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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (April 8, 2016)
2 0 1 6 PORTLAND MAYOR'S RACE Page 10 QUIZ, from page 9 th em succeeding and assum ing positions of power. As mayor, I will be com m itted to prom oting adults of color (and w om en) to highest positions in ou r city. If th a t m eans assum ing control of ALL city b ureaus until th eir leadership reflects th is value, so b e i t DAVID SCHOR Young people of color n e e d th e sam e things all young people need, b u t on average th ey have a h a rd er tim e accessing th e com m unity re so u rce s they Q n eed . I will w ork to en su re th a t o u treach to people of color is su stain ed and effective, th a t young people have stable, affordable housing options, and th a t th e re are pathw ays to w ork and self- sufficiency for th o se who have n o t b e en well-served by o u r existing m odels. I will s e t an exam ple for o th e r em ployers by e nsuring th e city m akes re cru itm e n t of a diverse workforce a top priority, and will w ork to m ake sure th a t financing is available for youth who wish to sta rt th e ir own businesses. J E S S IE SPONBERG Find and fund m ore com m unity based program s th a t have been existing w ithout m ajor funding, while sim ultaneously putting long term recipients of city funding un d er increased scrutiny. TED WHEELER I will help en su re young people of color will succeed in P ortland by prom oting policies th a t connect th em to th e education and training th ey will n e ed to com pete for th e high-skill, high- wage jobs of th e future. In one sentence, state something you will do as mayor to ease the burden on Portland’s small businesses. JULES BAILEY: Stream line business assistance p rogram s in a new B ureau of Small B usiness and E conom ic E m pow erm ent. PATTY BURKETT: Teach th em to p ro sp e r in th e W orld of C om m erce by exercising th e ir fiscal responsibilities, specific n e ed s and financial rew ards through th e provisions in h ere n t in U n if o r m C o m m e r c ia l C o d e . SEAN DAWS: W e a r e c r e a t in g a “H om e C o u rt A dvantage” p rogram th at, am ongst' o th e r things, will m ake P ortland b u sin ess ow nership a reality for a w ider range of people. BIN! DOTSON: In c re a se taxes for large corporations. If a corporation cannot rem ain profitable w hile paying em ployees a livable w age and paying com parable tax es to w h at local b u sin e ss pays, th e n th a t co rp o ratio n functions explicitely on th e exploitation of o u r com m unities. DEBORAH HARRIS: I w ill r e v ie w s o m e o f t h e r e g u l a t o r y t a x e s o n s m a ll b u s in e s s . SARAH IANNARONE: As a sm all-business owner, I know how difficult it can b e navigating city bureaucracy, so I will have a sm all-business liaison in th e m ayor’s office - a problem -solving concierge, of so rts - to h elp th e m ad d ress th e ir unique needs. DAVID SCHOR: C reating stable, affordable housing for em ployees will help m ake retaining w orkers easier,, and creating a m unicipal bank will m ake financing m o re affordable. TED WHEELER: I w ill c r e a t e a n O ffic e o f S m a ll B usiness E xpansion to consolidate, stream line and re d u ce th e co sts of th e p e rm ittin g and inspection process. Jessie Sponberg did not answer. 1 0 . Pair the issue with the sentiment. Use each sentiment only once: 1. Sit-lie sidewalk law 2. Public campaign finance option 3. Expanded light rail transit into Washington St. 4. PPB Horse Patrol JU L E S BAILEY 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit-lie sidew alk law - d. N ope Public cam paign finance - a. G re a t idea E xpanded light rail - c. N eed s w ork P P B H o rse P atrol - b. G ood idea PATTY BURKETT 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit-lie sidew alk law - d. N ope Public cam paign finance - c. N eeds work E xpanded light rail - b. Good idea P P B H o rse P atrol - a. G re a t idea SEAN DAVIS 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit-lie sidew alk law - c. N e ed s w ork Public cam paign finance - a. G re at idea E xpanded light rail - b. G ood idea PP B H o rse P atrol - d. N ope BIM DOTSON 1. Sit-lie sidew alk law - d. N ope 2. Public cam paign finance - a. G re a t idea 3. E xpanded light rail - b. G ood idea 4. P P B H o rse P atrol - c. N eed s w ork DEBORAH HARRIS 1. Sit-lie sidew alk law - d. N ope 2. Public cam paign finance - b. G ood idea a. Great idea b. Good idea c. Needs work d. Nope 3. E xpanded light rail - a. G re a t idea 4. PP B H o rse P atrol - c. N eed s w ork SARAH IANNARONE 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit-lie sidew alk law - d. N ope Public cam paign finance - b. Good idea E xpanded light rail - a. G re a t idea P P B H o rse P atrol - c. N eeds w ork DAVID SCHOR 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit-lie sidew alk law - d. N ope Public cam paign finance - a. G reat idea E xpanded light rail - b. Good idea P P B H o rse P atrol - c. N eeds w ork J E S S IE SPONBERG 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit-lie sidew alk law - c. N eeds w ork Public cam paign finance - a. G re at idea E xpanded fight rail - b. G ood idea PP B H o rse P atrol - d. N ope TED WHEELER 1. 