Krishna Namburi will serve as Salem's interim city manager following a unanimous Salem City Council vote Monday evening.
Namburi is a longtime city employee who was one of two deputy city managers serving under Keith Stahley prior to his abrupt departure one month ago. She oversaw much of the city's more technical work, including information technology, risk services and human resources.
Councilor Vanessa Nordyke put forward the motion to appoint her, saying she was best positioned to guide Salem through a challenging period that includes adopting a budget to address a projected $14 million deficit and a property tax measure on the May ballot.
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Matías Trejo de Dio leads the Instituto de Cultura Oregoniana, a Salem nonprofit dedicated to keeping the Spanish language alive and researching Spanish history in Oregon.
An ethics investigation established that state Rep. Greg Smith failed to disclose a key source of income for his private consulting company. Smith will get a formal letter of education…
Salem police said they have made no arrests two days after finding three windows shattered at the conservative news talk radio station KSLM early Saturday morning.
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