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Welcome to 2026, Portland! As we enter 2026, it’s worth saying clearly:  Portland made real progress in 2025.  Not “problem solved” progress — but meaningful movement in the right direction, and that matters. Downtown activity is trending up. Travel Portland reports that  downtown foot traffic increased roughly 5.6% from January through August 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 , reaching its  highest level since the pandemic . Public safety data also showed improvement

Nearly 50 Revitalize Portland Coalition (RPC) supporters gathered at the offices of the Jordan Ramis law firm on November 19th to reconnect and hear from RPC President Jose Cienfuegos about the organization's plans for the future. "Thank you all for being here, Cienfuegos began. "I’m honored to stand before you tonight as President of the Revitalize Portland Coalition — and I’m especially proud to launch a new chapter  in our journey together." "Portland matters. It matters

On November 12th the Portland City Council considered a budget amendment that would cut $4.3 million from a program that cleans and removes homeless encampments, transferring $1.5 million of the funds toward housing, food assistance and refugee support. After widespread opposition generated by alerts sent out by Revitalize Portland Coalition and other organizations, the Council rejected the proposal. This outcome signals the council’s commitment to maintaining efforts that ad

Dear Chair Vega Pederson,  As president of the Revitalize Portland Coalition—an alliance of businesses and professionals deeply invested...

Action Alert ⚠ for Public Hearing on Portland Police Bureau allocation of personnel time and budgetary impacts

If you’ve been following the latest on Portland’s homelessness response, you’ve likely heard the sharpest criticisms yet of Multnomah...

PORTLAND AT A TIPPING POINT: REDUCING PPB AND FIRE BUDGETS WILL HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECT ON QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT CITY OF PORTLAND...

A Note from New RPC President Jose Cienfuegos... Jose Cienfuegos is the new President of the Revitalize Portland board of directors. Dear...

"The crown jewel of any city is its central city," Jordan D. Schnitzer,  Revitalize Portland Coalition  founder at the 2024  IREM...

Watch October's Revitalize Portland Membership Meeting Here

PORTLAND, Oregon – The Revitalize Portland Coalition is proud to endorse Rene Gonzalez for Mayor of Portland. After careful consideration...

RPC & Other Business Groups Unite to Support Sherwood Expansion and to Plan for Growth, not Decline The Metro Council is currently...

In the upcoming four episodes, we will be featuring exclusive interviews with the leading candidates vying for the position of mayor in Port

Dr. Sharon Meieran joins host Michael Hironimus to discuss the major issues facing Multnomah County. In her second term as a County...

PORTLAND, Oregon – In the November 2024 general election, the Revitalize Portland Coalition is endorsing the candidates listed below for...

In our latest Revive & Thrive podcast episode, host Michael Hironimus delves deep into a dialogue with Sam Adams, on the kind of...

District 1 Candidate lays out the case for less talk, more action on issues in our region Hosted by RPC Boardmember Michael Hironimus,...

The latest example of jurisdictional dysfunction has us screaming"Can't we all just get on the same page?" The Multnomah County Sheriff...

You've probably seen the headlines.... Facing criticism, Multnomah County says it will tighten ‘deflection’ requirements $2 million...

By Thomas A. Ped Williams Kastner Chair, Homelessness Committee, Revitalize Portland Coalition Our nation’s political divisions were on...