Editorial: Portland City Council’s budgeting shell game

With Portland facing a $160 million shortfall for the coming year, pain was always going to be the theme of budget discussions. Portlanders will feel it in reduced public safety workers, parks maintenance cutbacks and fewer shelters for those who are homeless. But several of the changes that Portland city councilors made to Mayor Keith Wilson’s proposed budget last week may extend that pain for years to come.

المصدر: The Oregonian