Portland City Council kicks the can down the road on transparency advocate

Commissioners voted unanimously at last Wednesday’s meeting to table discussion of a new city government watchdog position proposed by City Auditor Simone Rede.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Last week, as a historic amount of snow fell across Portland and many drivers were struggling to get home, Portland’s city council was in the middle of an afternoon meeting. An important topic was on the agenda during that meeting, but it got somewhat buried when the snow crippled the city for a few days.

Before the council was the topic of government transparency. Newly elected Portland City Auditor Simone Rede brought a proposal to the council, one that would

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