Dan Ryan
Context
Councilor. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.
Issues
- Menlo Park Water Tower Site Conveyance
- City Real Property Disposition Policy
- Advance Portland Economic Development Strategy
- Ida B Wells High School Rebuild Land Use Appeal
- FY 2027-28 Budget Calendar
- Community Opportunities and Enhancement Program Funding
- Business License Tax CEO Pay Ratio Surtax
- Zoning Code compliance with 2025-26 Oregon legislation - voted no over public right of way concerns.
- Cottage Cluster Development Neighborhood Impacts - asked staff about right of way and Fire Bureau review.
- Oregon Arena Joint Authority IGA - did not want a late amendment; voted aye on the ordinance.
- Home Forward Board of Commissioners Appointments - moved the Gresham referral; pressed Home Forward nominees on data, vacancy and property management.
- East Portland Tax Increment Financing Community Leadership Committee Appointments - asked a nominee about growth along Sandy Boulevard.
- Community Board for Police Accountability Alternate Appointment - seconded the referral.
- Council Leadership Election Process - favors the status quo plus a work session and cooling off.
Log
- 2026-10-21 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Vice chair; moved the Revenue Division Appeals Board referral, questioned the Home Forward nominees on transparency and fair housing, seconded the police board referral, and gave his view on the leadership election options.
- 2026-10-21 - Council - Asked staff about cottage clusters and narrow streets, then voted no on the Title 33 ordinance; opposed the late arena amendment.
- 2026-10-13 - City Life Committee - Pressed for concrete priorities and sharper economic analysis; called for radical reform of the disposition rule; seconded the Menlo Park referral and voted aye.
- 2026-10-15 - Finance & Governance Committee (Whole) - Supported the program and asked why it must be funded annually; asked to move the Passover date; raised food desert concerns on the surtax.
- 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
- 2026-10-15 - Council - Disclosed long familiarity with the area; asked for public access standards at each high school and the neighborhood's bond tax share; praised the compromise; voted aye.