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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: A Boring Budget Item Highlights Public Safety Dysfunction
Description: Full Text: It’s budget season for local governments in Oregon. Budgets may sound boring. In reality, they are the best demonstration of what politicians truly prioritize. Forget the campaign promises and the press releases. The budget is where the action is.
This year, there is a line item tucked into the City of Portland budget for Prosper Portland to provide money to small businesses that were damaged by vandalism or theft.
Your gut instinct may be to say, “That’s great! Finally, Portland is doing something to help.”
But think about it. This bor...