Want to be crystal clear that when I say "overall filers" I mean the number of households (7%) who pay this tax has grown even if the tippy top of this top 7% did not. The bottom line is that overall we have seen growth in the no. of households earning over 200k/yr! www.portland.gov/council/dist...

We are dealing with extreme heat in Multnomah County. 🥵 The following libraries will have extended hours today:

Grateful and inspired by the @friendsofpfa.bsky.social and all of the partner organizations that organized a massive turnout to protect one of most common sense programs I have seen. Truly inspiring work.

FULL RETREAT.

This right here! P4A taxpayers all about P4A as is!

It’s time! Join @friendsofpfa.bsky.social for a rally TODAY. Then MC listening session about indexing. What’s that? Who cares. It’s not what we voted for, uses false narratives, & won’t improve programs or access. I’m a PfA mom and a certified smart person. I know indexing is the wrong question.

Write your thoughts down!! We can do this y’all!

Great thread and supporting responses sharing great information about preschool for all.

I’m testifying 8/28. Join me! If you’re nervous lmk and I will cheer you on! I’m bringing my kiddo. Preschool is closed that week. Bring yours!

And rollout of any major program is going to be tough, let alone during COVID. As a mom to a 4.5 year old in a PfA school, I can offer ideas for improvement, but at the end of the day the moms I know and myself will take free and govt backed/monitored in a heartbeat.

lol I did not edit my screen shot. And look - it turned out to be a great opportunity to learn more about Friends of PfA!

Thank you Councillor for your unwavering support!

Some ppl are shouting about how the preschool for all tax is driving ppl out of Multco. Here’s some information data about what ppl pay. The cost of moving would be more than this tax. If you + partner’s taxable income is 270k, you owe $1k. No one is moving for $1000.

Yall! We need help. Pls reach out! Even if, and maybe especially if you don’t have a kid a PfA. Don’t have kids and understand how this matters? Pay the tax and are totally fine with it? Or pay the tax and know that it on its own it’s not going to make you run away from the county? Please share!

Come help defend Preschool for all!!!

Still scratching your head about the OR leg’s cuts to the housing bill? Hear @lkb-pdx.bsky.social talk about how these significant cuts will increase evictions on @opb.org’ think out loud today at 12:30!

www.opb.org/article/2025...

Parents at the press conference were talking about how the costs of preschool were more than their mortgage payments. We have to save this program.

Portland, tomorrow if you can please head out to this press conference sponsored by Oregon @workingfamilies.org to say Hands off Preschool for All!!! www.mobilize.us/oregonworkin...

Made it to Salem (making calls on the way) to defend Preschool for All against an unconscionable, undemocratic attempt to kill Preschool for All.

As of now, over 23,000 emails have been sent in support of Preschool for All.

Thank you to everyone who has spoke out. Please keep it up!

Hearing starts at 1. PfA informational hearing is last.

Also! PfA put a lot of work into recruiting providers or color and bilingual programs. Those schools now depend on that funding. They are recruiting and training more people to provide care. One major hurdle to preschool? A work force. PfA is creating that.

Protest in Salem? I will take a vacation day, protest, and bring my kiddo and drop him with one of these electeds for the day.

First trip to Powell’s! First book grabbed off shelf and read on their own.

It’s Harry Potter costume time!

HHS set up a snitch line to report trans kids and their providers. You know what to do...

www.hhs.gov/protect-kids...