I said what I said.

At the next Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting, @councilordunphy.bsky.social, @councilorgreen.bsky.social, and I will be giving a presentation on our takeaways from Vienna.

I got to give the welcoming remarks at the AARP Age Friendly Oregon Summit, held at Portland State University. I'm excited to continue the work that was last championed by my boss Com. Nick Fish

Portland has spent billions on housing, with very little to show for it. Let's stop reinventing the wheel and instead learn from the successes and failures of other cities around the world to create something that actually works for Portland.

This is Portland - Maine. As a reminder, our Portland (Oregon) City Council approved a budget note I proposed, exploring vacancy fees for both commercial and vacant properties. We will be hearing a report back from the administration after their deadline (at the end of February).

Please submit your applications for the Future of Large-Scale Performing Arts Steering Committee by September 29th! www.portland.gov/arts/keller/...

If you know me, it should be obvious which one on this list is mine.

City Council is on recess this week, and many councilors are on vacation, but I had to drop into City Hall for a moment. It's amazing to watch how productive and happy all the city hall staff are without pesky elected officials making everything more complicated and letting them do their jobs hahaha

This was an incredibly busy week ahead of the two week City Council recess (which I'll be taking full advantage of). Here's my weekly top ten:

Here's my weekly top ten for the first full week of August:

Good morning, Portland! I’m so excited for today’s council meeting because we’ll be discussing my Unified Housing Strategy resolution I’m leading with my colleague @councilordunphy.bsky.social‬. 🏡🏢🌇

We rallied to defend USPS's universal service and called to strengthen and expand USPS to postal banking and one-stop government services! Councilor Jamie Dunphy @councilordunphy.bsky.social & Councilor Steve Novick spoke in solidarity. Sam Beaurivage spoke as a federal worker and represented JWJ!

I went backpacking with my daughter last weekend so this is my biweekly top ten:

My statement on the death of Damon Lamar Johnson at the hands of Portland Police officers. This was not a tragic accident. It was a complete systemic failure.

PCCEP, the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing, is holding a listening session on the death of Damon Lamarr Johnson this Wednesday from 6-9pm at the Portland Building.

After a lovely quiet week away from City Hall, we're back to work with full force this week! Here's my weekly top ten:

I was traveling this week, and I'm taking the next few days to head to the deep dark woods with my dog, so no top ten this week. But instead please enjoy this little travel video I made.

Wow! Portland City Council just UNANIMOUSLY approved my ordinance to fix the noise code! After five years of community organizing and advocacy, we have officially repealed Title 14.A.30.010-020!!!

I was convinced to line dance. It went about as well as I expected.

I hope all the dads and grads had a great weekend! I'm extremely late, but here's my weekly top ten for last week:

What an incredible day!

I don't actually own a bike, but if I can somehow get ahold of one I'll join the ride. Otherwise I'll see you at the ribbon cutting!

This week felt like the convergence of past, present, and future Portland, and I feel the full weight of that right now. Here's my weekly top ten:

Even with Monday having been a holiday, it was still quite a busy week! Here's my weekly top ten:

Participated in the Governor's Multifamily #Housing Workgroup on permitting and development reforms yesterday. Grateful for partners bringing creative solutions. As Housing & Homelessness chair, I'm representing your interests in these spaces. Real solutions need community voices.

Same! This is a great space for a venue, and Monqui Presents is one of Portland's home-grown leaders in the music economy, so I'm thrilled that this is moving forward and can't wait to jump in the mosh pit with Councilor Zimmerman.

Tonight! Free! Hope to see you there!

This felt like one of the busiest weeks I've ever had. Here's my weekly top ten.

I'm very disappointed that my amendment to protect the Inclusive Business Network, the Office of Film and Events, and Venture Portland failed. I'm even more disappointed that Prosper Portland dishonestly scared the community to advocate against their own interests. It didn't need to be like this.

Thank you to Chief Sponsors Councilor Dunphy @councilordunphy.bsky.social , Councilor Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social Councilor Novick and to the ENTIRE council for voting to reinstate the important policy for workers in our City!

Our Prosper Portland budget amendment DOES NOT defund economic development programs or small business resources. @councilordunphy.bsky.social & I are proposing Council to direct Prosper to use its Strategic Investment Fund instead of the City’s general fund to keep their operations & programs intact

The information being shared by Prosper Portland is incorrect. Councilor Green and I are not proposing to defund the economic development activities at Prosper Portland. We are asking that they use the money from their new savings account to fully fund those programs.

It is WILD to watch a supposedly public agency spread disinformation to get a whole community worked up and protect their own bottom line. Prosper Portland is sitting on a $50m slush fund that they did not earn and want Portland to cut parks maintenance and permitting staff. Wild.

Budgets budgets budgets budgets budgets budgets... Here's my budget-filled weekly top ten:

In case you missed it, yesterday I introduced a budget amendment with @councilordunphy.bsky.social that reprioritizes Prosper Portland's budget to ensure it aligns with the city's adopted goals and priorities, makes critical economic development programs whole, while relieving a burden on the city

No, I don't wanna spend $1.2M on an East Portland City Council office. Here's my weekly top ten:

I got to see the best and the worst of Portland this week. We can fix the bad, but can't replace the good stuff that makes this place special. Here's my weekly top ten:

Fully agree with Councilor Green. This is the right policy choice for right now. The course we're on now, we don't get apartments and we don't get SDCs. If this is what it takes to get apartments right now, then let's go. If we're in a housing crisis, let's act like it.

This Saturday May 3 10AM! Family Friendly Loop Ride starts/ends at Gateway Discovery Park 10520 NE Halsey Ride leader is former bike shop owner & bike evangelist @scottbenjam.bsky.social who lives, works and plays in Portland's District 1 @counciloravalos.bsky.social @councilordunphy.bsky.social

Legit lol at this note from Lizzie Acker at the Oregonian. Portland is the only city I want to call home.

I'm up in Seattle for the annual Music Policy Forum with folks from 14 different states, getting lots of great ideas to bring back to Portland. Here's my weekly top ten:

*SIGH*

Some days in this job, you're at City Hall until 11:00pm debating policy, some days you get to use the firehose on a fire truck at the airport. Here's my weekly top ten:

Thank you Councilors Avalos, Dunphy & Smith for meeting with the Parkrose School Board to discuss budget challenges impacting East Portland families. Grateful for your commitment to equity, youth voice, access & safety. #ParkroseStrong @councilordunphy.bsky.social @counciloravalos.bsky.social

It was a super busy Friday, so I'm a day late, but here's my weekly Top Ten:

America will never have a king. Thank you East Portland Indivisible for letting me close out the speeches this morning, and to the hundreds of East Portland neighbors who showed up to demonstrate what Portland is really about.

As Nick Fish used to say, I can't believe I get paid to do this job. Here's my weekly top ten:

I'm excited to be co-sponsoring this ordinance with Councilors Novick and Morillo, and I'm thankful for Novick's leadership on this. I believe this proposal (raising the 1% tax on mega corporations by 0.33% and cutting taxes for small biz) is absolutely a necessary step for Portland. Here's why:

This week I listened to the audio book of "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, and I can't stop thinking about it. In chronological order, here's my weekly top ten:

I'm introducing my very first ever ordinance today in the Labor and Workforce committee. As part of the 600+ page code cleanup effort from last year, the city apparently removed our "fair wage" policy. My ordinance is simple: let's put it back. Tune in at noon! www.youtube.com/live/rskuW5n...