Councilor Candace Avalos
@counciloravalos.bsky.social
Official account of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos (she/ella), representing East Portland’s District 1.
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Hi! 👋🏾 I'm District 1 Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos (Candis Ávalos en español) & I'm fighting in City Hall for the resources, reforms, & representation East Portland deserves! 💪🏾
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Let's get in touch 📨
[email protected]
For more info 💻
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At the National League of Cities Summit in Salt Lake City I had the opportunity to connect with other elected representatives from around the country and learn more about the work that’s happening at the local level. It’s inspiring to see what’s possible here in Portland!
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
At the National League of Cities Summit in Salt Lake City I had the opportunity to connect with other elected representatives from around the country and learn more about the work that’s happening at the local level. It’s inspiring to see what’s possible here in Portland!
I appreciate you, @councilorkanal.bsky.social 🫶🏾
As one of the few Blacktinas in local politics, I’m used to being judged a certain way because of who I am, and it’s honestly disgusting to see some of the hateful messages directed at my colleagues. Be better!
As one of the few Blacktinas in local politics, I’m used to being judged a certain way because of who I am, and it’s honestly disgusting to see some of the hateful messages directed at my colleagues. Be better!
Attacking women's appearances to silence their voices is misogyny.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I appreciate you, @councilorkanal.bsky.social 🫶🏾
As one of the few Blacktinas in local politics, I’m used to being judged a certain way because of who I am, and it’s honestly disgusting to see some of the hateful messages directed at my colleagues. Be better!
As one of the few Blacktinas in local politics, I’m used to being judged a certain way because of who I am, and it’s honestly disgusting to see some of the hateful messages directed at my colleagues. Be better!
I represented Portland on a panel discussion about addressing extreme heat with other local leaders, and I was so excited to talk about all the great resilience work that’s happening through the Portland Clean Energy Fund.
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I represented Portland on a panel discussion about addressing extreme heat with other local leaders, and I was so excited to talk about all the great resilience work that’s happening through the Portland Clean Energy Fund.
Reposted by Councilor Candace Avalos
Happening TOMORROW! Show up for our free, hour-long, in-person Know Your Rights training session hosted by OJRC attorneys. Ask questions. Get informed. Help defend our community.
www.ojrc.info/kyr
www.ojrc.info/kyr
✊KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING✊
For more information and to RSVP: www.ojrc.info/kyr
For more information and to RSVP: www.ojrc.info/kyr
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happening TOMORROW! Show up for our free, hour-long, in-person Know Your Rights training session hosted by OJRC attorneys. Ask questions. Get informed. Help defend our community.
www.ojrc.info/kyr
www.ojrc.info/kyr
Reminder that I'm hiring an Operations Coordinator! If you're passionate about organization and systems, this is the position for you.
Applications are due by November 30.
Applications are due by November 30.
Team Avalos is hiring for an Operations Coordinator who believes that strong internal systems make it possible for communities to win lasting change and is ready to build the structures that help us govern effectively and sustainably.
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder that I'm hiring an Operations Coordinator! If you're passionate about organization and systems, this is the position for you.
Applications are due by November 30.
Applications are due by November 30.
It was inspiring to hear the difference Portland Street Response is making in the lives of those most vulnerable in our city at the East Portland PSR Town Hall. In the short period since PSR has scaled up their programs, more Portlanders are receiving the right responder at the right time.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It was inspiring to hear the difference Portland Street Response is making in the lives of those most vulnerable in our city at the East Portland PSR Town Hall. In the short period since PSR has scaled up their programs, more Portlanders are receiving the right responder at the right time.
Good afternoon! The big item on today's council meeting agenda is the Fall TAO or Technical Adjustment Ordinance. To view the agenda, sign up to testify, or tune in:
City Council | Portland.gov
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November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Good afternoon! The big item on today's council meeting agenda is the Fall TAO or Technical Adjustment Ordinance. To view the agenda, sign up to testify, or tune in:
I want to be clear about what the detention impact fee proposal, introduced by Councilors Morillo and Green, is designed to do. This isn’t a revenue tool — it’s a deterrence tool.
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I want to be clear about what the detention impact fee proposal, introduced by Councilors Morillo and Green, is designed to do. This isn’t a revenue tool — it’s a deterrence tool.
Reposted by Councilor Candace Avalos
Transgender Day of Remembrance is this Thursday, November 20.
Read our latest post for more info on TDOR, and view a list of Trans Day of Remembrance events happening throughout Oregon on Thursday, November 20. You can also find this at our link in bio. 🏳️⚧️🕯️
www.basicrights.org/news/s06bbla...
Read our latest post for more info on TDOR, and view a list of Trans Day of Remembrance events happening throughout Oregon on Thursday, November 20. You can also find this at our link in bio. 🏳️⚧️🕯️
www.basicrights.org/news/s06bbla...
