‘People are mad’: Portland votes on government changes
Frank, a homeless man sits in his tent with a river view in Portland, Ore., on June 5, 2021. Residents of Portland, Oregon, next week will vote on a ballot measure that would completely overhaul the way City Hall works, amid growing voter frustration over surging homelessness and crime. It would scrap the city's unusual commission form of government and implement a rare form of ranked choice voting not used in any other U.S. city. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein, File)
By CLAIRE RUSH
Associated Press/Report for America
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland’s official slogan is “The City That Works,” but after a tumultuous few years, many residents feel the city is anything but that...
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