Mary Hull Caballero was sworn in as Portland's next City Auditor

Mary Hull Caballero, Portland's auditor, isn't best-friends-forever with Mayor Charlie Hales.

(Andrew Theen/The Oregonian)

Portland Auditor Mary Hull Caballero hasn't gotten along all that well with Mayor Charlie Hales.

That's been apparent for the past 18 months or so, with a growing list of news stories -- here, here, here and here -- highlighting the various frictions.

But now Hull Caballero is telling the public all about the rift without the need to talk to reporters.

She has a blog!

Truth be told, it's been around since February. Maybe you missed it. After all, sometimes the headlines aren't all that intriguing ("Meet our new colleagues").

But earlier this month, Portland's elected auditor posted some comments about Hales' new plan to foreclose on certain homes that have fallen into disrepair. She took issue with any insinuation that the auditor's office was to blame for not addressing problems.

"Puh-leez," she quipped at one point.

A former journalist, Hull Caballero sure didn't bury the lede when she wrote this headline: "Mayor's ignorance gets the better of him."

Sara Hottman, a spokeswoman for Hales, was told about Hull Caballero's blog on Thursday. Her emailed response:

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [?] "

-- Brad Schmidt

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