An apology letter to former Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty was issued earlier this week by Mayor Ted Wheeler on behalf of the city of Portland, as part of a legal settlement with Hardesty. Hardesty, who served on the Portland City Council from 2019 to 2022, sued the city and police union in 2021, following the leak of false information about her by members of the Portland Police Bureau to the Oregonian. Police, including the.
When former mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone launched her second campaign in 2019, she still had plenty to learn about being a major candidate for public office. Some of the lessons were predictable. Others were not. “One of the first things that someone taught me when I was running for office was how to get fitted for a proper bra,” Iannarone said. “I didn’t even know that that was a thing.” Judith Rizzio joined Iannarone’s campaign.
More than two dozen Oregon mayors, including several in Southern Oregon, want the state to play a more leading role in homelessness as momentum builds for a tougher approach.