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TheXdDx12's avatar

This entire election system was designed primarily to get her elected. It’s 1960’s Chicago level corruption.

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Andy Tross's avatar

She doesn't have an original idea in her head. You could copy/paste any grab bag of policy wish lists from BLM, Democratic Socialists of America, or Antifa and it would be identical to the pathetic pablum coming out of her political career. I shudder to think she'll keep failing upwards and we'll keep having to pay for it. I won't count it out, this being Portland. Lord, deliver us from this ranked choice voting election.

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Tim Larson's avatar

Great story! If Avalos and her ilk win in November, Portland will have no chance, whatsoever, of recovering from the damages that have been inflicted upon her beginning with Charlie Hales’ Mayoral stint.

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Javier's avatar

If you are a Portland voter be sure to check out the more centrist voting recommendation sites.

1) PDX REAL (probably the best one) They have state voting recs as well.

2) United for Portland (not perfect)

3) Future Portland (not perfect)

4) Candidates endorsed by Rene Gonzalez

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Ollie Parks's avatar

This is rich. Had Candace Avalos and Ms. Fitzsimmons traded places in this story, Avalos would have thrown a huge fit about the policing of black bodies and then gone on to denounce homeowners' associations' privatization of public spaces as a manifestation of whiteness that's even worse than issuing parking tickets. And that's just for starters.

The last thing Avalos wants to do is answer inconvenient questions from a seasoned journalist.

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tc's avatar

Candace is an idiot. There is no private information anymore. I am always amazed at all the FREE online info. not always absolutely correct but addresses with street photos make her concerns moot. What a dunce.

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David Kelley's avatar

I liked it the first time. I liked it in round two.

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Theresa Griffin Kennedy's avatar

It's always "private property" when you're near THEIR home turf, but THEY and their cronies can violate anyone else's "private property." Pathetic hypocrites.

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Javier's avatar

Don’t forget her nonprofit Verde supports non citizens being given the right to vote. There’s a whole bunch of Portland nonprofits (many who receive taxpayer dollars) that do.

Here’s the list:

https://www.coalitioncommunitiescolor.org/multnomah-county-noncitizen-voting

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Theresa Griffin Kennedy's avatar

"Noncitizen voting" is against the US Constitution and should NEVER be allowed. She would support that... LOL...

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Javier's avatar

Granting non-citizens voting rights was on the Multnomah ballot in Nov 22. It failed (measure 26-231) but over 47% of voters supported it! Nuts.

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Javier's avatar

Avalos is a total grifter. She furnished her new house via an Amazon wish list campaign right before she filed to run for city council. What are these “donors” looking to get in return for furnishing her house?

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Pamela Fitzsimmons's avatar

Last year Avalos ran a photo on social media of herself in front of her place and directed people to her Amazon gift list.

I remember looking at her gift list and noticing that one of the things she wanted was a bacon grease saver. Good bacon fat can be recycled in a lot of ways. But you don’t need a special container with a design on it to store the grease.

After reading your comment I went over to check on her Amazon gift list. It’s still up. The bacon grease saver has been purchased.

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Linda's avatar

She does NOT need a bacon grease saver.

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Javier's avatar

Take a look at all the stuff she has received. But fear not you can still gift her an outdoor catio 🐈‍⬛ LOL. I can’t believe it’s still up. Wouldn’t a purchase be considered a campaign contribution?https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/2MLKO9II5NGEX?ref=gr_search_page_result

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Theresa Griffin Kennedy's avatar

Just like JoAnn, all she's looking for are those big fat monthly checks. LOL... And to make the Portland Police Bureaus job even more difficult, while blaming PPB for every social ill that happens in Portland. She is a total grifter. Exactly right.

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Theresa Griffin Kennedy's avatar

Oh, SNAP. Too bad. She should look into how to define HYPOCRISY. The entitlement of some of these kids. Unbelievable. LOL...

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Ron Wiggins's avatar

I liked the first time where we all saw the address. People like her need to just experience what everyone else has to put up with her insane ideas.

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Theresa Griffin Kennedy's avatar

Exactly right Ron!!

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Joshua Marquis's avatar

She is running for a full-time elected office where she will supposedly represent voters. She includes neither a resident address or a mailing address in election materials, which means that no one can reach her if they have questions. I held a non-representative public office for 25 years and always made sure that my mailing address and phone number was available, even if my physical home address was not.

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Theresa Griffin Kennedy's avatar

That is exactly right. Speaking truth to power, as they all love to say. They need to be held to identical standards of transparency...

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