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you could even do more than this. Call them. Chalk the sidewalk outside the county building. Sky writing
Take action NOW to save Preschool for All! friendsofpfa.org/take-action
August 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
you could even do more than this. Call them. Chalk the sidewalk outside the county building. Sky writing
My letter carrier complimented my Ozzy Osbourne porch goose yesterday. Told me he loved it so much he had taken pictures to share with his friends. Riding high off the compliment all weekend!!!!
August 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My letter carrier complimented my Ozzy Osbourne porch goose yesterday. Told me he loved it so much he had taken pictures to share with his friends. Riding high off the compliment all weekend!!!!
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✨Our own Leslie, parent and former preschool teacher, did not mince her words 👀
Do you also have an opinion you think the Commissioners should hear? Read on!
Do you also have an opinion you think the Commissioners should hear? Read on!
August 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
✨Our own Leslie, parent and former preschool teacher, did not mince her words 👀
Do you also have an opinion you think the Commissioners should hear? Read on!
Do you also have an opinion you think the Commissioners should hear? Read on!
If there’s one thing guaranteed to absolutely destroy my morning, it’s seeing that horrible robot security guard rolling down the public sidewalks of downtown Portland. An indignity, an eyesore, a big old piece of trash. Really gets my blood boiling!!!
August 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If there’s one thing guaranteed to absolutely destroy my morning, it’s seeing that horrible robot security guard rolling down the public sidewalks of downtown Portland. An indignity, an eyesore, a big old piece of trash. Really gets my blood boiling!!!
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🚨✨Action alert!✨🚨
Please take a couple of minutes to fill out this survey about what you like about Preschool for All!
laramediaservices.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey...
Please take a couple of minutes to fill out this survey about what you like about Preschool for All!
laramediaservices.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey...
PFA Community Survey - Online Surveys
PFA Community Survey - Online Surveys
laramediaservices.questionpro.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🚨✨Action alert!✨🚨
Please take a couple of minutes to fill out this survey about what you like about Preschool for All!
laramediaservices.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey...
Please take a couple of minutes to fill out this survey about what you like about Preschool for All!
laramediaservices.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey...
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👀 the attacks on Preschool for All are quickly becoming a national embarrassment:
prospect.org/education/20...
prospect.org/education/20...
Why Is Blue Oregon Trying to Kill Voter-Approved Free Preschool?
The social benefits of preschool extend far beyond the playground. Yet state officials are working on paring back a fledgling Multnomah County early-education program.
prospect.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
👀 the attacks on Preschool for All are quickly becoming a national embarrassment:
prospect.org/education/20...
prospect.org/education/20...
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"If you’re going to drive a car across town to go to a Timbers game or a venue, you have the means to do so, right? Generally speaking. And you should have to pay some of the cost of the congestion that creates." - Councilor Mitch Green
bikeportland.org/2025/07/17/c...
bikeportland.org/2025/07/17/c...
Councilor Mitch Green is Portland's socialist transportation champion
Socialists are having a moment in Portland. But how might that translate into transportation policy?
bikeportland.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"If you’re going to drive a car across town to go to a Timbers game or a venue, you have the means to do so, right? Generally speaking. And you should have to pay some of the cost of the congestion that creates." - Councilor Mitch Green
bikeportland.org/2025/07/17/c...
bikeportland.org/2025/07/17/c...
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The complaint isn’t really about whether council has the authority to raise a tax, indeed the chamber lobbied for the tax increase that council authorized last year for Clean and Safe. It’s about control and income and wealth distribution, and the worry we may tax the rich to fund the many.
June 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The complaint isn’t really about whether council has the authority to raise a tax, indeed the chamber lobbied for the tax increase that council authorized last year for Clean and Safe. It’s about control and income and wealth distribution, and the worry we may tax the rich to fund the many.
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This is a weird flex and I think it should be obvious by now that this council doesn’t respond well to vague threats to its authority. This is the People’s Council and we know our home rule charter well. Does this extend also to council’s authority to raise rates for the Clean & Safe ESD?
