Leslie
@lesismore.bsky.social
Yes, it’s a pizza on a diving board.
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The brand-new Portland Street Response Committee, which was created by the resolution I co-sponsored, is accepting applications for 14 members who will advise the City Council on the development and growth of Portland Street Response. Apply today! Applications are due Monday, Oct. 27.
Volunteer (Non-Paid) Position - Portland Street Response Committee
APPLY HERE: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01988189184173e2a4f533359898a72dThe Portland Street Response Committee (“PSRC” or “Committee”) is a volunteer body that will advise City Council as it sup...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The brand-new Portland Street Response Committee, which was created by the resolution I co-sponsored, is accepting applications for 14 members who will advise the City Council on the development and growth of Portland Street Response. Apply today! Applications are due Monday, Oct. 27.
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✨Not to be outdone, we are throwing our OWN gala (picnic in the park) tomorrow! Kids are super welcome and fun+drinks+snacks will be in high supply! ✨
(Details in the replies!)
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October 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
✨Not to be outdone, we are throwing our OWN gala (picnic in the park) tomorrow! Kids are super welcome and fun+drinks+snacks will be in high supply! ✨
(Details in the replies!)
(Details in the replies!)
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Live shot of Andrew Hoan from Portland Metro Chamber as the Multnomah County Board begins debating cuts to Preschool for All
August 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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We were told that the emails generated by Action Network campaigns are VERY effective at conveying public support to commissioners. They’ve received around 200 so far – let’s get those numbers up!📈🙏
🌞Rise and shine, Team Toddler! Time to email our County Commissioners! 🫡
actionnetwork.org/letters/vote...
actionnetwork.org/letters/vote...
August 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We were told that the emails generated by Action Network campaigns are VERY effective at conveying public support to commissioners. They’ve received around 200 so far – let’s get those numbers up!📈🙏
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You may be asking yourself...did I not just take action to save this vital program that we voted for 2-to-1 & is a no-brainer anywhere else in the industrialized world??? Yes, you probably did! But the attacks keep coming and this whole summer is a crucial juncture for Preschool for All! Click thru!
🌞Rise and shine, Team Toddler! Time to email our County Commissioners! 🫡
actionnetwork.org/letters/vote...
actionnetwork.org/letters/vote...
August 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
You may be asking yourself...did I not just take action to save this vital program that we voted for 2-to-1 & is a no-brainer anywhere else in the industrialized world??? Yes, you probably did! But the attacks keep coming and this whole summer is a crucial juncture for Preschool for All! Click thru!
Notice how they just repeat this lie for every “liberal” city? The rich aren’t fleeing Portland, either. But they never stop threatening to. Shit or get off the pot! Move to Phoenix! I dare you.
The super rich have been fear mongering about fleeing New York City.
But the truth is that working-class New Yorkers are leave at much higher rates than wealthy residents.
The average New Yorker has been 4x more likely to leave than someone in the top 1%.
But the truth is that working-class New Yorkers are leave at much higher rates than wealthy residents.
The average New Yorker has been 4x more likely to leave than someone in the top 1%.
July 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Notice how they just repeat this lie for every “liberal” city? The rich aren’t fleeing Portland, either. But they never stop threatening to. Shit or get off the pot! Move to Phoenix! I dare you.
This is urgent. 🚨 ‼️ PBA/the metro chamber, @tinakotek.bsky.social, @juliabrimedwards.bsky.social and anyone else they can pressure are trying to kill this program to give 💰 to the top 10% of earners in the county. 5% of kids in this program are currently homeless. That’s evil. They must be stopped!
We're going to need to save Preschool for All from getting killed in the next couple of weeks. Julia Brim Edward's "indexing the tax" proposal which is designed to bankrupt the program by 2031 will be voted on in AUGUST.
This is a war on every future family in our county.
Follow to stay updated.
This is a war on every future family in our county.
Follow to stay updated.
July 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is urgent. 🚨 ‼️ PBA/the metro chamber, @tinakotek.bsky.social, @juliabrimedwards.bsky.social and anyone else they can pressure are trying to kill this program to give 💰 to the top 10% of earners in the county. 5% of kids in this program are currently homeless. That’s evil. They must be stopped!
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Area man making $333k a year says taking away preschool is the best thing for the future of all children in Multnomah County
portlandmetrochamber.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Area man making $333k a year says taking away preschool is the best thing for the future of all children in Multnomah County
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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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Want to join the community response? Sign up at friendsofpfa.org ❤️🔥
July 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Want to join the community response? Sign up at friendsofpfa.org ❤️🔥
@tinakotek.bsky.social is trying to tank the universal preschool measure that voters passed 2-1 because the 10 wealthiest people in the county want her to.
We can't let that happen. Families lives are already changing for the better because of PFA, and more will join them if we let it grow.
We can't let that happen. Families lives are already changing for the better because of PFA, and more will join them if we let it grow.
Preschool for All is under attack! We're sounding the alarm, and we need your help. Visit our website to learn more and stay updated. friendsofpfa.org
June 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
@tinakotek.bsky.social is trying to tank the universal preschool measure that voters passed 2-1 because the 10 wealthiest people in the county want her to.
We can't let that happen. Families lives are already changing for the better because of PFA, and more will join them if we let it grow.
We can't let that happen. Families lives are already changing for the better because of PFA, and more will join them if we let it grow.
@tinakotek.bsky.social HANDS OFF PRESCHOOL FOR ALL!
“The wealthy are leaving Multnomah county over the high taxes!” is a straight up lie! Hands off Preschool for All, Governor Kotek!!!
I'll have more to say tomorrow, but I'll note that we observe an increasing share of higher income earners in the county - a class who is often referred to as our tax base, and who is apparently fleeing due to this tax.
Chart by economist Mary King.
Chart by economist Mary King.
June 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
@tinakotek.bsky.social HANDS OFF PRESCHOOL FOR ALL!
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I don't have enough words to convey my disgust for what @tinakotek.bsky.social is trying to do to our hard-won universal preschool program on behalf of the millionaire & billionaire class of Portland (or its suburbs, more accurately). 🧵 www.wweek.com/news/schools...
Kotek Says Preschool for All Tax Imperiling Oregon Tax Base
Kotek wrote to the Multnomah County chair this month to warn about taxpayers leaving to avoid the tax.
www.wweek.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I don't have enough words to convey my disgust for what @tinakotek.bsky.social is trying to do to our hard-won universal preschool program on behalf of the millionaire & billionaire class of Portland (or its suburbs, more accurately). 🧵 www.wweek.com/news/schools...
“The wealthy are leaving Multnomah county over the high taxes!” is a straight up lie! Hands off Preschool for All, Governor Kotek!!!
I'll have more to say tomorrow, but I'll note that we observe an increasing share of higher income earners in the county - a class who is often referred to as our tax base, and who is apparently fleeing due to this tax.
Chart by economist Mary King.
Chart by economist Mary King.
June 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
“The wealthy are leaving Multnomah county over the high taxes!” is a straight up lie! Hands off Preschool for All, Governor Kotek!!!
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There are a million ways to question how our local government spends money but the Preschool for All fund a) does not have a billion dollars & b) is needed to fulfill the promise to voters of fully universal preschool by 2030. Throwing shade at a necessary public good < asking why police need drones
March 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
There are a million ways to question how our local government spends money but the Preschool for All fund a) does not have a billion dollars & b) is needed to fulfill the promise to voters of fully universal preschool by 2030. Throwing shade at a necessary public good < asking why police need drones