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 to each one of us...

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 address public...