Top Mayoral Candidates Under Fire, Illegal Donation Swapping, and MAX Fare Evasions

Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about the bonanza of traffic violations that two leading mayoral candidates have on their records, the campaign contribution swapping that most of our city candidates are engaged in, and the spike in fare evasion on TriMet’s MAX trains. Joining executive producer John Notarianni on this week’s Friday news roundup are Jake Weigler, a Portland political strategist and partner at the consulting firm Praxis, and our very own producer Giulia Fiaoni. Discussed in Today’s Episode: Carmen Rubio, a Leading Candidate for Portland Mayor, Racked Up 150 Parking, Traffic Violations, 6 Driver’s License Suspensions [Oregonian🔒] Records Show Rene Gonzalez Frequently Ticketed for Speeding, Often Failed To Show up in Court and Twice Had License Suspended [Willamette Week] Secretary of State Directs Elections Division to Open Investigation Into Candidate Donation-Swapping [Willamette Week] Fare Evasion on TriMet’s MAX Trains Hits 27%, Highest ‘In Recent Memory’  [Oregonian🔒] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this September 13th episode: D'Amore Law Group Energy Trust of Oregon