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'Culturally Specific Corrections Counselors,' a 'Construction Diversity and Equity Fund,' and Race-Based Shelter Referrals: Portland Proposes Budget Larded With Racially Discriminatory Programs
Aaron Sibarium
May 22, 2026
Multnomah County, Oregon, which includes the majority of Portland, plans to spend nearly $300 million on explicitly race-conscious programs over the next year, documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show, including a program that aims to house minority veterans "at rates equal to or greater than their white peers."
The documents, which include the county's proposed FY2027 budget as well as internal "equity" metrics, illustrate the scale of taxpayer-funded race discrimination in the greater Portland area, where "BIPOC" residents receive priority access to counseling, housing assistance, and rent relief.
Nearly $50 million has been budgeted for programs that appear to exclude white people entirely, according to a Free Beacon analysis. An additional $248 million will go to programs that use racial preferences or are geared toward race-conscious outcomes, such as the county's street outreach program, which indicates that "BIPOC" homeless people should be "referred to shelter at rates as high or higher than non-Hispanic whites."
https://freebeacon.com/america/culturally-specific-corrections-counselors-a-construction-diversity-and-equity-fund-and-race-based-shelter-referrals-portland-proposes-budget-larded-with-racially-discriminatory-programs/