How to Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience on November 20 in Oregon — Basic Rights Oregon
Thursday, November 20, 2025 is the annual holiday Transgender Day of Remembrance, which some in community also recognize as Transgender Day of Resilience. As GLAAD explains it:
www.basicrights.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Transgender Day of Remembrance is this Thursday, November 20.
Read our latest post for more info on TDOR, and view a list of Trans Day of Remembrance events happening throughout Oregon on Thursday, November 20. You can also find this at our link in bio. 🏳️⚧️🕯️
www.basicrights.org/news/s06bbla...
Read our latest post for more info on TDOR, and view a list of Trans Day of Remembrance events happening throughout Oregon on Thursday, November 20. You can also find this at our link in bio. 🏳️⚧️🕯️
www.basicrights.org/news/s06bbla...
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Important stats from Councilor Avalos: 25 % of Portland renters are severely burdened.
Half of all renters in Portland are rent burdened and 25% are severely burdened. As rents continue to rise and more and more people end up on our streets, we need to have a serious discussion about what the community needs to make sure that people can stay housed.
Homelessness and Housing Committee | Portland.gov
Subject matter: Housing investments, permitting, and the continuum of housing supports.Sheltering and the City’s role in homeless services.The needs, programs, policies, and bureaus addressing housing...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Important stats from Councilor Avalos: 25 % of Portland renters are severely burdened.
Reposted by Councilor Candace Avalos
... the 1400 people falling into homelessness in the county each month, and to hold the line on minimum standards for landlords, @counciloravalos.bsky.social reaffirming the need for this policy, Councilors Dunphy and Smith affirming their support AS LANDLORDS, @councilorepg.bsky.social ...
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
... the 1400 people falling into homelessness in the county each month, and to hold the line on minimum standards for landlords, @counciloravalos.bsky.social reaffirming the need for this policy, Councilors Dunphy and Smith affirming their support AS LANDLORDS, @councilorepg.bsky.social ...
Good evening, Portland! At today’s council meeting, we’re considering a ban on algorithmic price-fixing in rental markets, and a fee on detention facilities. As always, you can follow council action on this thread! 🧵
To tune in or see the agenda, visit the council webpage:
To tune in or see the agenda, visit the council webpage:
City Council | Portland.gov
City Council holds regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the first, second, fourth and fifth Wednesday and 6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. If there is sufficient business, additional meetin...
www.portland.gov
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Good evening, Portland! At today’s council meeting, we’re considering a ban on algorithmic price-fixing in rental markets, and a fee on detention facilities. As always, you can follow council action on this thread! 🧵
To tune in or see the agenda, visit the council webpage:
To tune in or see the agenda, visit the council webpage:
One of my biggest priorities in office is increasing voter engagement in East Portland, and it was good to hear some feedback from the community at the D1 voters’ listening session hosted by the City Elections Office and League of Women Voters at Midland Library.
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
One of my biggest priorities in office is increasing voter engagement in East Portland, and it was good to hear some feedback from the community at the D1 voters’ listening session hosted by the City Elections Office and League of Women Voters at Midland Library.
Reposted by Councilor Candace Avalos
Councilor Avalos' live-tweeting thread about the state of Portland's Inclusionary Housing is worth reading.
IH is now working in Portland because the program is fully funded - ensuring that we build mixed-income neighborhoods while also encouraging more housing production across the city.
IH is now working in Portland because the program is fully funded - ensuring that we build mixed-income neighborhoods while also encouraging more housing production across the city.
Next on the agenda is an update on the City's Inclusionary Housing program and recent efforts to make the program work better for developers. Staff from the Portland Housing Bureau are here to explain the background of IH and how the program got adjusted after a 2024 study.
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Councilor Avalos' live-tweeting thread about the state of Portland's Inclusionary Housing is worth reading.
IH is now working in Portland because the program is fully funded - ensuring that we build mixed-income neighborhoods while also encouraging more housing production across the city.
IH is now working in Portland because the program is fully funded - ensuring that we build mixed-income neighborhoods while also encouraging more housing production across the city.
Good afternoon, Portland, and welcome to another Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting! Today, we’ll be hearing updates on Portland Permitting & Development budget and staffing and the Inclusionary Housing Program.
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Good afternoon, Portland, and welcome to another Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting! Today, we’ll be hearing updates on Portland Permitting & Development budget and staffing and the Inclusionary Housing Program.
Hope to see you at the D1 PSR Town Hall tonight!
Tomorrow: Portland Street Response is holding a town hall at the East Portland Community Center from 6-7:30 pm! You'll have the chance to hear program updates and have the opportunity to ask questions.
