After every council meeting: what was decided, how Karim voted, and why — in plain language, in English and Spanish.
Council decisions get made on weeknights, in meetings most people can't attend, in agenda language most people shouldn't have to decode. This page is the translation: every substantive vote, explained by the person who cast it.
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The newsletter opens with the first council meeting in January 2027. The signup will be right here.
No votes to explain yet — Karim is sworn in in January 2027. The first explainer follows the first meeting.
Agendas, minutes, and official meeting video live on the city's website. What you read here is explanation and opinion from Karim personally; the record itself is at hillsboro.civicweb.net and hillsboro-oregon.gov.