Here’s information to help you vote. Learn about the candidates for Multnomah County Commissioner District 2. Listen while they explain their ideas and why they want to serve in this position. Click below.
Category: Events
Civic education forums, luncheons, social events
Candidate Forum for Multnomah County Chair
Hear from 3 of the 4 candidates for Chair of the Multnomah County Commission. Here is information to help you learn about the candidates’ ideas and qualifications, so you can cast an informed vote. Click below.
Watch the Metro President Candidate Interview
Get to know Lynn Peterson, candidate for Metro President. Ms. Peterson’s opponent, Michael Langley, had accepted the LWV of Portland’s invitation to participate in this forum, but did not notify us that he could not attend. Therefore we used the time to interview Ms. Peterson. You can find information about Mr. Langley in the League’s Multnomah County Voters’ Guide, available at all Multnomah County libraries, or online at vote411.org. To hear Lynn Peterson, click below.
Watch the Multnomah Co. Auditor Candidate Forum
Get to know the candidates for Multnomah County Auditor, hear what they have to say, and learn about their qualifications for the job. Here’s information to help you vote! Click below.
Reducing Portland’s Carbon Footprint – March 13
Reducing Portland’s Carbon Footprint
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30),
Multnomah County Board Room, 501 SE Hawthorne, Portland, OR
Free and open to the public.
How can our city, county and residents reduce carbon emissions and limit our impact on climate change?
Did you know that the City of Portland and Multnomah County have a Climate Action Plan that provides a roadmap for cutting our carbon emissions? If successful, by 2050 we will cut our carbon emissions by 80 percent. There is a role for everyone: government, businesses, and individuals.
The League of Women Voters of Portland will present an educational panel discussion to explore how Portland is working to reduce its carbon footprint. The City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will give us an overview of the plan, including the goals and our progress so far. The Northwest Earth Institute will explain what individuals can do to lower their personal carbon footprint, and will offer opportunities for involvement in Earth Day activities and beyond. Local businesses will discuss what they are doing to thrive and grow while lowering the carbon footprint of their businesses.
If you are interested in what our city is doing to reduce our carbon footprint and what this will mean to you, please come to our March Civic Education Panel Discussion or listen online. The program will be recorded by MetroEast Community Media for rebroadcast after the program and will be available on the League of Women Voters website, lwvpdx.org. Funding for the recording is provided by the Multnomah Bar Foundation.
Parking is available on the street. Multnomah County Building is easily accessed by public transportation. Trimet options include bus lines 4, 6, 10, 14, 15 and the Portland Streetcar.