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Looking Ahead: 2024 LWV Work & Fun

2024 will be a busy year for LWVPDX. We start with important planning for next year and a luncheon. Engaging League Members Program Planning: We gathered in groups to plan the projects and priorities we will focus upon in 2024-25. This activity is exclusively for League members. Local Leagues throughout the U.S. do “program planning” in January every year. You can read more about this here. The Media Luncheon: On February 14, the anniversary of the League’s founding, members enjoyed a luncheon together. We listened to a panel of journalists discuss our city – the things we value and a vision Read more…

By Margaret Noel, ago

Webinar: Transportation Challenges

Recorded Zoom webinar: Transportation Challenges for Portland and Beyond Click on the arrow below to view the video of this webinar, which was recorded November 15, 2023. This LWV of Portland Zoom webinar featured a panel of government and nonprofit leaders who discussed several of the most urgent challenges now facing our transportation sector. These challenges directly affect our communities. The panelists: Moderator: Chris Smith, a transportation policy expert and a long-time community volunteer. Chris also explained how Portland’s transportation system fits into Metro regional transportation planning. Millicent Williams,  Director, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) discussing funding concerns. Funding is a Read more…

By Margaret Noel, ago

Webinar: Police Oversight Update

Watch the video of our webinar on the new Community Board to investigate police misconduct On  October 11, the League of Women Voters of Portland presented a Zoom webinar on “A new Community Board for Police Accountability.” The speakers and the moderator were members of the Police Accountability Commission (PAC). The PAC spent thousands of volunteer hours planning the details of how this new community board will operate. The final plan carries out the requirements in the charter amendment that voters passed in November 2020 by almost 82%.  A representative of the U.S. Department of Justice  also spoke. Listen to Read more…

By Margaret Noel, ago

Portland Is Changing! Charter Implementation Successes and Challenges

A recorded Panel Discussion     On September 19, 2023,  a panel of leading experts discussed the work accomplished thus far and work that is underway to ensure effective and fair implementation of the  charter reforms approved by voters last November.  Panelists: Melanie Billings-Yun, Charter Review Commissioner, 2020-22 (Moderator)  Shoshanah Oppenheim, Charter Transition Project Manager Marcus Mundy, Executive Director, Coalition of Communities of Color Leah Benson, Co-Chair, Government Transition Advisory Committee (GTAC) Alex Zielinski, Reporter, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) Click on the arrow to view the video recording of the program: Listen to the podcast of this program by clicking here. Read more…

By Judith Tierney, ago

LWV Info on Charter Reforms

The League is working hard to make sure the charter reforms that voters passed in November 2022  will make Portland’s government and elections better. Our new page on City Charter Reform links to resources explaining ranked choice voting and the decisions being made now about our 2025 city government. We’ll be adding more resources as these decisions are finalized. Stay tuned!

By Margaret Noel, ago