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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 7m

🎨 🚜 Our hugely successful Arts & Agriculture Holiday Market is happening again on Dec. 2 at ADX Portland! We are looking for an array of awesome vendors. If you are an Oregon artist or farmer who sells physical products, apply to vend! Applications are due Oct. 30. Link in bio

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Multnomah County is updating its zoning code, and they want to hear from you. These potential changes will affect farmers, residents in unincorporated Multnomah County, and others, so be sure to show up and give feedback. The first open house is TONIGHT at 6 p.m. More info: multco.us/info/zoning-...

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We're looking for a current law student who is committed to the goals and vision of 1000 Friends of Oregon, has strong legal research, writing, and teamwork skills. Experience in the non-profit world and knowledge of LUBA and land use law is a great plus, but not required. Apply by October 30!

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

1000 Friends is on the lookout for our next legal intern! Applications for our 2027 summer legal internship are due October 30: lnkd.in/gHXRZ6z Our intern will work with 1000 Friends staff attorneys to ensure that Oregon’s land use laws are implemented legally at the local and state levels.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Housing reform is coming to a city near you! If you live in Bend, you have an opportunity to influence the city’s housing planning choices — and help inform what types of homes are needed and where they should go. Take the 10 minute survey today: bendoregon.gov/departments/...

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Did someone say party bus? 🚍🪩 On the next episode of Transit Talks, we cruise on one of Sandy's new electric buses with Rep. Lamar Wise, City of Sandy Transit Director Andi Howell, and Chief of Staff for District 48 Sarah Arbuckle. Coming soon! #publictransit #electricbus #sandyoregon

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Get your tickets while you still can! We're very excited to be the featured nonprofit for the Portland Timbers Environmental Awareness Day. To celebrate, we've collaborated with the Timbers on a special custom scarf that comes with tickets sold to the Aug. 19 game! Link in bio for tickets

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Are you a web wizard with an eye for design and a healthy obsession with organization? Submit a proposal to build our new website! We're looking for an individual or team that can design something slick, engaging, organized, and responsive. Respond to our RFP by Aug 10. friends.org/get-involved...

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Wildfire policy is economic policy. For Oregon’s economy to flourish, we must address climate change and its impacts—and that includes wildfire. This is posing a threat to the current and future prosperity of Oregon. Read more about how wildfire affects the economy: ow.ly/U07x50Zu37H

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

We're Sightline Institute in Eugene for a Housing Advocacy Activation Happy Hour Aug 9 from 4-6 PM at @crowandcart.bsky.social Free food, good conversation, and a chance to get involved in Eugene's housing future. Come say hi! RSVP at the link in our bio.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

💽 Do you have thoughts, concerns, and/or lived experiences about data centers in Oregon? Express them to the Data Center Advisory Committee on June 2 during their final public listening session. This is the last major chance to have your voice heard. Meeting info here: ow.ly/OJj150Z5Kal

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Sign up to testify in person or submit written testimony here: shorturl.at/iIVxw Relocating the plant closer to water users, building a smaller plant, UV technology, and resuming testing with the OHA are all viable and much cheaper options. See more: Friends.org/TAP-in

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Testify on Wednesday and advocate for affordable water rates with Together for an Affordable Portland. Portland City Council will be considering authorizing $525 million in bonds to partially fund the Bull Run filtration plant. Ratepayers will shoulder this burden. Learn more: Friends.org/TAP-in

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Join us on May 12 as we co-host an accessible housing webinar with Community Vision, AARP Oregon and Sightline Institute We'll unpack accessibility policies, explore common myths, and discuss why current standards are not meeting the needs of Oregon communities. Register: ow.ly/aV9050YPtur

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Join us alongside Central Oregon LandWatch and Renewable Northwest as we talk land use and data centers at the Governor's Data Center Advisory Committee meeting on Friday, April 24. View the full agenda and get the meeting link: www.oregon.gov/energy/Get-I...

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

We're teaming up with @sightline.org to help break down the technicalities and complexities of the OHNA process so that every Oregon community has the tools to engage with it. Help us achieve this by filling out a quick survey. Link in bio to fill it out. Please complete the survey by April 27!

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

HUD’s proposed rule would force mixed-status families to choose between staying housed and staying together, while adding harmful new documentation barriers that could put millions at risk of losing assistance. Submit public comment by April 21 to oppose this rule: housingoregon.org/oppose-huds-...

