Chair Jessica Vega Pederson has relied on “leadership team” of elected officials, county staffers, treatment experts and others to help craft the county's response to a new law making drug possession a misdemeanor crime.Dave Killen / The Oregonian
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson on Tuesday rebuffed a call from a fellow commissioner to allow the public to participate in meetings to plan for a post-Measure 110 response for recriminalizing small amounts of drugs.
Vega Pederson said the “leadership team” she convened has opted to work behind closed doors.
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