Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4

Council-member elect for Portland City Council (District 4). Economist, veteran, union member, and a fighter for all Portlanders.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

I'm going to make a thread of my campaign ads for those of you who don't watch TV.

Up first, who even is Mitch?
https://t.co/sPWQhEU7DE

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

Thinking about PSR workers out there today in the cold trying to make sure our houseless neighbors make it through the night. Will be a high priority for me to make sure PSR has the resources it needs to do its job, while making sure mgmt isn’t working against them like Rene did.

[New Seasons Labor Union @NSLU_PDX]

On Wednesday, November 27th, workers at all unionized New Seasons locations will engage in a one-day Unfair Labor Practice Strike.

To avert the strike, the company must meet the our demand for a wage and benefits proposal that materially improves the conditions for all workers.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

@JtrTurner @plant_warlock Believe whatever you want. It’s a matter of public record where I last worked (BPA). I was a GS-14(4) or you can record request that if you don’t believe me. Doesn’t really matter in any event.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

My Day 1 Agenda will be to pass a resolution instituting Yacht Rock Fridays at City Hall. We’re going to assemble a functional government that works for the people, but we’re going to listen to Hall & Oates while we do it. Council President hopefuls take heed.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

Instead of spending hundreds of billions in public money to create "strategic crypto reserves" why not create strategic reserves for real resources? For example, it's absurd to let whole supply chains for, say, housing production wither away after a financial crisis. Support that

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

@JtrTurner @plant_warlock Took a pay cut actually 👍

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

@mokvohk “I hate the $&@&ing Eagles man!”

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

Very powerful and forceful testimony from students and faculty who understand the facts. Will the board listen?

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

Members of @PSU_AAUP still do not have a contract due to the administration’s refusal to bargain in good faith. I’ll be at the Board of Trustees meeting tomorrow to explain the importance of investing in our educators and students.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

People don’t want to vote for politicians that operate from a position of weakness. People do want to vote for politicians with a Winner’s Mindset, and that means squaring up to use power in defense of rights. That’s the whole game.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

The core of my politics is that you don’t cede ground on who gets to have rights. Everything else flows from that. Rights *are* the real issues. If you can’t convince people of your politics on those terms that’s called a skill issue.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

Throwing people away because the defense of their rights is viewed as a political liability just means you’ve accepted it’s ok to operate from a position of weakness. Obviously I’m talking about immigrants and trans people, but there’s always a third group in waiting.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

@NathanTankus @RSkidelsky @zachdcarter Looking good Nathan. And the same goes for Robert.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

Predicting market outcomes is hazardous, but my bet is many firms will raise prices ahead of the Trump tariffs even if there’s not a tight cost-push impact from tariffs. I’ll be looking at @IsabellaMWeber for research that shows whether my hunch is right or wrong.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

@dismal_niche I’ll be working on that. I think there are others on council excited about this as well.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

Just heard Rukaiyah Adams call for us to think of housing as an industrial policy problem. That the solution is production at scale. Couldn’t agree more.

[DSA National Electoral Commission @DsaElectoral]

Thinking about where DSA electoral goes after the 2024 election?

Join the National Electoral Commission this Thursday @ 8pm ET for our panel with @mitch4portland and @EvanforCambridg on cadre campaigns and finding, training, and running DSA leadership.

https://t.co/tHGgfcLCyv

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

@whatnextpdx And density helps a transit system pay for itself. Win, win.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

@whatnextpdx - zone for higher density throughout city (expands buildable land)
- limited design review - need to get permitting times much, much shorter.
- it may surprise folks, but I favor eliminating SDCs
- use of revolving loan funds for project finance to protect against rate risk.

[Mitch Green for Portland City Council, District 4 @mitch4portland]

@andersem @PNWelcome This may be one of longest threads of Web 2.0. Bookmarking.