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Ted Wheeler | Mayoral candidates weigh in on the crisis on our streets

The incumbent says he’s frustrated with seemingly apathetic attitudes toward people living in unsanitary conditions on our streets Among Portland’s last four mayors, Ted Wheeler is the first to seek re-election. It’s a tough job. Portland’s mayor often ge ...

14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
Sarah Iannarone | Mayoral candidates weigh in on the crisis on our streets

The candidate wants every neighborhood engaged in helping houseless Portlanders Community organizer Sarah Iannarone first ran for mayor of Portland in 2016, earning about 12% of the vote. Since then, her profile and popularity have grown among Portland’s ...

14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
Teressa Raiford | Mayoral candidates weigh in on the crisis on our streets

The write-in candidate would draw from her personal experiences in formulating housing policies This is the first time we’ve included a write-in candidate in our election issue, but we believe the circumstances around Teressa Raiford’s campaign warrant he ...

14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
Chloe Eudaly | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence, police oversight

The incumbent wants to give renters first right of refusal on home purchases and says she’s looking at how to move traffic enforcement from police to the transportation bureau Chloe Eudaly, the incumbent, went from a bookstore owner and housing activist t ...

14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
Mingus Mapps | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence and police oversight

The candidate says it’s possible to negotiate a good deal with the police union, and he supports moving police budget dollars toward mental health programs Mingus Mapps decided to make a run for Portland City Council after he was terminated from the city’ ...

14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
Street Roots Endorsement | Yes on enabling campaign finance limits

Ballot Measure 107 | With the nation’s democracy in peril, Oregonians can take a step toward restoring fair representation their state This measure would amend the Oregon Constitution to allow governments within the state to place limits on political camp ...

14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Street Roots Endorsement | No on raising tobacco taxes

Ballot Measure 108 | Increasing taxes on statistically poor smokers during a collectively stressful time is not good policy This measure would raise taxes on cigarettes $2–$2.50 per pack and raise the limit on the taxable percentage of cigars. It would al ...

14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Street Roots Endorsement | Yes on legalizing psilocybin therapy

Ballot Measure 109 | Psychedelic mushrooms are relatively safe and non-habit forming, people should be able to take them without fear of arrest This measure is asking Oregonians to make their state the first to legalize medicinal use of psilocybin, the ps ...

14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Street Roots Endorsement | Yes on decriminalizing personal drug possession and increasing treatment funding

Ballot Measure 110 | While this measure isn’t perfect, the benefits to Oregonians that its passage will usher in should not be delayed Measure 110 would reduce possession of small amounts of illegal drugs, such as heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, from ...

14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board
Street Roots Endorsement | Yes on universal preschool in Multnomah County

Ballot Measure 26-214 | Subsidizing toddler education is the only way to make this critical step in youth development accessible to those who need it most This measure would establish free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds living in Multnomah County, a ...

14 Oct 2020 - SR editorial board