Candace Avalos

I have the best councilor

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great example of centrists using lobbyists to bypass serial communication restrictions btw

Somehow I suspect this won't garner nearly the coverage and outrage "Peacock" did

Jeremiah is fucking FEASTING on these public records requests and i’m here for it

The old Portland power brokers are clinging onto every bit of influence they can post-charter reform

"The legal advice texted to the Council president's private cell phone about critical city issues raises questions about how well-connected figures quietly maintain power under a young government structure and recent charter changes that were supposed to increase transparency for Portlanders."

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This reporting matters.

Portlanders deserve transparency about how power is exercised behind the scenes at City Hall—& who is influencing decisions that affect our city.

I was sent here by working people in East PDX who are tired of being shut out of their own govt. I’m determined to change that.

Ugh. The conservatives on council are the worst!

That's exactly the gif I was referencing 😂 I love her 😭

In the Shadows: Records Show Labor Leader’s Campaign to Influence City Councilors Labor Council Secretary Laurie Wimmer privately suggested councilors sue the city to stop “MAGA of the left” from choosing council president.

*gasps in español*
www.portlandmercury.com/news/2026/03...

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tempted to play the unpacking game on my switch instead of doing it IRL 😩😂

also an oldie but a goodie 😉

very few bouts of sadness can't be cured with a Spongebob SquarePants marathon 🥲

It has come to my attention that an AI video is circulating that puts a pig’s head on my body and depicts me angrily throwing a table.

I’m naming it publicly so people understand the kind of harassment that often comes with this work.

And to the racist trolls behind it: you will not intimidate me.

blacktina has been returned to neutral 🏡🩷🥹

Candace sitting on her porch

Pink lights? Porch? Could only mean one thing: I'm officially moved back into my Casita! 🏡🩷

Today is the big day 🙏🏾 moving back into my house 😭🚚📦

I'm in the urban planning part of the animal crossing game and not me designing my island with dense social housing, community amenities, and fun small businesses 😭😂

I'm just practicing for when I do it IRL in East Portland 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↔️

This was genuinely AWESOME. I'm so proud of these parkrose business owners who want to find solutions that support our businesses and our unhoused community 🙏🏾💕

You're right!

You know when you think of the perfect comeback hours after an argument?

Being a city councilor is just constantly thinking “damn I should’ve said THAT on the dais” 😭😂

It's hard to rejoice something like Kristi Noem "getting fired" when she's just failing upward into a new job and the dude replacing her will be no different and most likely will be worse.

Hooray, I guess.

I will not celebrate truly until they're all gone!!!

I can't wait to be home on Friday 😭 I'm gonna need that night sleeping under the cloud ceiling to prepare mentally for the city council strategic vision retreat on Saturday morning 😵‍💫😂