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This Wednesday, Portland City Council will consider a resolution regarding the Inner Eastside for All campaign which would allow for more home types in Portland's inner east side. Join us and @pnwelcome.bsky.social for a rally outside City Hall at 5PM followed by a hearing at 6.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Be our next Gerhardt intern! Work on real issues shaping Oregon's future with our expert staff, gain valuable experience, and create assets to kickstart your career in planning, land use, housing, or a related field (and get paid!). Apply by April 19: friends.org/gerhardt

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A background of bright sunflowers completely fills the screen. Yellow boxes with dark blue text read: Looking for hands-on experience in land use planning, housing, transportation, and climate-focused policy? Are you an undergrad or graduate student focused on planning or a related field?

A background of bright sunflowers completely fills the screen. A yellow box with dark blue text reads: The Gerhardt internship at 1000 Friends of Oregon offers a unique opportunity to work alongside expert staff on real projects shaping Oregon's future. White text underneath the box reads: And it's paid

A background of bright sunflowers completely fills the screen. A yellow box with dark blue text reads: 10-week paid internship (30 hours per week). $5500 stipend and limited travel support. Based in Portland but can work remotely. Apply by April 19

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The Keep Portlanders Housed package would direct $55 million toward eviction prevention, renter stabilization, and affordable housing production. Portland City Council’s Housing and Permitting Committee will consider this on April 7. Submit written testimony by 2 pm tomorrow or show up to testify.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

And special thanks to everyone supporting the next generation of land use leaders through our LULI program. We could not do this work without the East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District and @aarporegon.bsky.social

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Our LULI crew paid a visit to the Dear Portland exhibit as part of our segment on housing production on Saturday. After an engaging debrief, we continued the conversation with Portland City Councilor Mitch Green and Metro President Duncan Hwang. Thank you for your housing policy expertise!

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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 19/03/2026

Elevators are a key ingredient to homebuilding. How can we get more of them? On April 10, we’re hosting a webinar with @welcomingneighbors.us to get into it. Register: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Join us and Fair Housing Council of Oregon on April 6 for an interactive teach-in to kick-off Earth Month & Fair Housing Month. We'll also have the chance to explore the Dear Portland exhibit presented by Humans for Housing. Get your free tickets: shorturl.at/tivS6

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Another session is in the books! If you want all the details on what went down in Salem concerning land use bills, join our legislative recap webinar on March 31. This is a members only event! Are you a new member or haven't joined yet? Email Sofia@Friends.org

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Next week! Our Oregon for Everyone Manager Jacky Lee will be speaking in Corvallis on efforts, progress, and challenges around addressing homelessness in Benton County. Join them and a panel of other experts at the Corvallis-Benton County library on March 18.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We kicked off the 2026 LULI last weekend, welcoming a diverse cohort of participants with extensive backgrounds and deep passions. We can't wait to see what this season holds, and we couldn't do this program without the support of East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District and AARP Oregon

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It's Sine Die! In our final episode of Legislative Tea, our Legislative Manager Cassie Wilson runs through the death of SB 1586 (Hillsboro supersiting) and the passage of HB 4153 (farm stores), as well as a host of other bills and budget items we tracked this session: youtu.be/5oTBoXvYRDs

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Bills died, bills passed: Oregon's legislative round up

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Thanks to you, legislators did not move forward with SB 1586. THANK YOU for your consistent advocacy on preventing corporate land grabs of some of the best farm land in the world. You packed hearing rooms and submitted nearly 900 pieces of written testimony! You showed up and it mattered.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

SB 1551 Fire Hardened Homes Act: Support. HOAs would no longer be able to prohibit installing or maintaining fire-hardened materials on and around homes and property. HOAs would also no longer be allowed to prohibit the removal of non fire-hardened fences or other structures from an owner’s property

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

HB 4063 legalizing Kei trucks: Support. Legalizes the use of Kei trucks, Japanese-made utility trucks, on Oregon roads by requiring that they be titled and registered with the state. Kei trucks are also a much safer vehicle than many newer pickup trucks, which continue to increase in size and height

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

HB 4023 increasing barriers to local transit funding: Oppose. Would remove the ability for mass transit districts to raise revenue in their district without taking it to the ballot for a vote.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

HB 4008 transit funding task force. Establishes a task force for the legislative interim to explore options to raise revenue for public transportation across Oregon.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

