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legislative testimony
The Oregon Housing Alliance lobbies for the bills and budget items on our legislative agenda. Below are links to testimony I wrote and submitted into the public record.
2025 Senate Bill 684
Establishing a revolving, low-cost loan fund for mixed-income housing development
Read Testimony
2025 Senate Bill 722
Improving the rent stabilization statute
Read Testimony
2025 Senate Bill 444
Improving accessibility in housing for older adults & people with disabilities
Read Testimony
2025 House Bill 3644
Establishing a permanent state shelter system
Read Testimony
housing authority
My substack newsletter about housing. Explore the topics I discuss below.
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Our housing crisis is the logical conclusion of our commodified housing system
Being a renter is a political position that is in opposition to owning property
Residential alienation is a product of our housing crisis and an important tool in maintaining commodification and oppression
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Policy reform inherently makes the state more resilient, but it is necessary for harm reduction
Our housing market would not exist without housing policy, they are inextricably linked
Those closest to the problem (i.e. low income renters) are the ones closest to the solution and should inform policies
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Housing is a social product, which means we have the power to make housing accessible to everyone
Housing is a cornerstone of community and liberation when we have stable housing, we thrive
Housing has been captured by finance and capital as a means of consolidating power, whereas shelter as a human right should be an end in itself