Portland Metro Chamber to City Council: You Don’t Have Authority to Raise Taxes
The Portland Metro Chamber on Thursday morning added pressure to a volatile budget season by sending a research paper it funded to the Portland City Council and Mayor Keith Wilson, claiming that the c...
www.wweek.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This is a weird flex and I think it should be obvious by now that this council doesn’t respond well to vague threats to its authority. This is the People’s Council and we know our home rule charter well. Does this extend also to council’s authority to raise rates for the Clean & Safe ESD?
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ICE has brought its new tactic of moving to dismiss cases & detaining people to PDX. One person was taken yesterday but others were not because they were informed of their options in time. Please spread this updated KYR training from PIRC & allied groups far and wide. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ECO, CLEAR, PIRC KYR when going to court.docx
KYR when going to Immigration Court ICE has been moving to terminate cases, then arresting people who have their cases terminated. This is not legal advice but it is useful information to help you ma...
docs.google.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
ICE has brought its new tactic of moving to dismiss cases & detaining people to PDX. One person was taken yesterday but others were not because they were informed of their options in time. Please spread this updated KYR training from PIRC & allied groups far and wide. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Predictable that Portland Metro Chamber will bully the city in this manner. I'm not excited to say I agree with Novick that you can't go nuclear against them b/c they do have the resources to tank the parks measure, and b/c they are soulless enough to attempt to do so. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
Novick Seeks to Strike a Deal With the Portland Metro Chamber to Fund Both Parks and Police
The Metro Chamber wants to strike a deal to avoid the diversion. One city councilor has positioned himself as the likely mediator.
www.wweek.com
May 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Predictable that Portland Metro Chamber will bully the city in this manner. I'm not excited to say I agree with Novick that you can't go nuclear against them b/c they do have the resources to tank the parks measure, and b/c they are soulless enough to attempt to do so. www.wweek.com/news/city/20...
Made in Old Town is a grift! Already got $9M in PUBLIC money to subsidize this private startup, and now asking the state for $5M more when we are in a budget crisis
(The $9M includes $7M from Prosper Portland in an incredibly irresponsible loan…)
www.wweek.com/news/busines...
(The $9M includes $7M from Prosper Portland in an incredibly irresponsible loan…)
www.wweek.com/news/busines...
State Senator’s Office Gets Stern With Made in Old Town, Calling Project’s Request “Inappropriate”
The shoe campus project is seeking more money from the Legislature.
www.wweek.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Made in Old Town is a grift! Already got $9M in PUBLIC money to subsidize this private startup, and now asking the state for $5M more when we are in a budget crisis
(The $9M includes $7M from Prosper Portland in an incredibly irresponsible loan…)
www.wweek.com/news/busines...
(The $9M includes $7M from Prosper Portland in an incredibly irresponsible loan…)
www.wweek.com/news/busines...
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This is a struggle over who has control over public money in this city & it’s pretty astounding to see a supposedly public agency run a public relations campaign (full of omissions & misinformation) against the city council to protect its loan fund from from going from ~$50 million to ~$40 million.
It is WILD to watch a supposedly public agency spread disinformation to get a whole community worked up and protect their own bottom line.
Prosper Portland is sitting on a $50m slush fund that they did not earn and want Portland to cut parks maintenance and permitting staff.
Wild.
Prosper Portland is sitting on a $50m slush fund that they did not earn and want Portland to cut parks maintenance and permitting staff.
Wild.
May 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This is a struggle over who has control over public money in this city & it’s pretty astounding to see a supposedly public agency run a public relations campaign (full of omissions & misinformation) against the city council to protect its loan fund from from going from ~$50 million to ~$40 million.
