Three Portland-based organizations are challenging a ballot proposal that would divert money from Portland’s billion-dollar climate action fund to hire more police officers.
The Coalition of Communities of Color, Next Up Action Fund and Portland for All are challenging an initiative that would divert a quarter of the voter-approved Portland Clean Energy Fund’s yearly generated funds to hire about 400 new Portland Police officers.
The challenge to the police-backed initiative was officially filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Wednesday by three Portlanders who represent these groups…