Standing Room Only for First Metro Prez Debate

All of the bike racks were full outside the Kennedy School for tonight's Metro Council President debate, the first face-off between the three candidates running to replace David Bragdon next year. I had to lock to a tree and now I'm sitting on the floor next to the table selling "Got Green?" shirts, which are being sold by the debate sponsor, Metro's AFSCME union.

Former 1000 Friends of Oregon director Bob Stacey and current Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder have been squaring off on issues like the Columbia River Crossing since the fall and, with the addition of former Hillsboro mayor Tom Hughes, they're here to take questions on Metro issues like urban and rural reserves, the urban growth boundary, transportation funding and how to build more livable communities.