Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney

So glad to be partnering with Councilor Steve Novick on fair wage protections for our rideshare drivers. #sharethefare

Councilor Pirtle-Guiney's District 2 Community Budget Survey Portland is facing budget cuts. I want to know what services you rely on most and where you want us to make investments – knowing cuts are coming – so that we can balance our Fiscal Year 2026-27 budge...

Visit the link in my bio, the link below, or scan the QR code to fill out my District 2 community budget survey – I can't shape this work effectively without your voices.

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Portland is facing budget cuts. I want to know what services you rely on most and where you want us to make investments – knowing cuts are coming – so that we can balance our Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget while keeping in mind the programs you think are most important.

District 2 Town Hall Event | City Club of Portland Do you live, work, or love to visit North/Northeast Portland? Join City Club on March 4 to meet District 2 City Councilors Sameer Kanal, Elana Pirtle-Guiney, and Dan Ryan at this special program and s...

I'm excited to join my colleagues @councilorepg.bsky.social and @councilordanryan.bsky.social at City Club of Portland's “Meet Your City Councilors” District 2 conversation moderated by @wweek.com's @sophiegreenleaf.bsky.social. Join us Wed., Mar. 4 at 6pm at Alberta Rose Theatre.

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Join me at the Historic Overlook House this Saturday, February 21 (2 to 3 p.m.) for a community conversation! I'm excited to share what I've been working on, to spend some time with you all, and to answer your questions. See you there!

Join me at the Historic Overlook House this Saturday, February 21 (2 to 3 p.m.) for a community conversation! I'm excited to share what I've been working on, to spend some time with you all, and to answer your questions. See you there!

This small change is going to make a big difference for a lot of Portlanders. Thank you to Council President Jamie Dunphy for bringing forward and championing this policy, and to our community for your support as we got this across the finish line.

Council President Jamie Dunphy, Councilor Tiffany Koyama-Lane, and Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney smile and point to an all-user restroom sign in Portland City Hall.

Council President Jamie Dunphy, Councilor Tiffany Koyama-Lane, and Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney smile and point to an all-user restroom sign in Portland City Hall.

We did it! Today, our ordinance providing greater access to single-use restrooms through gender-neutral signage across the city passed unanimously at Council. @councilordunphy.bsky.social @councilortkl.bsky.social

Thank you to the New Portlanders Policy Commission for their leadership, SOAR for their decades of service, the community members who testified today, and staff from the Budget and Attorney's offices for their work on this ordinance.

This is a modest investment with a high return: stabilizing families, preventing unnecessary detention and deportation, protecting workers, and upholding the values we already have enshrined in law.

This practical, low-cost ordinance makes a critical and time-sensitive investment in immigration legal services for Portlanders who are facing immediate and destabilizing changes in federal immigration policy.

This funding will allow not just legal screenings, but full legal representation for qualifying individuals pursuing long-term lawful status – including asylum, family-based adjustment, visas for victims of crime or domestic violence, and other humanitarian relief.

Today in Council's Finance Committee, I introduced my ordinance reallocating $150,000 from the Legal Priorities Reserve Fund to SOAR Immigration Legal Services.

This policy is straightforward, inclusive, and it's going to make everyday life more comfortable for a lot of people in our community.

Portland City Council considers ordinance requiring gender-neutral restroom signs The Portland City Council is considering a new ordinance that would require gender-neutral signage to be displayed on all public single-occupant restrooms.

"There's so much going backwards; we need to start going forward."

@councilordunphy.bsky.social, @councilortkl.bsky.social, and I are working to provide greater access to single-use restrooms for families, caregivers, our LGBTQ+ community, and everyone across Portland.

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Council is united in condemning these inexcusably violent and traumatic actions. Please see our joint statement, along with steps we ALL can take to protect our community. www.portland.gov/council/news...

The indiscriminate use of tear gas on protestors is unacceptable, let alone when children are present. No one should come to expect this kind of violence from their government. The President must change his direction.

Over the weekend, families, children, and elders were tear gassed by federal agents, continuing a pattern of deploying chemical munitions on Portlanders. Our community had gathered in protest, as is our right and as we will continue to do so long as the Trump administration is harming our neighbors.

My staff and I will be at the Tamale Boy on Dekum St. from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, January 31. Come through anytime in that two-hour period and chat with me about the issues you care about – refreshments will be provided. I'm excited to see you there!

My staff and I will be at the Tamale Boy on Dekum St. from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, January 31. Come through anytime in that two-hour period and chat with me about the issues you care about – refreshments will be provided. I'm excited to see you there!

Portlanders, please continue to look out for one another and make your voices heard. Remember: we need protest that upholds our values, but we also need people going on grocery runs for their neighbors, watching each other's kids, and helping in quiet ways. We must continue to be united.

Over the last several months, Portlanders have rightfully spoken out against federal overreach for fear of this exact action occurring. It is plain to see that the federal presence across communities in our country is only causing harm.

The folks in Minnesota who are standing in solidarity with one another through protest and demonstration are showing the true meanings of democracy, solidarity, and community, and my thoughts are with all of them.

The violence, terror, and death we are seeing on the streets of Minneapolis at the hands of federal agents and the Trump administration is undemocratic and it's sickening.

My thoughts are with the family of Alex Jeffrey Pretti. No one should see their family member murdered at the hands of their government. The false story being fabricated by an administration trying and failing to justify its murderous actions is disgusting.

It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as Portland City Council’s first Council President. I look forward to watching @councilordunphy.bsky.social and @councilorclark.bsky.social lead with integrity, compassion, and vision for our city.

Disagreement over issues, priorities, and process are part of this work.

But name calling shouldn’t be. And racist and sexist name calling is absolutely unacceptable and has no place in Portland.

I am appalled to be reading these texts.

Minnesota governor asks Portlanders to ‘stand with us’ while deploring fatal ICE shooting Gov. Tim Walz spoke as other officials disputed federal accounts that the shooting was in self defense.

Gov. Walz, Portland stands with you, and condemns this horrific act of violence. We will not allow the federal government to take lives on our streets and we expect those responsible for today's tragedy in Minneapolis to be held fully accountable in a court of law. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

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Our first year on City Council was a building year, but amid the growing pains and learning curves we were able to make strides for labor, for small business, for parks, for housing development, and for Portlanders targeted by the Trump administration.

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