Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez continued his barrage of criticism toward Chair Jessica Vega Pederson’s $4 billion budget Monday, piling reporters into his office for a second media event decrying potential cuts to his staff.
Deputy District Attorney Theresa Turner, who leads the office’s efforts to curtail retail theft, joined Vasquez to highlight her work. Her job and the positions of nine others in the District Attorney’s Office would be cut under the proposed fiscal plan Vega Pederson unveiled Thursday, Vasquez said.
“It would be us taking steps back,” Turner said. “To see all of that go, I mean, what message would that send?”…