2 0 1 6 PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL RACE
Street Roots • April 15-21,2016
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The class
Commissioner, position No. 1
LANITA DUKE
1 Duke, a
lifelong
Portland
I resident, is a
lutai amitd-
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producer/
owner o f Grussmot News NW, a
journalist, and a 3(}year veteran
radio host o f “From tke
Grassroots ’ on KIU )O 96, 7 FM.
AMANDA FRITZ
incumbent
DAVID MORRISON
Mamsua has,
owned three
J bookstores in
| Portland,
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. 'nt lading his
current
business,
whose profits
he donates to
juvenile. diabetes research or fe
s t i v i t i . -, that involi i informing
people o, fht kt illh risks of
te’irlr'n, technology.
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ANN SANDERSON
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Sandt rson
owns a hair
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small startup
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that
c()min^ on^ i
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for the
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online.
Parks and Ft i r> alum and trie
profiles. She is president o f die
Office o f Neighborhood
Woodstock Community Business
Im olicm m L Pnciuudv. she was
A'SOi iation and a board member
a registered nurse.
oj \ eut u n Pm Hand and
Southeast Uplift.
Fritz has been
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commissioner
stnee 2W 9.
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*Sara Long and Tabitha Ivan did not respond to Street Roots’pop quiz.
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director o f the
Multnomah
Educational
Service
District.
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u o tke d a sa
n't// estate broker and spent two
yiat!, studying to tn a paralegal
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SHANNON
ESTABROOK
Estabrook is a mother, a
grandmother and a semi-retired
college instructor o f at-risk
student, ai curding to her filing
o f candidacy.
CHLOE EUDALY
Eudaly, a
book seller
and
publisher, is
a co-founder
oj the
Independent
Publishing
Resource
Center and tke Special
E d io ilium PTA of Portland Sin
ha-. d a 1-ted m et a decade to
divii’ility adm iatj and morr
recently tu n u d her attention to
affordable housing and tenants
rights.
STEVE NOVICK
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t’s the City Council candidates’ turn to go back to school with Street Roots.
Last week, Street Roots featured the mayoral candidates’ response to our pop quiz. Look for
the County Commission candidates, in the next edition.
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You only have $10 million to spend. The fire
■ bureau says that without $5 million, call times for
critical services will be hampered, potentially
costing people’s lives. Social-service agencies need $5
million because rent increases mean they can’t place
people Into housing, creating a backlog of people
waiting to get off the streets. Both the police and the
parks bureaus need critical support for services totaling
$7 million. W h a t d o y o u d o ? (150 words or less)
S$| Portland city
commissioner.
He was an
environ
mental law
I airón mu ni
attorney at
/A? I r..'i Judo e Di partaient
SUZANNE STAHL
rights
advocate, is
chair o f the
Portland
Commission
on Disability
and its
Accessibility
in the Itudt Environment
subcommittee. She is a volunteer
program assistant a t Legacy
Good Samaritan Hospital and
is secretary o f the auxiliary
board.
FRED STEW ART
1 manne
veteran, Fred
Stewart is a
hotland
Realtor and
founder of
Stewart
Group Realty.
’ Joseph Puckett, James Bernard Lee. Stuart Emmons and
L. ah Dumas did rwl respond to Street Roots pop quiz.
n The Portland Police Bureau’s
“
contract with the city says
police officers Involved in an
incident using deadly force must
receive 48 hours’ notice before
being compelled to speak to
bureau investigators. Average
citizens, however, are questioned
often immediately on the grounds
of capturing the best memory of
L A N IT A D U K E
Oil the weekends and graveyard shifts, phone calls for critical
services will go directly to th e Ere station for evaluation, response
and dispatch - $2,-5. million. I will redevelop Wapato Jail as a S R O with
centralized social services on site and re-route T r i M e t to t h a t area -
$ 3 m illio n .
Commissioner, position No. 4
MICHAEL DURROW
Pop Quiz!
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I will redirect the Portland Housing Bureau to set up a pilot
program to add an extra bedroom and bath to rent out for
homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage - $7-million
Maintenance for the park bureau will be temporarily cut and
prioritized to w ater leaks and roofing - all work contracted to small
businesses and contractors - $500,000.
Police - Public Safety - Bring back Community Policing - $3
million
M IC H A E L D U R R O W
The framing of this question is tremendously hypothetical, but it
hangs on fire departm ent response times and people sleeping on the
streets v. what? Layoffs in the police departm ent and park service and
maybe some deferred-maintenance in parks? The police have a
100M+ budget, and though th e parks budget is less than 75M, these
two departments could recover fester and with less long-term
damages to th e residents of the city. I spend the money on the
Portland Fire Departm ent and social services.
SHA N N O N ESTABRO O K
The 10 million would be divided evenly between all three agencies.
'• Our police and fire are considered to be the best in the nation. I
will 'ALWAYS support the Portland Police. Always. I support unions.
ALWAYS. We as citizens need to overlook these agencies. Always. As
in occupation there are bigoted, irrational employees. However, our
Portland Police have very few. It is our responsibility to continue this.
•Social Services is a mess. Home Forward has become a c r im in a l
participant Private so-called “non profits” are stealing blatantly from
Portland taxpayers. Federal HUD inspections are fa ilin g . We are now
losing federal dollars that will not come back.
Before Home Forward gets one new dollar, an immediate
investigation would take place. For example, contracted property
managers. I will use IPM. Currently stealing valuable money for the
homeless, through city funds.
These funds are earmarked for the homeless. Not for private
pockets; Home Forward is in existence to help not h u r t IPM is
criminal. An immediate investigation is necessary immediately.
C H LO E EUDALY
I will prioritize social services and pursue any additional measures
available in stemming the tide of unchecked rent increases and
no-cause evictions, which have led to tens of thousands of cost-
burdened renters as well as a significant portion of our homeless
population. By helping t o keep people in then: homes, as well as
See QUIZ, page 8
events. Y e s o r N o: W o u ld y o u
v o te to a b o lis h th e 4 8 -h o u r ru le ?
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LANITA DUKE: Y e s , 1 w o u ld a d v o c a te t o t h e
I mayor for th e abolishment of th e 48-hour
I rule.
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f MICHAEL DURROW: I would strongly be in favor
o f one rule for all. I f the police don’t want to
speak, they can avail themselves of the Fifth
A m endm ent
S H A N N O N E S T A B R O O K No. Absolutely not. I
would follow police union dictate. Unions
firs t Always.
CHLOE EUDALY: Yes. It is not common or best
practice in law enforcement, it will improve
police accountability, and it’s called for under
our DOJ settlem ent Perhaps most
importantly the continued refusal of the
police union to get rid of the 48-hour rule is
increasing community m istrust and
resentm ent at a time when PPD needs to be
mending its fences.
A M A N D A F R IT Z :
Yes.
D A V ID M O R R IS O N :
Absolutely
S T E V E N O V IC K : Y e s .
Sorry. Yes/no answers to
complex questions make for bad policy. As a
council member, I would ask to h ear from all
parties involved, including national experts in
police shooting investigations. Then I would
make a decision on what to recommend to.
my council colleagues.
ANN SANDERSON:
SUZANNE STAHL: GET RID OF THE 48 HOUR
RULE! The city m ust be transparent and
accountable, and allowing officers “down
tim e” is egregious. If they are held above the
law, they will act above the law, Information
and memory is more accurate immediately
after an event. If officers don’t disclose
information right away, pertinent information
may be lost,
F R E D S TE W A R T : Y e s .