lovepjonson.com

Something about yourself

love p. jonson

Richmond, VA

Portland, OR

hello

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

here’s my LinkedIn

here’s a CV

writing

i write a newsletter called love notes with political and cultural analysis of cities, race, housing, money, and more

i wrote an essay about my weird name

i wrote an essay about technocapitalism and the urban landscape in San Francisco

i wrote a pop culture diary for Mary Mahoney’s Landline

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,

at love notes pnw

projects

i’m a 2025 Architects of Change Fellow exploring the principles of the solidarity economy, hosted by the

Venture Partners Fund

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?

i’m a peer reviewer for a couple of academic journals

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

Oregon Farmers Markets Association

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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