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Opinion | We must challenge militarism in efforts to defund police

U.S. defense spending and the resulting militarization of our nation’s police forces dwarf investments in actual needs, such as housing and social services The excessive use of force and killings of unarmed Black Americans by police has fueled a growing n ...

6 Aug 2020 - Martin Hart-Lan...
Portland mental health responders, an alternative to police, usually bring cops

A heavy reliance on law enforcement is a departure from the original intent of the Multnomah County-funded Project Respond Despite Multnomah County leadership’s efforts to steer away from treating mental health crises as a criminal matter, police remain d ...

3 May 2019 - Emily Green
Transparency demanded in hiring of Portland police psychologist

Advocates call for competitive bidding and cultural diversity in the selection of the specialist who evaluates police recruits Advocates for police accountability and for Portland’s African-American community are once again asking the city of Portland and ...

30 Nov 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
Broken windows policing in Portland must end

COMMENTARY | Resources should go to housing, mental health and addiction treatment outside of the criminal justice system Trump’s new zero-tolerance policy for immigrants is based on the idea that if a law exists it must be enforced 100 percent. In contra ...

6 Jul 2018 - Elliott Young a...
People in crisis, with mental illness need sanctuary

COMMENTARY | We should be turning away from ineffective and often deadly responses that place people in unfit institutions, such as jail or hospitals May is mental health awareness month, a time to consider one’s own mental health, the health of others, a ...

27 Apr 2018 - Meredith Mathis and Jason Renaud
Director's Desk: Trauma of shelter shooting reverberates through homeless community

Several Street Roots vendors were at Cityteam, some for shelter and others for an AA meeting, when police shot John Elifritz on April 7 It has been a hard week at Street Roots. A handful of our vendors witnessed the police shooting Saturday night at Cityt ...

13 Apr 2018 - Kaia Sand
SR editorial: Timing is right on 48-hour rule, police oversight

Portland City Council demands better police accountability – and public input On Wednesday this week, Portland City Council made two important decisions regarding the city’s police force: One to move forward, the other to step back. Both were the right mo ...

11 Aug 2017 - SR editorial board
Portland police see increase in misconduct allegations from public

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
Al Sharpton: ‘We are not going backwards’

The civil rights activist talks about holding ground under renewed threats to minority communities and police oversight On Jan. 19, the eve of the Presidential inauguration, the Rev. Al Sharpton stood outside Trump International Hotel in New York City wit ...

16 Mar 2017 - Adam Sennott
Stunned: Matt Klug’s saga with Portland police finally ends

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