Lawsuits: The only real discipline for Portland cops?
Sean Breslin
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Three Awarded $175,000 In Cop Lawsuit
The Oregonian reported today that a jury awarded three men $175,000 in a civil suit against the city on charges of assault, battery and false arrest. The men were returning to their car in a parking garage when police followed them, thinking they had been involved in an altercation on the street. When one of […]
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The Ellmyer Strikes Back!
ELLMYER: Mercury! I am your father! Former senate candidate and exhausting rabble-rouser Richard Ellmyer nipped at the heels of Portland’s media over the controversy surrounding a recent electoral endorsement in his most recent posting on the Portland Sentinel, after calling the Mercury “poisonous” in a previous post: Quite unbelievably, Bob Caldwell, the editorial page editor […]
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Oregon Supreme Court Assaults Measure 11
The Oregon Supreme Court decided today that Measure 11’s mandatory minimum sentences were unconstitutional in two specific cases. In cases against Veronica Rodriguez and Darryl Anthony Buck, the court upheld their convictions but deemed their mandatory 75-month sentences for first degree sexual assault to be unconstitutional. In Rodriguez’s case, she was convicted of sexual assault […]
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When Lars Attacks!
I just spoke to Lars Larson! Like, in real life! I called to talk about this recent “When Lars Attacks”-worthy tweet: Classy. I asked Lars what Adams’ sexuality had to do with city road repairs and if he thought the statement was homophobic. Lars was glib: “I’m not afraid of homosexuals. I’m afraid of pedophiles,” […]
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Good Morning, News!
Obama hammers Iran at the U.N. Isn’t that a requirement for membership? Obama gives British Prime Minister the cold shoulder. Five times. WTF? YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HEAVEN! It doesn’t matter if you don’t commit suicide: you killed your wife and your five children. Vote for me! Memo to future U.S. Presidents: I don’t […]
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Painting the Town Red
Chasse Protester Charged with Felony
Chasse protestor charged with felony after splattering red paint at
city hall.
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The Intern Donut Run
When the Mercury took me on as a news intern, they promised me they wouldn’t make me go on coffee runs and restock the copier. Apparently that’s all gone now. Spur of the moment, out of the blue, the news staff sent arts intern Ali Reingold and I on a donut run at Voodoo Donuts […]
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Chasse Protester Arrested
Geigle at the Justice Center following her arraignment Chantilly Geigle, a Catholic Worker at the Dorothy Day House, was arrested Thursday as part of a protest at Portland City Hall after she allegedly splashed red paint in the entrance to the building. According to the Oregonian and a posting on the Portland Independent Media Center, […]
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It’s PARK(ing) Day!
After being dispatched from the Mercury‘s branch office, I headed out to see what other area park(ing spot)s looked like. I found a classy green entryway to the Hotel Monaco: Some folks relaxing over coffee on the 100 block of SW 3rd: And enough hay bales to have a ho down on NW 2nd: And […]
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Cheap homes! Get ’em while they’re hot!
Housing prices* in Portland are down some 10 percent from this time last year—that’s bad. But cheaper Portland homes are still moving, spurred by first time buyers taking advantage of an $8,000 tax credit. In 2007, sales for homes under $250,000 made up just over a third (35 percent) of the market. Now, homes in […]
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Good Morning, News!
The plot thickens as New Haven, Conn. police arrest a lab tech in connection with a Yale student’s murder. Good news! America’s first-time jobless claims dropped, putting the number at a low, low half-million people! United States bails on plans for a long-range missile defense shield in Europe. Certain to leave us all helpless. Space […]