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Updated: 11:15 a.m. May 17 Julia Brim-Edwards will be the next Multnomah County commissioner, after nabbing 58% of votes in the May 16 special district election. Results are still unofficial, but election offices continue to update vote tallies and Multnomah County confirmed Brim-Edwards' win Wednesday morning. Brim-Edwards will represent Southeast and East Portland in District 3 through the end of 2024, filling the remainder of Jessica Vega Pederson’s unexpired term on the county'...

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Measure 26-238 would levy an adjustable countywide capital gains tax, initially set at 0.75%, in order to fund free legal defense for renters facing eviction.

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea interview the volunteer campaign coordinators from Eviction Representation for All (ERA)-- Multnomah County Measure 26-238, Colleen Carroll and John Bethencourt. We'll talk about the campaign so far, what eviction court is really like for renters, and do some mythbusting about who would be impacted by the less than 1% capital

On May 16, Multnomah County voters will decide whether to pass a new tax that will allow people facing eviction free legal representation. Yet politicians and community groups aren't convinced it's the right approach.

Measure 26-238 will ensure dedicated funding for legal aid to help tenants facing eviction, write Cameron Call, Colleen Carroll and Rebekah Markillie, tenants and volunteer organizers with the Eviction Representation for All campaign. Voters should approve the measure as a way to help keep people housed.

I am writing today to respectfully oppose Multnomah County Ballot Measure 26-238, Eviction Representation for All (ERA). I am a financial advisor who has been serving the financial needs of

Voters will have an opportunity next month to decide whether to provide free legal representation to any renters facing eviction in Multnomah County. Critics – many of whom argue it’s the financing mechanism, not the intent, that they object to – have mounted a pricey opposition that includes all members of the Portland City Council

Measure 26-238 — a capital gains tax in Multnomah County appearing on the May ballot — is a poorly written mechanism for preventing homelessness: expensive administrative costs, an unproven funding

Pandemic-era bans on evictions have evoked a healthy rethink on ways to curb adversity and costs of evicting tenants.