Mitch Green
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February 11, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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Now that bs has a drafts feature just want to remind everyone of this sage bit of wisdom
February 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Now that bs has a drafts feature just want to remind everyone of this sage bit of wisdom
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Grateful to @councilorgreen.bsky.social and @counciloravalos.bsky.social for staying the course to look into this while we were being actively discouraged from passing this oversight resolution.
Public dollars are precious, and public trust is even more precious. We can’t afford to lose it.
Public dollars are precious, and public trust is even more precious. We can’t afford to lose it.
February 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Grateful to @councilorgreen.bsky.social and @counciloravalos.bsky.social for staying the course to look into this while we were being actively discouraged from passing this oversight resolution.
Public dollars are precious, and public trust is even more precious. We can’t afford to lose it.
Public dollars are precious, and public trust is even more precious. We can’t afford to lose it.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Here’s the full memo. On my reading I see a “solutions roadmap” but no single fix. A deep audit and centralization of budgeting functions are two solutions identified, but it’s going to be tough work.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Here’s the full memo. On my reading I see a “solutions roadmap” but no single fix. A deep audit and centralization of budgeting functions are two solutions identified, but it’s going to be tough work.
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I agree. Also, my hot take is that this is also an unintended outcome of pursuing a restricted fund approach to revenue -> expenditures. Trade offs to be sure, but things can get unwieldy
February 7, 2026 at 6:24 AM
I agree. Also, my hot take is that this is also an unintended outcome of pursuing a restricted fund approach to revenue -> expenditures. Trade offs to be sure, but things can get unwieldy
It doesn’t replace the need for oversight. It supports it and I think it will help oversight efforts yield fruit. We owe answers to the public and we’ll get them, but in the service of properly deploying our resources for the public good.
February 7, 2026 at 6:13 AM
It doesn’t replace the need for oversight. It supports it and I think it will help oversight efforts yield fruit. We owe answers to the public and we’ll get them, but in the service of properly deploying our resources for the public good.
While I’m alarmed at the sheer scale of unbudgeted funds in the PHB sub funds, I think the City Administrator’s memo today meets the mark in terms of responsiveness and transparency. It tells us the unvarnished truth that a serious problem exists and acknowledges need for audits.
February 7, 2026 at 6:13 AM
While I’m alarmed at the sheer scale of unbudgeted funds in the PHB sub funds, I think the City Administrator’s memo today meets the mark in terms of responsiveness and transparency. It tells us the unvarnished truth that a serious problem exists and acknowledges need for audits.
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Federal officers in Portland have been blocked from directing or using “chemical or projectile munitions,” including pepper balls, tear gas and other crowd control munitions at protesters outside the ICE facility.
Judge limits federal officers’ use of crowd control munitions at Portland ICE building
The decision Tuesday blocks federal officers from directing or using “chemical or projectile munitions,” including pepper balls and tear gas “unless the specific target of such a weapon or device pose...
www.opb.org
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Federal officers in Portland have been blocked from directing or using “chemical or projectile munitions,” including pepper balls, tear gas and other crowd control munitions at protesters outside the ICE facility.
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If City Council does not have an accurate an reliable accounting of funds to make decisions for what services we save and cut, we cannot do our jobs.
Council must exercise our oversight powers to prevent this from happening again, and I will strongly support Councilor Green’s oversight resolution.
Council must exercise our oversight powers to prevent this from happening again, and I will strongly support Councilor Green’s oversight resolution.
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
If City Council does not have an accurate an reliable accounting of funds to make decisions for what services we save and cut, we cannot do our jobs.
Council must exercise our oversight powers to prevent this from happening again, and I will strongly support Councilor Green’s oversight resolution.
Council must exercise our oversight powers to prevent this from happening again, and I will strongly support Councilor Green’s oversight resolution.
This right wing obsession with “antifa” as some sort of formal organization is absurd and not based in fact. It’s nothing more than an authoritarianist attempt to discredit anybody who opposes the rise of Christian White Nationalism, which is the underlying ideology of Stephen Miller’s White House.
February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This right wing obsession with “antifa” as some sort of formal organization is absurd and not based in fact. It’s nothing more than an authoritarianist attempt to discredit anybody who opposes the rise of Christian White Nationalism, which is the underlying ideology of Stephen Miller’s White House.
I’ve met him. He’s a constituent of mine and spends his time and resources caring for those who need help, especially those who have been victims of assault by our Fed government and other fascists. This person is no more leader of antifa than you and I are.
🚨 Documents leaked to me reveal a federal watchlist of American protesters suspected of being Antifa - including its supposed leader.
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
Feds Identify “Leader of Antifa”
The list they're creating says so, anyway
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I’ve met him. He’s a constituent of mine and spends his time and resources caring for those who need help, especially those who have been victims of assault by our Fed government and other fascists. This person is no more leader of antifa than you and I are.
Yes. The social housing report is due back this summer. Leading up to that my office will be doing some education on this, which we haven’t really attempted in earnest yet.
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Yes. The social housing report is due back this summer. Leading up to that my office will be doing some education on this, which we haven’t really attempted in earnest yet.
