Sharon Meieran
@SMeieran
This entire article is so outrageous it’s impossible to comment on the whole, except to call “Bullshit!” Every paragraph contains an egregious claim, and to respond would take volumes, so I’ll just provide a few examples in the order they were reported. 1. “Counties are betting…
This whistleblower action should include the leaders in charge of perpetuating Multnomah County’s failed mental health system. A year and a half ago, as a Multnomah County Commissioner, I wrote to fellow board members calling out the County’s egregious failure to fulfill its…
This is what happens when politics is prioritized over policy in a government responsible for crucial human services. A reporter should investigate how many consultants Multnomah County (read as JVP) has hired over the past 2.5 years in the core work of the county -…
“Failing to plan is planning to fail” should be Multnomah County’s tagline. oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…
A few months ago I asked how many times the Multnomah County chair needed to reverse course before she realized she was going in the wrong direction. Apprently, her answer is an enthusiastic "still counting!" She just added youth mental health to the embarrassing list of…
It's been quite a week. Not only did I have the honor of being a guest on the @rationalinpdx podcast talking about Multnomah County government and its $4 billion budget, but I had the pleasure of speaking with @AllanClassen about the major issues facing Portland and Multnomah…
I had an amazing time talking to Kristin Olson and Andy Chandler as a guest on the @rationalinpdx podcast. Many (most?) people still don't know that Multnomah County government even exists, let alone what it does. Yet it plays the most pivotal role in the Portland area when it…
It was an amazing conversation. We covered pretty much everything Multnomah County! Thank you for inviting me as your guest and for doing this essential work.
Check out @rationalinpdx's new episode with @SMeieran, I had such a great time cohosting and talking with Sharon who has tremendous experience and ideas to change Multnomah County.
Today the Multnomah County board is considering "approval" of the chair's proposed budget - to be distinguished from adoption - to begin the formal budget process. When I was on the Multnomah County board, I called for a complete budget overhaul, saying the budget needed to be…
Because the chair has surrounded herself with incompetence, she regularly overpays consultants to do the work that is literally the county’s job. While redundantly paying county staff for not doing the work they’re supposed to be doing. And still the county doesn’t have a plan.…
The genius minds behind Portland charter reform including @candaceforpdx didn't think to define what a tie vote is on a 12-member council. The same 12 member council that's supposed to be currently serving Portland and steering policy.
Spot on!
This week, Multnomah County passed what they’re calling a new “transparency reform.” For the first time ever, they’ll require paid lobbyists to register and report expenses when trying to influence county decisions. Sounds good, right? But here’s what they’re not telling you.…
“No thanks, we’ve already got one. It’s very nice.” As Monty Python brought humor to the search for the Holy Grail, so Multnomah County just keeps searching for different ways to say they’ve finally achieved a database to track the homeless people they aren’t serving. The scope…
The only sobering thing about Multnomah County is the time and money they are wasting. oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…
I hope people understand what today's news actually is, and where it leaves us. What this is: The “fall guy” plan. It comes right after the “f*ck up” plan in the Multnomah County manual. Let’s be clear - Dan Field’s dismissable offense has been to unquestionably implement…
Here’s how Multnomah County’s homeless services director tries to explain why he’s cutting services that work, while maintaining the county’s unblemished record of failure: “We’ve been talking about having to return to a steady state of revenue,” Homeless Services Department…
What's happening now didn't spring out of thin air. The writing has been on the wall for years. It's just been ignored as those in charge forged ahead building sandcastles and pretending they were solid. I'm reposting my comments from last year's budget adoption. They were on…
Let's stop beating around the bush. This is straight up budget malpractice. Government accounting processes aren’t usually compelling, but what’s been coming out of Multnomah County over the past couple of weeks has been outrageous. The county’s budgeting guidelines dictate not…