that police funding reforms and other progressive policies are affecting rates of crime and violence. ... police funding. While homicides have gone up, the increase is not caused by changes in police funding. In ... fact, shootings have gone up both in cities where funding for police has increased or decreased. ...
17 Nov 2021 - Shannon Wight
2018, drawing ire from anti-police accountability groups like the Portland Police Association and ... methamphetamine or fentanyl, saying it would take “further support” from Portland police and the DEA. Measure 110 ... Roots reported in June. When asked how Gonzalez would account for those already priced out of the rental ...
5 Oct 2022 - K. Rambo
Portland cut their police budget by $26 million.” However, contrary to Chavez-DeRemer’s claim, as Street ... Roots reported in August, the Portland Police Bureau experienced a temporary budget reduction of 5%, and ... “fully fund the police” if elected, though it is unclear what power, if any, she would have as ...
28 Sep 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
premiums alone consumed 8.1% of median family income. When accounting for the average deductible, insurance ... Association. The “Hold Politicians Accountable” coalition, which includes groups like the Native American Youth ... Accountability 1” by those involved in the ballot efforts. In January, advocates for the measure began collecting ...
21 Sep 2022 - Piper McDaniel and Mia Ryder-Marks and Melanie Henshaw
Portland Copwatch trainings on police accountability and your rights Beginning May 16, Portland ... Copwatch will hold a series of training sessions for people interested in volunteering, monitoring police ... the PJTTF? The CRC? What's PARC, the AMA, the AFSC? How can you express being anti-police ...
6 May 2009 - Street Roots
years by critics who say the coins often glorify police brutality and a warrior mentality. While some ... Street Roots obtained Facebook messages showing an account that appears to belong to Szarowski ... correspondence, the account appearing to belong to Szarowski takes credit for the design, saying the account is ...
15 Jun 2022 - K. Rambo
Laurent, 22, turned himself in to police. Laurent faces six counts of first-degree criminal mischief, 19 ... 13% of offenders account for 41% of instances of low-level offenses like vandalism, car theft and ...
31 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel
economic benefit programs accounted for approximately 16% of the reduction in Black poverty rates, ... the organization. After the police murder of George Floyd, Whitten started to receive messages from ...
24 Aug 2022 - Mia Ryder-Marks
accountability The only source for quantitative data on homeless encampment sweeps in Portland is the city agency ... concern in terms of transparency and accountability. As anyone who lives, works or shops downtown may well ... — “structure abatements” by the Portland Police Bureau. In March, Street Roots reported on emails showing ...
1 Jun 2022 - SR editorial board
justice and safety. Step 8: Hold police accountable. Prosecutors and police regularly work as a team. But ... accountable, prosecutors will ensure investigations of police aren’t compromised by the work they do together. ... you can advocate for change and hold prosecutors accountable. Step 1: Listen to Communities. There’s ...
10 May 2022 - Shannon Wight