ZAGER, RAPID EYE / GETTY IMAGES Twenty people with a mental illness have been killed by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in the past decade. The first, Aaron Campbell, was depressed and contemplating thoughts of suicide when he was shot in the back by an officer outside his apartment complex. The latest, Koben Henriksen, was […]
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When Will The Police Bureau Be Held Accountable for Killing People With a Mental Illness?
Twenty people with a mental illness have been killed by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in the past decade. The first, Aaron Campbell, was depressed and contemplating thoughts of suicide when he was shot in the back by an officer outside his apartment complex. The latest, Koben Henriksen, was homeless with an untreated mental illness […]
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Hall Monitor: Schnitzer’s Blitz
Jordan Schnitzer DIADIPASUPIL / GETTY IMAGES Jordan Schnitzer isn’t used to losing. Schnitzer, the Portland real estate investor buoyed by his family’s financial success in the steel industry, is easily one of the city’s wealthiest residents. Whether it’s through massive campaign donations or pressuring powerful pals for favors, Schnitzer usually gets his way. But it […]
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Hall Monitor: Schnitzer’s Blitz
Jordan Schnitzer isn’t used to losing. Schnitzer, the Portland real estate investor buoyed by his family’s financial success in the steel industry, is easily one of the city’s wealthiest residents. Whether it’s through massive campaign donations or pressuring powerful pals for favors, Schnitzer usually gets his way. But it appears no amount of string-pulling or […]
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Hall Monitor: Checking Boxes
You know the story: In 2012, the US Department of Justice swooped into town and ordered the City of Portland do something about the city’s disproportionately high number of police officers shooting and killing people with a mental illness. In a settlement agreement with the feds, Portland vowed to make substantial changes to police policy, […]
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Why You Should Care About What’s Happening at Deadspin
The front page of Deadspin on Oct 29 It’s hard out here for a publication. If you don’t believe me, just ask anyone that works in the media. Many of them will tell you that, if they’re not having their profession denigrated by folks in the highest echelons of power, they’re watching helplessly as the […]
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Liberals That Don’t Get It: Booing Trump Is the Most American Thing Ever
“Waitasecond… I’m starting to think that maybe people dislike me.” Courtesy MLB I’m sure you’ve heard all about it, but the joy this clip brings is a thing of national pride. Full on “LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!” chants heard throughout the crowd at Nats Park after President Trump was announced and shown on […]
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Hall Monitor: What Election?
So, you found a ballot in your mailbox. Don’t panic. We’re still a whole year away from the day we get to boot Trump out of the White House and elect at least one new commissioner to Portland’s city council. Those races have absolutely nothing to do with this year’s ballot, or the upcoming November […]
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TriMet to Add More Fare Inspectors—Because You’re Supposedly Mad About People Not Paying Fares?
TriMet TriMet announced on Monday they will be introducing even more fare inspectors to their routes—apparently because YOU are getting upset about people who are jumping on the train or bus for free? Let’s go to TriMet’s press release for more on this highly dubious claim: You walk up to the MAX station and tap […]
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Hall Monitor: Dirty Money
Portland has a Trump problem. No, it’s not another symbolic lawsuit filed against the Trump administration by the City of Portland. It’s the fact that a US ambassador who played a key role in Trump’s potentially impeachable negotiations with the Ukrainian government also happens to be one of Portland’s most generous campaign donors. While there […]
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The I, Anonymous Blog Quote o’ the Day: “Get Off the Heroin, Brad!”
One way to inform the world of your many varied complaints is to submit them to the I, Anonymous Blog. Another way is to… well, see for yourself in this I, Anonymous submission called, “Town Crier.” Brad, get off the heroin! I say that on behalf of the entire block, and your girlfriend, who was […]
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Hall Monitor: Seeing Red
The moments before Hannah Ahern’s arrest on August 17, caught on cell phone video, have a cinematic feel: A woman in a red dress and heels emerges from a chaotic crowd of black-clad activists and police officers. She coolly crosses the street and walks toward the camera, pausing only to turn her head and spit […]