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PORTLAND TREND OR OREGON’S FUTURE ON A NEW TRAIL

While I usually drag on about other things, I sense a Portland trend here: @Oregonian Portland’s police chief and mayor are set to announce Tuesday that city police will no longer stop motorists for low-level infractions, such as equipment failures or expired plates, to reduce disproportionate stops of people of color. Fewer tickets for minor […]

PORTLAND PROTEST SCORECARD FOR THOSE PLAYING AT HOME

Portland Mayor Image via boing boing Portland protest review: Last night Portland mayor Ted Wheeler hit the streets. How did it go? He got heckled and gassed for his effort. In short, it didn’t go well. What the hell, Portland, if the mayor joins in, where’s the welcome mat? Would past mayors fare as well […]

OREGON BREWERS FESTIVAL SAFETY

  What to wear? Who to go with? The people you meet? Stay tuned for further developments. Best. Brewfest. Ever. Was it funny or drunk? Funny as anything you’ll see. No, I didn’t ask about South Park. The Portland Police were out in a festive mood.

DE-POLICE PORTLAND

Does Portland in de-police make a better city? “We used to be judged on our work ethic. How many stops, how many contacts, how many calls.” “That was police work?” “That’s police work, what used to be police work. Still should be. You get to a point in a police career where you feel the […]