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love p. jonson
Richmond, VA
Portland, OR
work-work
i’m a city planner and policy analyst working in affordable housing and racial equity policy. in the past i’ve worked in zoning reform, active transportation, and food justice
writing
i write a newsletter called love notes with political and cultural analysis of cities, race, housing, money, and more
coming soon: a piece for In the Mood Magazine about what Sex and the City tells us about housing economics
art
i make paintings and collages and prints and t-shirts, mostly of the Pacific Northwest and Greece,
projects
i’m a 2025 Architects of Change Fellow exploring the principles of the solidarity economy, hosted by the
i co-created the PDX Housing Solidarity Project, which organizes people to redistribute wealth to Black and Indigenous first-time homebuyers. i give trainings on the history of racism in housing and city planning in Portland. interested?
past projects
i helped get Candace Avalos elected to
Portland City Council by crafting her progressive policy platform for housing and city planning
i was the primary author for this 123-page report on Portland’s history of racism in transportation
i was a founding board member of housing advocacy nonprofit Portland: Neighbors Welcome
i served on the board of the
i had a painting featured in art shows
for the Blanchet House and Carpe Mundi.
i’m happy to contribute to other fundraisers, too
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