We all want to feel proud when we say we are from Portland. It is our home. As your city council member, I will represent each and every one of us — our needs, hopes, and worries — and I will work with you to make Portland a place where everyone can live, work, and retire with
Help PCCEP ensure that PSR becomes a permanent, resilient, and effective part of our public safety system.
In person at the Melody Event Center, Hawthorne Room. Food and parking provided. All are welcome. Also available via Zoom. More info at the links in bio.
The Willamette River is the beating heart of our city. It flows 187 miles north through a 12-mile Portland stretch to its confluence with the Columbia River. A thriving waterfront and green union jobs are part of my 30-year vision for this city but the Willamette offers us even
These black cars could contain liquified petroleum gas. They also could be empty. They are right behind the six derailed cars on the steel bridge.
#portland
#citycouncil
#district2
I support revoking Zenith's Land Use Compatability Statement. Zenith's new DEQ air permit reveals that it plans to store extremely flammable Naptha in
#Portland
. This fact was not disclosed by
#Zenith
when it applied for its Land Use Compatability Statement. That's deceptive. I
I'm running for Portland City Council to reduce gun violence. On Friday at 4pm, occupants of a BMW fired at least 87 gunshots from
#AR15
style rifle and a pistol with a high-capacity ammunition drum at Dawson Park at the corner of N Williams Ave and NE Morris St.
Let’s get this straight. PPB can do ride alongs with candidates. CHAT can do info sessions with candidates. But
@PortlandGov
is prohibiting Portland Street Response from doing the same?
We can
#SavePSR
by electing these champions:
It's day 26 of the 90-day fentanyl state of emergency. If I were a City Commissioner now, I would advocate for a public briefing for accountability and transparency with Mult Co Commissioners
@BrimJulia
and
@SMeieran
.
New:
After a recent public briefing on the status of a 90-day fentanyl state of emergency exposed a lackluster start, Multnomah County leaders will receive their next progress report behind closed doors.
I agree that it's time for Ross Island Sand and Gravel Co. to transfer its 350 acres to an entity that can take care of the special place in Portland. Kudos to
@WilRiverkeeper
and Urban Green Spaces Institute.
We did it! Thank you Portland. We have more than 750 qualifying donors and unlocked the second round of matching funds, another $40,000, for our city council campaign.
things we are 𝐍𝐎𝐓 doing today (and everyday): ᴄʀᴏssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴛ ʟɪɴᴇ﹗﹗﹗
sending solidarity to the striking union laborers (
@ufcw555
) who are asking Portland not to shop at Fred Meyers today
as always, Portland, we are stronger together. ✊
things we are 𝐍𝐎𝐓 doing today (and everyday): ᴄʀᴏssɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴛ ʟɪɴᴇ﹗﹗﹗
sending solidarity to the striking union laborers (
@ufcw555
) who are asking Portland not to shop at Fred Meyers today
as always, Portland, we are stronger together. ✊
I’m a blind twitter user. There are a lot of us out there. Increase your ability to reach us and help us interact with your pictures, it’s really simple and makes a huge difference to our twitter experiance allowing us to see your images our way. Thanks for the description 😎
I'm a lifelong environmentalist who has stepped into the fight when mega-corporate interests (like Monsanto) were put before public health + safety. Today, I'm stepping into the race for Portland City Council.
Our interview with
@AdyBarkan
, an activist who has been diagnosed with ALS, was one of the more entertaining and earnest discussions we've had. Strongly encourage you to listen:
@dwallacewells
This is an important point >> "RMI (a climate think tank) stresses that there’s still time for the transportation and industrial sectors to clean up their act — and it starts with governments setting aggressive goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled, rather than relying on
This CSPAN video shows Trump congratulating Martin Luther King for MLK Day and formidable
@AprilDRyan
, a CNN reporter, asking the President twice if he is a racist.
At a time when politicians regularly trash Portland's reputation, the revitalization of
#Albina
is inspirational, good news. Portlanders aren’t giving up. We’re learning from our mistakes, and fighting to make our city the place that everyone wants to be.
Please send your good wishes to two District 2 people who are going to the hospital on a
@trimet
bus tomorrow to deliver their first baby. One of my favorite children's book authors, Ruth Krauss, wrote, "There should be a parade when a baby is born." I will organize a modest
As the Heatwave rolls in, I’m thinking back to
@350PDX
’s Urban Shade Equity bike ride that demonstrated the palpable differences between neighborhoods with strong canopy cover versus “heat islands.”
