13 arrested after police kettle over 100 protesters in Portland’s Pearl District
Updated Mar 13, 2021;
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Police arrested 13 protesters after detaining a group of more than 100 in the Pearl District for hours Friday night into early Saturday morning.
Officers kettled the protesters, employing a controversial police tactic used to contain people within a perimeter. The practice has been at the center of multiple lawsuits and criticized by civil rights advocates and, to an extent, Mayor Ted Wheeler.
The protest was billed as a direct action march with no specified target, though an online poster included a U.S. Department of Homeland Security logo with a red line through it.
by Alex Zielinski • Mar 11, 2021 at 5:50 pm A photo from 2017 show Portland police officers with a now-dissolved gun violence team making a traffic stop. City of Portland
Mayor Ted Wheeler plans on asking his fellow city council members to okay $1.7 million in emergency city funds to immediately re-establish a police patrol similar to the dissolved Gun Violence Prevention Team (GVRT).
In a proposal sent to Wheeler s office by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), Assistant Chief Jami Resch (who had a brief stint as PPB chief in early 2020) suggested the team be comprised of 12 police officers and two sergeants, and be assisted by 5 detectives focused on gun violence crimes. These positions would be filled by reassigning current PPB officers and rehiring recently retired officers.
Dumptown: How Portland’s trash problem spiraled out of control
Updated on Mar 12, 2021;
Published on Mar 12, 2021
An old mattress, furniture and other trash litter a sidewalk along 122nd Avenue in Southeast Portland. March 10, 2021 Beth Nakamura/Staff The Oregonian
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Portland rests in the shadow of Mount Hood, with two major rivers and a verdant tree canopy. Its natural beauty and trailblazing policies on recycling and sustainability built its reputation as a civic showpiece.
That idyllic image now lies buried beneath mounds and mounds of garbage, shocking residents and visitors alike.
“I’ve lived here my whole life and have never seen anything like it,” said Dan Grogan, 59, who owns Fisherman’s Marine & Outdoor, a sporting goods store at the Hayden Meadows Square in North Portland.
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Downtown business group provides microgrants to business owners to repair broken windows
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Mar 03, 2021
Downtown Portland businesses put boards up after businesses and buildings were damaged during protests on Dec. 30 31. (Dave Killen/staff)Dave Killen
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Plywood has covered the outside of Flowers Tommy Luke since May 30 when rioters smashed the window of the downtown Portland florist.
Owner Louella Scott looked into replacing the window at the time, but decided to wait after learning the repairs would cost $1,200. It wasn’t worthwhile for her to go through insurance because she has a $1,000 deductible and she worried last summer about shelling out the money to repair the damage when nightly protests were consuming downtown Portland carrying with them the risk of further damage.