Livable Communities

On Saturday, April 2 nd AARP Oregon hosted a Portland Mayoral Candidate Forum at the DoubleTree Lloyd Center. Mayoral Candidates Ted Wheeler and Jules Bailey participated in the forum which was moderated by Laural Porter, KGW-TV Anchor and Straight Talk Host. The forum included audience polling, moderated Q& A with the candidates and also questions from the audience.

By Michele Scheib, AARP Oregon Volunteer

At our Portland Mayoral Forum, we started the program by hearing from our members. Take a minute and find out what we learned! For example, 97% of AARP members voted in the last election. But we also asked about older workers, transportation, housing and more.

Yes, it does take a village. Not only to raise happy, healthy and well adjusted children, but to continue our wellbeing through out life. That's why we are excited to share with you a little bit about the growing "village" movement right here in our neck of the woods. We recently caught up with Eastside Village, a new organization that just begun serving southeast Portland neighborhoods. Eastside Village is but one of several villages that will be operating in the Portland Metro region in the near future and we wanted to make sure you had an opportunity to learn about the village model, what they do, and how you can get involved.

by Elaine Friesen-Strang

Sitting at a conference table, I wrestle alongside my AARP Oregon colleagues with deciding which questions to ask Portland mayoral candidates, and how to word them.

By Jon Bartholomew, Government Relations Director

Join AARP Oregon for a Portland Mayoral Candidate Forum and learn where the candidates* stand on “Building a Community for All Ages.” Join a lively discussion moderated by KGW-TV anchor and Straight Talk host Laural Porter and find out the candidates’ positions on issues like safe streets, better housing, financial resilience opportunities for residents to engage in the community life of our city.

By AARP Oregon Volunteer and Communications Guru Dick Weinman

By Jon Bartholomew, AARP Government Relations Director