You may have heard that Portland has an outdated style of city government. You might not know just how outdated it is. Of the 30 largest American cities, Portland is the only one that still uses a commission form of government in which a small group of city commissioners are responsible for both acting as the city’s legislative body and running its bureaus. “World War I was when people started moving away from this and.
Fare enforcement? More like UN-fare enforcement: The argument that the act of fare enforcement violates civil rights under the state constitution is on its way to the Washington state Supreme Court. The case could take away the authority of transit agencies to ask passengers if they paid. The Seattle Times has more. FUCK Amazon, ALL MY HOMIES FUCK Amazon : In a truly goated move, Attorney General Bob Ferguson ended Amazon’s price-fixing “Sold by Amazon” program.
The cities of Boston, Cincinnati and Cleveland all elected new mayors of color who are still in their 30s. Progressives didn't win everywhere however, with more moderate Black Democrats prevailing in Buffalo and New York City.