Members of the Oregon Legislative BIPOC Caucus slammed proposed city budget changes that they say will result in “a net loss in the volume of community engagement” from residents of color and non-English speakers. In a letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Dan Ryan, caucus members questioned why the city’s Office of Community and Civic Life found it necessary to cut more than $500,000 from their Diversity and Civic Leadership funding.
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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
You can’t say Portland had good intentions because they should have known that what they were trying to do wouldn’t “solve” the drug and homeless problems in the metro areas. F.