Sometimes when I feel sad I queue up that video of the children’s choir homage to Serge Gainsbourg
May 15, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Sometimes when I feel sad I queue up that video of the children’s choir homage to Serge Gainsbourg
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Yes, you should be asking why Portland is getting a $2 billion freeway expansion when it hasn’t expanded its light rail system in years, when federal assistance is drying up, when climate change is worsening, & when 60% of Oregon counties are facing budget cuts www.opb.org/article/2025...
Construction on the project is expected to begin this summer and finish in 2034.
Pricetag for Portland’s Rose Quarter freeway project could exceed $2 billion, officials now say
Construction on the project is expected to begin this summer and finish in 2034.
www.oregonlive.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Yes, you should be asking why Portland is getting a $2 billion freeway expansion when it hasn’t expanded its light rail system in years, when federal assistance is drying up, when climate change is worsening, & when 60% of Oregon counties are facing budget cuts www.opb.org/article/2025...
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🖤 May Day means solidarity with ALL workers, including sex workers, incarcerated workers, undocumented workers, criminalized workers, and disabled workers.
When we say “an injury to one is an injury to all,” we’d better fucking mean it. 🖤
When we say “an injury to one is an injury to all,” we’d better fucking mean it. 🖤
May 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🖤 May Day means solidarity with ALL workers, including sex workers, incarcerated workers, undocumented workers, criminalized workers, and disabled workers.
When we say “an injury to one is an injury to all,” we’d better fucking mean it. 🖤
When we say “an injury to one is an injury to all,” we’d better fucking mean it. 🖤
Because it’s International Workers Day and because Andor s2 is streaming… it’s a perfect day to revisit @antianhedonia.bsky.social’s essay on the Andor prison break episode, union organizing, and what makes a leader www.redfuturesmag.com/publications...
It Has to be You
Brian Howard
“Tell them what to do. It HAS to be you Kino. Tell them what to do.”, Cassian Andor, Season 1, Episode 10
Throughout Season One of Andor, the protagonist Cassian Andor develops from a wom...
www.redfuturesmag.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Because it’s International Workers Day and because Andor s2 is streaming… it’s a perfect day to revisit @antianhedonia.bsky.social’s essay on the Andor prison break episode, union organizing, and what makes a leader www.redfuturesmag.com/publications...
Proud of my friend and comrade @councilorgreen.bsky.social ❤️ could not have a more principled person on Portland City Council!
After City Councilor Mitch Green made controversial threats to withhold city funding for Portland State University over its handling of student protesters, students say their penalties were dropped. PSU faced pressure from Green and lawyers representing a pro-Palestine student group on campus.
PSU Drops Penalties Against Student Protesters Amid Pressure From City Councilor and Lawyers
Following a threat from Portland City Councilor Mitch Green to vote against city funding for Portland State University’s (PSU) new performing arts center, students say the university has dropped all c...
www.portlandmercury.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Proud of my friend and comrade @councilorgreen.bsky.social ❤️ could not have a more principled person on Portland City Council!
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I'll be introducing a resolution at the Community and Public Safety Committee TOMORROW (4/22, 2:30-4:30 PM) supporting Portland Street Response as a co-equal branch of Portland's first responder system.
Show your support for PSR and submit (ideally written) testimony!
@friendsofpsr.bsky.social
Show your support for PSR and submit (ideally written) testimony!
@friendsofpsr.bsky.social
Support and expand Portland Street Response as a co-equal branch of the first responder system and establish the Portland Street Response Committee
www.portland.gov
April 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I'll be introducing a resolution at the Community and Public Safety Committee TOMORROW (4/22, 2:30-4:30 PM) supporting Portland Street Response as a co-equal branch of Portland's first responder system.
Show your support for PSR and submit (ideally written) testimony!
@friendsofpsr.bsky.social
Show your support for PSR and submit (ideally written) testimony!
@friendsofpsr.bsky.social
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"Preschool for All did make it so I was able to return to work and really go back to pursuing my passion of oncology nursing," Patricia says.
Patricia is one of thousands of parents in Multnomah County whose family is thriving with support from Preschool for All.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=foTS...
