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Mitch Green
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Official account for Portland City Councilor Mitch Green from District 4. portland.gov/disclaimer

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councilorgreen.bsky.social
I think it’s honestly disgusting and deeply unserious that the Revoke the Permit people have clipped videos of my women colleagues eating pizza at the dais as some kind of shaming tool, which is now being used by right-wing media to harass them in misogynistic ways. Congrats everyone.
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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councilormorillo.bsky.social
Today Portland City Council will have a final hearing and vote on my Algorithmic Price Fixing Ban!

So grateful for leaders like @agdanrayfield.bsky.social for leading the charge in the courts. Corporations should not be taking advantage of regular people for profit. Affordable rent NOW!
agdanrayfield.bsky.social Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING NEWS: We’ve secured a $7 million settlement holding the largest U.S. landlord accountable for a price fixing scheme – and putting a check on the rising cost of rentals.

#consumerprotection #orpol
AG Rayfield announces $7 million settlement with largest U.S. landlord over price fixing scheme AG Rayfield and a bipartisan coalition have filed a proposed $7 million settlement to resolve claims against Greystar Management Services LLC, as part of the coalition’s ongoing enforcement efforts targeting price fixing involving housing rental prices across the country. “We’re in the middle of a housing crisis, and families are already stretched to their limits. When the largest landlord in America uses an algorithm to price fix the rent, the result is simple: people pay more. It squeezes working families when the cost of housing is already at an all-time high. This settlement holds the largest U.S. landlord accountable. It’s a win for Oregonians, our pocketbooks, and the rule of law.”
November 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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agdanrayfield.bsky.social
BREAKING NEWS: We’ve secured a $7 million settlement holding the largest U.S. landlord accountable for a price fixing scheme – and putting a check on the rising cost of rentals.

#consumerprotection #orpol
AG Rayfield announces $7 million settlement with largest U.S. landlord over price fixing scheme AG Rayfield and a bipartisan coalition have filed a proposed $7 million settlement to resolve claims against Greystar Management Services LLC, as part of the coalition’s ongoing enforcement efforts targeting price fixing involving housing rental prices across the country. “We’re in the middle of a housing crisis, and families are already stretched to their limits. When the largest landlord in America uses an algorithm to price fix the rent, the result is simple: people pay more. It squeezes working families when the cost of housing is already at an all-time high. This settlement holds the largest U.S. landlord accountable. It’s a win for Oregonians, our pocketbooks, and the rule of law.”
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
Disagreement on policy is welcome and reasonable, but calling me a Nazi for cosponsoring an ordinance to ban price-fixing is completely unacceptable. Councilor Ryan edited his post, but did not disclose the edit and explain the nature of the substantive change, so it’s here for posterity.
An ig post by councilor Ryan opposing the price fixing ban ordinance and calling it something out the national socialist playbook
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
I’m disappointed that we didn’t pass our amendment to redirect money from sweeps to upstream solutions like rental assistance, food assistance and immigrant and refugee support. But, I’m proud of the work that went into it and the absolute resolve in my colleague @councilormorillo.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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councilormorillo.bsky.social
Today Council will go over my updated Algorithmic Price Fixing Ban.

At noon we will begin our discussion on the Fall technical Adjustment Ordinance and my proposal to funnel money away from the sweep industrial complex to programs that actually end homelessness.

www.portland.gov/council/agenda
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...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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agdanrayfield.bsky.social
Hunger must not be used as a political weapon. Today, families across Oregon are finally receiving full November SNAP benefits – a win for both the rule of law and basic human decency.

We remain committed to fighting for working families every day.
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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councilormorillo.bsky.social
“Angelita Morillo proposed an amendment reallocating money from a city sweeps program, instead funding housing and food assistance, support for immigrants.”
portlandmercury.com Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 17d
Portland City Council will consider an amendment next week to redirect $4.3 million from the city program that sweeps homeless encampments. If passed, the budget adjustment will instead invest $2 million in rent and food assistance, and support for immigrants and refugees.
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...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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councilorepg.bsky.social
Increased ICE activity in North Portland today has led Portland Public Schools to lock exterior doors at César Chávez School and George Middle School, along with other protective measures. Other North Portland schools are monitoring the situation closely.
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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counciloravalos.bsky.social
We’re seeing increased and aggressive ICE activity across the Portland metro region — including around sensitive locations like schools.

