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Challengers oust incumbents in Pendleton City Council races
Candidates backed by Neighbors for a Better Pendleton and supported by $30,000 in PAC donations are poised to unseat several incumbents over homelessness enforcement policies.
The Pendleton City Council is on the verge of a major shake-up as several challengers lead incumbents, according to unofficial election results. All of the successful challengers were backed by Neighbors for a Better Pendleton, a community group pushing for a more aggressive approach to enacting city codes aimed at people who are homeless. The likely councilors-elect also got help in another way: thousands of dollars in donations from a politica…