About Us
Progress Portland a podcast and more to discuss Portland, Oregon’s issues and values and to advance the discussion around solutions.
We have long form interviews with subject matter experts, candidates, and elected officials about the most pressing issues we face and their ideas and intentions on addressing them. And we Kvetch a little here and there.
The majority of us Portlanders are progressive-minded, and want to see the city move forward with bolder visions that improve people’s lives. We want to see the homeless population housed and treated with individual compassion and become homed; we want fair pay, strong unions and support for small businesses; we want a public safety system that is equity focused and transparent and accountable. We want thoughtful environmental and economic stewardship. And we want community support as a bulwark against fast encroaching fascism and authoritarian rule.
All of these things are possible with improved leadership and a well-informed and thoughtful community.
What we aren’t is a new political party or a secretly funded Political Action Committee/PAC- (we are NOT a 501c4). The landscape is littered with ineffective parties and PACs with various agendas that end up being election spoilers or navel-gazers.
Progress Portland keeps evolving to meet the needs and focuses of Portland. We want to hear from you.