The city doesn’t want to fund prosecution for its drug impact areas. Does the district attorney?
Mike Reese
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The Big Dismount
Does Portland Even Need a Mounted Police Patrol?
Does Portland even need a mounted patrol?
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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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Hall Monitor
A Myth-Busting City Audit
The relationship between city and county is a muddy, murky myth.
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Hall Monitor
We Are the Safety Net
Another bad budget year, another campaign to protect cash for the needy.
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Covering with Fewer Cops
Mike Reese Turns to Science for Help with Police Staffing Woes
Can a focus on “hotspots” help the cops do more with less?
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Good Touch, Bad Touch
Report: Cop Broke Rules, But Wasn’t “Sexual”
Internal report shows demoted cop broke rules, but wasn’t “sexual.”
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Hall Monitor
The Price of Police Reform
A policy fight between the cops and union is also about money.
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Hold the Phone
Yep. Portland Cops Shot an Unarmed Man.
Cops share video, audio from first police shooting of 2013.
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To (Not) Tell the Truth
Data Shows Reese Refused to Fire Two More Cops Accused of Lying
Data shows Chief Mike Reese refused to fire two more cops accused of lying.
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Soap Opera in the Cop Shop
Police Chief’s Pal Resigns over Texts Mocking Captain as a Nazi
Friend of Chief Mike Reese quits over texts mocking police captain as a Nazi.
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Hall Monitor
Picking a Fight with the Cops
Battling the police chief and the police union over the Police Review Board.