Two opponents of a ballot measure to reconfigure Portland city government tapped by the City Club of Portland to represent the “no” side at an upcoming debate have withdrawn, accusing the storied civic organization of playing political favorites.
The club shattered “any pretense of honesty and fairness” in an email sent by its acting president last week to promote the Oct. 14 event, Vadim Mozyrsky and Alisa Pyszka of the Partnership for Common Sense Government wrote in a letter detailing why they withdrew.