As a young person living in Portland, I love this city and struggle with how hard it is to live here. The cost of rent exceeds what most jobs are paying. I am glad rent control and the minimum-wage increase passed last fall, but these are small steps toward what is truly needed.
That is why I plan to vote for the candidates recently endorsed by People First Charter. People First understands the struggle so many working people are experiencing and I trust they have done their research on who will best represent us on the Charter Commission, just as they offered the ballot initiatives the city wanted last November.
Please join me in voting for Nasreen Sheikh-Yousef, Catherine Buxton, Pat Washburn and Anthony Emerson for the four at-large seats, and vote for Shay Stewart-Bouley in District 1, Zack Barowitz in District 3 or Marcques Houston in District 4.
Jacob Gamache
Portland
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