Rubio’s approach is in line with where I imagine the city is headed under a city manager, and probably the straightest path to streamlining everything. It will do damage to environmental and transportation policy along the way because a common perception, whether you agree with it or not, is that Portland hangs in the balance.
The objections coming from Mapps et al are pretty similar to the county’s attitude toward Portland’s shelter initiatives: That you keep control of a process not because it makes the most operational sense, but because it’s how you prevent an outcome you’re averse to (which makes its own sort of operational sense, just in a more qualitative than quantitative way.)
Rubio’s approach is in line with where I imagine the city is headed under a city manager, and probably the straightest path to streamlining everything. It will do damage to environmental and transportation policy along the way because a common perception, whether you agree with it or not, is that Portland hangs in the balance.
The objections coming from Mapps et al are pretty similar to the county’s attitude toward Portland’s shelter initiatives: That you keep control of a process not because it makes the most operational sense, but because it’s how you prevent an outcome you’re averse to (which makes its own sort of operational sense, just in a more qualitative than quantitative way.)