Police reform hearing makes it clear: New mental health centers are merely “aspirational.”
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An Empty Mandate
Hearing on Police Reform Makes Clear: Mental Health Centers Just “Aspirational”
Albina Ministerial Alliance
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The Good Fight
Portland’s Gang Wars Are the Most Violent They’ve Been in Almost Two Decades. We Look at the Battle to Turn Things Around.
On the streets with the people battling Portland’s outburst of gang violence
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Forward Momentum
Fritz Has Plans for Police Reform
Fritz hopes to have a police reform referee hired by the end of the year.
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The Incomplete Charlie Hales
It’s Been (Almost) 100 Days! And What Do We Think of Our Mayor? So Far, So Good. But So Far, Not So Much.
It’s been (almost) 100 days since the mayor took office. And what does Portland think? So far, so good… but so far, not so much.
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Shadows and Light
Hales Won’t Scrap with Police Union Over Making Contract Talks Public
Mayor Charlie Hales won’t fight the police union over keeping contract talks fully public.
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Hall Monitor
Reading the DOJ Tea Leaves
Police reform court papers leave out Portland’s black community.
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The Same Old Song?
Arrest Data from New Drug Zones Finally Released: More Than Half Are Black
Arrest data from city drug zones, finally released, reveals a stark racial disparity.
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How to Get Shit Done in Portland
Advice from City Hall’s Resilient Workaholic, Mayor Sam Adams, to the Incoming Administration
Advice from resilient workaholic Mayor Sam Adams.
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Recipe for the Status Quo?
Doubts, Questions Linger as Vote on Police Reforms Draws Near
Doubts linger as a vote on federal police reforms draws near.
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Hall Monitor
Sam Adams Gets It Right
Sam Adams’ expert handling of outrage in the Frashour legal fight.
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Saving Us from Ourselves
We Asked, the Feds Spoke: Portland Cops Use Excessive Force Against the Mentally Ill
We asked, feds spoke: Our cops rough up the mentally ill.
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Playing a New Race Card
What’s Behind Disparity in Traffic Stops? Maybe Racism, Cops Admit
The cops stop getting defensive, and start getting scientific, over profiling.