Kali Ladd

It’s important that the city of Portland keep its promises made to community. @PortlandGov #orpol #Portland

What @Mingus4Portland and @DanRyanPDX did by creating this budget theater was to waste time and resources that community members could have better spent doing work to make #PDX better and safer for all. Time and again that’s the role of government officials. 1/

Grateful for Comm. Rubio’s leadership.

Update to the update: This amendment will be jointly introduced by Rubio and Ryan. Ryan voted in favor of retracting these funds last week, so his sign-on is significant.

Thanks @Oregonian for reminding us that young children need our attention! On the right path…enewspo.oregonlive.com/data/23764/rea… #EarlyChildhood #oregon

On Friday, 3 Korean women were shot in a hate-motivated gun shooting. On Saturday, 10 Black people were shot in a hate-motivated gun shooting. To live in this country is to be in constant mourning.

@Joey503 Thanks for reaching out! Small world and crazy how time passes. Teresa was working there too and is she’s running for Congress! Hope you are well :)

@kalipdx Not sure if you remember me but we worked together for Campfire USA in and after school program at Binnsmead Middle school. I was thinking about that time in life today and thought about you. That was so fun. It’s awesome to see where you’re at now. What a journey!

@NickKristof Couldn’t agree more! Would love to talk to you about it if you’re game. I and my team @Childinst are very focused on this!

A new study by Moody's says that paid family leave and universal pre-K would boost the US economy by $1 trillion, by making it easier for moms to work. These family-friendly policies would also reduce child poverty. So why do so many Republicans resist them?

Happy Wellness Wednesday! Education Director, Ms. Zalika, encourages to be present when you are having difficulty, and to strategize on how to recreate joy in your space and well-being. #HealthySpaces #WellnessWednesday #BlackVoicesMatter

This month,more than anything, let’s remember to be kind to each other. facebook.com/22104259/posts… #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

Little Jet is loving this pink perfection. Can’t blame him...#allthewonderfulthings #joy #blacklab #spring

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Cap Art Auction = awesome.#CAPartauction

Feds pushing & gassing moms peacefully protesting and then pretend it’s help. outrageous. This is kind of assault the late John Lewis @JohnLewisDoc and other civil rights leaders endured at hands of fed officers. Unwarranted. Hateful ##. #historyrepeating #BlackLivesMattters

Portland friends, PLEASE SPEAK UP. We need to put an end to this distracting force and focus on the task at hand that is REALLY critical now.

You want to help Black lives? Help investments in education so my son and daughter can thrive. Come to policy tables to disentangle the structural racism that perpetuates these inequities. But please, for the love of God, stop this craziness in the name of my humanity.

Portland friends, If you’re anything like me, you may be distracted by life - work, kids, global health pandemic, ongoing racial pandemic - and you may not realize what is happening in our city. But for the last 30 days a largely white fringe factor has wreaked havoc.