After residents along 82nd Ave began raising hell and organizing community discussions about the rampant prostitution problem in their area, Portland Police launched a crackdown in September, arresting prostitutes, johns and one pimp in a series of stings. The heat has led to a decrease in visible prostitution along the strip. But my question is: […]
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When Suspected Prostitutes Attack
So it’s Saturday night and a mother and daughter are cruising down 82nd Ave, snapping photos of women they think might be prostitutes. This is part of the Montavilla in Action neighborhood activists’ plan for Community Patrols: people taking to the streets, shooting photos of women who look like prostitutes and sending those photos to […]
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Prostitution Blog Battle
The neighborhoods along 82nd Ave are all in uproar this month over that perennial hot button issue: prostitution. What’s really interesting to watch is how the conversation has played out on the internet, where a degree of anonymity and the ability to link together like-minded people across the neighborhoods have led to a flurry of […]
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Neighbors Slam Potter’s Prostitution Plan
I just witnessed two outspoken Montavilla neighbors stage an impromptu takeover of the mayor’s morning press conference. “They invited us to come and stand behind them,” said Montavilla in Action member Liz Sullivan, after the conference dispersed, “and we don’t stand behind this plan.” What Potter unveiled this morning was the basics of his plan […]
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Graffiti Crew Stuck Up at Sticker Art
A street art show happening at Eclectica this Friday is raising some ire at the city as it toes the line for legal art. The show, called Slaptown, is organized by Portland street sticker artist New Colony, who’s been slapping up home-made stickers on newspaper boxes and street signs for three years now. He’s solicited […]
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What is Wrong With This Picture?
SWIS ID: 690294Name: Preston, Deangelo MarqueAge: 19Gender: MaleRace: BlackHeight: 4 ft 5 inWeight: 55 lbsHair: BlackEyes: BrownArresting Agency: Arrest Date: 8/31/2008 3:04 AMBooking Date: 8/31/2008 2:53 AMCurrent Status: ReleasedAssigned Facility: PERMProjected Release Date: UnknownRelease Date: 8/31/2008Release Reason: Person Released on Citation REALLY? Nineteen? Public information officer Joe Graziano is looking into it. UPDATE!–Graziano got back […]
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Limo Rage: Stretch Driver In Spat With Vespa
A limo driver lashed out at a city employee riding a scooter last Thursday night, in a road rage incident on SW Taylor and Broadway. The scooter rider, Mary Volm, happens to be the spokesperson for the city department that regulates taxis and towncars but ironically, not limousines (the city has not yet bowed to […]