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🗣️ It's Budget Season, Portland! The Mayor's proposed budget has officially dropped and tomorrow starting at the 9:30am Portland City Council meeting is your first opportunity to weigh in! Sign up for public testimony and stay tuned for more opportunities to be involved in the budget process!

Thanks to everyone that shared their thoughts and priorities at the D1 Budget Open House. This was another opportunity to engage with the City’s budget, and not the last.

The Mayor has shared his Recommended Budget and I'll be showing you how to sign up to testify. Stay tuned! Your voice is needed.

lol...that's funny given that it was Councilor Smith who chose to make her OWN district office without Councilors Dunphy and I. So it sounds like you should direct your ire at Smith, not me.

Thanks, have a great day.

Our East Portland offices are almost ready to open! Finally!

Councilor Avalos standing in front of the door sign of the new district 1 office

The District 1 office is opening soon!!! 👏🏾🥳 Council President Dunphy and I are excited to bring City Hall to the east side with our new office in Gateway where we plan to host community events, constituent meetings, mutual aid, and more! 🤩

Stay tuned for an open house party this summer! ⛱️☀️

Portland City Council PM Session 04/15/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

It's important for Portlanders to see what @counciloravalos.bsky.social said during the Council meeting on Wednesday night about taking a system-based approach to equity. It was truly an extraordinary statement (complimentary): www.youtube.com/live/4J-Kh2h...

Yesterday, Council passed the Transportation Utility Fee (TUF) ordinance out of committee. I didn’t take my vote lightly - and I want you to hear why. I’ll keep pushing for more progressive revenue options that don’t put the burden on working-class Portlanders to fix a structural deficit.

Utility fee for road upkeep passes Portland City Council committee: 'The alternative is to let the city die' If passed by the council during a regular meeting, Portlanders will soon be paying a flat fee on their utility bills to keep city roads from falling apart.

"I've consistently heard concerns, especially from renters and low-income households about affordability and whether they will be able to access the same level of assistance as homeowners," said Councilor Candace Avalos, who championed the change. "This amendment is intended to address that gap."

In the last few years, we’ve built a coalition, presented at neighborhood association meetings, used state housing process levers, and gotten incredible housing champions elected: @councilormorillo.bsky.social @counciloravalos.bsky.social @councilorgreen.bsky.social @councilorkanal.bsky.social

@counciloravalos.bsky.social has a deep, long-standing track record of showing up for Black communities in Portland. From grassroots organizing to her work in City Hall, her advocacy has consistently centered on racial justice and economic equity. Smith was out of line.

Portland City Council PM Session 04/15/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

Good evening, Portland! Once a month, City Council hosts our meeting from 6-9PM so community has more opportunities to join us. Today is that day.

Follow along on YouTube #PDXCouncil26

www.youtube.com/live/4J-Kh2h...

The Fair Housing Month Proclamation is an ode to a policy created to stop discrimination in housing. There is no community where there is exclusion. As the H&P chair, I'm committed to equity and accessibility, because like Amoi Calhoun said in her art, only “together we build a neighborhood.”

Portland City Council Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) 04/15/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

Good afternoon, Portland! Join me at today's Finance & Governance Committee of the Whole, happening now.

Follow along on YouTube #PDXCouncil26

www.youtube.com/live/3kM0kEi...

On Saturday, our Chief Sustainability Officer, Vivian, brought councilors, bureaus, and East Portlanders together to celebrate Earth Day.

The history of disinvestments we're up against can feel defeating, but together we will make change.

I'm thankful for the conversations I had and leaders I met.

Construction members stand holding signs that support clean energy jobs.

A woman speaks from a stage with a group of construction workers standing behind her.

50+ people sit in rows while clapping.

Portland city councilors Candace Avalos and Mitch Green sit at a table while listening to the press briefing.

Climate Jobs Oregon will bring clean energy investments to our state, ensure hundreds of thousands of new union jobs, and create more affordable energy.

www.oraflcio.org/post/oregon-...

Ten Black Portland Innovators and Changemakers You Should Know [What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercury's Black Innovators & Changemakers issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if you're feeling generous...

RFS alum Candace Avalos is getting love as one of Portland’s Black innovators, and it’s no surprise!

Her millennial approach to local office? Community-first. Transparent. Actually online.