Patricia is one of thousands of parents in Multnomah County whose family is thriving with support from Preschool for All.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=foTS...
Preschool for All - Patricia's Story
YouTube video by Multnomah County Communications
www.youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Preschool for All did make it so I was able to return to work and really go back to pursuing my passion of oncology nursing," Patricia says.
Patricia is one of thousands of parents in Multnomah County whose family is thriving with support from Preschool for All.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=foTS...
Patricia is one of thousands of parents in Multnomah County whose family is thriving with support from Preschool for All.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=foTS...
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"power imbalance is at the heart of the opposition to PPA’s membership in the labor council. Critics say that while the police union may benefit from their affiliation, they don’t see an upside for anyone else—especially while the PPA continues, in their view, to avoid accountability."
Does a “Big Tent” Approach to Labor Include Police Unions?
When members of Portland’s broader labor ecosystem found out about the city police union’s bid to join the Northwest Oregon Labor Council (NOLC), many immediately reacted with suspicion. While the Por...
www.portlandmercury.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"power imbalance is at the heart of the opposition to PPA’s membership in the labor council. Critics say that while the police union may benefit from their affiliation, they don’t see an upside for anyone else—especially while the PPA continues, in their view, to avoid accountability."
When the rich and business interests attack Preschool For All, THIS IS WHY 👇👇👇
Workers wages are being reappropriated from the rich
Workers wages are being reappropriated from the rich
A material win for workers from Preschool for All:
The City of Portland is joining the program and preparing to pay Parks Dept. preschool aides $2.28 MORE than the typical entry rate to meet the minimum wage mandated by Preschool for All. Living wages paid DIRECTLY by a tax on high income earners
The City of Portland is joining the program and preparing to pay Parks Dept. preschool aides $2.28 MORE than the typical entry rate to meet the minimum wage mandated by Preschool for All. Living wages paid DIRECTLY by a tax on high income earners
Labor and Workforce Development Committee | Portland.gov
Subject matter:Internal and external investments in internships, apprenticeship, and job training programs.Apprenticeship and workforce utilization goals.Workforce and workplace policies and worker pr...
www.portland.gov
April 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
When the rich and business interests attack Preschool For All, THIS IS WHY 👇👇👇
Workers wages are being reappropriated from the rich
Workers wages are being reappropriated from the rich
A material win for workers from Preschool for All:
The City of Portland is joining the program and preparing to pay Parks Dept. preschool aides $2.28 MORE than the typical entry rate to meet the minimum wage mandated by Preschool for All. Living wages paid DIRECTLY by a tax on high income earners
The City of Portland is joining the program and preparing to pay Parks Dept. preschool aides $2.28 MORE than the typical entry rate to meet the minimum wage mandated by Preschool for All. Living wages paid DIRECTLY by a tax on high income earners
Labor and Workforce Development Committee | Portland.gov
Subject matter:Internal and external investments in internships, apprenticeship, and job training programs.Apprenticeship and workforce utilization goals.Workforce and workplace policies and worker pr...
www.portland.gov
April 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A material win for workers from Preschool for All:
The City of Portland is joining the program and preparing to pay Parks Dept. preschool aides $2.28 MORE than the typical entry rate to meet the minimum wage mandated by Preschool for All. Living wages paid DIRECTLY by a tax on high income earners
The City of Portland is joining the program and preparing to pay Parks Dept. preschool aides $2.28 MORE than the typical entry rate to meet the minimum wage mandated by Preschool for All. Living wages paid DIRECTLY by a tax on high income earners
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The police are asking for more money for overtime while parks, community centers, educational programs, & essential services may be eliminated.
Tell your city councilors how much you value the amenities & public services you use.
Tell your city councilors how much you value the amenities & public services you use.
April 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The police are asking for more money for overtime while parks, community centers, educational programs, & essential services may be eliminated.
Tell your city councilors how much you value the amenities & public services you use.
Tell your city councilors how much you value the amenities & public services you use.