Good morning, Portland. The Stewart apartments occupy the top two floors of this 1921 building at the corner of Southwest Broadway and Ankeny Patrick Alexander The 66 residents of the affordable but dingy Stewart Apartments downtown may soon be evicted after the building’s manager died, Dirk VanderHart reports. “A retired Portland Bureau of Transportation employee […]
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Portland’s Incoming Police Chief is a Rare Outside Hire
That’s Going to Mean a Steep Learning Curve for Danielle Outlaw, Observers Say
That’s going to mean a steep learning curve for Danielle Outlaw, observers say.
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Landlords Appeal Judge’s Approval of Portland’s Renter Relocation Law
Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, who introduced the city’s renter relocation ordinance, speaking in February Dirk VanderHart Portland landlords are continuing their legal fight against the city’s tenant-friendly renter relocation law, arguing that it’s “disguised rent control” that violates the state constitution. Oregon Judge Henry Breithaupt ruled in July that Portland’s renter relocation law was legal. The […]
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Highlights From New Police Chief Danielle Outlaw’s First Public Appearance in Town
Danielle Outlaw, Portland’s newly-named police chief. Mayor Ted Wheeler stands behind her. Doug Brown Portland’s newly-hired Police Chief Danielle Outlaw made her first public appearance in Portland this afternoon since her hiring was announced on Monday. Mayor Ted Wheeler introduced her at the press conference, and his office let reporters ask the new chief—who’ll start […]
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Good Morning, News: Police Oversight, Affordable Housing Replaces a Strip Club, and Voting Age is No Longer Smoking Age
Good morning, Portland. Here are some links you should click. First up, out in print as of yesterday (pick up a copy): The Portland Police Bureau publicly disavowed Trump’s pro-police brutality speech and then argued a few days later it’s ok to punch resisting suspects in the face. Demonstrators at City Hall last year. Dirk […]
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The Punch Policy
Portland Police Disavow Trump’s Pro-Brutality Speech—Then Argue It’s Okay to Punch Suspects in the Face
Portland police disavow trump’s pro-brutality speech—then argue it’s okay to punch suspects in the face.
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Portland’s New Police Chief
She’s Respected by Civil Rights Advocates
She’s respected by civil rights advocates
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A Prominent Oakland Civil Rights Attorney Dishes on Portland’s New Police Chief
Danielle Outlaw After nearly two decades with her hometown police department, Oakland Deputy Police Chief Danielle Outlaw, 41, is headed north to lead the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). She’ll take over for Chief Mike Marshman—who’s using his vacation hours before officially retiring—this fall. We don’t know much about Outlaw yet, so we asked someone who […]
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Mike Marshman Out, Oakland’s Danielle Outlaw In as New Portland Police Chief
Danielle Outlaw, Portland’s new police chief Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman will be out of a job soon, as Mayor Ted Wheeler announced today that he’s picked Oakland Deputy Chief Danielle Outlaw, 41, to lead the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). Outlaw, a 19-year veteran of the Oakland Police Department, will become Portland’s third female and […]
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Fights on the Waterfront: Photos/Video from Sunday’s Right-Wing Rally and Left-Wing Protest
An alt-right “Proud Boys” member slams a left-wing protester to the ground Doug Brown Right-wing marchers and left-wing protesters had a dumb clash on the waterfront Sunday afternoon, with pepper spray and punches flying. A handful of people got bloodied up. Nearly everybody got called a Nazi. The right-wing rally was organized by Vancouver-based vlogger […]
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Good Morning, News: Portland Police Punches, Westerly Winds, and TriMet Tickets
Good morning, Portland. Find somewhere with AC and read these links. It’s one of the best weekends of the year for music lovers in the Portland area. Click here for everything you need to know about PICKATHON! Doug Brown The Portland Police Bureau argued that it’s within policy for officers to punch suspects they think […]
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Portland Police Say It’s Fine If Officers Punch Suspects They Think are Noncompliant in the Face
Doug Brown The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) says it’s cool if officers elbow and punch suspects in the face if the cops think they are resisting arrest. So said PPB Lt. Craig Morgan at Wednesday night’s Citizen Review Committee (CRC) meeting, explaining why he decided not to punish an officer who punched a man whose […]