2. 3. 4. Sit-lie sidew alk law - d. N ope Public cam paign finance - b. G ood idea E xpanded fight rail - a. G re a t idea P P B H o rse P atrol - c. N e ed s w ork 44 Portland is losing " significant, large trees at a rapid pace to development. In 50 words or less, what will you do to save these legacy trees? JU L E S BAILEY We n e ed planning th a t in co p o rates tre e s and tre e canopy as p a rt of a resiliency strateg y in e x trem e w eather, and e n su re s tre e canopy is som ething all P o rtlan d e rs can enjoy, n o t ju s t th o se in privileged neighborhoods. PATTY BURKETT STOP! SEAN DAVIS As a m a tte r of a esth etics, I w ould se e k to su p p o rt th e neighborhood review bo ard s th a t judge and d e te rm in e th e changing c h a ra c te r of th e ir p a r t of th e city. However, as an environm ental issu e o u r tre e s a re n e e d e d to tra p po llu tan ts from th e a ir and re d u ce th e effects of u rb an h e a t islands. I would em pow er th e n eighborhood design review for th e s e issu es. Judging by th e air quality from u nderregulation, w e n e e d o u r tre e s. girlfriend was created by a Saturday Market vendor. Portland is “a city that values community, art, and the people we love, ” Schor says. IL . BIM DOTSON I p ro p o se stream lining th e p ro c ess to certify o u r h isto ric buildings so th a t th e y are safe from d estru ctio n . I will fight for f u rth e r lim itations on w h a t d evelopers can te a r down. I p ro p o se including o u r legacy tre e s in th a t citification p ro c ess so th a t th e r e is a cle ar way to p ro te c t th e s e histo ric tre a su re s, buildings o r tre e s, no m a tte r w ho w ants to m ake m oney from tea rin g th em down. <4 ‘A 1 Au* ILL Î 1 SARAH IANNARONE In ste ad of fighting to save tr e e s as a m a tte r of developm ent policy, le t’s m ake it a fight to rem ove th em . M any tre e s are m ore valuable th a n th e cookie-cutter M cM ansions replacing them . DAVID SCHOR We n e e d to m ake ex tra efforts. C reating a histo ric tre e designation w ith te e th would be a sta rt. I will fight to p ro tec t th e canopy of Portland, because it is critical to com m unity character. J E S S IE SPONBERG T rees are n e a r th e top on my priority lis t No rem oval of any tre e s older than 70 years. T h ese tre e s cannot be replaced. One day we will wake up and realize th a t we can never go back. In a hundred years you will thank m e. I will push for legislation to save all tre e s equally, n o t ju st o nes in affluent neighborhoods. (Do \ ' F a i * DEBORAH HARRIS To save th e legacy trees, I will involve th e people from th e affected neighborhoods. Before developm ent occurs, neighborhood associations will be .m ade aw are p rio r to th e start-up of th e p ro je c t We will have m eetings to h e a r from th e com m unity and g a th e r th e ir concerns th e n move forw ard w ith strategies. Proactive conversation will b e shared w ith developers. Legacy tre e s belong to all of o ur generations. Legacy tre e s help m aintain pro p erty value and future generations and com m unities will enjoy th e beauty and benefits. V 1' / A n - ’>•/ A? “Secret Club Ace” by Aaron Voronoff Trotter, submitted by Jessie Sponberg. 4 0 1" Yes or No: Understanding we’re going to have street homelessness, do you support tent cities? JULES BAILEY: No. PATH BURKETT: No. SEAN DAVIS: Yes, R2D2 (Right 2 D ream 2) is a m odel th a t should b e e m boldened and su p p o rte d until o u r city g o v ern m en t catch es up to th e severity of th e situation and begins feeding m o re th a n th e h o m ele ssn e ss industry. R2D2 re p re s e n ts a conduit from th e stre e ts. BIM DOTSON: Yes. DEBORAH HARRIS: No. SARAH IANNARONE: Yes. C om m unity m atters. If econom ic refugees in a b ru tal system choose to g a th e r to g e th e r to im prove th e ir quality of life and in cre ase th e ir chances of survival, w ho am I to stop them ? DAVID SCHOR: Yes. TED W HEELER JESSIE SPONBERG: Yes. T h e Portland Plan says w e’re supposed to keep tre e canopy for a bunch of good reasons y e t o u r big tre e s are being hacked down as th e city develops. I w ant to se e an end to indiscrim inate tre e downing, and I pledge to in cre ase tre e canopy in E a s t P ortland by 10 p e rc e n t by th e e n d of m y th ird year in office. TED WHEELER: In m y opinion, pop-up te n t cam ps are a t b e s t a sh o rt-term solution, b u t th e re m ay b e o th e r com m unity options besid es pop-up te n t cam p s th a t are viable solutions. I will w ork w ith h om eless advocates to explore th o se options.
