October 2016
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Still can’t decide? Here are two great opportunities to see local candidates live and in person
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
Election Day is right around the
corner—November 8, to be exact. But
we all know that ballots will be in the
mail much earlier. Who are you going to
vote for locally? If you’re not sure, there
are a couple of opportunities to see the
candidates and hear their positions, up
front and personal.
The Westside Voters Forum will
be held on Monday, Oct. 10 at the
Multnomah Arts Center auditorium,
7688 SW Capitol Hwy.
This year’s forum will first feature
Steve Novick and Chloe Eudaly,
who are running against each other
for Portland City Commissioner.
Second will be Sharon Meiran and Eric
Zimmerman who are running against
each other for Multnomah County
Commissioner.
There will be a meet-and-greet with
candidates from 6:15—7 p.m. and the
forum will take place from 7—8:30 p.m.
It’s free.
Hosted by Courtenay Hameister,
Portland writer, director and former
host of Live Wire! Radio, Candidates
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Candidates Novick and Eudaly will
face each other at this event as well, so
it will be interesting to see how they
manage to be in two political debates in
one night at the same time on opposite
sides of the Willamette River.
Rumor has it that there will also
be lively discussions centering on
the presidential race, the statewide
corporate tax, the technical education
measure, and much more. Crazy antics
including comedy and arm-wrestling
are guaranteed at this one!
It all takes place on Monday, October
10, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Revolution Hall
(1300 SE Stark Street). All ages. $5 ticket
in advance. $10 ticket at the door.
Much ado about a proposed
amphitheater in Spring Garden Park
The Portland City Commissioner
Amanda Fritz, the commissioner in
charge of the Bureau of Parks and
Recreation, made opening remarks at a
public meeting in Spring Garden Park
on Sept. 20.
The meeting was an opportunity for
Multnomah neighbors to vote for their
favorite gathering space options. Option
1 included a concrete pad and seating
wall (with electric outlet). Option 2 was
no concrete pad, keeps the seating wall.
Multnomah neighbors discuss options for a gathering space at Spring Garden Park on
Sept. 20. (Post photo by Don Snedecor)
Option 3 called for boulders and trees
instead.
Some 100 folks filled out the yellow
sheets, including pros and cons, and
stuffed them in the ballot box to be
counted later behind closed doors at
City Hall. Commissioner Fritz and other
bigwigs will make the final decision.
Everyone was quite earnest and
serious at this event except for observer
Mike Roche of Multnomah, a veteran of
the Southwest Community Plan, and
two college-age audiophiles named
Ray and Alex who host a comedy
podcast called “Everything About It Is
A Podcast” on Soundcloud.
If everything is in order, by the
time you read this you can listen to
Commissioner Fritz’s opening remarks
as well as Ray and Alex’s lively take on
free ice cream, Spring Garden Park and
investigative journalism by clicking on
a link on the Southwest Portland Post
website (www.SWPortlandPost.com)
entitled, “A Four Dollar Word for a Fifty
Cent Park.”