Whether you like it or not, Metro's going to get its Convention Center hotel, subsidized by millions in taxpayer dollars. Multnomah County's elections director says that opponents can't put the "funding package" to a vote. Sort of like what they do with light rail and streetcars: after voters rejected two light rail lines, our overlords built them anyway - and simply stopped allowing the public to vote on their projects. Pay up, Peon.
If the housing market continues to improve, we'll be getting out from under the thumbs of these arrogant dorks.