For the last 6 years, the admins of Portland’s MAXTOT group have researched the candidates running in Portland and provided our endorsements.
This year is no different—here are our ranked endorsements for mayor and city council:
In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!
NEW:
@PeteWilliamsNBC
reports that Rosenstein has said if Trump wants him gone, they'll have to fire him, and that Rosenstein will refuse to resign and go quietly.
Psychiatrist Dr Karen Norberg, of the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts, spent a year knitting an anatomically correct replica of the human brain
#womensart
Let's think more carefully about screens at school. Gaming addiction disorder is now officially a mental health condition, according to the WHO. via
@DigitalTrends
We're voting for a future where competent elected officials serve their voters by successfully implementing, defending and expanding popular programs like Portland Street Response, Preschool for All, and Supportive Housing Services.
#Election2024
#Portland
#RCV
#LeadLocally
@pgorski
I'm bringing your article to my school board meeting tonight. We are voting on a resolution to change the name of Dixie School District. We've taken a 22-year-long "Pacing-For-Privilege Detour."
I'm excited to announce that I've received the
@SunrisePDX
endorsement - I've been in this climate fight for a long time and I don't plan to quit once in office. I have big plans to protect the Willamette from Day One - read about my plan here
BREAKING: The Senate voted 51-49 to approve the $1.5 trillion tax bill that would, for the first time ever, allow drilling in Alaska’s pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
#GOPtaxScam
“...Awards aren’t bad just because the losers are disappointed; everyone (including the winners) ultimately lose when schooling is turned into a scramble to defeat one’s peers."
another great bike happy hour with
@BikePortland
where I can listen to passionately involved and deeply informed Portlanders talk about what values they want to see elected to City Hall this November
PDX Tweeters: I suck at selfies. Here's my 24 hour update: Talked with neighborhood association peeps in
#Alameda
#CathedralPark
&
#Alameda
. Visited
@rosehaven_pdx
, day shelter for women & kids, and
@street_books
, the mobile tricycle library for unhoused people. Tonight, I hung
The teachers at Growing Seeds North have given so much to our kids, and now they urgently need our help. They haven't been paid for weeks. Please donate and share to support them in this tough time. 🙏
Here's some context for those outside of SF Bay Area. We had no electricity, no cell phone service, and no land line phone service for 47 hours. School is cancelled. We may lose power again tomorrow.
#KincadeFire
I'm super excited to join Mike Cobb and The Dan Kaufman Band on The Boom Bike in the 59th Annual St Johns Parade. We will be the only 100% pedal powered music and stage there.
#Green
#BikeLoud
#Portland
#CityCouncil
“We don’t need more money in politics,” said Marie Glickman, a candidate running to represent Portland’s new District 2, which spans N and NE Portland. “The ideas being discussed are anti-democratic.”
I love housing🏡I love biking🚲
And turns out: so do so many Portlanders! Come join
@PNWelcome
@bikeloudpdx
this Saturday for a
@pedalpalooza
ride showcasing housing around Sandy Blvd and how we can advocate putting housing where it makes sense!
.
@GretaThunberg
was about 12 years old when she became involved in climate demonstrations and activism. "I just thought that everything was still happening too slow and that it wasn't going fast enough," she says. "So then I just decided that I'm going to do something on my own."
Our city needs major improvements. Housing is too expensive (everything is too expensive). We don't have a strong safety net for people who are struggling. And folks report feeling regularly unsafe. We are better than this.
I am running for Portland City Council to represent
Immigration officials said Friday they will proceed with the deportation of an Ohio man who is the sole provider and trained medical caregiver of a 6-year-old paraplegic boy.
We just got a bunch of new endorsements from some really stellar organizations but I want to take my time to really appreciate each one. Thank you Bernie PDX / Portland for Bernie for seeing your values in my platform policies. You guys embody the mantra "think globally, act
Thank you to everyone who attended, donated, and volunteered at the sunny, Sunday joint fundraiser for my Portland City Council campaign and Carmen Rubio's mayoral campaign. I am grateful to all of you. Forgive me for the belated post. - mg