Portland 'Expediting Groups' Exempt from Lobbying Disclosures

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This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. 

Resources Mentioned and Further info on City of Portland Lobbying & Expediting Groups, etc.

• City of Portland Lobbying Activity & Political Consultant Reports [Resource referenced by Piper]

• City of Portland Resolution to Create Expediting Groups

• Mayor Wheeler's Press Release Announcing the Expediting Groups

• Definition of Lobbying in Portland City Code

• Right-of-Way City Code often used as shorthand for homeless encampment sweeps

• Business Owners Successfully asking City Officials for Sweeps Outside of Intentionally Objective Established City Processes [Street Roots March 2022]

• Portland Business Alliance claims credit Mayor Wheeler's action on homelessness via successful lobbying

• Billionaire Developer Jordan Schnitzer's Revitalize Portland Coalition's policy agenda 

• Portland Business Alliance Policy Agenda

• PSU Professor of Innovative Housing Policy Lisa Bates

Episode Credits: 

This episode was hosted and produced by XRAY Development Manager, Nina Dabit with reporting done by Street Roots Investigative Reporter Piper McDaniel. It was edited by Kyle Gilmer of Residual Audio.