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IN LOCAL NEWS:
After a little over a year on the job, Portland Police Bureau’s first ever homeless community liaison has left the post.
Stephanie Herro was brought on in 2019 following an eight-month hiring process.https://t.co/1xfIC0HgQZ
• A 100 person-strong Portland protest was held downtown today to bring attention to stopping Line 3 an oil pipeline that extends from Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin and will cross tribal lands.
• Portland City Council approved a $2.1 million wrongful death settlement yesterday to the family of Quanice Hayes, a Black teenager who was killed by a Portland police officer in 2017. The settlement didn t include an admittance of wrongdoing, but the majority of City Council chose to apologize to Hayes family for what they have endured.
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• Good news! After successfully lowering their COVID-19 case count, 13 Oregon counties are moving into safer categories, which means fewer restrictions for businesses. Multnomah County will move into the moderate risk category this Friday, allowing restaurants to start operating at 50 percent capacity. Keep up the good work, Oregon! Woot! Woot!
• The Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS) has released its ideas on how Multnomah County should spend an expected $55 million in new tax revenue reserved for homeless services. So what are the recommendations? Obviously a lot is going into keeping people housed and rent assistance, but there s a lot more involved and our Alex Zielinski explains it all for you!
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• Mayor Ted Wheeler is calling for an investigation into how a FALSE hit-and-run police report leveled against Commish Jo Ann Hardesty made it into the hands of a right-wing group of haters and then into a poorly worded and misleading
Oregonian article. To the surprise of no one, the Portland Police Association released a terrible response that makes them look worse than ever.
Oregonian s role and responsibility in reporting breaking stories in particular the false report about Jo Ann Hardesty mentioned above. It s required reading for journalism students and anyone who digests news (like you!).
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• Portland Commish Jo Ann Hardesty is strongly denying the story reported in an
Oregonian article this morning that she was involved in a minor hit-and-run accident on Wednesday. She calls the allegation a smear campaign and very suspicious, since she says her car has been inoperable for nearly a year, AND (as our Alex Zielinski reports) the story was originally circulated by local Republicans whose disdain for Hardesty is very obvious.
UPDATE: Unsurprisingly, Commissioner Hardesty has been cleared by the police who say she is NOT a suspect in the hit-and-run case.