Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonCouncilor Candace Avalos @counciloravalos.bsky.social · 15hI had a good conversation with TriMet leadership and other local leaders from East Portland about what’s next for the agency. There’s no sugarcoating it: TriMet is in a tough spot right now. 3193
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonJohn wasiutynski @jwashski.bsky.social · 6hKudos to @multco.bsky.social health department for sponsoring the event, this is what climate justice looks like in action 031
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 15hThe results are in: Oregonians desperately want our state to fix our roads, restore and expand public transportation, and invest in safer streets for all. #orpolopb.orgHere’s how Oregonians want the state to address its transportation budget crisisGovernor workgroup gave Oregonians one month to respond to transportation survey. 2192
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonSenator Khanh Pham @senkhanhpham.bsky.social · 16hI had such a good time this Sunday partnering with Representatives @repthuytran.bsky.social and @repwillychotzen.bsky.social on the Mobile Town Hall event this Sunday! This event is always one of my favorite of the year. 141
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonJohn Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Kudos to @tyleropeiu.bsky.social for questioning the decision by other union leaders to assist Big Tech in its campaign to override rather than address community concerns about data centers.theguardian.comLabor unions must unite against AI datacenters | Tyler TurnerWorkers should start with a moratorium against building until our livelihoods and communities are protected 17520
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 29/09/2026Housing Oregon has been a tireless champion for affordable housing across the state; I had a great time speaking at their annual conference along with State Rep Lamar Wise. Eager to partner with all of the members of Housing Oregon to advance a pro-homes agenda in the 2027 legislative session. 091
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 28/09/2026Brilliant @amyremeikis.bsky.social piece here - absolutely gut-wrenching that Nepal PM's speech got buried under the nonsense of AI doom-hype. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260... 015462
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026This is a gross, cruel and unwelcome way to reduce emissions. As @glenpeters.bsky.social reminds us constantly, it almost never persists in a structural way. We should fight for fair climate action where those who most need the benefits of clean technologies get them fastesttheguardian.comA day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisisFrom farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the effects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are rippling across Asia 27821
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 26/09/2026Join us for our 1st ever Walk Town Hall this Sunday! RSVP at forms.gle/wxnmHbCpr7iLNVkF9 or go to the link in my bio! 010
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 25/09/2026This Sunday I'm partnering with Rep Thuy Tran and Rep Willy Chotzen for a Walking Town Hall event in SD23's Hollywood neighborhood that overlaps with Oregon Walks' Portland Promenade event. RSVP here! Hope to see you Sunday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com2026 Joint Walk Town HallJoin Sen Khanh Pham (SD 23), Rep Willy Chotzen (HD 46) and Rep Thuy Tran (HD 45) for our Annual Mobile Town Hall! Sunday, September 27th @ 11:00am This year, we're WALKING and joining Oregon Walks t... 042
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 22/09/20261/ People keep saying AI is inevitable. History disagrees. Plenty of technologies were called unstoppable, and societies stopped them or shrank them down to a niche. A thread 🧵 3312153
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 23/09/2026This displacement puts workers at serious risk of traffic danger, wage theft, and heightened immigration enforcement. Day laborers are leading this fight to demand direct meetings with management and a safe, agreed-upon hiring area. More information and sign up here:mobilize.usSTAND WITH MALL 205 DAY LABORERS: DEFEND THE RIGHT TO SEEK WORK · National Day Laborer Organizing NetworkFor years, day laborers have gathered in the parking lot outside Home Depot at Mall 205 to seek work and connect with homeowners, contractors, and others looking to hire. These workers build, repair, ... 0114
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 23/09/2026Voz is organizing a worker-led community action to support day laborers at Mall 205. After years of gathering at the Mall 205 Home Depot parking lot, workers were recently forced out by property management onto busy SE Washington Street. 191
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonFischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@trimet.org is building a “transit champion” mailing list for the legislative session next year. would encourage everyone who follows me to sign up: trimet.org/championstrimet.orgTransit needs you now.Join the Transit Champions and help protect the TriMet bus and MAX service our community depends on. 69156
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 22/09/2026My birthday party is coming up in two weeks - hope to see you there! Have you RSVP'd yet? 041
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 22/09/2026I can't believe it's already been one year since Hoa passed away. I miss her bright smile, her dedication to our students, and the way she always showed up for community. Please join us Oct 9 as we share memories and celebrate Hoa's legacy. 050
