PORTLAND, Ore. — For a recent trip to Vienna, Austria to study the city’s social housing model, Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos allocated almost $20,000 from her office’s budget to fund the trip for a three-person team.
The cost breakdown came Tuesday in a blog post on Avalos’ city web page written by her chief of staff, Jamey Evenstar.
Before the trip, KGW’s Blair Best asked Avalos in an interview whether she knew how much the trip was going to cost. She and a spokesperson weren’t able to provide an answer at the time. However, Avalos defended the expense as a discretionary one, and within her office’s budget…