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County Commissioner Shannon Singleton
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This is the official page of Shannon Singleton, Multnomah County District 2 Commissioner. I'm here on Bluesky to engage with my constituents and residents of Multnomah County.
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Here is a message from me along with information. This week was very trying for many families and many are tired. I want to thank my team for their work this week as we navigated everything. Find helpful links on my link tree. linktr.ee/shannonsingl... #D2 #Immigration #NoICE #MultCo
A message from Commissioner Singleton. On Thursday, November 6th, several schools in North Portland went into lockdown due to I.C.E kidnapping and heightened presence in the area. This led to fear, confusion, and community coming together. "It broke my heart to hear schools in North Portland had to go into lockdown because of the I.C.E presence in the community. My staff was contacted by several County employees at impacted schools and in the area with questions and asks for support. Kids should not have to worry about their parents, teachers, classmates, or anyone being kidnapped by ICE for taking them to and from school." " Yesterday, I went to one of the impacted schools at dismissal time, and my heart was warmed by seeing so many concerned community members showing up to support our little ones. Multnomah County residents showed up for each other, and it was beautiful. Many have continued to contact my office asking how they can help, so I have gathered some information." Get Educated! There are trainings to help people recognize and report I.C.E. Here are some I know of: Portland Immigrants Right Coalition's Migra Watch Latino Network's Immigration Resource Guide Oregon Justice Research Center's Know Your Rights Training Take Action! Use your knowledge to volunteer your time with grassroots efforts: Portland Immigrants Right Coalition IMIrG's Accompaniment Program PAT and Together Lab's Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteers Voz's Adopt A Day Labor Corner Volunteer Sign Up Build Community! Share verified information Reach out to others and your elected officials
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Can't wait to see folks there! Join me at Park City Pub. #Multco #D2 #CommunityConversation
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Last Friday the Board spoke about food systems and ways we can support families in need. Please visit www.multco.us/food for more info about resources. Big thanks to businesses in my district like Mikiko Mochi Donuts, DB Dessert Company, El Sombrero Tapatio, Red Sauce Pizza, Miss Delta, and more.
There you'll find a list of resources and information to help understand the crisis we are in and how you can provide support. It will be updated regularly. Please remember that financial donations go further because many of these places have bulk discounts and/or purchase culturally specific foods to support all families. We are headed into the holiday season. Many senior centers, public places, and schools will be closed. We are in a crisis and we have a wonderful community that is ready and willing to support each other, they just need leaders. Leaders that can help share information, strategies, and resources. We need to rise to this occasion and collaborate. Communication needs to be open and not paternalistic. Our most vulnerable are our most resilient and we need to know what they are doing so we can support them and modify our system to help all families "We need to make sure any funding that goes out is accessible for smaller groups and orgs. Many already do incredible work and are trusted. There are groups that provide culturally specific foods like Feed’em Freedom Foundation. There is the Jewish Family & Child Service (JFCS). They know what they are doing, and we need to support their work and listen to what their needs are." "Also we are in a time where many immigrants and refugees are not leaving their homes out of fear. We have LGBTQI2S+ people staying home due to fear because of the policies by this federal regime; we need to center access to our solutions. We have disabled individuals who aren’t leaving home, we need to support delivery services that people trust to get them food as well. I say this because we need to be bold and broad with our support. We as the County do some things well, but there are others who also do things well. We don’t need to duplicate, we need to bolster. We need to make sure that they also get funding."
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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People will not get SNAP aka Food stamps starting tomorrow. Please check out the new Multnomah County landing page. There you'll find a list of resources and information to help understand the crisis we are in & how you can provide support. Remember that cash donations go further. #Multco #D2 #SNAP
Visit www.multco.us/food There you'll find a list of resources and information to help understand the crisis we are in and how you can provide support. It will be updated regularly. Please remember that financial donations go further because many of these places have bulk discounts and or purchase culturally specific foods to support all families.
