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Em @embienbi.bsky.social · Sep 4

everyone should get a public defender at eviction court and i'm not kidding

Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · Sep 4

A 68-year-old veteran with disabilities got an eviction notice last week for unpaid rent he didn't know he owed. With swift intervention from a tenant union and a city councilor, the eviction case was dismissed. Tenant rights advocates say the case underscores a larger, systemic problem.

Eviction of Disabled Veteran Halted After Intervention From Neighbors and a City Councilor

A veteran with disabilities who faced eviction will stay in his apartment, after intervention from a tenant union and a Portland city councilor. Last Friday, Dan McLean, 68, got an eviction notice at ...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · Sep 4

A 68-year-old veteran with disabilities got an eviction notice last week for unpaid rent he didn't know he owed. With swift intervention from a tenant union and a city councilor, the eviction case was dismissed. Tenant rights advocates say the case underscores a larger, systemic problem.

Eviction of Disabled Veteran Halted After Intervention From Neighbors and a City Councilor

A veteran with disabilities who faced eviction will stay in his apartment, after intervention from a tenant union and a Portland city councilor. Last Friday, Dan McLean, 68, got an eviction notice at ...

www.portlandmercury.com

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Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you to @councilorgreen.bsky.social and your incredible team for saving this constituent from being evicted. I watched you hustle behind the scenes to take regular constituent work and go above and beyond to use the power of your office to make a difference in this person’s life.

Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · Sep 4

A 68-year-old veteran with disabilities got an eviction notice last week for unpaid rent he didn't know he owed. With swift intervention from a tenant union and a city councilor, the eviction case was dismissed. Tenant rights advocates say the case underscores a larger, systemic problem.

Eviction of Disabled Veteran Halted After Intervention From Neighbors and a City Councilor

A veteran with disabilities who faced eviction will stay in his apartment, after intervention from a tenant union and a Portland city councilor. Last Friday, Dan McLean, 68, got an eviction notice at ...

www.portlandmercury.com

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Portland Tenants United @pdxtu.bsky.social · Sep 5

Check out this story about PTU, @portlanddsa.bsky.social, and @councilorgreen.bsky.social speaking out for a @homeforward.bsky.social tenant who was nearly evicted. Quick collective action helped keep him housed.

Leeor lays out some of PTU's demands for @homeforward.bsky.social.

Tenant advocates rally over near eviction of veteran from low income housing

Tenant advocates rallied over the near eviction of a veteran from low-income housing.

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Portland Tenants United @pdxtu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you for being Portland's strongest poster.

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Portland Tenants United @pdxtu.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join leaders from @portlanddsa.bsky.social and PTU along with @councilorgreen.bsky.social at a press conference to defend a 68-year-old disabled veteran, nearly evicted due to landlord negligence.

Tomorrow, Thursday, 9/4 at 10:30 AM at the Yards, 815 NW Naito Pkwy. Come demand housing justice.

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PDXRenterPower @pdxrenterpower.bsky.social · Sep 3

We cannot achieve housing justice alone. We can only push back against the landlord class if renters stand in solidarity.

Join us as we canvass renters in D1 to invite the community to the East Portland Renters’ Town Hall.

RSVP today at portlanddsa.org/events

#housingforall #rentersbillofrights

WE WANT YOU
END EVICTIONS
SAVE LIVES
RENTERS BILL
OF RIGHTS NOW!
TO BUILD
RENTER POWER!
PDXRENTERPOWER.COM
PORTLANDDSA.ORG
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FOR ALL!

CANVASS WITH US
TO PROMOTE THE
RENTERS' TOWN HALL
IN EAST PORTLAND
SEPTEMBER 6TH 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SEPTEMBER 13TH 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PORTLANDDSA.ORG/EVENTS

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PDXRenterPower @pdxrenterpower.bsky.social · Aug 30

Join us for the third Renters' Town Hall in East Portland to support the Renters' Bill of Rights! Be part of the growing movement of Portlanders fighting back against the landlord class! RSVP Today!

actionnetwork.org/events/east-...

Come to the Third Renters’ Town Hall & Get Together for
You’re Invited!
THE RENTERS’ BILL OF RIGHTS
Five new City Councilors endorsed the Renters’ Bill of Rights while running for office. Let’s decide how we push to make these reforms a reality for the whole City of Portland.
Light refreshments provided.
Meet other renters, talk about our issues, enjoy a social afternoon & help build
Renter Power!
Portland Community College Southeast
2305 SE 82nd Ave Portland, OR 97216
Saturday, Sept 20, 2025 2:00- 4:00pm
Transit: FX2, 72,
Max Green Line

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Read “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” @grouchyoutreach.bsky.social · Jul 19

Well that blew up! Don’t have a SoundCloud or anything but you should talk to your co-workers about Unionizing &then get @organizeworkers.bsky.social involved. Talk to folks in your apartments about tenants Unions like @pdxtu.bsky.social &get plugged in w mutual aid group feeding unhoused neighbors

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PDXRenterPower @pdxrenterpower.bsky.social · Jun 1

📣 REMINDER: The Renters’ Town Hall is TOMORROW!

🗓 Sunday, June 1
🕑 2–4 PM
📍 Leaven Community Center (5431 NE 20th Ave)

Come hear from fellow renters, share your story, and build power together. Let’s show up strong 💪 #PortlandRenters #RentersRights #TenantPower

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PDXRenterPower @pdxrenterpower.bsky.social · May 28

We invited Councilor Ryan to the Renters’ Town Hall early this month. We still have not heard back from his office. I guess Ryan doesn’t want to hear from renters in his district? 🤷

#orpol #portland #pdx #renterstownhall #rentersrights @councilorkanal.bsky.social @councilordanryan.bsky.social

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PDXRenterPower @pdxrenterpower.bsky.social · May 14

Join us for the District 2 Renters’ Town Hall and be part of the growing movement for a Portland where all renters are treated with dignity.

