2020 made us very grateful for our family and friends who helped us get through the year. Below we highlight some of the best parts of...

Portland does not have a credible system to manage the police bureau. For the nearly estimated 50 percent of registered voters who have...

Oregon’s current approach to drug addiction is ineffective and cruel. Instead of helping people with addiction, we brand them as...

We are at a difficult inflection point. A pandemic has cost too many lives and livelihoods, a natural disaster has just ripped through...

The idea that the economy is going to snap back to where it was before the pandemic is clearly not going to happen.

Today, without a notice or a request from the local Republican mayor, President Biden ordered an estimated 100 unmarked federal law...

Dear Friends, If you agree that #BlackLivesMatter, you can do something about it right now—today, in less than five minutes!—by picking...

As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts lives and livelihoods, communities, and economies, what lies ahead for Portland? Led by an increase...

Real-Time Advocacy to Protect Portland Workers and the Unemployed I have been using my social media and email platforms to galvanize...

Unless the federal government ramps up financial support, deep budget cuts will be required of governments at all levels, but especially...

"My upbringing was with a family that got by at times with subsidized housing and public support. I know what it's like to live in a...

“During the Great Recession, Sam made millions in new City investments to help people stay in their homes. He provided more assistance to...

As we all know, COVID-19 isn’t just a horrifying and deadly disease, it is also causing profound disruptions to our local economy. Just...

Fully operationalize the opportunities created under the 2015 Portland City Council State of Emergency Declaration to address the local...

I. Expedite funded and ready-to-go affordable housing projects a. Establish City Affordable Housing Problem Solving Team (CAHPST) “caps...

Sam has always supported strong funding measures for affordable housing. In 2001, as Vera’s chief of staff, he helped deliver unanimous...

Jurisdictions at all levels are anxiously awaiting relief funds to address budget shortfalls and rising costs in the face of COVID 19. It...

To: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici: You all have always been...

The City Club of Portland will stream the debate for City Council Position 4 live on YouTube. WHEN: The debate is schedule for 6 p.m. to...

original art by Katie Chandler National and state trends are not always local realities. We are no longer a small city. We need to...