Realizing how many white ppl within city hall/Portland assumed that BIPOC councilors sharing racial dynamics during the president vote was a Machiavellian strategy rather than earnest feedback is eye opening.
They assume strategy over earnestness because they do not approach others with sincerity.
I get that the idea of giving ~politicians~ a pay raise is unpopular at a time in which nobody trusts politicians, but when we underinvest in the public service of legislating and governing, all we’re doing is giving special interests extra undue power to call the shots
Rep Grayber is a champ, Oregonians are lucky to have her as a politician, and if we want more people as cool as her to be elected officials we have to pay salaries that allow decent and normal people (including those not already wealthy) to actually pursue these careers
It's a start! Thanks to the over 200 Oregonians who took action last week to testify or write to the governor's data center advisory council last week to make your voices heard! Because of your actions, we were able to win this 1.5 yr moratorium on data center tax breaks.
The current Portland City Councilors who are endorsed by the police union are:
Smith (D1), Ryan (D2), Novick (D3), Zimmerman (D4), Clark (D4)
Listing them because the Portland Police Association is making it a fight to have a masking ban (for law enforcement) and a tear gas ban.
I join my City Councilors in calling for prosecution of ICE for this flagrant violation of city and state law. This is illegal, and if ICE does this to families and children on a sunny peaceful daytime protest, I shudder to think what they do without that kind of daylight and public scrutiny.
I keep thinking about the difference between the feds who chaotically unloaded teargas on thousands of people after a few minutes of chanting vs. the crowd, which moved slowly and carefully even while people were choking & blind from gas. People looked out for each other & didn't panic. We will win.
Dear Mayor Wilson, As the sponsors of the Detention Facility Fee legislation that added Chapter 5.80 to the Portland City Code we are writing to respectfully request urgent action to investigate violations and move toward enforcement. We brought forward the Detention Facility Fee legislation to not only ensure that property owners who lease to entities like ICE internalize the externalities they create with their commercial relationship with them, but also to establish that it is not permissible to allow their tenants to emit chemical residues like tear gas beyond the premises of their facility. Effective January 2, 2026, it is a violation of Portland City Code for a landlord to allow their tenants to tear gas a neighborhood, and yet this is precisely what occurred on January 24, 2026, at the Macadam ICE Facility. We recognize that it takes time to establish administrative rules to fully operationalize Chapter 5.80 of Portland City Code. However, we believe there are concrete, immediate steps that you can take today to show Portlanders that we will not tolerate the tear-gassing of our neighborhoods in violation of our local laws. We urge you to direct the City Administrator to immediately: • Investigate all deployments of tear gas and other chemical munitions occurring after the effective date of PCC 5.80.030 And notify the property owner of 4310 S Macadam Ave., Portland OR, 97239 of any violation of PCC 5.80.030 with intention to enforce the city's provisions against prohibited nuisances. Portlanders are demanding that we take action to protect our communities from our authoritarian Federal government. We must act urgently with every tool we have. The Detention Facility Impact Fee chapter in city code was designed with this urgency in mind. In the spirit of acting urgently with every tool we have, our offices expect to see
1. Expedited administrative rulemaking to operationalize Chapter 5.80, including the full schedule of impact fees and nuisance penalties, definitions of key terms, and clear investigation and appeal procedures, on a timeline that reflects the urgency and foreseeability of enforcement. The effective date of Chapter 5.80 was known well in advance of January 2, 2026, and we understood this advance notice to provide an opportunity for preliminary rule development so that draft rules could be implemented quickly following passage and enforcement could start immediately. 2. Use of all existing City powers, including longstanding nuisance code, to document and act on harmful conduct at and around the Macadam facility. The City already has nuisance, land use, and public safety provisions on the books that can be used to investigate and respond to harmful conduct at this site, independent of the new detention facility regulations. Chapter 5.80 should be understood as additive to, not a prerequisite for, the use of existing enforcement authority. Further, the City has already created a structured way for residents to report problems near the ICE facility, including excessive force, noise, and other impacts, via the City's official reporting resources and links on "How to report problems near the ICE facility" on Portland.gov. These complaint channels should be widely publicized, actively monitored by City staff, and aggregated into a centralized case log to support enforcement proceedings. Council should be briefed on how this information is being used to inform investigations, enforcement decisions, and intergovernmental coordination, so that the legislative body can assess whether existing tools are being applied effectively. To build legally robust cases, including large-scale claims tied to repeated chemical munitions deployments, we expect:
enforcement, they do monitor protests and related activity near the facility and make reports that should support potential follow-up investigations by the Oregon Attorney General. 3. Expedited land use and permitting enforcement independent of Chapter 5.80. We expect the City to aggressively use its existing land use and permitting authority with respect to the Macadam facility, including conducting expedited compliance reviews based on complaints already received and any new complaints that arise. Where violations are identified, the City should issue warnings, notices of violation, or fines as authorized under current City code. Enforcement of the detention facility impact fee and nuisance provisions should not conflict with, supersede, or otherwise delay land use or permitting actions. These are distinct authorities, and progress on one should not be conditioned on completion of the other. 4. Active collaboration with state and county partners that possess overlapping or complementary authority, including the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Multnomah County Health, to ensure that air quality impacts and public health concerns are promptly and credibly investigated. Where the City lacks direct jurisdiction, we expect the administration to actively facilitate and document intergovernmental engagement rather than cite jurisdictional limits as a barrier to action. Thank you for your leadership in this, we look forward to partnering with you to protect all Portlanders. Signed, Councilor Mitch Green - District 4 Legelta Maile Councilor Angelita Morillo - District 3
Today @councilorgreen.bsky.social and I sent a letter to Mayor Wilson urging the Executive Branch to use their administrative powers to protect Portlanders from the Federal Government. City council can pass policy but that policy is only as effective as the Executive Branch is willing to execute it.
