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Editorial: Greene, Zaghloul and Cruz are top three for county commission seat
A persistent local government problem is that many elective officials are so dependent on the administration for information, that it puts them at a disadvantage to provide effective budget oversight An exception is Herman Greene, who as a former Portland School Board member, could go against conventional wisdom and prevail. He handled the tough…
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Singleton, Brim-Edwards, Meieran vie for county chair
No elective official in Oregon, except for the governor, has more power over homelessness than Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson who controls the county’s $4 billion annual budget and manages all county departments. Vega Pederson isn’t seeking re-election this Nov. 3. County Commissioners Shannon Singleton, Julia Brim-Edwards and former Commissioner Sharon Meieran are running…
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Former Commissioner Meieran still thinking about run for Multnomah County Chair
By Jim Redden More than two months after Multnomah County Commissioners Shannon Singleton and Julia Brim-Edwards announced they are running for Multnomah County Chair, former Commissioner Sharon Meieran says she is still thinking about it. In an April 14 email to supporters, Meieran, who represented District 1 from 2017 to 2025, said she will decide…
