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Dear Friend,

As we approach the holidays, I’m feeling more thankful than ever for the privilege of serving District 3. My team and I have been hard at work delivering on some big wins for our community, and I’m excited to share a few of them with you today.

Councilor Morillo Passes Two Major Ordinances!

Since I took office in January, I knew that I wanted to do more than just maintain the status quo in our city government. I came to City Hall with big ideas for making life more affordable for our most marginalized Portlanders, and today I’m proud to say that I’ve delivered on some of those promises.

In November, Council successfully passed my Algorithmic Price Fixing Ban, which prohibits corporate landlords from using algorithmic technology that drives up the cost of rent in our city. This vote came on the heels of a major settlement brought by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, which alleges that the nation’s largest landlord, Greystar Management Services, used price fixing software to participate in rental price fixing schemes.

The evidence makes it crystal clear: the biggest and most powerful corporate landlords in Portland are using technology that inflates rent prices in a time when more and more Portlanders are struggling to afford a stable place to live. So my team and I took action to put a stop to this unfair price fixing practice. With my landmark ordinance, the first of its kind to be passed in Oregon, corporate landlords no longer have unfettered access to price fixing tools that pad their pockets while the rest of us struggle to find a stable place to call home.

Read more about this major victory for Portland renters here.

Our second big win came yesterday with the passage of my Detention Facility Fee, co-sponsored by Councilor Mitch Green. The ordinance makes sure that private property owners who rent out their buildings for detention centers pay for the real public costs caused by those facilities. It also lets the City act quickly if dangerous chemicals or contamination spread from a detention site into nearby neighborhoods.  

I worked with co-sponsor Councilor Mitch Green to pass my Detention Facility Fee ordinance

I worked hard on this policy because for too long, our taxpayers, our City bureaus, and most painfully, our neighbors living near detention facilities have shouldered the very real environmental, public health, and safety costs of operations they cannot control – like federal agents using tear gas with impunity at the Macadam ICE facility or the Cottonwood School being forced to relocate due to hazardous conditions. This policy ensures that the private parties who choose to host these high-impact facilities take responsibility for the burdens they create. I’m tired of them skirting responsibility for the suffering they inflict on our communities, and I’m thankful for my colleagues who worked with me to get this done for our city. 

Macadam ICE Facility Updates

As federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity ramps up in our region, I want to be unequivocally clear: I believe ICE should be abolished. A system that cages people for seeking safety and opportunity has no place in a society that believes in dignity and human rights. The presence of ICE in our region has done nothing but cause real fear, life changing harm, and deep trauma for our immigrant neighbors. 

Many have called for the revocation of the operating permit at the ICE facility on Macadam in Portland. While I don’t have space in this newsletter to detail the entire process, I want to give an update on where that work stands.

Mayor Wilson has been involved with the permit process along with PP&D

In July, a complaint was filed against the facility that began a process, housed within the City’s Permitting and Development department (PP&D), to review the terms of the facility’s permit and consider revocation. Now, PP&D is negotiating with the Macadam facility landlord on the violations expressed in July’s complaint, and the process sits with both that department and Mayor Wilson. Council is engaging with them to move with urgency, and we are encouraged to see Portlanders doing the same. 

Mayor Wilson’s Shelter Plan Deadline was December 1st.

Here’s my response.

Constituent Coffee: Next Friday, December 12

A few weeks ago, I hosted a constituent coffee at the Holgate Library — it was so lovely chatting with neighbors and community members about their concerns, questions and feedback. I’m excited to invite you to our next constituent coffee happening next Friday, December 12th at 10:30. We’ll be meeting at Bipartisan Café at 7901 SE Stark St.

Please join us for an hour and a half of lively conversation, camaraderie, and of course, Bipartisan’s famous sweet treats and warm bevvies.