Researchers from Portland State University are 2 years into a 3-year study looking at Measure 110's impact on the criminal justice system and public safety.
Portland breezed past last year’s record 92 homicides and planted a new flag on Nov. 23 when the city recorded its 93rd homicide of the year. The 93 deaths include four people who were shot by Portland police and a man killed by a Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputy during a pursuit into Portland.
There are only a few weeks left in the legislative session and Oregon lawmakers are pushing to get certain bills to the governor’s desk in time, including one related to police accountability. House Bill 2002 would greatly change how officers in Oregon operate. "We don’t want to continue this climate of fear that Black and brown people have,” Rep. Janelle Bynum, a Democrat representing District 51, said. Bynum is a chief sponsor of the bill,.