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Our city is just at the beginning of our recovery. Let’s keep it going!

I am running for Mayor to ensure the work we have begun continues strong – for creators, working families, small businesses – and everyone looking to live, work, play and build a better life here.

We need to restore our city’s confidence and reputation, both locally and nationally, and once again emerge as the dynamic, economically vibrant and inclusive city we all love.

KPTVKPTV’s Full Interview with Rene Gonzalez

October 24, 2024

FOX 12’s Pete Ferryman sat down with the five Portland mayoral candidates who qualified for small donor elections program funding in 2024, to get to know them better. Here is our full interview with Rene Gonzalez.Read More

KATUPortland Mayoral Candidate Rene Gonzalez Pitches Accountability for MultCo Homeless Tents

October 10, 2024

Portland City Commissioner and mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez wants to change how Multnomah County hands out tents and tarps to the homeless - including stickering County-provided tents and tracking distribution numbers. "To continue to encourage camping indirectly by distributing tents andRead More

OregonianPortland Mayoral Candidate Rene Gonzalez Calls for 1,000 Police Officers ASAP: Is That Even Possible?

October 10, 2024

Mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez has called for the city to increase its police force to 1,000 officers “as soon as possible,” a key pillar in what he says is his plan to make Portland the safest city in America.Read More

OregonianPortland and Multnomah County Leaders Meet Ahead of City’s Discussion on Homelessness Partnership Next Week

October 9, 2024

City leaders are scheduled to discuss next week whether to continue formally working with the county to reduce homelessness. Portland city councilors and Multnomah County commissioners met Tuesday for the last joint work session before that deadline to hear what progress has been made so far.Read More

PoliticoThis Proud Liberal City is Throwing Out its Entire Government

October 9, 2024

“I didn’t move to Portland because it was weird,” Rene Gonzalez, a city commissioner and mayoral candidate, said in an interview — referencing the popular “Keep Portland Weird” mantra. “I moved to Portland because it was livable.”Read More

TelegraphAmerica’s Most Dysfunctional City has Finally Come to its Senses

October 6, 2024

Anger from disability rights campaigners dismayed by blocked sidewalk access and a strong sentiment shift on the part of voters has brought more effective and sensible figures such as Rene Gonzalez, a former lawyer and candidate in the upcoming mayoral election, onto the scene.Read More

KGW, Straight Talk with Laural PorterRene Gonzalez Keeps Up Public Safety Push as Election Nears

September 27, 2024

The 2024 election is now a little more than a month away, and the candidates in Portland's mayoral race are entering the final stretch ahead of what will likely be the city's biggest-ever election in terms of the number of seats on the ballot.Read More

Willamette WeekRene Gonzalez Wants to Make Portland the Safest City in America. To Do It, He Has Linked Arms With Public Safety Unions.

September 18, 2024

Rene Gonzalez’s campaign message runs clear as Bull Run water: He wants to make Portland “the safest city in America.” And he’s got a plan for doing that.Read More

OregonianPortland Taggers May Face New Penalties Under Proposal Headed to City Council

September 16, 2024

A proposal to slap additional criminal penalties on people who tag public property in Portland is expected to come from Commissioner Rene Gonzalez this month.Read More

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