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 21/09/2026yikes. www.opb.org/article/2026/09/17/oreg…opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 0165
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 21/09/2026Everybody loses when we let our state's roads and bridges atrophy and decay - and it only gets substantially more expensive to fix these roads the longer we wait. All eyes on passing a transportation package next session that addresses Oregon's decades of disinvestment. #orleg #orpol oregoncapitalchronicle.comOregon has one of the nation’s largest funding gaps to meet road maintenance needs • Oregon Capital ChronicleThe Beaver State has the second highest gap-to-expenditure ratio in the country, behind New York and tied with Connecticut. 2112
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 18/09/2026Thanks for your investigative journalism, @robwdavis.bsky.social/ @propublica.org. I'm hopeful the legislature will address the need for greater transparency in affordable housing investments during next year's session. #orleg bsky.appRob Davis (@robwdavis.bsky.social)Impact! Prompted by our story, two Oregon lawmakers want to end the state's unusual secrecy that keeps the public from learning how 100s of millions of dollars are spent on subsidized rental apartments. This is an issue that will have very broad interest. https://www.propublica.org/article/oregon-lawmakers-seek-to-open-housing-records 0111
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 17/09/2026My heart is with the families of the seventeen people involved in a horrific car crash this week, including one fatality and thirteen members of Oregon's National Guard. I hope lawmakers next year can commit to prioritizing making ODOT's roads safer for all of us. loom.ly/E85Pvmsopb.orgClatsop County crash kills one person, injures 13 Oregon National Guard membersThe crash involved four vehicles, including a van carrying 13 Oregon National Guard members from a training event near Warrenton. 030
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 17/09/2026Join me in donating to support Nafisa's candidacy: www.nafisaforwashingtoncounty.comnafisaforwashingtoncounty.comNafisa Fai for Washington County ChairNafisa’s goal is to make Washington County more affordable, to help every person, family, and small business thrive. Learn about Nafisa Fai's campaign for Washington County, focusing on affordable hou... 020
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 17/09/2026I'm grateful for Nafisa's continued grace and professionalism, I appreciate the litany of voices across the Portland region who have spoken up this week to condemn Chair Harrington's actions, and I enthusiastically endorse Commissioner Fai for Chair of Washington County this November. 170
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 17/09/2026I wish I could say I was surprised, but we've seen time and again that elected officials who are women, people of color, queer, or otherwise marginalized face a dizzying array of microaggressions and overt acts of hostility and are forced to ignore such brazen and inappropriate behavior. 191
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 17/09/2026It's simply inexcusable that in 2026 one of her fellow elected officials would be so brazenly disrespectful to her during a public meeting, and even more so that none of the rest of her present colleagues would intervene or immediately publicly object on her behalf. www.opb.org/article/2026...opb.org‘A direct harm to Black, African and African American communities,’ leaders condemn Washington County chairCalls for Kathryn Harrington’s resignation have grown after her obscene gesture toward a fellow commissioner. 151
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 17/09/2026Commissioner Nafisa Fai is a true hero - an immigrant and small business owner who ascended to be the first refugee, first Black, and first Muslim Commissioner elected to Washington County. I've always admired her tenacity and her commitment to community service. 1180
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 16/09/2026Just so we're all clear: Trans rights are human rights. As a legislator, neighbor, parent, and person, I will do everything I can to fight for greater protections for and inclusion of trans Oregonians across the state. #orpol #orleg 09014
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonSteph Routh (she/they) @stephrouth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026WashCounty Chair Harrington flipped off Commissioner @nafisafai.bsky.social in a public meeting earlier today. We need to talk about both the action, the coverage (YIKES to both), and the election this November. Let's get into it (1/3) 22510
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonPortland Bureau of Transportation @pbotinfo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Lights, camera, action! Yesterday, our signal engineers flipped the switch on the new signal at SE 82nd Avenue and Lafayette Street. The new signalized crossing will help pedestrians and people bicycling get across SE 82nd Avenue. 2231
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 15/09/2026The Legin Commons are an excellent new addition to the Jade District - honoring our neighborhood's past while providing affordable housing for our community's present and future. Thank you APANO, Our Just Future and Metro for providing more homes for our neighbors! loom.ly/Cd7PlRA opb.orgNew affordable housing honors the legacy of Portland’s Legin RestaurantNamed after Legin Restaurant, which operated from 1995 to 2012, Legin Commons provides more than 100 homes on the edge of Portland Community College’s Southeast Campus in the Jade District. 0100
