Kaliko Castille

Just finished my second audio book of the year (started last year) on Audible (tax Bezos). For anyone looking for light at the end of the tunnel in the next four years, read this book by Neil Howe.

Man, Helen Jung as the shot caller for The Oregonian is a problem and a major roadblock to progress in Portland and Oregon more generally. Watching the endorsement interview for 26-267 and its clear that her worldview is skewed towards defending power structures. youtu.be/jI6YsQDTVMg?...

This is my buddy Jay’s event and it’s amazing that it has grown to the point that the Governor’s team is joining the neighborhood cat walk!

I should probably add a address look up feature for the WhosBuyingPDX.com 👀

Holy shit. WATCH THIS AD.

Seems like someone is pissed off about WhosBuyingPDX.com

The fact that right-wing outlet PDXReal is ranking Torres 2nd is just another data point… whosbuyingpdx.com/profiles/tor...

A handful of registered Democrats vying for seats in local government are backed by donors who have also supported Republicans and Portland conservatives. That’s according to state data collected and presented in a new web project called Who’s Buying PDX.

One of my canvassers talked to an older gentleman who said he was voting for me no questions asked because my constituents liaison @pdxmeredith.bsky.social helped him with a wasp nest???? Next level hero shit from Meredith the Great!

We’re honored to collaborate with and help support the re-election campaign of @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social Angelita Morillo is a fierce public servant, working hard to help all Portlanders. Rank Angelita #1 for Portland City Council! 🎥 produced by Gal Pal Studio

When you're supporting sweeps, this is what you're supporting. These notes are all from unhoused people in Portland who have gone through sweeps. projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...

Nothing about the way Dundon behaves surprises me at all. But the way our D4 reps like Clark and Zimmerman behave on this issue is actually embarrassing.

He did this last time and it didn’t work so he should figure out a new strategy. It’s possible to do garbage pickup w/o displacing ppl, discarding meds, IDs, making it harder for them to get back on their feet. It’s not possible to perpetuate failed systems & wonder why the problem isn’t improving

When I ran for HD41 in 2022 I lost with 28.6% of the vote to Mark Gamba who was the sitting Mayor of Milwaukie and who had ran for Congress twice. I ended up with 600 less votes than Kathleen Taylor had when she won the seat in 2014. I'll get another shot one day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNPG...

A friendly reminder: We're running a Progressive Slate in '28. Up and down the ballot. When the dust settles on this election it's time to start meeting, strategizing, and recruiting to primary every establishment legislative Dem and business-backed local candidate.

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO!

The revolution will be crowd-sourced 👨‍💻

This weekend, a website popped up outlining how a host of GOP and "Portland conservative" donors are propping up candidates using progressive language to oust progressives. Today, @portlandmercury.com spoke with the creator, candidates, and backers to hear why state data analysis reveals an overlap.

Mahalo to @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social for covering this and for the chance to talk about the project. As a proud Democrat, I can’t sit by why our party undermines a working-class, solidarity movement by using trickle down economics and broken windows theory. www.portlandmercury.com/news/followi...

The mayor caved to Trump, removed DEI language, and this connected developer is dropping the r slur in public meetings and calling me a burrito in racist group chats but according to Willy Week the Big decorum issue is that I’m too mean talking about racism and sexism and other isms in this space

"132 donor households that gave over $100 to six of Portland's business-backed candidates also gave to Republicans like Christine Drazan. Among the progressive councilors running against them, we found none." whosbuyingpdx.com

Google: "Republican donors Portland"

🚨 BREAKING: This ad, when tested, moves swing voters 8 points away from Trump & Republicans. THAT’S HUGE MOVEMENT. Please share! Turns out Americans don’t like creepy Republicans obsessing about their junk. 🤷‍♂️ #MAGAInYourBathroom

I resent every meeting on my calendar two weeks out from election day. Except therapy. That one is a welcomed break.

Almost half of Eli’s donations over $100 come from Republicans or Portland conservatives. Probably not someone we should be trusting to be a solid progressive vote in D4. whosbuyingpdx.com/profiles/arn...

If you want a 7th progressive vote in council, make sure you toss @jameyevenstar.bsky.social $25 and share our voter guide with your friends and family! whosbuyingpdx.com/guide.html

A vote for Kotek is a vote to ensure that any progressive initiative you care for, virtually anything championed by your favorite local councilors or legislators, isn’t just obliquely vetoed, obstructed or administered out of viability for the next four years.

What got me to enthusiastically support @tinakotek.bsky.social this election is her turnaround on preschool for all. She got a lot of pushback for trying to undermine MultCo's PFA tax. She listened to advocates and is now advocating for a statewide PFA program funded by wealthy corporations.

Another cool visualization from WhosBuyingPDX.com is this one that shows the consulting firms/vendors that the business PACs are paying to push Portland’s doom loop messaging as well as the conservative candidates lending that messaging credibility.

whosbuyingpdx.com

I’m so excited to work with Climate Champions in Portland City Council - like @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social and @teachertiffany2026.bsky.social - to deliver on climate justice throughout Multnomah County.

Very impressive data analysis and presentation by whichever nerds put this together. i wonder if in 2028 we could ask city council/mayoral candidates to take a pledge they’ll reject/return any check from any donor who gave money to any statewide republican

How many donations from Republicans does it take before it’s accurate to say someone is a corporate toady or a conservative do ya think? 🤔

This is also true of the vast majority of Democratic state legislators (and state officer holders), and it has been true for decades. I used to regularly run reports that looked at mutual donors to supposedly opposing candidates. The access buys are enough to make you sick. Virtually never refunded.

If anyone wants to print letter size or 11x17 posters, they are available for download at: whosbuyingpdx.com/share.html

I didn’t sleep much this weekend but it was totally worth it. WhosBuyingPDX.com

I’m tired of us pretending it’s “moderates” vs progressives on Portland City Council when one side’s politics are attracting Republican donors.

as you work through this really useful tool that shows how Republican donors also fund “moderates” in Portland, worth highlighting what Andre Hoan said about Portland’s liberal or progressive politics

This is insane. The moderates are funded by republicans. whosbuyingpdx.com

I built something for the good of the order and I'm putting it out into the world tomorrow.

A little Portland City Council campaign accountability teaser… More to come.

Pulled a recent post that showed the number of Republican donors for Kellie Torres because I'm applying a tighter restriction to my categorization so the number is 100% defensible and verifiable.