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City Council Mulling $4.3 Million Cut From Homeless Sweeps Budget “We’re in a position right now, where people are going to end up being unhoused for the long-term, and we have to take action,” City Councilor Angelita Morillo said, explaining a proposal to divert fu...

Sweeps make the lives of our unhoused neighbors worse. Funds should go to rental assistance that keeps people housed. Portland must act now, especially as the federal government fails to serve its citizens.

Let's end Mayor Wilson's war on the poor.

#stopthesweeps #waronthepoor #orpol #portland

We believe that we will win, image from DSA Elgin party

On our blog: read about what Zohran's win in NYC implies for the future of politics in Portland. portlanddsa.org/an-historic-...

Portland DSA Condemns Mayor Wilson's Cruel Camping Ban, Calls for Investigation into Misuse of Public Funds - Portland DSA November 3, 2025 (PORTLAND, OR) – Portland Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) condemns in the strongest possible terms Mayor Keith Wilson’s decision to begin enforcement of the city’s “public camp...

“Portland DSA stands in solidarity with the unhoused. A first step would be passage of the Renters’ Bill of Rights — a landmark set of protections which would stem the deepening houselessness crisis.”
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Portland DSA Condemns Mayor Wilson's Cruel Camping Ban, Calls for Investigation into Misuse of Public Funds - Portland DSA November 3, 2025 (PORTLAND, OR) – Portland Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) condemns in the strongest possible terms Mayor Keith Wilson’s decision to begin enforcement of the city’s “public camp...

1/2 “Mayor Wilson’s decision to unleash the police on our most vulnerable neighbors on the very day they lose their food assistance is an act of stunning inhumanity,” said Chris Olson, Co-Secretary of the Housing Working Group in Portland DSA (@portlanddsa.bsky.social)

Come to Unthank Park in D2 today at 1 to help us get the Parks Levy over the finish line!

Portland DSA Housing Working group will be here! Come talk about the Renters Bill of Rights.

Glad these bozos were kept out of the NW Oregon labor council thanks to the pressure campaign led by @portlanddsa.bsky.social and trade union militants!

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

Not only does this story get a number of basic facts wrong, it doesn’t take time to actually explore why Portlanders elected these folks. Coming in with a pre-baked PDX story to fit a NYT narrative about NYC is harmful, especially at this moment.

I'm going to sound like the biggest hater & loser in the world and I know we must do our political performance but the "look at my war ravaged Portland" photos especially from politicians are getting a little 😬 when we have crisis levels of people without housing including unknown numbers of kids

Happening now, tune in! The discussion and public testimony has not started yet.

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Good afternoon, Portland, and welcome to another Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting! Today, @councilordunphy.bsky.social, @councilorgreen.bsky.social, and I are going to present some of what we learned in Vienna and what their alternative housing models could mean for Portland.

Refuse to believe people who say they want the best for Portland if they spend time/energy mobilizing opposition against housing as a human right or universal preschool. Use power to push back against Trump’s threats and do more to make Portland safer for children, immigrants and unhoused people.

Tenant advocates rally over near eviction of veteran from low income housing Tenant advocates rallied over the near eviction of a veteran from low-income housing.

Check out this story about PTU, @portlanddsa.bsky.social, and @councilorgreen.bsky.social speaking out for a @homeforward.bsky.social tenant who was nearly evicted. Quick collective action helped keep him housed.

Leeor lays out some of PTU's demands for @homeforward.bsky.social.

everyone should get a public defender at eviction court and i'm not kidding

WE WANT YOU END EVICTIONS SAVE LIVES RENTERS BILL OF RIGHTS NOW! TO BUILD RENTER POWER! PDXRENTERPOWER.COM PORTLANDDSA.ORG AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL!

CANVASS WITH US TO PROMOTE THE RENTERS' TOWN HALL IN EAST PORTLAND SEPTEMBER 6TH 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM SEPTEMBER 13TH 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PORTLANDDSA.ORG/EVENTS

We cannot achieve housing justice alone. We can only push back against the landlord class if renters stand in solidarity.

Join us as we canvass renters in D1 to invite the community to the East Portland Renters’ Town Hall.

RSVP today at portlanddsa.org/events

#housingforall #rentersbillofrights

Come to the Third Renters’ Town Hall & Get Together for You’re Invited! THE RENTERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS Five new City Councilors endorsed the Renters’ Bill of Rights while running for office. Let’s decide how we push to make these reforms a reality for the whole City of Portland. Light refreshments provided. Meet other renters, talk about our issues, enjoy a social afternoon & help build Renter Power! Portland Community College Southeast 2305 SE 82nd Ave Portland, OR 97216 Saturday, Sept 20, 2025 2:00- 4:00pm Transit: FX2, 72, Max Green Line

Join us for the third Renters' Town Hall in East Portland to support the Renters' Bill of Rights! Be part of the growing movement of Portlanders fighting back against the landlord class! RSVP Today!

