PRIDE <<[Baker City Mayor Matt] Diaz recently posted a meme on Facebook with an image of four Pride flags positioned to look like a swastika. The meme’s caption read, “When you join four pride flags you become ultra pride.”>> The Baker City Herald reported that it received several letters to the editor demanding Diaz’s resignation. …
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6/22/2023 News Roundup
STREET RESPONSE <<Portland Street Response is both widely popular and politically embattled, thanks to a city commissioner, Rene Gonzalez, who’s reducing its funding and a firefighters’ union that remains unfriendly to it (“Flame War,” WW, May 31). But the dispute over involuntary holds shows other tensions that threaten the program’s long-term prospects. WW reviewed correspondence …
6/8/2023 News Roundup
HOMELESSNESS <<Portland City Council approved a new policy that criminalizes homeless camping Wednesday. The ordinance bans camping on public property from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and introduces stricter rules on camping during all other hours.>> <<Opponents, including people currently experiencing homelessness, said the proposal sets unrealistic expectations on people who may struggle to pack …