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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I and Commissioner Brimm-Edwards shared a memo last night to outline short, medium, and long term needs, including advocating for funding to the Oregon Hunger Response Fund. I look forward to us talking more about tomorrow in our Special County meeting at 9:30am. Tune in on YouTube! #SNAP #MultCo
I am looking to do what I can to bolster the systems in our county and region to ensure that Multnomah County residents are fed. The specific systems I am looking at include: advocating for funding to the Oregon Hunger Response Fund (OAR 461.192); allocating local funds to the Oregon Food Bank and/or the Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon to distribute to smaller organizations and pantries; and, in the long term, find solutions that support our County’s farmers, community gardens, and local markets to better address pervasive and consistent food insecurity in our community.
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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The Independent Court Appointed Monitoring Team will be hosting a community Town Hall meeting on Nov 13th from 6-8p. Community members can attend in-person or virtually. If you're planning to be in person, RSVP by emailing info@portlandpolicemonitor.com.
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Like many of you I am disturbed and disappointed by the ruling of the court. I wanted to craft a message to express what my thoughts are. This ruling is not the end all be all. WE are stronger together and we will resist. #Multco #D2 #Immigration
October 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Today, The County Commission will discuss some of my proposals. The last few months have been disheartening. Every day, we learn about another program that has been gutted, cut, or a funding stream no longer exists. My office has not been standing by. We've been determined to find solutions. #MultCo
In April, I shared my SHS reform proposal with Metro and my county colleagues and have continued working with them and our county partners to bring forward reforms to ensure that this critical funding is doing what voters intended it to do. The goal is to leverage existing programs, partner with other agencies, and collaborate with other local leaders to reshape and strengthen our safety net. I have proposed reforms to our homeless services work to: Problem: Lack of access to housing placement at many shelters. Solution: Bring greater equity and flexibility to our shelter system by transitioning site based case management to a mobile model that has proven successful for years. This can improve flow through our system and ensure that no matter what shelter someone accesses, they have a worker who can connect them with services while they are on their housing journey Problem: We need to save money but meet goals Solution: Creating intentional programming to utilize a long standing practice of hotel and motel sheltering to support our efforts to meet the Community Sheltering Strategy goals at a lower cost than our other shelter models. Problem: Lack of investments from federal level means strained local dollars Solution: Work with the City of Portland and Home Forward to find opportunities to get families, who we know are or will lose housing due to changes in federal funding, into affordable housing vacancies.
October 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Yesterday, I got to provide testimony about Federal overreach & codifying the City’s Sanctuary Status into code. It made me think about the conversation we’ll have at the County this morning regarding how to prepare our County’s safety net due to federal disinvestment. Tune in at 9:30AM #Multco #D2
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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This Wednesday at 6 PM, Council will consider 2 items about federal actions in Portland: the Protect Portland Initiative resolution, & the Sanctuary City Codification ordinance.

@counciloravalos.bsky.social & I made this video to give a little more info about the legislation.

See you Wednesday!
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! #D2 #MultCo #IndigenousPeoplesDay
October 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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We had a blast at the Sustainable Building Week event 'Planning for Climate Justice' at the beautiful new Albina Library!

Special thanks to @shannonsingleton.bsky.social for co-hosting the event with the Office of Sustainability.

Find out how to get involved at multco.us/departments/...
Monique Smiley presenting at the Planning for Climate Justice Event John Wasiutynski presenting at the Planning for Climate Justice Event Shannon Singleton presenting at the Planning for Climate Justice Event
October 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Last week we had presentations about State and some of the Federal impacts on our budget. So far, we've heard from Department of County Human Services, Department of Community Justice, The Sherriff's Department, Health Department, and Homeless Services Department. #MultCo #D2 #rebalance
October 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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I wanted to pen my own response to ICE and the federal government's continued aggression towards Portland. My people do not have the privilege to keep our heads down to not be attacked. We are already under attack. #MultnomahCounty #D2 #resist #NoICE
A picture of Multnomah County Commisioner Shannon Singleton against a Black background. There is White Text int he foreground saying "A Message From Commissioner Singleton" The deployment of federal troops is a threat to all communities, violating our right to govern ourselves, and draining taxpayer resources. Make no mistake: this isn’t just about Portland or whatever city the Trump administration targets next. This is what authoritarian regimes do to silence opposition and erode freedom. Instead of unlawfully occupying our streets under false pretenses, the federal government could choose to help address our need to build more housing so people can afford to live in this community, repair roads and bridges, and restore funding for food, healthcare, and housing so our neighbors can meet their basic human needs. We reject this effort to sow fear, silence opposition, and turn the cities we love into places where people feel afraid. These actions are all part of a continued effort by the president to rule through fear and intimidation and expand his power by any means necessary. These bullying tactics don't work, and we will stand up for our community and oppose this military takeover.
