Not content with crashing one of their police vehicles the other day—possibly while chatting with the camera crew in the back seat—Portland’s police raided a homeless feed with the crew of the TV show COPS on September 10, prompting Street Roots to have a well-justified cow: Shortly after 5 p.m. on Sept. 10, at the […]
Matt Davis
Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.
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Read The Goddamn News
NOT POLICING THEMSELVES Are lawsuits the only real discipline for Portland cops? ILLUSTRATION BY PATRICK LONG GOING…GOING…GO, ALREADY Recall spokesman Jasun Wurster essentially admits defeat at council. A MATTER OF OPINION County picks Chip Shields for senate district 22. Controversy ensues. WE’RE #1! NOT GOOD ENOUGH! Portland is now the USA’s number one bicycling city, […]
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Hall Monitor
Going… Going… Go, Already
Recall Sam Adams spokesman Jasun Wurster essentially admits defeat at
council.
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Not Policing Themselves
Lawsuits: The Only Real Discipline for Portland Cops?
Lawsuits: The only real discipline for Portland cops?
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A Matter of Opinion?
County Picks Chip Shields for Senate; Controversy Ensues
County picks Chip Shields for North/Northeast Portland state Senate
seat in contentious race.
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Taking the High Ground
Drug Reform’s Harvey Milk Comes to Portland
The Harvey Milk of drug reform comes to Portland.
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Byrne-Ing Down The Bagdad
David Byrne at the Bagdad Theater is Portland’s hot ticket tonight. “Why are they getting in but I’m not?!” screamed a middle aged lady at the poor desk clerk on my way in. “Because they’re on the list,” he said. “You people are full of it,” she said. And we are. PRESENTING BYRNE’S NIGHT: THE […]
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City Unions Ask Council To “Wake Up”
A large group of around 250 city of Portland workers gathered outside city hall this afternoon, shouting repeatedly at city council to “wake up.” The rally, organized by unions, marked the filing of three unfair labor practice complaints against the city by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. “The city council have […]
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Cops Crash While Shooting Cops
News Release from: Portland Police BureauPORTLAND POLICE INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISIONPosted: September 30th, 2009 11:58 AM The officer involved in this accident is Officer Jeffrey Ruppel. Officer Ruppel has been with the Portland Police Bureau for five years and is assigned to the afternoon shift at East Precinct. The driver of the other vehicle […]
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City Council Devotes Over An Hour To Single Payer Blah—It Will Make No Difference To Congress
City council has devoted over an hour this morning to listening to advocates for single payer health care, in what seems to be a classic example of city government indulging in feel good antics that are totally irrelevant in shaping the national discussion. Mayor Sam Adams and City Commissioner Randy Leonard have brought forward a […]
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Council Accused Of “Impunity” On Chasse—Given 7 Actions To “Begin Rebuilding”
The Portland Police Association has hired the same public relations firm as Merritt Paulson did for Major League Soccer, just in time to deal with the fallout from the cover-up inquiry into James Chasse jr’s death. Greg Peden and Shannon Berg from Gallatin Public Affairs were in council this morning with PPA boss Scott Westerman […]
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Colbert On Tasers
It all starts about five minutes in. You can read the Mercury‘s coverage of the so-called “less lethal” weapons here.