RIOT COPS <<The consulting firm hired by the City of Portland in May 2022 to perform an independent review of how the city government handled the racial justice protests and ensuing riots that rocked Portland in 2020 delivered its official report to the Portland City Council on Aug. 23. Attorney Nicholas Mitchell with Independent Monitor …
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8/10/2023 News Roundup
REVIEW BOARD <<A proposal for a new police oversight panel approved by voters almost three years ago will come before the Portland City Council on Aug. 31. Council members are already signaling it may be in trouble. After the George Floyd protests, 82% of Portland voters in November 2020 approved the creation of a new …
8/5/2023 News Roundup
HATE CRIME? <<A vandal appears to have broken a granite piece off one of the bronze lion statues at the gateway to Old Town Chinatown and carried it more than a quarter of a mile to the Lan Su Chinese Garden before chucking it through the window of the garden’s beloved teahouse late Thursday night …
8/4/2023 News Roundup
JAIL DEATHS <<Advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deaths of eight inmates at Multnomah County jails within the past 12 months. Five of those have occurred in just the past three months. It is an unusually high number of deaths, and the sheriff’s office announced a plan of action on Thursday that …
8/3/2023 News Roundup
SHOOTING <<Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened at a mobile home park in Kelso Tuesday morning. At about 7 a.m., officers responded to a hit-and-run investigation involving multiple vehicles in the South Kelso area. Police say the investigation led them to the Three Rivers Mobile Home Park at 914 South 12th Avenue. Police …
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 …