ISSUES

by building trauma-informed shelters, prioritizing families, youth and elders, and reuniting homeless individuals with their families.

by building four sobering centers, tripling detox capacity, and adding 1000 sober housing beds in order to ensure immediate access to care.

Establish a local government task force to evaluate ALL local taxes passed in the last 30 years and propose a ballot measure that reduces the total tax burden for lower and middle income Portlanders.  

by restoring Portland’s national brand, placing community safety officers in merchant districts, and enforcing city code requiring active ground floor use of retail spaces..

by recruiting police officers that live in Portland, increase police-to-population ratios to the national average, and dramatically expand the use of community service officers.

by reducing barriers to middle-income housing construction, allowing modular housing in every neighborhood, and reducing permitting costs of ADUs.

by piloting a minimum basic income program for families, establishing “families first” housing policies, and supporting at-risk families.

by incentivizing “home-sharing,” building 2,500 modular homes, and establishing a culturally responsive city-wide adult day care system.

by having temporary cooling/warming shelters at the ready, increasing the urban tree canopy, and bolstering ice and snow removal capacity.

by requiring that city employees work remotely no more than one day per week, implementing a constituent service system, and requiring customer satisfaction goals for city agencies.

by dramatically increasing access to summer camps, making Sunday parkways the norm, and building more pools and fountain park playgrounds.