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
Justen Harn is ‘a perpetual fan of the underdog,’ committed to fostering public engagement in the Portland area “Public access television” usually conjures mediocre musicians and unhinged political pundits, TV color bars and bleeding type on a low-quality ...
13 Mar 2017 - Kjerstin Johnson
Turnover in political leadership, Trump's threats leave Ted Wheeler with a daunting task People ask me all of the time, “What do you think of Mayor Wheeler?” I tell them, I don’t know the mayor well, but from my short time working with him he’s one o ...
30 Mar 2017 - Israel Bayer
Updating the city charter so Portland can collect tax on all short-term rentals is essential for fair play In 1971, when the city of Portland amended its charter to establish a transient lodging tax, you could hardly blame our policymakers for not anticip ...
27 Apr 2017 - SR editorial board
We can do something powerful, but we need to focus on solutions We’ve lost the general public’s support and political will on homelessness. I’ve been hearing these sentiments a lot lately in political circles. That’s nonsense. It’s true that many people ...
4 May 2017 - Israel Bayer
This flawed policy would perpetuate a cycle of madness that's been repeated for decades People tell me all the time, Israel — all my friends, even the liberal ones are tired of it. The homeless. The trash. Something has to be done to clear these camp ...
19 May 2017 - Israel Bayer
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
Trump's budget cuts threaten to unravel Portland's success housing veterans After living his car, homeless, for a little over a year, Daniel Kallunki moved into a one-bedroom apartment near Troutdale last November, less than a month after receiv ...
26 May 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Oregon lawmakers have never prioritized housing in a substantial way On the same day Multnomah County announced a 10 percent increase in people experiencing homelessness, Oregon announced cuts to emergency rent assistance. If that didn’t add enough insul ...
23 Jun 2017 - Israel Bayer
COMMENTARY | With two city council seats open in 2018, these initiatives could be included in a progressive platform Right now, city campaigns may be our best strategy for creating an economy that works for everybody. Local governments still respond to or ...
4 Aug 2017 - Mary King