Willamette Week Video: Kathleen Saadat on Charter Reform

It’s not wholly baffling that Saadat would oppose the measure. She’s close with Thomas Lauderdale, the Pink Martini bandleader, and former advisors to late Mayor Bud Clark, all of whom are active in a “no” campaign. But it was nonetheless surprising.

We asked her about that seeming dissonance. Saadat argued the changes would add voices to City Hall but create such confusion that the ostensible gains for equity would be worth little.

Click to listen to her full answer in the clip.