Measure 26-238: Unpacking Tenant Legal Representation [Multnomah County May 2023 Election]
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This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots.
Mentioned in Episode:
- Capital Gains as a driver of income inequality, with top 5% of earners in Oregon accounting for 85% of all capital gains income in 2020. [Oregon Center for Public Policy, Jan 2023]
- Eviction Courts Favor Landlords [Street Roots, Dec 2022]
- (Street Roots Radio Companion to Above Article) Evicted by Default: What's Happening in Multnomah County Eviction Courts? [XRAY.FM, Dec 2022]
- Portland Elected Officials Against 26-238* [Oregonian, Feb 2023]
- Portland Business Alliance Mounts Legal Challenge to 26-238* [Oregonian, Apr 2022]
- Earlier Coverage of Potential Administrative Costs of 26-238 [Willamette Week, Apr 2023]
*Note: This coverage comes from the Oregonian, whose Editorial Board has endorsed a 'no' vote on 26-238. John Maher, President of the Oregonian Media Group and a member of the editorial board that authored the endorsement, is also on the board of the Portland Business Alliance, who is among of the opposition's top financial contributors.
About the May 16th Special District Election:
- The May Special District Election for Multnomah County will have ballots begin to be mailed Wednesday April 26th, to be postmarked or returned to a dropbox by Tuesday May 16th, 2023 at 8pm.
Episode Credits:
This episode was hosted and produced by XRAY Development Manager, Nina Dabit, with reporting done by Street Roots Investigative Reporter Piper McDaniel. This episode was edited by Kyle Gilmer of Residual Audio.