Kafoury delivers State of County address


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In her State of the County address chair Deborah Kafoury focused on housing, clean air and immigration.

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Kafoury delivered the 2017 address during Portland City Club’s Friday Forum.

In between jabs at the Trump Administration — “I know that many of you today are mad about the state of politics in Washington, D.C. So am I” — Kafoury touted the county’s work to reduce homelessness, her recent clean energy pledge and a $25 million commitment to infrastructure.

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Kafoury’s speech in its entirety is available here and check out these highlights below.


Housing and homelessness

Education

Infrastructure

Immigration