The City’s Campaign Finance Watchdog Is Also a Lobbyist? Plus, What To Do With 20 Empty School Buildings, and Mailbag!
We're looking into why a city campaign finance officer was lobbying city leaders in her free time — and just what might happen to roughly 20 school buildings if Portland Public Schools closes them. Plus, we're ripping open our mailbag and hearing from you, our listeners. Joining host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week reporter and author Brianna Wheeler, and Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel.
Discussed in today's episode:
- Portland’s airport watering hole has been nominated for best airport bar in America [Oregonian]
- A City Campaign Finance Officer Lobbied Councilors in Her Free Time Last Year [Willamette Week]
- What Will Happen to the School Buildings the District Closes? [Willamette Week]
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