Metro President candidates Lynn Peterson and Alisa Pyszka talked with WEA members and guests this week during an in-person Breakfast Forum.
It was the organization's first in-person Breakfast Forum in more than two years.
The two candidates answered questions about homeless services, housing, transportation, and economic development in the region.
Peterson talked about the importance of access to opportunities for people - access to education, jobs, and healthcare.
She said its important to help cities like Gresham be just as successful as a Hillsboro.
Pyszka spoke about the need to get boots on the ground when it comes to the homeless situation and said there is program out of Rockford, Illinois that could be a resource.
She said Metro has had two years to plan what to do with funds from the homeless measure, saying Portland is not coming back until the homeless issue is addressed.
TVCTV will have a video recording available of this forum soon.