Portland
When Elections Are Decided in the May Primary, Many Portlanders Don’t Have a voice in City Hall
Holding proportional races in November can change that.
Voters in Southwest Portland Neighborhoods Have More Influence on City Council Elections than Those East of 82nd Avenue
Voters in neighborhoods with more people of color are less likely to elect their preferred councilors.
Portland: Why Risk Gerrymandering When You Could Go Proportional?
Un-gerrymandered districts would keep racial groups in the minority across the city.
Want to Give Portlanders of Color a Voice on City Council? Districts Won’t Help
But proportional ranked choice voting would reliably give voters of color a voice in City Hall.
Everything You Wanted to Know about Portland Charter Review but Were Afraid to Ask
The third ever Charter Commission is meeting right now to propose amendments to Portland’s city charter.
The Eight Deaths of Portland’s Residential Infill Project
There are many ways to kill a zoning revolution. To win one of your own, understand the ways Portland's nearly failed.
Portland’s New Design Rules Could Kill Housing—But They Don’t Have To
Housing projects are 20 times more likely to face design appeals than non-housing projects. Design regulations don't have to work this way.