More info:
More info:
Portland Street Response Town Hall
Join Portland Street Response for a town hall on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 from 6-7:30 p.m.
www.portland.gov
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Hope to see you at the D1 PSR Town Hall tonight!
Tomorrow: Portland Street Response is holding a town hall at the East Portland Community Center from 6-7:30 pm! You'll have the chance to hear program updates and have the opportunity to ask questions.
More info:
More info:
Portland Street Response Town Hall
Join Portland Street Response for a town hall on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 from 6-7:30 p.m.
www.portland.gov
November 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Tomorrow: Portland Street Response is holding a town hall at the East Portland Community Center from 6-7:30 pm! You'll have the chance to hear program updates and have the opportunity to ask questions.
More info:
More info:
On Sunday, I joined local leaders and Portlanders at Luuwit View Park to observe the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. It was important that we gathered in East Portland because our neighbors disproportionately bear the deadly consequences of traffic violence.
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
On Sunday, I joined local leaders and Portlanders at Luuwit View Park to observe the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. It was important that we gathered in East Portland because our neighbors disproportionately bear the deadly consequences of traffic violence.
Reposted by Councilor Candace Avalos
Thank you to Representatives @djgrayber.bsky.social, Thuy Tran, Mark Gamba and City Councilors @counciloravalos.bsky.social @councilordunphy.bsky.social, @councilortkl.bsky.social and @councilorkanal.bsky.social for attending and speaking.
We must stop this deadly epidemic on our streets. #wdor
We must stop this deadly epidemic on our streets. #wdor
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Thank you to Representatives @djgrayber.bsky.social, Thuy Tran, Mark Gamba and City Councilors @counciloravalos.bsky.social @councilordunphy.bsky.social, @councilortkl.bsky.social and @councilorkanal.bsky.social for attending and speaking.
We must stop this deadly epidemic on our streets. #wdor
We must stop this deadly epidemic on our streets. #wdor
Today, the Finance Committee is hearing presentations on the emergency transportation package that the Governor recently signed into law and updates on the Sidewalk Improvement and Pavement Program (SIPP).
To tune in or view the agenda:
To tune in or view the agenda:
Finance Committee | Portland.gov
Subject matter:Serves as a subcommittee of the Council in its capacity as Budget Committee in order to make recommendations to the Council on budget amendments and adoption.Reviews other financial and...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Today, the Finance Committee is hearing presentations on the emergency transportation package that the Governor recently signed into law and updates on the Sidewalk Improvement and Pavement Program (SIPP).
To tune in or view the agenda:
To tune in or view the agenda:
Tomorrow: come to the Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting and testify during the renters' feedback forum! The forum will start around 1:15 PM (the last item on the agenda if you're looking on the website).
Renters: I want to hear from you! At our next Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 18, we’re holding open public testimony so renters can speak directly to councilors about their experiences and what they’d like to see from the City.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Tomorrow: come to the Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting and testify during the renters' feedback forum! The forum will start around 1:15 PM (the last item on the agenda if you're looking on the website).
Tomorrow!
🗳️Hey, East Portland: Portland City Elections and the League of Women Voters want to hear from you about how our elections and voter education efforts can reach more people.
Join a listening session at Midland Library on Saturday, November 15th, 11:30am – 1pm
Refreshments will be provided!
Join a listening session at Midland Library on Saturday, November 15th, 11:30am – 1pm
Refreshments will be provided!
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Tomorrow!
Team Avalos is hiring for an Operations Coordinator who believes that strong internal systems make it possible for communities to win lasting change and is ready to build the structures that help us govern effectively and sustainably.
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Team Avalos is hiring for an Operations Coordinator who believes that strong internal systems make it possible for communities to win lasting change and is ready to build the structures that help us govern effectively and sustainably.
This Sunday is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, and tragically we continue to add to that list of names in East Portland. Just last month, 3 of our neighbors were killed by drivers all within 1 mile of each other.
We know these roads are dangerous. 🧵
We know these roads are dangerous. 🧵
One bicycle rider, one wheelchair user, and one walker killed in separate incidents in places notorious for dangerous driving and with a long history of serious crashes.
bikeportland.org/2025/10/30/t...
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Three people killed by drivers last night in Hazelwood Neighborhood
All happened within one mile of each other.
bikeportland.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This Sunday is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, and tragically we continue to add to that list of names in East Portland. Just last month, 3 of our neighbors were killed by drivers all within 1 mile of each other.
We know these roads are dangerous. 🧵
We know these roads are dangerous. 🧵
Renters: I want to hear from you! At our next Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 18, we’re holding open public testimony so renters can speak directly to councilors about their experiences and what they’d like to see from the City.
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Renters: I want to hear from you! At our next Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting on Tuesday, November 18, we’re holding open public testimony so renters can speak directly to councilors about their experiences and what they’d like to see from the City.