rebekah
@rebeks.bsky.social
housing policy / she/her / pdx / communist / murp student housingauthority.substack.com ~ #orleg
their best week was to shelter only 39 people?!
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
their best week was to shelter only 39 people?!
oh we’re using lived experience to talk about business owners? jfc
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
oh we’re using lived experience to talk about business owners? jfc
certified dog hater here but dogs lunging at you is not a homeless issue?
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
certified dog hater here but dogs lunging at you is not a homeless issue?
excited for the mayor wilson rivalry to start between portland and seattle. it’s not looking good for portland.
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
excited for the mayor wilson rivalry to start between portland and seattle. it’s not looking good for portland.
why is our rate of homelessness increasing? because we’re not funding eviction prevention in order to continue this shelter farce!!
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
why is our rate of homelessness increasing? because we’re not funding eviction prevention in order to continue this shelter farce!!
“we continue to see tents again and again” well are sweeps putting people into housing or not?
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“we continue to see tents again and again” well are sweeps putting people into housing or not?
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something profoundly broken about people weaponizing their children as a reason that we should continue to invest in sweeping the homeless. Why is sheltering your children from having to see poverty and injustice more important than just building a policy where we eliminate poverty and injustice?
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
something profoundly broken about people weaponizing their children as a reason that we should continue to invest in sweeping the homeless. Why is sheltering your children from having to see poverty and injustice more important than just building a policy where we eliminate poverty and injustice?
the hard on these men of a certain age have for the mayor is truly staggering
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
the hard on these men of a certain age have for the mayor is truly staggering
elana is so cunty telling everyone to stop clapping.
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
elana is so cunty telling everyone to stop clapping.
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Sweeps are violence and it really is that simple. If you live in Portland and have a heart in your body please take the time to testify in person/zoom tomorrow or in writing and ask our city council to reroute money away from sweeps, which do not reduce homelessness. www.portland.gov/council-cler...
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Sweeps are violence and it really is that simple. If you live in Portland and have a heart in your body please take the time to testify in person/zoom tomorrow or in writing and ask our city council to reroute money away from sweeps, which do not reduce homelessness. www.portland.gov/council-cler...
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Portland is literally killing people rather than help them. The cruelty is the point.
Here's another piece about how Portland's methods, ie sweeps without bountiful supportive housing and services for people to be "swept" into, do not work, and kill people www.propublica.org/article/port...
Portland Said It Was Investing in Homeless People’s Safety. Deaths Have Quadrupled.
The city responded to an increase in homeless deaths by intensifying encampment sweeps and adding emergency shelter at the expense of permanent housing. Experts say this has perpetuated the problem.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Portland is literally killing people rather than help them. The cruelty is the point.
nothing is more soothing to me than a cup of cocoa after i’ve been fucking around in excel tables all evening.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
nothing is more soothing to me than a cup of cocoa after i’ve been fucking around in excel tables all evening.
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Testify to stop the sweeps before Wednesday!!
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
City Council | Portland.gov
City Council holds regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the first, second, fourth and fifth Wednesday and 6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. If there is sufficient business, additional meetin...
www.portland.gov
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Testify to stop the sweeps before Wednesday!!
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
> Scroll to item 8
> Testify on this item
> Submit written testimony
> Support with changes
> Write a comment supporting Councilor Morillo’s amendment to defund sweeps and fund social services
www.portland.gov/council/agenda
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You can't end homelessness without housing.
Portland's Mayor removed the expert leading us toward proven solutions (social housing = what works in Vienna).
The City Council voted unanimously for this work. Our community deserves better.
Take Action: tinyurl.com/5acu63bj
Portland's Mayor removed the expert leading us toward proven solutions (social housing = what works in Vienna).
The City Council voted unanimously for this work. Our community deserves better.
Take Action: tinyurl.com/5acu63bj
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You can't end homelessness without housing.
Portland's Mayor removed the expert leading us toward proven solutions (social housing = what works in Vienna).
The City Council voted unanimously for this work. Our community deserves better.
Take Action: tinyurl.com/5acu63bj
Portland's Mayor removed the expert leading us toward proven solutions (social housing = what works in Vienna).
The City Council voted unanimously for this work. Our community deserves better.
Take Action: tinyurl.com/5acu63bj
this is the leadership we need to actually address homelessness in portland! thank you @councilormorillo.bsky.social and @councilorgreen.bsky.social
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Proposed cuts to Portland’s homeless camp removal program puts mayor on defense
Budget talks in Portland City Hall have exposed a political chasm between how some city councilors and Mayor Keith Wilson want to address homelessness.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
this is the leadership we need to actually address homelessness in portland! thank you @councilormorillo.bsky.social and @councilorgreen.bsky.social
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
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I love for everyone that this is now the baseball app
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I love for everyone that this is now the baseball app
where does mayor wilson think homeless people are supposed to go after they get into a shelter?! this is incredibly shortsighted. we need to be working towards a housing future with affordable rents and long term stability.
Shake-up at the Portland Housing Bureau: Mayor Wilson put director Helmi Hisserich, an "unparalleled expert" on social housing, on leave with little explanation Thursday. She has been in the role since early 2024.
Mayor Wilson Puts Portland Housing Bureau Director On Leave
Mayor Keith Wilson has put Portland Housing Bureau Director Helmi Hisserich on leave, effective immediately. City Administrator Michael Jordan sent an email to city councilors and city leadership on O...
www.portlandmercury.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
where does mayor wilson think homeless people are supposed to go after they get into a shelter?! this is incredibly shortsighted. we need to be working towards a housing future with affordable rents and long term stability.
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This sure looks a lot like the Mayor ousting an expert on long-term housing solutions to force internal administrative support for his camping ban (sweeps).
Shake-up at the Portland Housing Bureau: Mayor Wilson put director Helmi Hisserich, an "unparalleled expert" on social housing, on leave with little explanation Thursday. She has been in the role since early 2024.
Mayor Wilson Puts Portland Housing Bureau Director On Leave
Mayor Keith Wilson has put Portland Housing Bureau Director Helmi Hisserich on leave, effective immediately. City Administrator Michael Jordan sent an email to city councilors and city leadership on O...
www.portlandmercury.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This sure looks a lot like the Mayor ousting an expert on long-term housing solutions to force internal administrative support for his camping ban (sweeps).
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‘that’s enough slices!!!’
October 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
‘that’s enough slices!!!’
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bigots collectively crashed out at the chance of losing power and tore the country apart. that's what happened. you don't gotta accept a little nibble of the blame for that to relate to mfs.
October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
bigots collectively crashed out at the chance of losing power and tore the country apart. that's what happened. you don't gotta accept a little nibble of the blame for that to relate to mfs.
a guy at the bar was making misogynistic comments about me and i was the one who was almost thrown out because i called him a cunt and told him to shut up.
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
a guy at the bar was making misogynistic comments about me and i was the one who was almost thrown out because i called him a cunt and told him to shut up.
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The AWS outage today is a good reminder that there is no "cloud", there's just somebody else's computer.
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The AWS outage today is a good reminder that there is no "cloud", there's just somebody else's computer.
also ya girl was asked to be on two different housing org boards last week?!
October 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
also ya girl was asked to be on two different housing org boards last week?!
it was always too much to hope that mariners would sweep the blue jays but i’m still mad.
October 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
it was always too much to hope that mariners would sweep the blue jays but i’m still mad.
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I may be canceled for saying this, but: Seattle mariner
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I may be canceled for saying this, but: Seattle mariner