Please join me next week for my final constituent office hours of 2025 in the Old Town neighborhood!

Across District 4, tickets are on sale for seasonal events of all kinds. As you make your holiday plans, please consider supporting our arts organizations and small businesses!

’Tis the season to get out and about! District 4 has so many free holiday events coming up where we can come together as a community, support our small businesses, and celebrate this season of giving:

Last week I met with constituents at Hillside Community Center. I appreciate the Hillside Neighborhood Association for helping to spread the word! Our wide-ranging conversation covered everything from property taxes to public safety to the need for support from Portland Parks & Recreation.

Neighbors for Clean Air’s 15th anniversary Clean Air Gala honored leaders making an impact on air quality and public health. The 2025 Clean Air Champions included Celeste Ruiz, who started as a youth activist and continues to lead as a member of the Portland Sustainability and Climate Commission.

Today I joined Gov. Kotek, Mayor Wilson, and others in celebrating the opening of Portland Art Museum’s Mark Rothko Pavilion. As a member of the Arts & Economy Committee, I am thrilled about this $116M investment in the heart of D4 — the largest fundraising campaign for the arts in state history!

This is Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we join people from around the world to honor the lives of trans and gender-diverse people reported murdered in the past 12 months.

Since 1970, the Portland Trail Blazers have been a local institution of civic pride, joy, and economic activity. The combined economic impact of Rose Quarter events is more than $600 million each year, supporting nearly 6,000 jobs!

This week I met with Pearl District Neighborhood Association President Bruce Studer and Executive Board Member Bill Truncali about progress and setbacks they’ve experienced in addressing homelessness and other public safety concerns.

Last week I toured GreenWay Recycling, a construction and demolition sorting and processing facility that recovers recyclable materials such as wood, metal, cardboard, and concrete. It’s tucked into a remediated brownfield on a Northwest Portland hillside.

Please join me Friday for my next constituent office hours in the Hillside neighborhood!

This week I had the opportunity to meet with Jubitz leaders including Fred and Matthew Jubitz. This family-owned and operated truck stop, fueling provider, and hospitality company has been operating in Portland since the 1950s.

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor our diverse and resilient Indigenous community members, colleagues, family, and friends while recognizing the barriers to equity that Native people continue to face in our society.

The Impact Reduction Program conducts sophisticated abatement work that’s just now beginning to deliver really effective results — and this reckless amendment would reverse progress, particularly in District 4. I will be voting no, and I encourage constituents to make their voices heard today.

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The WNBA is returning! This is an exciting development for the City of Roses as we grow into a capital for women’s sports. I purchased my Portland Fire season tickets this weekend and look forward to joining friends and thousands of fans at the games in 2026!

Please join me Friday for my next constituent office hours in the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood!

Effective tomorrow, the City will resume enforcement of its Public Camping Ordinance, which prohibits camping in public spaces when people have access to reasonable alternate shelter.

Happy Halloween from Portland City Hall! Special thanks to Council Operations staff for organizing a pumpkin-carving potluck during our lunch break yesterday. Please drive carefully and look out for trick-or-treaters this evening!

Did you know that the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States dates back to 1587, when “Luzones Indios” landed at what is now Morro Bay, California?

Last week I spoke with KATU at the Ankeny West Food Carts about the changing face of our downtown core as well as my hopes and dreams for the neighborhood and the progress of Portland as a whole.

Last week my team joined Governor Kotek and other leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new live music performance venue at Lloyd Center. This three-story, 68,000-square-foot venue will welcome up to 4,000 guests and create 17 full-time jobs — and it is fully financed with private dollars.

Did you know that Portland has a higher density of art galleries than any city on the entire West Coast? Last week I met with Elizabeth Leach Gallery, which has been serving the Pearl District since 1981!

Yesterday we had a record-setting turnout for our constituent happy hour in Eastmoreland! It was a robust give-and-take conversation about a host of issues, from taxes to housing to federal overreach in District 4.

Last week I met with Portland-area hospitality leaders, mostly hotel general managers and restaurant owners, who are members of the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA).

Today City Council joined Mayor Wilson and leaders at Multnomah County (Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Commissioners Meghan Moyer and Shannon Singleton) in calling on the Trump administration to fund food assistance to prevent hardship, hunger, and suffering for 136,000 Multnomah County residents.