Save the PIRC hotline on your phone and call/text if you witness ICE activity: 888-622-1510
wweek.com Willamette Week @wweek.com · 18d
Cesar Chavez School and George Middle School have implemented the PPS's “secure the perimeter” protocol amid reports of ICE activity in the neighborhood.
PPS Secures North Portland Schools Amid Reports of ICE Activity
Joanna Hou
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November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
Welcome Home Coalition presenting the results of their Finding Home study right now 👀
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Portland City Council Homeless & Housing Committee 11/04/25
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November 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
I was pretty upset to learn about this. I think this was a poor decision and it threatens to set us back. We need people like Director Hisserich to help us chart a path out of our high cost housing system, and actually build something that working class folks can afford. 🚩
portlandmercury.com Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 25d
Shake-up at the Portland Housing Bureau: Mayor Wilson put director Helmi Hisserich, an "unparalleled expert" on social housing, on leave with little explanation Thursday. She has been in the role since early 2024.
Mayor Wilson Puts Portland Housing Bureau Director On Leave
Mayor Keith Wilson has put Portland Housing Bureau Director Helmi Hisserich on leave, effective immediately. City Administrator Michael Jordan sent an email to city councilors and city leadership on O...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
I oppose the resumption of sweeps beginning tomorrow. They are costly, ineffective and cruel. At a time when our Federal government is literally starving our most vulnerable neighbors, we add to that by violently taking from them what little they have? My statement attached.
Councilor Mitch Green Portland City Council, District 4 1221 SW 4th Ave. # 240, Portland, OR, 97204 Media Contact: Maria Sipin, Chief of Staff maria.sipin2@portlandoregon.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Councilor Mitch Green’s Statement on November 1st Camping Ban Enforcement Policy October 30, 2025 “We have seen ICE and the National Guard perform homeless sweeps in other cities where they've been deployed, and we’ve heard Trump calling for increased sweeps and even disappearance of unhoused people. It is a bad, cruel, and failed policy when the Trump administration does it, and it is a bad, cruel, and failed policy when the city of Portland does it. As we face the very real possibility of federal troops being deployed to our streets to target one group of vulnerable people, we absolutely cannot start using our own police to do their work for them by targeting another. Some will argue that sweeps are about safety and compassion, but the evidence is clear and overwhelming. Sweeps kill people. For far too long, Portland has pursued a failed policy of criminalizing poverty. As a result, we’ve spent hundreds of millions of dollars only to see the problem grow, and deaths among our homeless neighbors quadruple between 2019 and 2023. It’s time to change direction. We need to protect ALL Portlanders. We need to focus on programs that move people closer to housing and stability, not policies that punish and further destabilize. Programs like low-barrier jobs programs, direct rental assistance, food aid, and day shelters that provide hygiene, clothing, and case management. Programs like these are humane, cost-effective, and they work. They address the issue of visible poverty that neighbors and businesses are concerned about, but they do so by offering dignity, not displacement. They break the cycle of disappointment and depression—where people spend all day waiting in lines, worrying about their belongings, with no meaningful work. They are a hand up, not a sweep away. But at the end of the day, the only real, lasting solution to homelessness is to provide deeply affordable housing for all. Unless we stop the flow of folks onto the streets, we’re never going to make real progress. That is why we need to move aggressively towards a Social Housing model— high quality, permanently affordable housing that will serve the vast majority of Portlanders, from the unhoused to the middle class. The choice before us is clear. We can either align ourselves with the politics of division, of sweeps, of cages, and of death, or we can choose the politics of solidarity, of housing, of healthcare, and of life.”
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
Heretic Coffee didn’t have to do this, but they risked their own balance sheet to serve the community, in my district, in a time of need. Now the broader community has also stepped up to support them, establishing an important mutual aid bulwark in the fight against fascism.
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
It's worth noting that the new Westside TIF district does not include Big Pink. That means recovery of that assessed value will accrue to all relevant jurisdictional coffers for broad use instead of being locked into multiple decades of urban renewal specific use.
fischer.bsky.social Fischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 27d
pretty good read about our fucked up property tax system here. worth noting that this is the dynamic that actually puts us at risk of a doom loop, the danger is very real, and the coming decline in office property tax revenues is essentially unavoidable
Portland City Council Gets a Lesson in Tax Compression, Courtesy of Big Pink
When it sold at a deep, deep discount in July, the iconic building set a bad precedent.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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counciloravalos.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concern. Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I'm grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further.
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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councilorkanal.bsky.social
I’ll have more to say soon, but for now I’m just thankful that @counciloravalos.bsky.social is safe.
counciloravalos.bsky.social Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 29d
Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concern. Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I'm grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further.
fox12oregon.bsky.social FOX 12 Oregon @fox12oregon.bsky.social · 29d
Fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as potential arson
October 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
We wanted to speak directly to the public in regard to our recent press conference and affirm our commitment to open and inclusive engagement with the public.
councilormorillo.bsky.social Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · Oct 25
When we host a press conference or attend a press conference hosted by another organization, we seek to avoid the exclusion of people.

