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Candace Avalos

City of Portland · District 1 · Official councilor page ↗

September 2026

• No Police get state grant for crash drones and electronic ticket printers

  September 23, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 9: Koyama Lane, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Dunphy · No 3: Morillo, Avalos, Kanal

• No Council lets new owner take over Zenith's fuel pipeline permit

  September 23, 2026 · Passed

  Yes 7: Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Wilson · No 6: Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Kanal, Dunphy

August 2026

• No Authorize a non-binding term sheet with Rip City Management LLC and Trail Blazers Holdings, LLC outlining the terms for Moda Center arena renovation, operating and lease agreements that will keep the Portland Trail Blazers playing in Portland for at least 20 more years

  Official title (no plain-language summary yet)

  August 12, 2026 · Adopted as amended

  Yes 8: Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Dunphy · No 4: Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos

July 2026

• No Adopt a Supplemental Budget for FY 2026-27 to reduce potential risks to City services

  Official title (no plain-language summary yet)

  July 22, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 10: Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Dunphy · No 2: Koyama Lane, Avalos

June 2026

• No Appropriate $2,500,000 from the Construction Excise Tax Sub-fund 225020 for homeownership development in District 2

  Official title (no plain-language summary yet)

  June 3, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 10: Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy · No 2: Morillo, Avalos

May 2026

• No Amend Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund Code to allow a transfer of interest earned in FY 2024-25 for the FY 2026-27 budget (amend Code Section 7.07.060)

  Official title (no plain-language summary yet)

  May 27, 2026 · Passed

  Yes 10: Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy · No 2: Morillo, Avalos

• No Amend Chronic Nuisance Property Code to address human trafficking, gun violence, and administrative challenges (amend Code Chapter 14B.60)

  Official title (no plain-language summary yet)

  May 6, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 7: Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Dunphy · No 5: Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos

March 2026

• No Accept the Supporting Portland’s Storefronts Report to establish a Storefront Support Program

  Official title (no plain-language summary yet)

  March 4, 2026 · Accepted

  Yes 9: Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy · No 3: Avalos, Kanal, Morillo

February 2026

• No Require Deputy City Administrator for Public Safety to provide a report on police officer recruitment goals and costs

  Official title (no plain-language summary yet)

  February 11, 2026 · Adopted as amended

  Yes 7: Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Dunphy · No 5: Avalos, Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green

April 2025

• No *Amend the City Employee Benefits Program for the plan offerings for FY 2025-26

  Official title (no plain-language summary yet)

  April 16, 2025 · Passed as amended

  Yes 11: Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney · No 1: Avalos

• No *Amend the Portland Police Association City Employee Benefits Program for FY 2025-26

  Official title (no plain-language summary yet)

  April 16, 2025 · Passed as amended

  Yes 11: Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Dunphy, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney · No 1: Avalos

Votes come from the official council agendas on portland.gov. A vote shows how the councilor voted on the final action; amendments are not listed.