This morning Portland City Council held an event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My mother survived breast cancer, so I know firsthand about the lifesaving importance of early detection, equitable access to care, and the power of community support.

Last week I toured both of the Portland Farmers Market offerings downtown with Executive Director Katy Kolker and her staff. I learned a great deal about how local food is sourced, how the market operates, and how it supports access through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Last week I had the opportunity to meet with the team at Southwest Community Center, located in the heart of the Vermont Hills neighborhood. We had a great conversation covering a range of topics from its recreation schedule and staffing challenges to its childcare offerings.

Last week I met with Doug Whyte, Executive Director at The Hollywood Theatre, which has ambitious plans for next year’s centennial celebration! His team has envisioned the “Hollywood Film District,” a neighborhood that will draw movie lovers together from the Pacific Northwest region and beyond.

Yesterday I stopped by Portland State University for Catrinas Rising, a colorful event gearing up for Day of the Dead showcasing music and dancing from diverse states of Mexico including Jalisco and Oaxaca.

Please join me Thursday for my next constituent happy hour in the Eastmoreland neighborhood!

Last night I was proud to sponsor The Street Trust’s Alice Awards, an annual benefit to celebrate champions for the future of transportation!

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What a great way to start the day! This morning I joined Oregon Walks and my District 4 colleagues for a 1.5-mile walk along the waterfront to meet constituents, enjoy this gorgeous fall weather, and get some steps in at the same time.

Portland State University plays an important role in our city with more than 7,000 students and 56,000 alumni from District 4 alone! Last week I met with PSU President Ann Cudd to discuss student enrollment, upcoming initiatives, and ways we can work together to support students in our district.

Repost from Portland Office of Equity and Human Rights: We honor the history, spirit, resilience, and contributions of Indigenous People from the area now known as Portland, which rests on the homelands and traditional territory of many neighboring tribal nations.

Did you know Portland is a cartoon capital? Last week I got a sneak preview of the Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts, which opens next month in the Pearl District!

On Wednesday, October 15, @counciloravalos.bsky.social, @councilortkl.bsky.social, @councilorclark.bsky.social, and I will present a joint resolution to Council that creates a coordinated framework to safeguard Portlanders targeted by those at the highest levels of our nation’s government.

Today my staff joined Mayor Wilson and Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney for a tour of Portland’s first outdoor day center, located at Northwest Glisan Street and Sixth Avenue. Day centers are intended to complement the City’s overnight emergency shelter system.

Last week my Chief of Staff, Megan Beyer, joined more than 100 Portland civic, business, and elected leaders on a best practices trip to Minneapolis, a city that has grappled with issues familiar to what we are facing in Portland.

Not one but two moviehouses — both in District 4 — celebrated their centennials last month. That’s a remarkable milestone and a testament to Portlanders’ passion for independent cinema!

As Portland’s representative on the League of Oregon Cities board, I was proud to help the league host its 100th conference last week in the City of Roses. With 450+ attendees, 140 cities were represented, from towns as small as 174 (Detroit) to metropolitan areas as large as 2.5 million (Portland).

Last night I visited Portland Art Museum for the 2025 Oregon History Maker Awards, which celebrated remarkable Oregonians whose work helped shape the place we love. This year’s recipients were Pat Reser (pictured here), Mike and Sue Hollern, Tony Hopson Sr., and Jordan Schnitzer.

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Our office just learned today that Hillside Community Center is unavailable for our scheduled office hours next week — so please take note of the new date and time. See you there!

Last week my office joined in the 2025 Policy Makers Ride, a 19-mile tour of E. Multnomah Co. that addressed investments & gaps in our regional walking & biking network. Participants included staff from Portland Bureau of Transportation, Bureau of Environmental Services & Portland Clean Energy Fund.

“Portland remains a peaceful community that neither wants nor needs intervention from the federal government to address a non-existent emergency.

Today is National Coffee Day — a great excuse to go out and support one of the amazing coffee shops in District 4! I recently visited Deadstock Coffee, a Black-owned establishment in Old Town that offers classic and creative signature drinks with sneaker and basketball themes.

This week the residents of Meriwether Condominiums invited me to their monthly Speaker Bureau series to discuss issues of concern in the South Waterfront neighborhood. It was a lively, engaging conversation with 30+ participants! Thanks to Alison Schrupp and Toni Cooper for organizing the event.