September 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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I wanted to pen my own response to ICE and the federal government's continued aggression towards Portland. My people do not have the privilege to keep our heads down to not be attacked. We are already under attack. #MultnomahCounty #D2 #resist #NoICE
A picture of Multnomah County Commisioner Shannon Singleton against a Black background. There is White Text int he foreground saying "A Message From Commissioner Singleton" The deployment of federal troops is a threat to all communities, violating our right to govern ourselves, and draining taxpayer resources. Make no mistake: this isn’t just about Portland or whatever city the Trump administration targets next. This is what authoritarian regimes do to silence opposition and erode freedom. Instead of unlawfully occupying our streets under false pretenses, the federal government could choose to help address our need to build more housing so people can afford to live in this community, repair roads and bridges, and restore funding for food, healthcare, and housing so our neighbors can meet their basic human needs. We reject this effort to sow fear, silence opposition, and turn the cities we love into places where people feel afraid. These actions are all part of a continued effort by the president to rule through fear and intimidation and expand his power by any means necessary. These bullying tactics don't work, and we will stand up for our community and oppose this military takeover.
September 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Yesterday, ICE reportedly took two community members in North Portland. One who was on their way to work and another who was with their 13-year-old child outside of a school. The kidnapping of our neighbors is unacceptable and abhorrent. My heart goes out to their family members.
September 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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To wrap up Black Business Month, I want to highlight Green Muse. They’re redefining what quality cannabis and cannabis education looks like! If you want to support a Black-owned business, check out Green Muse! greenmusecannabis.com/ #BlackBusinessMonth2025 #Multco #D2
September 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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URHome is dedicated to providing high-quality housing solutions and property management services. It focuses on being professional, building a community, and equity. Fun fact: It's owner James Wright, is better known as DJ Oso Fresh. We are a versatile people! #BlackBusinessMonth2025 #Multco #D2
September 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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From baby books to young adult reads, Sunrise Books highlights authors of color and fosters community through literature and events! Check them out at on NE Fremont St. I hope Edee that you got that beloved trumpet back! www.sunrisebookstore.com/ #BuyBlack #BlackBusinessMonth2025 #Multco #D2
September 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Are you looking for quality, natural skincare in Portland? Melanin Minerals is a Black woman-owned business that specializes in handcrafted skincare items using sustainable, natural ingredients. www.melaninminerals.com/ #Skincare #BlackBusinessMonth2025 #Multco #D2
September 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Looking for culturally responsive therapy? Jonica June, a licensed African American clinical social worker in Portland, specializes in supporting communities of color and their families. Learn more about her services! www.talkswithjune.com/ #MentalHealthMatters #BlackBusinessMonth2025 #Multco #D2
September 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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August is over, but I still have a few businesses left to highlight, like Afro-Centric Essentials’ pop-up shop, featuring gifts that uplift and inspire. Their mission is to create a sanctuary for wellness, self-care, and holistic healing. #BuyBlack #BlackBusinessMonth2025 #Multco #D2
September 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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August is one of Portland’s hottest months, and one of my favorite ways to cool off is with a fresh drink! Honeybee Lemonade Syrups, owned by Andrea Wade, makes the perfect small-batch syrups to brighten your summer days. Go check them out!
#BlackBusinessMonth2025 #BuyBlack #D2
August 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Sunday we will be wrapping up Black Business Month by talking about Black Health. Please join us at Deans Beauty Salon & Barber to talk Black wellness, physical, mental, and community health. RSVP at bit.ly/MultCoBBM #MentalHealthMatters #BlackBusinessMonth2025 #Multco #D2
August 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Check out Feed the Mass, led by Black and Hawaiian Chef Jacobsen Valentine. They fight food insecurity and waste by empowering, educating, and serving the community through food. P.S He is also a wonderful photographer! #BlackBusinessMonth2025 #FightFoodInsecurity #Multco #D2
August 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM