Policy issue

Land use

Portland should allow denser development near jobs, services, and frequent transit.

Comparison scale

One endPreserve current scale

MiddleMixed / conditional

Other endAllow more density

Responses use a five-point scale. Candidate placements require human-reviewed, cited evidence.

Reviewed candidate evidence

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceAngelita MorilloThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceCandace AvalosThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · low confidenceDan RyanThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 1 reviewed vote.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceElana Pirtle-GuineyThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceEric ZimmermanThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceEsther LeónMatcher placement is based on a dated, candidate-controlled statement; no City Council voting record is available. 1 quoted source; 0 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceJamie DunphyThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceLoretta SmithThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceMitch GreenThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceOlivia ClarkThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceSameer KanalThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceSteve NovickThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

Statement only / not enough record · high confidenceTiffany Koyama LaneThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue. 0 quoted sources; 2 reviewed votes.

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