Please read the FAQ. The permit is currently with the Permitting Department and the Mayor, it is not in City Council’s hands.
I'm running for Congress to replace a Democrat that continually votes to fund and enable this violence. This terror squad needs to be off US streets. I will vote to #DismantleICE every time I have a chance. Watching Federal Officers kill a man in cold blood is unacceptable.
Dear Mr. Kristot, I can understand why you might not want to foray back into politics in this moment. But we need you! Kotek is about to get absolutely ruined in the upcoming election. Those who can plug their noses and vote for a Republican light will not suffice to keep her in office. Let me count the reasons: 1) Kotek's unhinged assault on Portland's beloved Pre-School For All program, (2) the abject failure of the State transportation package, and (3) her outrageous hiring of a Republican who got barred from running for office due to his pro-life walkout. I know you got shafted by Secretary of State Fagan. But now we all know she was low-key corrupt!! Please, if you are wondering how you might use your power in this very scary moment, enter the primary. No one else has the juice.
All you need to do? 1) Commit to a strong transportation package (literally just talk to Senator Pham. She's got you!). 2) Affirm your respect for the voters' will re: Pre-School-for-All in Portland. And then, simply refrain from hiring actual extremist Republican pro-lifers who are banned from elected office for obstruction. If you can do these three things, I know a lot of people who would pound the sidewalk in the rain for you. As bad as things are federally, we cannot lose State level governance. Thank you for considering. Emily
Listen. Things are desperate.
I never thought I would say this.
@nickkristof.bsky.social plz help.
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
Hundreds of Portlanders gathered at Terry Schrunk Plaza this afternoon for a vigil honoring the victims and survivors of ICE and Border Patrol violence.
we are not powerless, our power is community, and we're going to win 🫶🏾
important from Councilor Morillo. Media lost interest in CPB shooting two people in Portland after learning they may have a criminal record.
If a record means the feds can shoot you without recourse, we are lost. Due process is for all of us or for none of us.
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It's time for Transit Talks ... After Dark. Our guest @councilormorillo.bsky.social talks with Cassie Wilson about safety, support for 30% of Oregonians who are non-drivers, and her experiences as a transit-dependent person. Watch the full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkj4...
ICE must be abolished. The work of our time is to tear down the system that built it and remake it into one that embraces and designs systems that include all people from all places. This work will be done, because the alternative is unbearable.
Thank you!
impressed with + grateful for rayfield moving this fast
ICE needs to be taken apart, brick by brick, and we need to salt the earth.
ICE and CBP out of portland. I want national guard and cops following every one of these thugs around the city until they leave and never return
People keep describing what happened at council as “messy.” I wanna talk about this.
What they really mean is that they’re seeing how power actually operates — instead of how it’s usually hidden.
Disagreement in real time.
Values colliding.
Who’s willing to compromise.
And who isn’t.
Freaking ironic to be like “guys let’s work together” but not being willing to be the one to step aside 🙄🙄
I’m so mad that I ranked him
why is it always the lefty progressives who are told to compromise? we've got a deadlocked vote, just like we did last year. maybe the other side could compromise this time? seems only fair
you ever notice how transit cuts in the biggest city in the state aren’t talked about as a political risk for the governor, despite being vastly worse for transit riders than an unnoticeable gas tax increase is for drivers?
