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Joshua Marquis's avatar

One truly scary - and illegal - theme that runs through this is a total disregard for the Oregon Public Meetins and Records Act (often mis-named the 'Freedom of Information Act, which is a federal law). Oregon Revised Chapter 192.et. seq. sets out the requirements for "openness" whih is apparently deliberately enigneered into NOT happening with this witches' brew of committees.

The fact is that if a city official is babysitting these groups and if they are acting on authority or funds that came in part or full from the City of County, they are subject to the Public Meetings law.

That emans no "blacking out" inconvient portions or even worse refusing to take minutes or deliberately not achieving a quorum as another excuse not to follow THE LAW.

Of course with a state AG who is complicit and a DA who is even more "in the bag," there are now actrual public officials people can count on to create TRUE "transparency."

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Theresa Griffin Kennedy's avatar

Another great article!!

“There they were, the Portland Districting Commission, arrayed like eggs in a crate on ZOOM.”

Hilarious! I love your metaphors! But a well researched and well written article! I too am fed up with “personal pronouns.” Jesus, who gives a shit?!

I don’t tell people my favorite sexual position, and I’ll never understand why pronouns are so damn important, either. We’ve got other more important things to worry about.

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