Last night the Board voted on a resolution I drafted with colleagues directing the superintendent to reduce the cost of our modernized high schools and setting requirements to ensure all of our high schools have the spaces, classrooms, and facilities they need. Cleveland, Wells

Multnomah County has activated 6 emergency overnight shelters that will be open starting at 8pm tonight through at least noon on Thursday 2/13. Locations are ⬇️ No one seeking shelter will be turned away, and pets are welcome. Please call 211 for transportation or let your TriMet

There was a lot of hoopla when this opened!!! (I was there) No closing of needed shelter sites. It’s the right step to keep it open AND City & County must fund in upcoming budgets! Multnomah County, OR City of Portland, OR Eric Zimmerman PDX/MultCo Joint Office of Homeless Services wweek.com/news/2025/02/1…

Come visit us at the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show at the Portland Expo Center this weekend! Meet our law enforcement and corrections deputies. Our river patrol team is also on site and so is our recruitment team if you're interested in working at the Sheriff's Office. We

‼️ Van Truong for BSD School Board! I can’t think of anyone better prepared or who will fight and work harder for academic excellence and equitable opportunity than her…she’s been a teacher, paraeducator, principal, senior school leader, Beaverton parent, classroom volunteer,

Together with Montavilla neighbors and businesses, we marked the milestone this morning of the soon-to-be open Oak Street Village shelter site in SE Portland. The 29 shelter pods and basic services will be able to serve up to 40 people experiencing homelessness. Excerpt from my

👏👏👏 This is an exciting news!! Non-law enforcement response able to expand services. We have been advocating for this and look forward to PSR assisting with the shuttling of intoxicated individuals to the soon-to-be-opened sobering beds or withdrawal management or treatment

✅ UNANIMOUS VOTE this morning by the County Commission to support passing through $15 million in funds to the City of Portland from Metro to support the city’s continued efforts to reduce homelessness and create more shelter! I’ve been championing funding the City’s work to add

💪 Lady Demos for the “W”! 3rd 🥉Place in State 🏀 bball tournament against Willamette. Portland Public Schools PIL Athletics Jefferson Demos

Full House today for the Oregon Battle of the Books! Hallways and classrooms brimming with energy and excitement for the battle ahead!! Our students are talented and thanks to PPS staff and parents who are here to coach and support! Portland Public Schools #OBOB

Honored to attend Gresham Mayor Stovall’s State of the City Address Tues and see Gresham Chamber CEO Lynn Snodgrass and many East County leaders - including Mult. Co. Commissioner Vince Jones-Dixon - who are creating a vibrant, safe community in Gresham. We also recognized former

ສະບາຍດີປີໃຫມ່! Happy Lao New Year! Today I had the honor of attending and participating in the Lao Buddhist Center Northwest’s New Year Celebration. 🙏 Tou Meksavanh and Dr. Eric Szeto for the invitation. (❤️ to reconnect w/Tou, former PPS principal). The Lao Buddhist Center

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS … Productive County Commission work session on Tuesday to advance accountability, transparency, and a reset of the power structure at Multnomah County. oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…

✅ YES FOR PPS SCHOOLS! Get your sign to show ❤️ for PPS schools and support the May Bond. Repair, Renew and Modernize our aging schools. We are running out of signs, but we can order more. Go to: yespdxschools.com and sign up. YES on Measure 26-215 for PDX Schools 📚🍎 @stephforourschools

Can’t beat Portland on a night like this! ☀️ With Timber Joey ⚽️ and Travel Portland, showcasing our hometown at the 40th Anniversary of the Oregon Governor’s Tourism Conference. Welcoming rest of Oregon to PDX… Timber Joey Webber Travel Portland TravelOregon Tina Kotek Multnomah County, OR

✅ Hitting milestones for 24/7 Drop Off Sobering & Crisis Stabilization services … ✅ Expanded hours to 24/7 ✅ Adding 13 Sobering Beds ✅ County Commission votes to approve design/planning for permanent Center. More work to do! Multnomah County, OR Multnomah County Health Dept

Superintendent to propose her 2025-26 Budget tonight and also a new pay grade with a salary range for senior leaders of $224,000 to $239,000; state grant proposals also up for a vote.  Documents for the meeting are here:  meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Agenda/…

“School Board member Julia Brim-Edwards was the lone “no” vote.” ’…on an evening in which a budget is being proposed that cuts hundreds of teachers and school staff…I don’t believe it’s the time to be adding a pay step to the top of this pay scale”. wweek.com/news/schools/2…