Lastly strong endorse on the appeal to move away from grant awards to low cost revolving loan facilities so that we sow seed corn instead of eating it. Loans with public purpose conditions is the way
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Lastly strong endorse on the appeal to move away from grant awards to low cost revolving loan facilities so that we sow seed corn instead of eating it. Loans with public purpose conditions is the way
Functionally rent buydowns work more or less the same as the CPE RLF approach (replace higher cost liabilities with lower cost liabilities) but for existing portfolios, that are not an effective part of the supply stack because they’re out of the money viz market.
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Functionally rent buydowns work more or less the same as the CPE RLF approach (replace higher cost liabilities with lower cost liabilities) but for existing portfolios, that are not an effective part of the supply stack because they’re out of the money viz market.
Hard to ask voters to sign up for another bond when a) we haven’t attempted to clear our current vacancies, b) we don’t know how to keep tally of our PHB money, c) we are seemingly unable to exert any cost control for new projects.
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Hard to ask voters to sign up for another bond when a) we haven’t attempted to clear our current vacancies, b) we don’t know how to keep tally of our PHB money, c) we are seemingly unable to exert any cost control for new projects.
I’ve been talking a lot about the importance of “rent buydowns” as a balance sheet intervention for two reasons. 1. It’s the most efficient method of adding effective capacity to the affordable housing stock bit lowers the floor for cost recovery rents. 2. It can provide immediate benefits
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
I’ve been talking a lot about the importance of “rent buydowns” as a balance sheet intervention for two reasons. 1. It’s the most efficient method of adding effective capacity to the affordable housing stock bit lowers the floor for cost recovery rents. 2. It can provide immediate benefits
Finally got a chance to read this. I really appreciate these proposals and largely agree. I’m actively working on the first item (IE4A, stay tuned). For item three, I tend to agree with the “gotta make the case to voters” on social housing frame. But, I’m thinking of it from the existing stock lens
here's a longer form housing post, with three proposals for housing policy ideas portland could pursue in 2026 to increase housing production: urbanpdx.blog/a-2026-portl...
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Portland housing and transportation policy
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February 3, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Finally got a chance to read this. I really appreciate these proposals and largely agree. I’m actively working on the first item (IE4A, stay tuned). For item three, I tend to agree with the “gotta make the case to voters” on social housing frame. But, I’m thinking of it from the existing stock lens
I look forward to passing our oversight resolution on Wednesday so we can identify how to correct this deficiency and restore the public trust.
February 3, 2026 at 5:44 AM
I look forward to passing our oversight resolution on Wednesday so we can identify how to correct this deficiency and restore the public trust.
It’s of the utmost importance for the public to trust that we are good stewards of public dollars. Digging into the facts and building a record of account in public is how you earn that trust back when there is reason to doubt. And it’s not about casting blame on individuals. It’s about stewardship.
February 3, 2026 at 5:44 AM
It’s of the utmost importance for the public to trust that we are good stewards of public dollars. Digging into the facts and building a record of account in public is how you earn that trust back when there is reason to doubt. And it’s not about casting blame on individuals. It’s about stewardship.
Obviously unsettling to learn about even more unaccounted for funds especially during a period of fiscal strain for households and the city alike. This is precisely why I filed a resolution to initiate formal oversight proceedings in December. We’ll take that up on Wednesday.
‘No way to run a city’: Officials learn Portland has millions more in unspent housing funds
The revelation comes months after policymakers learned of a different $21 million in unspent money.
www.oregonlive.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Obviously unsettling to learn about even more unaccounted for funds especially during a period of fiscal strain for households and the city alike. This is precisely why I filed a resolution to initiate formal oversight proceedings in December. We’ll take that up on Wednesday.
Thanks for documenting this, Tim.
February 3, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Thanks for documenting this, Tim.
I didn’t see that myself. Thanks for flagging that for me. I will bring that to the discussions we are having with respect to the Federal situation.
February 2, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I didn’t see that myself. Thanks for flagging that for me. I will bring that to the discussions we are having with respect to the Federal situation.
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There is no place for tear gas (or any indiscriminate chemical weapons) in Portland.
I am working on legislation preventing its use, storage, or possession in City limits. This will be a multi-month process, but you can make it go faster by convincing swing-vote Councilors to support it.
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I am working on legislation preventing its use, storage, or possession in City limits. This will be a multi-month process, but you can make it go faster by convincing swing-vote Councilors to support it.
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Federal officers use crowd control munitions as demonstrators protest outside Portland ICE building
Thousands of protesters turned out for a mostly peaceful demonstration Saturday in Portland to speak out against increased immigration enforcement. By the end of the day, scores of nonviolent proteste...
www.opb.org
February 1, 2026 at 6:06 AM
There is no place for tear gas (or any indiscriminate chemical weapons) in Portland.
I am working on legislation preventing its use, storage, or possession in City limits. This will be a multi-month process, but you can make it go faster by convincing swing-vote Councilors to support it.
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I am working on legislation preventing its use, storage, or possession in City limits. This will be a multi-month process, but you can make it go faster by convincing swing-vote Councilors to support it.
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