BREAKING: Should Dan Saltzman Have Declared A Conflict Before Giving $600,000 To His Girlfriend's Charity?

Portland Mercury:

If there's one thing City Commissioner Dan Saltzman has been mentioning a lot in his re-election bid, especially compared to the police bureau, it's his Children's Levy. He mentioned it 12 times in an hour at his city club appearance a couple of weeks ago, for example. But Saltzman has been far less candid about the fact that in his role as Allocation Committee Chair of the Children's Levy, he made a three-year contribution last year of $600,000 to his girlfriend's charity, without declaring a conflict of interest to the board...

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