Amy Ruiz

Politico. Co-Founder & Partner @ Swift Public Affairs. Mom of three. Minnesotan, sans accent. Opinions my own.

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

@shanedkavanaugh Also d3. Mail from or about 4 candidates. No one at the door. One text re mayor from Working Families Party. It’s soooo quiet.

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

This is quite a curveball question in a poll otherwise about Portland’s mayoral election, Zenith, and the Portland Clean Energy Fund… 🤔 (And who the hell are Beverly Treybal and Charles Debbin? From the favorable/unfavorable battery…)

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

I love this debate.

[Swift Public Affairs @SwiftOregon]

Here at Swift Public Affairs, we're teaming up with our good friends at Pacific Standard — Portland's finest cocktail establishment — to host a watch party for the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

Minnesotans, we get the job done. ❤️

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

It is the honor of a lifetime to join @kamalaharris in this campaign.

I’m all in.

Vice President Harris is showing us the politics of what’s possible. It reminds me a bit of the first day of school.

So, let’s get this done, folks! Join us. https://t.co/tqOVsw2OLM

[Swift Public Affairs @SwiftOregon]

The race for the Portland City Council is on, with 71 candidates and counting! With public financing, the grassroots money chase is critical for victory.

At Swift, we've built some awesome visualizations that answer what you really want to know... who's winning?!

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

@shanedkavanaugh He’ll get there. 3pm….

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

Our kids deserve fully funded schools! Thanks for laying out the necessary next steps, @Drewid95.

Opinion: After PPS teachers strike, Oregon’s leaders need to step up on education funding

https://t.co/wjnyNd4q75

[Michael Andersen @andersem]

Great news from Portland today: on most buildable lots, its Housing Bureau is proposing to fully fund its mandate that rental buildings be mixed-income

This should significantly boost construction of
a) apartments, and
b) below-market apartments

https://t.co/I9Tty4HBsR

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

“Portland can actively reshape its image, fostering a more positive perception and attracting the attention of those essential for the city’s continued revitalization.” https://t.co/LdDSPuxEVc

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

@karichisholm @PDXforAll @horvick Here's a handy guide from pollsters' professional association: https://t.co/zTBzV9MJE4

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

@RickiRuizOR @DanielCHauser The Housing Production Advisory Committee has been talking about that… their report is forthcoming.

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

Portland kids will go back to school tomorrow for the first time since Halloween (albeit two hours late). Here's our story unpacking the details:
https://t.co/i5ZHlEjdLU

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

3 weeks into the PPS teachers strike today+here’s where we are:
*Per district, no agreement yet, tentative or otherwise. Still language on fam involvement in class size committees, COLA and return to school to work out.

[Maxine Bernstein @maxoregonian]

Why Portland has failed to open a desperately needed new sobering center as addiction soars - https://t.co/A4A7IEOMTV https://t.co/LXe1RRNYT6

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

“There is nothing wrong with the union advocating for its members… But refusing to recognize @PPSConnect’ fiscal limits, promoting inaccurate financial claims and continuing a strike… are causing significant and long-lasting pain to the community.” https://t.co/ZwFadSzXcl

[Julia Silverman @jrlsilverman]

Good perspective from @claireab320 for The Seattle Times a/b the aftermath of a strike amid budget cuts, one year on: https://t.co/Nlw9iq7X8T

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

The risk if we don’t? Housing becomes even more unaffordable. More people are displaced, or lose their housing entirely.

But the birds…. they’ll still be able to afford to live here, I suppose.

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

This is what Portland’s bird-safe glazing requirement looks like on the new Ritz. It reminds me of my beloved dot-grid journals. And it looks terrible on a window.

[Amy Ruiz @amyjruiz]

Portland is short at least 20,000 regulated affordable housing units, and another 20,000 workforce and market rate homes. We need to be throwing everything we can toward turning around Portland’s reputation and putting out a welcome mat for investment in housing here.