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Here’s what’s going on. Baby boomers bought houses for cheap and then spent decades showing up to meetings demanding nothing else could be built in their neighborhoods so that their houses would see exponential increases in value, and now they don’t want that value taxed.

Important to note that because of the fucked up way this country funds affordable housing, lower corporate tax rates lead directly to less new affordable housing in every city and every state.

Hey Neighbors, we hope that you will take our endorsements into consideration when you are filling out your ballot for this election <3. We need housing champions on city council! portlandneighborswelcome.org/2026-portlan...

Shoutout to our amazing membership activation team for planning a bunch of cool new events, and @zachturc.bsky.social for making this sick ass flyer!!!

governor election discourse is funny to me because I understand why people are mad at Kotek and her best issue is also my main issue. she's so good on building more homes it's ridiculous! it would be a big blow to the stuff i care about most at the state level if she was replaced by any other dem!

Tacit alliance of convenience between socialist politicians and productive capital against their mutual enemy, rentier capital, is starting to bear fruit therealdeal.com/new-york/202...

Just finished watching the D3 city club debate replay and damn @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social killed it! Also as a housing voter I very much appreciated the synthesis of protect tenants 🤝 zoning reform 🤝 social housing, we can have it all baybeeeeee

the ideal condition for NIMBYS is >wants property values to go up >property taxes to go down >housing to be more affordable >sell their home for maximum profit >no new housing

corrupt big developer is mad about neighborhood rezonings that will enable more affordable housing development and more small builders to enter the market. tremendous messaging gift

We are so close to tier 3! If your partner! Your roommates! Your polycule! Your situationship! Haven’t donated yet, now is the time 🤩 secure.actblue.com/donate/angel...

Just wrapped up a canvass for @mitchgreen.bsky.social in the little slice of mixed-use, mixed-income, mixed-politics heaven between NW 21st & 23rd. Here’s to all the @portlandneighborswelcome.org endorsed candidates supporting the right of neighborhoods to evolve in this direction when they need to

I do love a headline that says that exclusionary zoning will suffer an inevitable and crushing defeat. Yes 🥰

I fucking knew it as soon as I saw the original article that didn't say who shot the dog.

A fun quirk of American urban planning is production of 990 page documents where the observable universe is a narrow strip a hundred feet wide. The yellow areas are unmeasurable and unknowable, we can only infer their existence through the forces they exert elsewhere. berkeleyca.gov/sites/defaul...

In April, I joined my colleagues @councilorgreen.bsky.social and @councilormorillo.bsky.social and advocates from @portlandneighborswelcome.org to successfully lead the unanimous passage of the Inner Eastside for All resolution. Community outreach is now ramping up and you can weigh in at the link!

This is an amazing time to tell BPS just how much you want new neighbors!!!

I highly recommend reading Jamey’s responses to our questionnaire, which are linked on our endorsement webpage: portlandneighborswelcome.org/2026-portlan... If there was a word more than “expert” I would use it here

You can't design your way out of the fundamental political conflict over housing.

I highly recommend reading through our full voter guide! There’s a lot of good housing policy floating around council these days. Let’s get some sick ass stuff done next term!

We are proud to endorse Councilor Angelita Morillo @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social and Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane @teachertiffany2026.bsky.social for re-election to Portland City Council District 3. You can see our full endorsements here: portlandneighborswelcome.org/2026-portlan...

An Inner Eastside that welcomes all our neighbors needs a frequent and robust transit network. Let's make it happen! Join us in signing up <3 ⬇

taking my mind off of my pure love of dense multifamily housing by watching the 1989 hit the wizard, starring fred savage and jenny lewis on VHS with my wife

@pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social is my current city councilor, and she earned my #1 rank 100x over with her championing of the IE4A resolution. That is among many, many other reasons to vote for her.

one of these bureaus needs to be armed and one of them needs to be disarmed

Looking to spice up your Saturday night/weekend? Apply to join the Portland Planning Commission! The deadline is this Mon. 9/21 (extended 1 wk). I have the honor of serving as your current chair with 8 phenomenal colleagues. Take my seat, please & thank you. :) www.portland.gov/bps/planning...

inner eastside for all going swimmingly i see

When the police were giving me the runaround instead of trying to find and cite the woman who HIT ME WITH HER CAR, the last cop I spoke with angrily told me “this is what you get in Portland.” I know that what he meant was “we do not give a shit about the community, we see you as a piggy bank.”

Hilariously flattering letter to the editor. Why yes, our effort is indeed sure to succeed! You’re telling me city and business leaders are in favor of increasing the tax base for free?! You are also correct that renters love it ☺️

Declining birthrates are a thing, sure, but the more prominent issue is that our city centers are sterile retirement communities and in order to raise a family you gotta move out to sprawly single family suburbs out of historic school districts

My friend was trapped in her apartment for an entire day because the building has one elevator and it broke down. It was wild. Anyboushback for accessibility though and developers say they’ll never build again. We have an aging population, we are all going to face mobility issues. It’s absurd.

Let us build an inclusive, tolerate and welcoming city where everyone can afford to live here and call Portland home.

See you TONIGHT, at White Owl Social Club from 6-8PM for our monthly Social Hour! We would love to see you <3

You're invited to our Annual Member Celebration on Saturday, September 26th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM at White Owl Social Club! Enjoy food and drinks as we celebrate our accomplishments, recognize outstanding volunteers, and connect with fellow members. RSVP here: portlandneighborswelcome.org/events