Video Interviews & Media Coverage

May 28, 2025: KATU: Heated debate over Police vs. Parks in Portland city budget continues
The debate over how much to fund parks versus police in Oregon’s largest city has made its way out of council chambers and into the streets with a battle of words and placards between supporters of more park funding and supporters of more police funding.

May 28, 2025: KGW: Dueling Portland protests for police and parks funding devolve into shouting match
Mayor Keith Wilson’s budget slashed funding for parks, but authorized about $2 million more for police. The city council recently voted to give that money to parks.

October 18, 2024: XRAY.FM – Know Your Candidate: D1, Terrence Hayes
Portland is Possible Presents: Know Your Candidate. An interview series where we hear from those hoping to lead the city and about their vision for the future of Portland’s central city, where the river connects neighborhoods, business districts, arts and culture. Portland is Possible is brought to you by XRAY.fm, North Star Civic, Reimagine Portland, Northwest Native Chamber and Better Portland.

October 16, 2024: KATU – Know Your Candidates 2024: Terrence Hayes, Portland City Council, District 1
Throughout the 2024 election, KATU News is helping you “Know Your Candidates” with a series of interviews with people who will appear on your ballot.

October 16, 2024: Willamette Week – Endorsement Interview, City Council Dist 1 Group A
District 1 Endorsement Interview – top 6 candidates.

October 8, 2024: Oregonian – November 2024 election: Portland City Council Dist. 1
Five candidates for District 1 – Terrence Hayes, Noah Ernst, Candace Avalos, Steph Routh and Loretta Smith – discuss the need for more police, the city’s anti-camping ban and building economic opportunity for residents with The Oregonian/OregonLive Editorial Board on Friday, Sept. 27. District 1 encompasses East Portland, largely east of 82nd Avenue and Interstate 205.

September 27, 2024: League of Women Voters – Video Voter Guide
Terrence’s video interview with the League of Women Voters for Vote411

September 22, 2024: KOIN – City Council candidate Terrence Hayes, whose cousin was killed by Portland officers, endorsed by police union
Terrence Hayes joined this week’s segment of Eye on Northwest Politics to discuss his campaign and how his cousin’s death — and the following settlement — influenced his decision to run for office and forced him to see the city in a different light.

July 27, 2024: Portland City Council Meeting – Albina Vision Trust
Terrence testified in front of City Council before they voted to accept federal funding that will go towards the construction of AVT and the I-5 cap.

July 25, 2024: Oregonian – Community member speaks out in wake of Dawson Park drive-by shooting
Terrence Hayes, chair of a community group that monitors a Portland gun violence team and a City Council candidate, Wednesday demanded a heightened police presence at the park.

September 8, 2021: ODOT – Terrence Hayes – From Incarceration to Construction
Project change-maker Terrence Hayes on hiring former inmates: “If you talk about affecting the community in a positive way, you cannot get around the realities of losing a large portion of Black men to the criminal justice system.”