Councilor Candace Avalos

Thank you to @counciloravalos.bsky.social (P:NW founding board member, which we will never stop bragging about 💜) for emphasizing that the urgency of our housing crisis demands that we rethink our land use processes, for Inner Eastside for All, but also for future land use projects in D1 + D2!

Refugee & Immigrant Girls World Cup, a free soccer tournament, will bring together Portland-area players from ages 10 to 18 for one day of community, sportsmanship and cultural celebration on March 29.

Read more: theoregonian.visitlink.me/dP42c0

Winter weather road closures and chain advisories The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) responds to road hazards day or night. List of chain advisories and roads PBOT crews have closed due to winter weather. Emergency routes, explained. Link t...

Keep with road closures by visiting our road closure page: www.portland.gov/transportati...

Full Council discussions about the Moda Center renovation are just getting started.

I love Rip City as much as anyone, but if public dollars are involved, Portlanders need to see real public benefits in return. That’s the standard and the baseline I’ll be bringing into these conversations.

2026 District 1 Budget Survey Help inform the priorities of Councilor Avalos as she advocates for East Portland's needs in the City's next budget.

For more information and the survey:

Today is the last day to fill out my D1 Budget Survey! More than 300 of our neighbors have already let me know their priorities for how our City should invest our dollars.

The survey should take around 15 minutes to complete, so there’s still time if you haven’t submitted your input yet.

Portland Ebike Rebate Program – Clever Cycles Clever Cycles is a participating retailer in Portland's PCEF e-bike rebate program. Get up to $1,600 off a new e-bike plus $300 for accessories in 2026.

Portland ebike rebate program begins April 6. You must be at 60% AMI (Area Medium Income) to qualify. Get up to $1,600 off a new e-bike plus $300 for accessories in 2026.

Paid for by PCEF Portland Clean Energy Fund.

@clevercycles.com + other local participating bike shops

We were asked what adjective we would use to describe D1 councilors as a group, and I chose bullish – not just because it’s the word the Council President is always using, but because all three of us are loud, and we are all constantly fighting for East Portland’s fair share.

Thank you to City Club of Portland for organizing a great conversation with all 3 East Portland councilors and our community. We talked about the future of Gateway, alternative transportation funding options, housing policy, economic development, and so much more.

Portland councilors make renewed pitch to spend $56 million of unbudgeted housing funds Portland councilors make renewed pitch to spend $56 million in unbudgeted housing funds

A new proposal led by four Portland city councilors to spend unbudgeted housing dollars includes spending on several novel proposals, like a “rent buydown” plan to help erase debt accrued by affordable housing providers & a social housing strategy to purchase property for publicly-owned housing.

Celebrating St. Patricks’ Day weekend like Drippy and Coney? Choose your backseat wisely. (Watch them on Instagram www.instagram.com/p/DVzEBsRku3_/)

Don’t rely on luck. Plan a safe ride home. PBOT’s Safe Ride Home program offers $20 off taxi rides and $10 off Uber or Lyft rides.

2026 District 1 Budget Survey Help inform the priorities of Councilor Avalos as she advocates for East Portland's needs in the City's next budget.

Take the survey here:

East Portland! Tomorrow is your last chance to fill out my District 1 Budget Survey and let me know what I should be fighting for in our next budget.

Close to 300 of our neighbors have already made their voices heard!

Thank you to @counciloravalos.bsky.social, @councilormorillo.bsky.social and @councilorgreen.bsky.social for sponsoring the Resolution to advance the Inner Eastside for All plan, and thank you to @pnwelcome.bsky.social for pushing for more homes across the City of Portland.

Inner Eastside for All passes 4-0! Thanks to @councilormorillo.bsky.social, @counciloravalos.bsky.social, @councilorkanal.bsky.social and Councilor Steve Novick for advancing the IE4A plan.

The resolution now heads to a vote from the entire City Council.

Thank you to all who testified in support!

Portland City Council Climate, Resilience and Land Use Committee 03/12/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

Good morning! The Portland City Council's Climate, Resilience and Land Use Committee is hearing @councilormorillo.bsky.social, @councilorgreen.bsky.social and @counciloravalos.bsky.social's resolution for the Inner Eastside for All right now. Tune in and watch live:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6Z...

The new Public Works, City Life, and Housing and Permitting Committees (I'm serving on the latter two) will hear most of the issues that would have gone to the old Climate Committee.

Learn more about our new committee structure here:

Also on the agenda is a Historic Landmarks Commission appointment and a presentation on climate and energy trends.

This is our last meeting of the Climate Committee before we switch to the new committee structure.

Portland City Council Climate, Resilience and Land Use Committee 03/12/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

Good morning, Portland! Today, the Climate, Resilience, and Land Use Committee is considering our resolution to advance Inner Eastside for All that I’m leading with @councilormorillo.bsky.social and @councilorgreen.bsky.social!

Watch here:

Som Subedi, the founder of Bottles to Soccer and a leading organizer of the tournament, is truly one of our East Portland heroes! This is great story that shows how our community takes care of each other.

- Call 503-823-1700 to report road hazards and drains that won't clear after removing debris.
- Make sure your downspouts and storm drains are set up and clear before bed tonight! It's no fun to wake up to a flooded basement.

East Portland (especially our neighbors who live near Johnson Creek): Free sandbags are available at Lents Park!

Atmospheric river conditions are here and PBOT is prepared. An estimated 1.65 inches of rain is expected to fall through tomorrow and could result in some localized street flooding.

Here's what PBOT is doing to prepare:

Thank you to @councilormorillo.bsky.social for introducing and @councilorgreen.bsky.social and @candaceavalos.bsky.social for cosponsoring! Housing champions like you make our work possible <3

55 of you have submitted testimony in favor so far! www.portland.gov/council/docu... If you also want to tell council that we need an Inner Eastside for All, please submit today if you can- the first hearing is tomorrow at 9:30AM! <3 portlandneighborswelcome.org/ie4a-resolut...

To see documents and presentation materials:

Portland City Council Work Session - Service Area Budget Overviews 03/11/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

Good afternoon, Portland! Today, we're having another budget work session to get an financial overview of Public Works, the City Administrator's office, and City Operations.

Watch here:

We're out of time for today! The last two items on our agenda are moved to next week.

See you back here soon for another council livethread💜

Report accepted, 12-0.

Next, we have a report to appoint Eric Cress to the Prosper Portland Board of Commissioners, which oversees Portland’s economic development agency.