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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...
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Oct 28, 20202 min read
Yes to Police Reform Measure 26-217 and Ted Wheeler for Portland Mayor
Portland does not have a credible system to manage the police bureau. For the nearly estimated 50 percent of registered voters who have...
Oct 15, 20202 min read
It's Cruel and Ineffective - Let's Change It
Oregon’s current approach to drug addiction is ineffective and cruel. Instead of helping people with addiction, we brand them as...
Sep 18, 20203 min read
Mingus Mapps? HECK YES! And, here's why...
We are at a difficult inflection point. A pandemic has cost too many lives and livelihoods, a natural disaster has just ripped through...
Aug 19, 20203 min read
Let's figure out an effective and equitable universal basic income option
The idea that the economy is going to snap back to where it was before the pandemic is clearly not going to happen.
Jul 23, 20203 min read
President Biden Sends Federal Police To Quell Protests in Republican Controlled Cities: Imagine That
Today, without a notice or a request from the local Republican mayor, President Biden ordered an estimated 100 unmarked federal law...
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Let's Call Foul and End a Key Whitewasher of Local Police Injustice
Dear Friends, If you agree that #BlackLivesMatter, you can do something about it right now—today, in less than five minutes!—by picking...
May 11, 20205 min read
Local Actions to Help More Local Businesses Survive and then Thrive
As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts lives and livelihoods, communities, and economies, what lies ahead for Portland? Led by an increase...
Apr 23, 20204 min read
Job Protection and Creation
Real-Time Advocacy to Protect Portland Workers and the Unemployed I have been using my social media and email platforms to galvanize...
Apr 21, 20202 min read
Don’t Make Job and Business Losses Worse With Siloed Government Budget Cuts
Unless the federal government ramps up financial support, deep budget cuts will be required of governments at all levels, but especially...
Apr 20, 20205 min read
Sam for City Council: The Experience We Need for These Tough Times
"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...
Apr 16, 20205 min read
Action-Based Ideas That Treat Affordable Housing and Houselessness Like the Crisis It Is
“During the Great Recession, Sam made millions in new City investments to help people stay in their homes. He provided more assistance to...
Apr 13, 20202 min read
Why Vouchers Are Better Than Deferring Payments
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...
Apr 13, 20206 min read
Houselessness and Housing Insecurity
Fully operationalize the opportunities created under the 2015 Portland City Council State of Emergency Declaration to address the local...
Apr 13, 20206 min read
Affordable Housing
I. Expedite funded and ready-to-go affordable housing projects a. Establish City Affordable Housing Problem Solving Team (CAHPST) “caps...
Apr 13, 20204 min read
Houselessness and Affordable Housing Accomplishments
Sam has always supported strong funding measures for affordable housing. In 2001, as Vera’s chief of staff, he helped deliver unanimous...
Apr 9, 20201 min read
Federal Stimulus Could Skip Multnomah County
Jurisdictions at all levels are anxiously awaiting relief funds to address budget shortfalls and rising costs in the face of COVID 19. It...
Apr 7, 20201 min read
Small Businesses Need Help Accessing Paycheck Protection Program
To: U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici: You all have always been...
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Watch Live: City Council Position 4 Debate
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...
Apr 4, 20202 min read
Response to COVID-19: Act and Plan For Next Phase Now
original art by Katie Chandler National and state trends are not always local realities. We are no longer a small city. We need to...
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