Northwest Labor Press: Measure 26-267, A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

In a world in where ideas compete for your attention and campaigns use buzz words to make you fall in love with their proposals, it’s sometimes tough to sort the facts from the fluff.

That’s why you, dear readers, have me. Let me help you understand the only measure that Portlanders will consider on their Nov. 3 general election ballot.

Measure 26-267 is an idea brought to you by mostly out-of-state interests that would embed in the city’s constitution – its charter – a virtually un-fixable concept that would redirect 2% of General Fund expenditures each and every year forever to a special pot for new projects. It would peel $16.4 million away from the funds for firefighting, shelter beds, parks maintenance, voter-approved programs, and Portland Street Response to pay for these inessential new projects.

Read the rest at nwlaborpress.org.