RSVP TODAY! 🔗

#portland #orpol #renters #pdx #tenatsrights

You’re Invited! Come to the second Renters’ Town Hall & Get Together for The Renters’ Bill of Rights. Five new City Councilors endorsed the Renters’ Bill of Rights while running for office. Let's decide how we push to make these reforms a reality for the whole City of Portland.

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PDXRenterPower @pdxrenterpower.bsky.social · Apr 12

Join us Wednesday, April 16 at 5:15 PM outside Portland City Hall as we rally to support @councilormorillo.bsky.social ordinance to ban AI-driven rent price-fixing.

💙 Wear blue
🪧 Bring a sign
📣 Raise your voice

Let’s pack the council chambers at 6:00 PM to show support for the ordinance.

RALLY FOR RENTERS' RIGHTS
TO SUPPORT THE AI RENT PRICE-FIXING BAN
WED APRIL 16 AT 5:15 PM
PORTLAND CITY HALL

WHAT YOU GAN DO!
WEAR BLUE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
MAKE SIGNS
ATTEND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AT 6:00 PM

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Autonomous Tenants Union Network @tenantpower.bsky.social · Apr 1

Interested in starting a new tenant organization in your neighborhood or city?
Organizers from @vancouvertenants.bsky.social, Puget Sound Tenants Union, and @latenantsunion.bsky.social will present & lead a discussion.
Sunday April 13, 4:30 / 7:30
Register at bit.ly/ATUN-april13

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · Mar 31

Why social housing and why now? We need to provide housing as a public good, and for Portland this means we can better respond to the housing crisis and the rigid and underfunded situation that exists today. The scale of the problem is too great for us to rely on passive, market-based solutions.

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Portland Tenants United @pdxtu.bsky.social · Apr 1

One important way to make your voice heard is to register to give verbal testimony, virtually or in-person, at
www.portland.gov/council-cler....

Register for verbal testimony

Complete this form to provide verbal testimony on an agenda item during Council and committee meetings.

www.portland.gov

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Portland Tenants United @pdxtu.bsky.social · Apr 1

Tenants TAKE ACTION. This Wednesday, April 2nd, the city council needs to hear from you as they get ready to take action on the rent price fixing ordinance and social housing. Send a letter to city council at pdxtu.us/pricefixing and see other ways to take action at www.pdxtu.org/portland_alg....

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Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · Mar 28

This week we secured a major step forward for renters — My ordinance banning algorithmic rent price fixing passed out of the Homelessness and Housing Committee!

Now it’s moving to the full City Council for a first hearing on the morning of Wednesday, April 2nd.

‼️ We need your help ‼️

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Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy @councilordunphy.bsky.social · Mar 26

Congratulations @councilormorillo.bsky.social for a successful committee vote on your bill to ban algorithmic price fixing software in the rental housing market. Here are my remarks, edited to fit the 3min time limit on bluesky. Watch the full hearing here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WKq...

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Portland Tenants United @pdxtu.bsky.social · Mar 26

Both the Algorithmic Pricing Ban and the Social Housing Study passed the Homelessness and Housing Committee to the full council today. The next step is going to be getting them passed in the full city council meetings. 💪

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Portland Tenants United @pdxtu.bsky.social · Mar 25

“It's hard to get into the heads of property management companies that neglect tenants and buildings creating lots of problems and misery. It requires such a high level of either greed or incompetence that makes speculation hard."

-Leeor Schweitzer, on the PTU Organizing Committee

Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · Mar 25

Bed bugs. Mold. Overflowing garbage. They're just a few of the issues that highlight potential systemic problems in Portland’s affordable and transitional housing landscape, where low-income tenants often find themselves with few options and little recourse. www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/03...

Cash-Strapped Tenants Say Landlords Flout Housing Rules at Low-Rent Apartments

Property management companies are facing scrutiny over living conditions at several affordable housing sites in Portland, as tenant groups have begun to push back. The tenants union at Wimbledon Squar...

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Councilor Angelita Morillo @councilormorillo.bsky.social · Mar 25

Me & my team have been working around the clock to bring the first ordinance before the new City Council that will ban price fixing algorithms in rent setting. As 1 of 2 renters on City Council and the only renter on the Housing Committee, I want to center these issues

www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

City Council’s First Policy Ordinance Could Ban Use of AI Software to Set Rents

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Councilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · Mar 25

🚨 Tomorrow, in the Homelessness & Housing Committee, I’m leading the charge on a resolution to study social housing in Portland. As chair of the committee and co-sponsor of this bill (alongside @councilorgreen.bsky.social), I’m fighting for real housing solutions. 🏠
Why does this matter? A thread 🧵⬇️

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Portland Tenants United @pdxtu.bsky.social · Mar 25

True, and here's a direct link to the email campaign: actionnetwork.org/letters/5af2....

Tell Portland City Council: Ban Algorithmic Price Fixing by Landlords

The Portland City Council is considering a proposed ordinance introduced by Councilor Angelita Morillo that would prohibit landlords from using anti-competitive price fixing services like RealPage, Ya...

actionnetwork.org

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Portland Tenants United @pdxtu.bsky.social · Mar 24

It's really easy to send emails using this form: actionnetwork.org/letters/5af2....

Tell Portland City Council: Ban Algorithmic Price Fixing by Landlords

The Portland City Council is considering a proposed ordinance introduced by Councilor Angelita Morillo that would prohibit landlords from using anti-competitive price fixing services like RealPage, Ya...

actionnetwork.org

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