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Portland transit riders deserve better service, not policing! We've heard that the mayor wants to put cops on our buses and we say HELL NO.

Portlanders rally support as diverters are slated for removal this week The Mayor's office has so far declined to comment.

Worth following this police patrol vs bike/ped safety debate in NW coming from City Hall (and followed closely by @bikeportland.org):

Oregon governor, Portland mayor will personally court housing investors amid construction slump Gov. Tina Kotek and Mayor Keith Wilson agreed to meet with investors to press them on the business case for betting on Portland.

tfw you have to publicly present as a leader but you think your job is just begging people in the private sector for stuff

#HousingForAll

Read Abolish Rent and start learning about tenant unions.

Some of our demands expand to the county level and even statewide! we also have seen versions of our demand being spread in Salem and Corvallis and maybe other Oregon cities!

Members of the Portland DSA housing working group and Ecosocialists standing outside under a tent behind a table

Large dog licking whipped cream out of a cup

At Sunday Parkways today, letting East Portland know about the Renters’ Bill of Rights!

And handing out free pup cups to all the good doggies!

#dsa #rentersrights #tenantsrights #portland #pdx @portlanddsa.bsky.social

A purple flyer that fades to red at the top. It says “Girls Night in big white letters across the top half of the flyer. Then in smaller white lettering it says “A social for women in DSA, and DSA curious women! Sunday July 27th 3-6pm Laurelhurst Park Picnic Area 1, bring a picnic, beer and wine. *Democratic Socialists of America”

Lots of talk about Portland DSA lately 😎 Come learn more at our upcoming Girls Night picnic! For all who are interested in socializing and meeting others - not limited to DSA members.

Bring your girl dinner to girls night - BYOB at Laurelhurst Park July 27th 3-6 PM, Picnic Area A.

AC requirement may hit rentals in Portland Published: Jul. 17, 2025, 5:00 a.m.

Portland is contemplating a new policy to protect residents from potentially deadly heat by adding air conditioning requirements for rental apartments and homes. The Permitting and Development bureau is exploring a code amendment to create a maximum indoor temperature standard for rental units, requiring landlords to install ACs or heat pumps in each one. The proposal is still in the early planning stages and comes after a multi-year collaboration among city bureaus, community groups and experts working to identify climate and health standards to make rental housing more livable during extreme weather.

Thousands of Portlanders who bake in their rental homes during summer heat waves will no doubt welcome the plan - but it likely will face stiff opposition from groups representing property owners who cite the expense and possible investment chill in Portland housing development. Portland is under a heat advisory this week and experiencing soaring temperatures. It reached a high of 97 degrees at Portland International Airport on Wednesday. The city has experienced more hot days and heat-related deaths in recent years than ever before. The 2021 five-day heat dome set a record high of 116 degrees and killed 69 people in Multnomah County alone. Another 14 people died in the county in the past three years due to excessive

"We are in a climate crisis, and setting a maximum indoor temperature standard for rental units can help ensure that populations more likely to be renters in Portland, such as communities of color or those with lower incomes, are prioritized in our climate actions," interim Portland Permitting & Development Director David Kuhnhausen told The Oregonian / OregonLive. After the heat dome, county public health officials found that those who died were predominantly 65 or older, lived alone and lacked air conditioning. They were mostly residents of multi-family housing, including public housing, owners of manufactured homes, as well as homeless people.

🙄 Of course the landlords are complaining. God forbid they do their f*cking jobs and take care of their tenants.

#tenantsrights #rentersrightsbill #climatemergency #climatecrisis #abolishrent #tenantunion

With Newfound Sway in City Hall, Portland’s Democratic Socialists Hope to Redefine the City’s Priorities How do you solve a problem like an unprecedented city budget deficit? Over the last few months of budget planning, Portland leaders suggested a host of ways to close the roughly $93 million gap, from ...

The Mercury also recently published an article about DSA in Portland. Gonna repost that one more time, for those interested

All of this experience outside City Hall feeds into the electoral work we do and is why we have actual substance to push forward while the democratic old guard continue their half baked gestures and then wonder why Trump is in power. Join us! portlanddsa.org/join-us/

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Three people sitting behind a table with a red tabling cloth smiling and laughing as they answer questions on a panel

On Saturday we joined our comrades in Salem at their first Renters’ Town Hall.

@portlanddsa.bsky.social Housing Working Group Co-Chair Lela S. and organizer Mike E. answered question and discussed how their chapter can work towards a Renters’ Bill of Rights in Salem.

#dsa #housingjustice

Dems squander supermajority as session ends with no transportation bill The future looks bleak for Oregon roads.

They came up empty-handed.

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