This week, I wrote about the efforts to fund the campaigns on either side of the charter reform debate, including speculation about where the “yes” side will find donors to make up for the tens of thousands of dollars in union money the “no” side has picked up.

Since before the campaign was formed, there’s been speculation that the most likely source of funding would be the Portland Business Alliance, whose love for a “strong mayor” form of government is as deep as their pockets. But so far, no contributions from them have shown up on the Secretary of State’s website.

I put in a call to PBA head Sandra McDonough, but unfortunately didn’t hear back until we’d gone to press. McDonough says that, at this point, the PBA has no plans to contribute money as an organization—in fact, she says, they haven’t even done any fund-raising for their political action committee in some time. (Update: Indeed! The Alliance PAC’s filing with the SOS shows $1,299.98 currently in the bank.) She said she wouldn’t unequivocally rule it out, but that, as of now, there aren’t any plans to bankroll the “Citizens To Reform City Hall.”

And that draws the question mark even larger—who is going to fund the mayor’s efforts?