2023-2024 Officers President- Joyce del Rosario Vice-President – Russell James Secretary – Vacant Treasurer – Kim Silverman Current Board Roles and Vacancies are posted under the About SWHRL – Board of Directors List Having elected Directors for 2023-2024 at the prior public meeting held in April at Ainsworth Elementary, SWHRL unanimously elected officers for the […]
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“Thanks to the passage of the Portland Charter Amendment, we will finally have district representation beginning with our next City Council election. However, we still don’t know what those districts will look like. Right now, the Independent District Commission is working to draw the electoral map. To ensure it is fair and representative, they need to hear […]
Ainsworth Mural Project
The Ainsworth PTA presented their project to the public on May 17, 2023. See below the details about the large mural planned by renowned artist William Hernandez (https://williamhernandezart.com/ ) that will be located near the back play area.
Husker Du?
Means “Do you remember?” in Norwegian* and SWHRL is looking for anyone who remembers the 1984 rebuilding of the Elevator Stairs and its controversy. If you are interested in being interviewed for an online news article, please contact portland@axios.com if you have stories, details or photographs. *and is also a really good punk band.
Governors Park – natives replanting Mar 18th
Neighbors and SWHRL would like to invite everyone to help plant native plants in Governors Park, Saturday, March 18th. This event will be held from 9 am to Noon or so. Sign up is requested, but walk-ups will be welcomed. https://www.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0C8W00000VBai8
Heritage Path In Progress
With the Heritage Path Project, we aim to highlight the cultural significance of both Council Crest for the Native American population and the Central City Park for all Portlanders. The Southwest Hills Residence League (SWHRL) would like to create a heritage path with native plant-relatives between Council Crest and the southernmost park block shared by […]
2/15 Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom: Attendees: Melanie Billings-Yun, Patty Murphy, Morgan Lee, Kim Silverman, Mike Lynch, John Neumann, Joyce del Rosario, Sarah Taylor, Craig Koon, Divinity Oliver, Mark Dane, RobWilcox Call to order Motion to approval of agenda – Nancy, 2nd by John – Approved Motion to approve December board minutes – […]
September is Suicide Prevention Month September is National Suicide Prevention Month and with the launch of the new 988 Lifeline system, it is great time to learn about how faith and community leaders can address suicide prevention in their community. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a United States-based suicide prevention network of over […]

On Wednesday, September 7, at 11:00am, ten residents of the City of Portland with mobility disabilities will announce the initiation of a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of all City residents with disabilities against the City of Portland for failure to comply with the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act and the Federal Rehabilitation Act. The […]