Photo illustration: Axios Visuals. Photo: Courtesy of Steve Novick.
Steve Novick is one of a dozen new council members who will be sworn in to lead Portland's overhauled government structure in January.
The latest: Axios Portland asked Novick, who will be representing District 3, what his top priority is and what constituents might not know about him.
Responses have been edited for length and clarity.
Policy priority: Homelessness spendingĀ
What he's saying: Novick plans to call for joint hearings with the council and Multnomah County on "the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the various homelessness interventions we are spending money on."
"I think we and the public would benefit from such a review," he told Axios in an emailed statement.
šŖ Fun fact: Novick makes "really good chocolate chip cookies," he said.Ā
š Our thought bubble:Ā As journalists, we're going to need to verify this claim for ourselves.
