ISSUES

by building 2000 more trauma-informed shelter beds within 18 months, 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 reopening closed pools and opening new pools in more neighborhoods to eliminate long wait times for swim lessons.

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..

Hire 200 more police officers who actually live in Portland and expand Portland Street Response to operate 24/7.

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 and older Portlanders.

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

by making public transportation free and dramatically increasing the city tree canopy.

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.