If you’re ready to lead differently, run for office.

https://bit.ly/4aoYRN1

City Councilors Candace Avalos, Tiffany Koyama Lane, and Mitch Green calling on the Cudd administration to stop the cuts and fight for funding outside PSU's Board of Trustees earlier

City Councilors Candace Avalos, Tiffany Koyama Lane, and Mitch Green calling on the Cudd administration to stop the cuts and fight for funding outside PSU's Board of Trustees earlier

City Councilors Candace Avalos, Tiffany Koyama Lane, and Mitch Green calling on the Cudd administration to stop the cuts and fight for funding outside PSU's Board of Trustees earlier

City Councilors Candace Avalos, Tiffany Koyama Lane, and Mitch Green calling on the Cudd administration to stop the worst layoffs in PSU history and fight for funding outside PSU's Board of Trustees

City Councilors Mitch Green, Tiffany Koyama Lane, and Candace Avalos calling on the Cudd administration to stop the worst layoffs in PSU history and fight for funding outside PSU's Board of Trustees

Portland City Council City Life Committee 04/14/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

Good afternoon, Portland! Today we have our first City Life Committee meeting.

Follow along now on YouTube #PDXCouncil26

www.youtube.com/live/2Av2Vnj...

Thank you to DDHS Latino Student Union for hosting an incredible community Town Hall on Immigration.

I was inspired by the safe space that was created, the information and accountabilty expected from electeds, and the commitment to culture, love, and joy.

DDHS-LSU put the move in MOVEment!

Flyer featuring a photo of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos holding a megaphone. The background is abstract pink and purple blobs. The text reads: Inner Eastside for All Resolution City Hall Rally + Hearing With Special Guest Councilor Candace Avalos, District 1 April 15th @ Portland City Hall Rally at 5PM Hearing 6-8PM Wear Green!

Inner Eastside for All Resolution Cosponsor (and Portland: Neighbors Welcome founding board member- we will NEVER stop bragging) @counciloravalos.bsky.social will be speaking at our pre-hearing rally on April 15th! Rally at 5, hearing at 6, wear green, see you there!

East Portland, thank you for filling out my budget survey!

On Monday, the Mayor is hosting a Budget Open House in District 1. My colleagues and I will be there, ready to hear your priorities for this upcoming fiscal year.

Please join us at Sacramento Elementary from 6-8PM on Monday April 13th.

East Portland, thank you for filling out my budget survey!

On Monday, the Mayor is hosting a Budget Open House in District 1. My colleagues and I will be there, ready to hear your priorities for this upcoming fiscal year.

Please join us at Sacramento Elementary from 6-8PM on Monday April 13th.

Yes!

This is an unusually informative thread documenting the work of the Portland City Council’s Housing & Permitting Committee. I’m sure it was a lot of work, but super useful to understand what’s happening and the chair’s thinking. Thank you, @counciloravalos.bsky.social @candaceavalos.bsky.social !

Portland City Council Budget Work Session Forecast Update & Service Area Follow Up 04/08/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

Good afternoon, Portland! At today's Work Session, Council will hear the General Fund (G.F) forecast and discuss the proposed budget process with the Mayor.

This meeting has been delayed to 2:30PM.

Follow along on YouTube #PDXCouncil26

www.youtube.com/live/qmOxoBM...

Proud to have worked with @councilorgreen.bsky.social @counciloravalos.bsky.social and @councilordunphy.bsky.social on this proposal. We need a balance of long term and short term solutions to our housing and homelessness crisis, and this package strikes that balance.

Portland City Council Regular AM Session 04/08/26 YouTube video by eGov PDX

Good morning, Portland! Today Council will be hearing the first reading of the Technical Adjustment Ordinance (T.A.O.), a proposal to adjust the current fiscal year budget.

Follow along on YouTube #PDXCouncil26 www.youtube.com/live/6bMxoR-...

Flyer with bright green background and people standing holding signs in the foreground. Text reads: let's pass the Inner Eastside for All Resolution! April 15th @Portland City Hall Rally 5PM Hearing 6-8PM Wear Green!

On April 15, Portland City Council will consider a resolution focused on keeping the Inner Eastside Area Planning project moving forward. This is the resolution passed out of committee on March 12th (unanimously!) with huge support from our membership and coalition in the form of written testimony.

We need Portlanders to keep on pushing and advocating for these dollars to directly go to:

🏠Rent assistance
🏠Eviction prevention
🏠Downpayment assistance for tenants
🏠Affordable housing construction
🏠Rent buydowns
🏠Social housing

Stay engaged and stay loud!