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October 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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portlanddsa.bsky.social
Portland DSA would like to address recent reports about the inadvertent exclusion of Jewish Federation of Portland and Jewish Review writer Rockne Roll from a press conference on Friday, October 17. The exclusion of Mr. Roll was not intentional. Events relating to Palestine are often disrupted by trolls; the volunteers running the tech, who were making quick decisions to try to mitigate potential disruptions and distractions, mistakenly identified Rockne Roll as a fake name. When our moderator realized their error, the recording of the press conference was sent to Mr. Roll. Portland City Councilors who appeared at the press conference had no role in, or visibility into, the tech administration of this event. Their only role was to show up and speak. We regret that our tech issue has been used to smear them and to distract from the important issues at hand.
October 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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larmony.bsky.social
Finding Home has been released! Please read the report, sign the petition, watch the video!

This was 2.5 years of effort, and the work of over 650 Portland Metro area residents to give US real solutions to homelessness and poverty in our region.

welcomehomecoalition.org/finding-home/
Finding Home – Welcome Home Coalition
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October 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
From a colleague in response to some banter with the City Economist who mentioned the Theory of Liquidity Preference during a work session

" 'We're all Keynesians now,' to quote Nixon, quoting Milton Friedman." - Mitch Green
Portland City Council Work Session FY2025-26 Fall Technical Adjustment Ordinance Preview 10/12/25
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October 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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councilorkanal.bsky.social
Proud to stand with my fellow councilors, Mayor Wilson, Multnomah County Commissioners, and the many organizations calling on the Trump Administration to release critical food assistance funds.

#FundSNAPNow
Multnomah County and Portland leaders, community partners call on Trump administration to fund food assistance to prevent hardship, hunger and suffering for 136,000 County residents
The federal administration can immediately act to release these contingency funds at any time — today, even — and spare 136,000 of our neighbors from needless suffering and hunger.
multco.us
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
Veterans: we need you in this historical moment. Join me and other vets as we form a contingent for the No Kings march this Saturday. We have a special role to play in stopping the slide into authoritarianism. Hope to see you at Friendship Circle by the Steel Bridge at 11:30 am.
flier advertising a no kings veteran contingent rally point at friendship circle by the steel bridge for 10-18-25
October 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
councilorgreen.bsky.social
We passed both of these *unanimously* tonight. Thanks to everyone who turned up tonight to join in denouncing this administration and supporting the case for codifying our commitment to protecting our immigrant neighbors.
councilorgreen.bsky.social Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · Oct 10
Next week City Council will hear a pair of legislation that formally denounces the Trump Administration's attempt to terrorize our city with militarized units, while codifying Sanctuary City status protections. Portlanders have been waiting for a formal expression of City's Council will on this.
October 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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counciloravalos.bsky.social
Portland Street Response Update: PSR has new hours (6 a.m. to midnight), a new number (503-823-7773), and is recruiting for a new advisory committee! Hit the link in bio to learn more about the committee and apply by Oct 27 to help shape PSR’s future.
October 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM