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A skeptic could see PPB and PPA’s press release as a scare tactic to convince the community that further cuts would cause harm. I’m choosing to take it at face

A budget is a moral document and this budget has no soul. Full statement below. This morning City Council held a work session to discuss the Mayor’s proposed budget package

Upon entering City Hall, one of my goals has been to increase hygiene services for our houseless neighbors.Recently HUCIRP began distributing 100 additional portable bathrooms throughout the City, which has

Statement Thread 2...Let’s also confront a hard truth. Peaceful means of protest & civic engagement have not produced the desired outcomes of our community. It’s not shocking that the unresolved

1/ Over the course of the past several weeks I’ve had a lot of conversations to think through what this movement in response to police violence requires of us now.

I am proud to be among the loud chorus of elected officials calling for the federal troops in Portland’s streets to go home. Their presence here has escalated tensions and

Friday night I stayed up all night and personally went to downtown Portland to observe the unrest that took place, and Portland, I’m tired. The Black community is tired. (Thread)