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Portland’s Top Public Safety Leader Is Leaving

Bob Cozzie, deputy city administrator for the Community and Public Safety service area, is departing on May 18. He’s the second leader to leave the department in less than a year.
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Bob Cozzie, the deputy city administrator for Portland’s Community and Public Safety service area, is leaving his role, the city announced Tuesday, May 5. Cozzie previously led the Bureau of Emergency Communications, which oversees the region’s 911 program, for seven years. He was tapped to lead the city’s Public Safety operations last June, after the […]

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Old Town Shuffle

New Tenants Move In, Poor People Move…Where?
Avatar photo Matt Davis

Old Town is changing fast, with two major new tenants moving in at the west end of the Burnside Bridge, potentially kicking off a makeover for the entire neighborhood. But hold it! Such makeovers don’t always suit the poor or homeless, or those struggling to cope with mental health issues, for whom Old Town has […]

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