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonJennifer @jenwith1n.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We need elevator reform so urgently - we do not have enough accessible units for disabled people and seniors, especially in places with the transit, amenities, and infrastructure that help people stay independent and connected to their communities! 43810
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how). 4156781561
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 11/09/2026You’re invited! 🎉 Get your ticket here: bit.ly/khanhkaraoke 🎤✨ 🎂 My birthday wish is to gather in community, sing our hearts out, and reenergize ourselves for the work ahead. We are in this together, and we need each other now more than ever. 🙏🏼 052
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 10/09/2026Data Centers use up vast land, energy, & water, w/harmful health impacts. Yesterday I stood with @tinakotek.bsky.social & Oregonians from across the state calling for a statewide data center moratorium to give us time to create effective policies to protect & benefit our communities. #orpol 1186
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 06/09/20266/ There is no "we" or "the public interest". Just unaccountable AI kings driving tech development. The US no longer has a diversified portfolio of future technologies but an all-in bet of the future of American civilization on a single speculative and dangerous technology bsky.app/profile/did:... 2288
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 03/09/2026I want to live in a city where every PPS neighborhood school is open and providing the excellent education Portland students deserve. If we want to fill our classrooms with students, we have to build more family-sized homes that Portlanders can afford. 15213
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 01/09/2026oops i meant to write we need to legalize plug-in/balcony solar! 0100
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 01/09/2026Inspiration from Virginia! First Oregon has to legalize rooftop solar, which I'm hopeful we can do this upcoming session and then bulk purchase to bring down the cost for Oregon households! Saves money and--when combined with a batteried-- builds disaster resilience we need in much of the state. 2337
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 30/08/2026To see how the Jade Int'l Night Market has grown over the past 10 years--along with hundreds of more affordable homes along a safer 82nd Ave--is a testament to the power of community organizing. Much thanks to APANO and the Jade District for another joyful, community-filled Jade Intl Night Market! 1384
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Media has not aired this - it's up to us to do so. 09059
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 29/08/2026What a joy to join the growing movement behind Oregon's Drivers Union! They are building power for drivers and riders for safer streets and a fair share of the cost of ridesharing. I look forward to welcoming them back to Salem for another round of advocacy for driver protections and benefits. 061
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 28/08/2026This Saturday is the 10th Jade District Night Market! It's wonderful to see this thoughtful write up about the history and evolution of the event in the Oregonian: loom.ly/hCmQ_OI 0121
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 27/08/2026At the SEIU Convention, I spoke with workers from OR Dept of Forestry & Dept of Transportation about protections they need as they fight wildfires and repair our roads. Proud to support SEIU workers who do the critical work of keeping our state moving and safe! #workerpower #seiu 180
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comNepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet borderEntire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims 20243771814
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonTony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It’s quickening. We can’t avoid hardship from climate change, but we can be more resilient and reduce difficulties for many of our follow humans. Will we? 052
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 24/08/2026It was great to join Maurice Mitchell at the Working Families Party happy hour and convention weekend. I'm excited to be part of a growing movement building power across the country to win universal healthcare, affordable housing, accessible childcare, and good-paying jobs for all. 1102
Reposted by Khanh Pham for Oregonamb @amb.fyi · 22/08/2026not sure the grassroots advocacy enthusiasm for transit in the portland region has been this strong in decades. i hope whatever touching-of-the-stove our region experiences from these hideous service cuts is enough to force politicians to respond in kind and restore/expand service in the years ahead 2627
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 20/08/2026This survey is your opportunity to tell ODOT and the Oregon Legislature whether you'd rather see Oregon invest in restoring and expanding TriMet bus service and building safer streets or continue to spend countless billions of dollars on massive freeway projects. Please take the survey and share! 01712
Khanh Pham for Oregon @khanhphamfororegon.com · 18/08/2026Happy birthday! Hope you are basking in all the love! 💖 040
Reposted by Khanh Pham for OregonKori 🌹 @koriander.bsky.social · 17/08/2026“My avoidance made me think of the world as a scarier and more hostile place than it really is. Once I started riding my bike more, I didn’t necessarily become an optimist, but my thoughts became a little calmer.” 1363