com/episode/2mMO...

This made me smile…and some levity is a good thing right now. youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?... Credit: @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE “Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

The Kidz Outside Festival returns to St. John's. The free, family-focused event, featuring live music, food, children’s activities, and a back-to-school supply giveaway, takes place on Aug. 23. The festival's organizers reflect on the event's growth over the last four years and what comes next.

When Trump announced his law enforcement actions in D.C., he also singled out a slew of other Democratic cities. The mayors of Baltimore, LA, Oakland, Chicago and New York say crime is down.

This could be Portland, but we’ve gotta spend time fighting for a single diverter instead of making this happen across the city

Quinn Lampkin and I have a new podcast. Tune in to hear Willie Levenson share the story of his transformative work to change how Portlanders relate to our river. open.spotify.com/show/0936qoq...

The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.

Inner Eastside for All Pedalpalooza Ride! Saturday August 16 at 2:30 at Colonel Summers Park Thanks to our friends @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social and @strongtownspdx.bsky.social for joining us. Hope to see you there! www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...

"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."

We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent. Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.

really important to emphasize in the SDC discussion: parks has over $100 million in their SDC fund, and the real bottleneck on new parks construction is maintenance costs, which we are struggling to afford because of falling property tax revenues

Thank you @wyden.senate.gov for speaking up, "If they'll do this to a sitting United States Senator in front of a room full of media, imagine what is being done to powerless people in secret." #orpol

Housing is a fundamental right- support these bills for more housing.

A great bike ride and learning session about safer streets while in the Netherlands. We have a long way to go to make our streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

After months of baseless claims about “extreme levels of fraud” within Social Security, Musk's DOGE has found only 2 likely fraudulent claims out of over 110,000—that makes it a rate of .0018%. So DOGE found virtually no fraud and made an integral American system less efficient.

This is a great tool for building more housing! A one-time investment that gets used over and over to spur mixed income housing.

JFC. So far, Trump has caused markets to lose about 14%. Here's how the same period to date looks under other recent presidential terms

Congratulations, Los Angeles! It's time for Portland to pursue policy to reform outdated regulatory requirements that make it harder to build affordable housing - including reforms to allow construction of multistory, multifamily housing using a single staircase.

🎉Multnomah County ranked among healthiest in the U.S. for the second year in a row. “The county received high marks, in part, due to low rates of premature death, easy access to exercise opportunities & fewer uninsured people than the rest of the country.” — Axios Portland READ MORE: bit.ly/3FP27o5