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Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Police Unions Will Oppose Changing Law to Allow Civilians to Review Fixed Speed Camera Tickets The cameras have proven effective at slowing traffic, but tickets must be approved by sworn police officers, creating a bottleneck. Southwest Capitol Highway. (Brian Burk) Updated March 14 The Portland Police Association is opposing a bill that could help reduce speeding but would take away work from police union members. At issue: who reviews tickets from speed cameras. Portland began using fixed speed cameras at high-crash intersections in 2016, and in a recent report to the Legislature, the Portland Bureau of Transportation said the devices were highly effective at reducing speeds. (Fixed speed cameras are mounted on utility poles and do not move, unlike mobile radar cameras in ....
Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Four Candidates Put Their Names Forward for Appointment to Rep. Diego Hernandez’s Seat Hernandez resigned effective March 15 rather than face an expulsion vote for sexual harassment. Rep. Diego Hernandez. (Sam Gehrke) Updated March 2 Four candidates have filed to fill out the term of state Rep. Diego Hernandez (D-East Portland), who resigned his House District 47 seat this month rather than face an expulsion vote. In February, the four-member House Conduct Committee found after an investigation into complaints lodged by five women that Hernandez had violated House rules relating to sexual harassment and creating a hostile workplace. The committee recommended his expulsion. ....
Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Murmurs: Turmoil Over Cops at Transition Projects In other news: Rumblings in the next governor s race. Rukaiyah Adams (Christine Dong) Updated March 3 TURMOIL OVER COPS AT TRANSITION PROJECTS: Since last summer, dozens of employees at Transition Projects Inc., the Portland nonprofit that runs 10 local homeless shelters with a budget of about $20 million, have pushed to expel two board members: Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese and Portland Police Bureau Assistant Chief Jami Resch. The employees objections were not personal but rather a reflection of the negative interactions many homeless people and TPI staff have had with police. TPI executive director George Devendorf says the board took the requests very seriously, brought in an outside consultant, and held a series of meetings ....
Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Murmurs: Hernandez Resigns In other news: Lights out at Mahonia Hall. Rep. Diego Hernandez. (Sam Gehrke) Updated February 24 HERNANDEZ RESIGNS: After U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken on Feb. 20 rejected a plea from state Rep. Diego Hernandez (D-East Portland) to block a vote to expel him from the Oregon House, Hernandez resigned Feb. 21 rather than wait to see if 40 or more of the 60 members of the House would eject him. A couple of years ago, Hernandez appeared poised for higher office. But since ....