Swipe. 🪙 This November, Portland votes on participatory budgeting.
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@your2centspdx.bsky.social
📢 Portlanders, it's time to have a say in your city's budget! 💰An initiative petition to bring participatory budgeting to Portland - giving all Portlanders a voice and vote on 2% of the city’s budget... http://www.your2centspdx.com
WE ARE OFFICIALLY ON THE BALLOT PORTLAND!
tap ,tap🎙️... Portland: You did it! Now you will get to have Your 2 Cents on Your 2 Cents. To every circulator, contributor, volunteer, supporter, endorser, follower, and friend....THANK YOU! Our community made this possible, breaking records along the way. Onward to November, together!
176. 3,200. 23. $3,000,000. Four numbers about who gets to decide how public money gets spent. The answer is going to surprise you. Tomorrow.
The endorsements keep rolling in for Your Two Cents PDX! We are very proud to have the support of Teacher Tiffany (@teachertiffany2026.bsky.social)! Join the fight to democratize the Portland city budget at Your2CentsPDX.com.
After submitting a record-breaking 78,743 signatures on Monday, we're keeping the good vibes going with support from amazing leaders like Portland City Councilor @councilorgreen.bsky.social! Join the fun as we democratize the budget at Your2CentsPDX.com
After submitting record-breaking 78,743 signatures on Monday, we're keeping the good vibes going with support from amazing leaders like Councilor @candaceavalos.bsky.social! Join the fun as we democratize the budget at Your2CentsPDX.com.
"As a District 1 City Councilor, I am excited to endorse Your 2 Cents PDX. Participatory budgeting is a demonstrated reform for deepening and broadening civic engagement. It is high time we bring it to Portland and adapt and improve it for our City.” -Portland City Council President Jamie Dunphy
THANK YOU 78,743 PORTLAND VOTERS FOR ADDING YOUR SIGNATURE FOR YOUR 2 CENTS! Today our campaign broke the record for the number of signatures submitted to City Hall! We are grateful for every signature, circulator, contribution and conversation that led us to this historic day. Onward to November!
We are proud Pennies to announce that our campaign has been endorsed by our amazing friends at @pdxforall.bsky.social!
Re-posting one of our absolute favorites from Azaria, who explains exactly why we need #Your2Cents and how participatory budgeting will benefit Portland!
Participatory Budgeting (PB) works because people see it work. More neighbors show up next time. your2centspdx.com
janna lives in parkrose. one park. (park is literally in the name.) powellhurst-gilbert has seven. her two cents: make the columbia slough the second. your2centspdx.com
your two cents matter. your2centspdx.com
reposting john. "after growing up in portland, it pains me to look around." 2% of the general fund. ~$16M a year. every portlander, a vote. your2centspdx.com
Here's the thing: Your Two Cents doesn't change how much money the city spends. It just changes who decides how a slice of it gets spent: 2%. Money the city was going to spend anyway, moves from lobbyists and politicians to the people. That's what they don't like. That's exactly why we need it.
Devin Ruiz of @nextuporegon.bsky.social thinks that Portland should invest in youth workforce development, green spaces, community centers, the arts, and things that make our city thrive and flourish. What's #Your2Cents?
parkrose has one park. the slough's right there. what's your two cents? your2centspdx.com
Devin knows the impact of Portland’s community centers. The loss of one in her neighborhood (Cully) has been devastating. #Your2Cents will add more community voices to the decisions made over Portland’s budget!
Ty lives east of 205. no sidewalks between his kid and school. he's called. he's gone to the meetings. three blocks. still nothing. inner SE has all of it. this is what your two cents is for. your2centspdx.com
The Pennies are dancin cuz we were just endorsed by AFSCME Local 1790!
if i were in charge, i'd get more bike lanes. that's the whole pitch. your2centspdx.com
janna's out gathering signatures. ballot measure qualifies this spring if we hit the number. your2centspdx.com
"my opinion is worth considerably more than two cents actually," 💬 every lobbyist at city hall, probably. we made a video. your2centspdx.com
Help us get to 200 here! secure.actblue.com/donate/bs_we...
"After growing up in Portland, it pains me to look around to see what I see. Your two cents gives every Portlander a direct voice and vote on how to spend 2% of the city's general fund — about $16 million a year." Hear from Portlander John on why Your Two Cents is the path forward. your2centspdx.com
what PB could look like in portland: NYC started in 2011 with 5,000 people and $5M. now 130,000 allocate ~$100M, written into their city charter. we're proposing the same here. your2centspdx.com
Tired of lobbyist-led spending? Portland's budget too often reflects special interests, not neighborhood needs. Your Two Cents PDX changes that. Every Portlander gets a direct voice and vote on 2% of the city's general fund. your2centspdx.com
PB is not new. 7,000+ cities worldwide. 100 in the US. st louis, boston, phoenix have run it over a decade. portland is overdue. your2centspdx.com
the same voices dominate portland's budget. consultants. lobbyists. guys in quarter-zips who were ""in the room"" for the last five mayors. we'd like to change who gets a seat. follow along.
