Commissioners vote against exonerating officer who used Taser on man with epilepsy, mental illness at least four times Updated at 2:30 p.m. to include comments from Portland Copwatch. For the first time in 14 years, Portland City Council was called upon W ...
23 Feb 2017 - Emily Green
2016 saw the highest number of complaints in recent years, with a disproportionate percentage coming from African-Americans The Independent Police Review’s Annual Report shows community members filed 435 complaints against Portland police in 2016. It’s t ...
25 May 2017 - Emily Green
Regional stakeholders hope to work together to address the impacts of homeless people living in public parks and forests Natural resource managers from around the Pacific Northwest met with environmental and homeless advocates Monday, Oct. 23, to find way ...
27 Oct 2017 - Emily Green
On select public construction projects over $10 million, the city will ensure women and minority workers aren’t left behind Portland City Council adopted a resolution Wednesday, Nov. 8, to apply equitable contracting agreements to select city construction ...
8 Nov 2017 - Emily Green
On the heels of the FCC’s ruling on net neutrality, advocates have renewed their efforts for a city-owned internet utility in Portland Advocates behind a new campaign want the city of Portland to lay and operate its own fiber optic network to ensure that ...
12 Jan 2018 - Emily Green
A local transit union and a rider advocacy group want the transit authority to rethink its decision to contract with Portland Patrol, Inc. For 15 years, TriMet Rider Advocates helped de-escalate high-tension situations on public transit vehicles and platf ...
23 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
Danielle Outlaw tells Street Roots staff and vendors that police are chasing the radio while getting blamed for problems they cannot solve Danielle Outlaw has been thrust into the spotlight. The first African-American woman to serve as chief of the Portla ...
7 Dec 2018 - Emily Green and John Emshwiller
Portland Fire & Rescue's CHAT program could be a starting point for developing a new model Of the programs described in this special report, only one has indicated interest in taking on the task of becoming a street response team similar to Eugen ...
15 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
Street Roots lays out a feasible plan for the future of crisis and nuisance intervention in public spaces With input from various public officials and agencies, as well as from Street Roots’ position as an organization that works with people experiencing ...
15 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
These are the teams that address concerns and complaints related to people experiencing homelessness These are the teams called upon to solve public safety concerns and medical issues that arise among people experiencing homelessness in Portland. These te ...
15 Mar 2019 - Emily Green