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A highly respected community elder and public health advocate recently wrote to my office and shared: “There is no downs...
10/22/2026

A highly respected community elder and public health advocate recently wrote to my office and shared:

“There is no downside to embracing every aspect of Age Friendly. We know that healthy thriving children have the best chances of becoming and remaining thriving healthy adults who age in place and make important contributions to their communities.” 

I couldn’t agree more. 

But we’ve learned that aging doesn’t start at 55 or 65. It’s something all of us are doing, all the time. That’s where longevity readiness comes in: a broader, lifelong approach to building a city that includes everyone, regardless of age or disability. It means thinking about housing, transportation, public spaces, health, social connection, affordability, accessibility, and economic opportunity for all of us as we move through each stage of life, with an eye toward the future. A true age-friendly city means a longevity-ready city! 

I’m excited to share our “Big Ideas” for an age-friendly Portland, a set of guiding principles and values for how the City leads on age-friendly policy. They’re informed by the World Health Organization, researchers and policy experts, our county and state partners, other cities, and, importantly, community members of all ages, from youth to older adults. 

I’m thrilled to partner with Council President Dunphy Councilor Jamie Dunphy so we can make Portland a place where all ages, stages, and wages can thrive!

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I’m grateful for the work day laborers and Voz who continue to push against management’s choices at the Mall 205 Home De...
10/20/2026

I’m grateful for the work day laborers and Voz who continue to push against management’s choices at the Mall 205 Home Depot in Southeast Portland— property management has banned day laborers from that site even though it has been a safe place for people to gather and find work for years. It’s not lost on me. That management is choosing to do this right now and this time. No one should be punished for just trying to put food on the table!

Here are the demands from community that we’ve been asking for all month:
1. Meet Directly: Sit down directly with worker representatives and Voz

2. Establish a Safe Hiring Area: Collaborate to create a safe, agreed-upon space for day laborers to connect with employers

3. End Retaliation: Allow workers to return and seek employment without harassment or removal

Glad we have District 1 councilors who care about workers and stand up for immigrant and refugee community Councilor Jamie Dunphy Councilor Candace Avalos and Councilor Loretta Smith

It’s always awesome to see my labor friends in City Hall! North Coast States Carpenters Union
10/19/2026

It’s always awesome to see my labor friends in City Hall! North Coast States Carpenters Union

Did you know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month? This week’s newsletter features Nikhil (Nik) Surya, a high s...
10/16/2026

Did you know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month? This week’s newsletter features Nikhil (Nik) Surya, a high school junior at St. Stephen’s Academy, equitable healthcare advocate, and founder of EquiAccess, a youth-led health literacy initiative.

Nik is 15 years old and an absolute powerhouse of a human! He is committed to addressing healthcare inequality and fighting the barriers to care, such as language and cost. Read about how he got into this work and what he’s up to!

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, he encourages us to: KNOW • SHARE • ACT. Know your family history and facts about breast health. Share what you learn with someone you love. And Act.

If you already read my newsletter, please look for Nik’s piece in today’s version and share it with a neighbor even. If you haven’t subscribed yet, hit the link in my bio. You can also go to bit.ly/tklpdx to sign up!

Thank you, Nik! You inspire me!

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Slide reads: Newsletter feature. This week’s guest writer. Nikhil Surya of EquiAccess in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sign up for my newsletter here. bit.ly/tklpdx

I am absolutely gutted. At least three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School...
10/16/2026

I am absolutely gutted. At least three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon today. The suspect, who was 16 years old, was also shot and killed.
 
My heart is shattered for these families and the community as they begin to face unimaginable grief. I hope every one of us makes space to mourn together, especially our students, educators, and school staff across Oregon who will feel this deeply.
 
This violence needs to stop now. I refuse to accept this as normal. I will keep working, with urgency and with everything I have, alongside families, educators, community members, and government officials to keep our kids and our communities safe.

City Council is currently discussing this ordinance. At its heart, this is about fairness: small businesses and working ...
10/15/2026

City Council is currently discussing this ordinance. At its heart, this is about fairness: small businesses and working Portlanders shouldn’t carry more than their share while mega-corporations with extreme CEO-to-worker pay gaps benefit from the roads, water, and workforce our city provides. This ordinance would make mega-corporations less profitable — not unprofitable. This surtax trims a company’s profit slightly. It’s not turning their mega-profits into an actual loss.
 
Companies like Amazon earn tens of billions in North American net income, so a few extra percent on Portland earnings is barely noticeable. But it could make a huge difference for us.
 
Oregon is already a low-tax state. Businesses here pay 24% less per employee in state and local taxes than in Washington, and 31% less than in California.
 
Big gratitude to my colleagues Councilor Mitch Green and Councilor Angelita Morillo for their leadership and vision on this and to all the other co-sponsors for pushing for this. And extra big gratitude to our teams who have been working hard behind the scenes on this ordinance, working with our City’s lawyers, educating folks, getting the public involved, and so much more! And the biggest thanks to the community advocates who have been fighting for this!

We’re discussing this right now in the Committee of the Whole. Tune in on our City Council YouTube channel!

Migra watching training and volunteer orientation!! Register with QR code or link: tiny.url.com/f4fmigrawatchtraining
10/12/2026

Migra watching training and volunteer orientation!!

Register with QR code or link: tiny.url.com/f4fmigrawatchtraining

This week’s newsletter features Mike Schmidt, former Multnomah County District Attorney, now General Counsel at the Urba...
10/09/2026

This week’s newsletter features Mike Schmidt, former Multnomah County District Attorney, now General Counsel at the Urban League of Portland, and host of the SchmidtShow PDX podcast, which ironically gets its name from the smear campaign against him by the People for Portland group.
 
I highly recommend you check out The SchmidtShow PDX, an educational and optimistic podcast about how our city works: who makes decisions, why they make them, and what it means for the rest of us.
 
If you already read my newsletter, please look for Mike’s piece in today’s version and share it with a neighbor even. If you haven’t subscribed yet, hit the link in my bio. You can also go to bit.ly/tklpdx to sign up!
 
Thank you, Mike (Schmidt Show PDX)! Please give him a follow!
 
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Slide reads: Newsletter feature. This week’s guest writer. The SchmidtShow PDX podcast. The SchmidtShow PDX podcast covers positive local news and happenings in and around Portland. Sign up for my newsletter here. bit.ly/tklpdx

10/09/2026

Council President Dunphy and I, along with our devoted teams, are working on policy to make Portland more age-friendly.
 
Despite what many of us think, being age-friendly isn’t just about helping older adults. Age-friendly is about building a city that works for all of us, at every stage of life. Think housing, transportation, public spaces, health, connection, and opportunity — designed so everyone can live well, stay connected, and thrive, from childhood through our golden years.
 
That’s the exciting opportunity in front of Portland: to intentionally design a city that works for everyone, regardless of age, wage, or stage of life!
 
Last week, Council President Dunphy and I co-hosted an Age-Friendly Portland town hall with Community for Positive Aging, drawing an engaged crowd passionate about healthy aging.
 
We are lucky to have the expertise of Dr. Alan DeLaTorre, an internationally recognized age-friendly expert, on our team! He’s been helping guide the work, along with the diverse network of experts he brings into our work.
 
I unveiled my “Four Big Ideas” for an Age-Friendly Portland: Grow here at every age; Everyone ages; Longevity means living with joy and purpose; and Partnerships make it all possible. Think of these as guiding principles for policy. I’ll share more about this soon!
 
We also gathered great community feedback on the Age- and Disability-Inclusive Neighborhoods (ADIN) plan priorities. We’ll drop community responses here soon, too!
 
Stay tuned!

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