Mark Wiener is at the center of Uber and city hall’s uncomfortable partnership.
BY JACOB PALMER | DIGITAL NEWS EDITOR
Mark Wiener is at the center of Uber and city hall’s uncomfortable partnership.
Portland’s auditor ordered the company to turn over their contract with the lobbyist and Uber recently declined.
But Uber did acknowledge violating Portland’s lobbying regulations by not reporting until April 10 that Wiener had acted on behalf of Uber—almost three months after accurate lobbying statements for 2014 were due. The company also admitted failing to report the activity of two other lobbyists.
“We recognize that we erred,” Uber’s Dec. 4 letter to the city reads.
(READ MORE: Willamette Week)
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