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I invite you to join me as I explore the impact of secure housing, discuss the ongoing fight for fair housing, and share personal experiences that shape my commitment to creating safer, more inclusive communities.
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From Challenges to Change
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ. But ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ does that actually happen? Itโs not always clear-cut. It takes trial and error. Itโs recalibration. In nearly 10 years as President, thereโs been steps forward and back.
๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ... whoโs brave enough to share one? Iโll go first:
โ Smorgasbords are gross.
โ Not every city needs public transit.
โ Beaches > Mountains.
โ Reality TV? Hard pass. Why is this even a thing.
Q3 is here - and we are ready.
Thereโs something about the start of a new quarter that invites a natural reset. Fresh energy. A chance to revisit the roadmap. Time to check the metrics.
I used to think I had to compartmentalize - hide the mom part, downplay the advocacy, quiet the enthusiasm, โactโ like a CEO. Not anymore.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.
I had a boss who openly admitted he didnโt know what I did all day.
A tree fell on our house yesterday. Like. On. It.
Loud, jarring, and completely out of our control. This 5am wake up came threatening the very area over our bedrooms.
The end of the school year - and this is how I showed up to my firstbornโs last day of school. Yes, full costume. Platform boots and face paint.
๐โ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐. They can mutually strengthen each other. ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ๐ด ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฌ.
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