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Portland protests shape District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s young tenure: Now what?
His decision not to prosecute most protest-related crimes drew fire from President Trump and praise from reformers. What’s happened since.
Updated on Feb 02, 2021;
Published on Jan 30, 2021
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt on Sat., Jan 15, 2021. Schmidt, 39, campaigned as a reformer and won 77% of the vote. His approach to protest-related arrests has won praise and encountered resistance. “You re not damaging anything, you re not lighting things on fire, then you re not the person we re going to prosecute,” he said. “There is no public safety value to prosecuting that person because a year-and-a-half from now when it actually goes to trial, even if we convicted you, what good did we do? Oregonian staff/Dave Killen Dave Killen
Hawthorne’s empty storefronts are emblematic of challenges facing Portland shopping districts
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
When Ray Ameripour opened Classic Collection Hats on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard over a decade ago, his neighbors stopped by with well wishes and baked goods. It made him feel an immediate connection to the neighborhood, one that would only grow over time.
He loved how vibrant Hawthorne felt as Portlanders and tourists alike flocked to the area, drawn to the eclectic shops and local restaurants that have long made the district one of the city’s premier shopping destinations.
But Ameripour doesn’t know if his shop will survive the coronavirus pandemic.
UF Faculty and graduate students raise questions over ICU capacities
Unions concerned over UF’s lack of transparency with ICU capacities and action plan thresholds January 19, 2021 | 10:35am EST J. Evans, a Gainesville Police Department officer, directs traffic into Malcom Randall VA Medical Center on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. A long line of traffic formed outside the hospital as Alachua County residents 65-years-old and older waited to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Photo by Julia Cooper | The Independent Florida Alligator
Intensive care unit capacities are used to determine the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic for hospitals and the areas they serve.
However, UF Health hasn’t released daily ICU capacity f