<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4TZAmA_0wPNSlUo00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4TZAmA_0wPNSlUo00" width="1920" height="1080" ><figcaption>Liv Osthus' campaign has focused on reviving the city's arts and culture scene. Photo: Courtesy of Jesse Champlin</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/09/04/mayoral-candidate-liv-osthus-portland-favorites">Liv Osthus</a> may be one of Portland's most famous strippers, and in her <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/09/09/portland-mayor-candidates-2024">bid for mayor</a>, she's running on a platform of reviving the city's arts scene as a way to stimulate economic growth.State of play: Despite having no previous political experience, Osthus has remained a top figure in the race — <a href="https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/portland-mayor-debate-candidate-questions-kgw-oregonian/283-188e2b0c-3f92-4352-baf5-547fe350b21c">debating alongside</a> city hall veterans — thanks to her small, grassroots campaign that <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2024/10/stripper-liv-osthus-is-running-for-mayor-to-help-artists-spark-portland-creative-revival.html?outputType=amp">appears to resonate</a> with many in Portland's creative scene.Axios asked the five candidates for mayor who've <a href="https://www.portland.gov/smalldonorelections/all-about-2024-election#toc-mayor">qualified for public matching funds</a> the same question: What's the first policy you'd enact or change in office? <ul><li>Here's what Osthus said.</li></ul>Top issue: Environment and housingWhat she's saying: "My very first actions would be two-fold: agitating to move and reimagine our <a href="https://www.multco.us/sustainability/cei-hub-seismic-risk-analysis">critical energy infrastructure (CEI) hub</a> — the six-mile ticking time bomb in NW Portland that stores gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, crude oil, fracked gas and other toxic chemicals." <ul><li>She would also work to retrofit the city's "<a href="https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2023/09/07/portland-vacant-office-space-residential-housing">zombie buildings</a> to house no-income and low-income Portlanders, small businesses and artists."</li></ul></div></body>

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What Liv Osthus would do first as Portland's next mayor

Liv Osthus may be one of Portland's most famous strippers, and in her bid for mayor, she's running on a platform of reviving the city's arts scene as a way to stimulate economic growth. State of play: Despite having no previous political experience, Osthus has remained a top figure in...

What Liv Osthus would do first as Portland's next mayor

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