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  1. The blue wall of silence continues in Portland

    Police make up a peculiar subculture in society. Often they have their own moral code of behavior, an “us against them” attitude, and a history of standing shoulder-to-shoulder behind a “blue wall of silence.” On Oct. 22, Mayor Charlie Hales and the City ...

    14 Nov 2014 - Kate Lore

  2. Street fee tax needs broad community support

    Portland needs better roads and transportation services, and short of money, there’s no easy answer to how to make it happen. But we need a better plan than the proposed Street Fee racing through City Hall. The transportation fee on households and busines ...

    22 May 2014 - SR editorial board

  3. City has to back up good intentions with leadership

    Mayor Charlie Hales didn’t become mayor with the hopes of having to solve homelessness, especially in a growing city like Portland. But the crisis of thousands of people sleeping outside, as it relates to mental health, public safety, neighborhood livabil ...

    23 Jan 2014 - SR editorial board

  4. City Hall plays the wrong hand with street sweeps

    Running the City of Portland is hard work. But being able to work in a collaborative effort toward a common goal shouldn’t be. Mayor Charlie Hales boldly declared last week that enforcing sidewalk laws against people experiencing homelessness — and we ass ...

    19 Aug 2013 - SR editorial board

  5. Tomorrow’s solutions won’t rely on yesterday’s perspectives

    What Portland needs is real leadership on the homeless and housing front to develop a permanent funding source to give people a safe place to call home. Many of us working in the trenches are working to make that dream a reality and looking at a variety o ...

    10 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer

  6. Dear City Council: A prescription for healthy streets

    Dear City Council: A prescription for healthy streets By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist I write this letter to the Portland City Council as it seats two new members: Mayor Charlie Hales and Commissioner Steve Novick. As you sit down over the next fe ...

    29 Nov 2012 - Street Roots

  7. The candid candidate: Jeri Williams offers up her own brand of politics

    The candid candidate: Jeri Williams offers up her own brand of politics By Jake Thomas, Contributing Writer Longtime community organizer Jeri Williams faces a tough battle against Steve Novick for the City Council seat being vacated by Randy Leonard. But ...

    13 Oct 2011 - Street Roots

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