Part 4 of the KOIN 6 Investigates series examines the controversy surrounding a voter-approved bond measure that the Oregon Zoo campaigned for, widely promoted as including the creation of an off-site elephant preserve. While the concept was featured in commercials, campaign materials, news articles, and public discussions, the preserve was never built, raising serious questions about transparency, accountability, and the fate of millions of taxpayer funds. Carla Castano, an award-winning investigative journalist, explores mounting public frustration and media scrutiny over what many came to call the “great bait and switch.”
