2 0 1 6 PORTLAND MAYOR'S RACE
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“Secret Club Ace” by Aaron Voronoff
Trotter, submitted by Jessie Sponberg.
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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.