Opinion

Public comment at city council meetings has recently centered on one topic: criminalizing Portland’s homeless population. One group that’s been especially vocal? The “Montavilla Initiative,” a conservative spinoff of the Montavilla Neighborhood Association. Montavilla Initiative members have vilified the police bureau for not responding to low-level crimes they say have been committed by homeless people […]

Only 18 percent of Portland’s police live inside the city limits. Does that matter?

What can city council learn from the mistakes at Holgate Manor?

The First Amendment has become the city’s excuse for inaction against hate groups—rather than an opportunity to condemn them.

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s decision to bring an end to Occupy ICE was a hasty one. After a number of frantic Monday meetings between city hall staffers, Wheeler’s office scheduled a last-minute press conference to address Occupy ICE PDX, the five-week-old encampment on TriMet land in Southwest Portland that borders a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

Hall Monitor: Hail to the Chief

A New Chapter of Accountability in City Hall

What Happened to Last Year‘s Police Budget Promises?