Progress Portland
Progress Portland is a team of locals who want to push Portland out of the doldrums and into a better future. The majority of Portlanders are progressive-minded, and want to see the city move forward with bolder visions that improve people’s lives. We’ll be hosting a series of guests who can help us refine our understanding of the issues and then we’ll focus on the new progressive candidates running for office in November 2024. Please visit our web site at https://progressportland.org
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Episodes
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
Kip and Tim welcome Chris Flanary to the podcast. Chris is uniquely strong on the intricacies of housing policy in Portland, as they work for the city as a Housing Program Specialist.
"One of the things that I've learned in my time in both the non-profit world and government service for low income folks: The number one intervention for poverty is cash. Give people money, they will spend it wisely. I know it is very unpopular to think of just handing someone money and letting them do what they think is the right thing to do with it, but it is effective. And living wage is one way (to do that.)" - Chris Flanary
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
David Burnell is running in District 2, the North district stretching from St. Johns out to NE 82nd St., and includes most of the historically Black Albina neighborhood. Tim spoke with him about his priorities, his history as a drug and alcohol counselor, and how he addresses his lack of political experience with Portlanders.
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
"Housing is public health and public safety, adequate investment in mental health, adequate investment in drug treatment is public safety."
Angelita Morillo has been appealing to the younger voters for the last couple of years with her TikTok videos exposing the inner workings of City Hall. Now she's running for City Council to represent the Southeast. Kip and Tim talk to Angelita about what she learned working under Joanne Hardesty, how the new City Council will work, and her love of infrastructure investment.
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Kip and Tim had a great time talking with Steph Routh, City Council candidate for District 1. We talk about what makes the East Side different, building consensus when things are contentious, and, of course, housing and houselessness.
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Hey everyone, thanks for downloading our first episode! This is just a brief ep introducing your hosts Kip Silverman and Tim Halbur. Kip and Tim talk about their hopes for Portland and their backgrounds advocating for progressive ideals. Future episodes will feature intelligent, thoughtful guests who are helping make Portland a better place, and soon we'll be talking to all the wonderful, diverse candidates running for City Council in November 2024. We can't wait!
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