SB 1543 Guardrails for Good Governance: Support. Establishes the first-ever debt management policy for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Requires more information and transparency—especially to the public and the Oregon Transportation Commission when ODOT is deciding to take on new debt.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

SB 1542 Measure What We Drive: Support. ODOT has never received legislative direction and flexibility to spend transportation dollars in a way that aligns with Oregon’s goals. This bill aligns with some of the work ODOT is already doing to plan better and crucially gives ODOT direction.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Reinstate funding for Japanese beetle eradication: Support. The Japanese beetle is a major threat to Oregon’s nursery and greenhouse industry. It targets numerous plants. Before "defunding," the Oregon Department of Agriculture was well on the way towards eradication.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Maintain OAHP funding: Support. The Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program (OAHP) has provided millions of dollars (and attracted millions more in federal funding) for farm and ranch landowners to create easements that permanently protect their land and ensure it remains in production.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

HB 4153 allowing farm stores as nonfarm use on EFU land: Oppose. The bill allows large, permanent multi-use structures for nonfarm retail sales, food and beverage service, and unlimited events on agricultural land without safeguards to ensure that agriculture remains the primary use of the property.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

SB 1561 replacement dwellings on farm land: Oppose as currently proposed. Allows an alternate method for a property owner to demonstrate they had a house on rural lands, which was damaged or destroyed by natural or involuntary causes, and therefore is entitled to be replaced.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

SB 1578 rural residential development on resource land: Oppose. Overrides land use and environmental laws by allowing rural counties to rezone up to 50 acres of farm or forest lands for residential development with a density of at least five houses per acre.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

SB 1586 Hillsboro industrial supersiting: Oppose. For the sixth time, legislators are attempting to bring 1,700 acres of prime and high-value farmland into the Hillsboro urban growth boundary outside the established urban growth boundary expansion process and without any public involvement.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

HB 4035 expanding criteria for UGB expansion path from 2024: Oppose as currently proposed. Allows more cities to skirt the regular UGB expansion laws and use the shortcut provided by SB 1537 by allowing expansion on to farm and forest lands in certain circumstances. We are working on changes.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

HB 4108 annexation in UGBs: Support. Allows cities to annex non-contiguous, residentially-zoned land inside the UGB. This removes an outdated annexation barrier that limits housing production and redevelopment opportunities on land that already functions as part of the city.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

HB 4036 affordable housing preservation: Support. Over 10,000 existing affordable homes are at risk of being lost in the next five years. This Fund will protect tenants from losing their homes, preserve existing affordable homes, and lessen the likelihood of people becoming homeless.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

SB 1564 Woodburn UGB expansion: Oppose. Would override land use laws for a UGB expansion for one development interest. This is not an appropriate role for the legislature, which is not a local planning and zoning body. Avoids public participation & will impact the whole community for 1 landowner.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

HB 4082 one-time UGB expansion for senior or manufactured housing: Neutral. While housing for senior Oregonians and manufactured home opportunities are needed, we would rather see these protected and encouraged inside existing UGBs, and as part of the UGB expansion already allowed by SB 1537.

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

SB 1567 revolving loan fund: Support. The bill establishes a Mixed Income Development Loan Fund in the Housing and Community Services Department to spur public-private partnerships to develop housing that integrates affordable, work-force, and market-rate units. friends.org/news/2026/1/...

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2026 Legislative Overview | 1000 Friends of Oregon

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

First up: SB 1576 on accessible housing production: Support. Our legislative manager Cassie Wilson testified on Feb. 5 in favor of more accessible housing production, as only 0.3% of all housing in Oregon is considered fully accessible. friends.org/news/2026/1/...

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2026 Legislative Overview | 1000 Friends of Oregon

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

After the first week of short session, we've seen a slew of bills concerning land use. Here's our overview of bills on housing, working lands, transportation, and wildfire. After this week, if these bills aren't scheduled for a work session, they are dead. See more: friends.org/news/2026/1/...

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2026 Legislative Overview | 1000 Friends of Oregon

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1000 Friends of Oregon @1000oregon.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

1000 Friends has launched the Housing Solutions Center, a publicly accessible online hub designed to help advocates, policy makers, developers, and community members support affordable, accessible, and environmentally responsible housing solutions across Oregon. HousingSolutionsOregon.org

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