A Multnomah County judge ruled Monday that a proposed ballot measure—meant to redirect funding set aside for helping homeless people retain permanent housing—is unconstitutional and cannot move forward to the November ballot. The ballot measure, filed by members of the nascent political organization People for Portland, suggests gutting a brand new Metro tax fund that grants counties money to create and fund programs to help transition unhoused people into permanent housing. Those funds are allowed.
On December 5, Multnomah County sealed a time capsule into the wall of the Multnomah County Central Courthouse, sending judges and staff 98 years in the future a portrait of Portland in the summer and fall of 2020. The new courthouse opened in October 2020, but there was never a formal celebration or ceremony, so the capsule viewing was seen as an opportunity to do so—though Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Nan Waller told the.
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