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Former Portland director helped plunge bureau into toxic turmoil, says report city tried to bury

Former Portland director helped plunge bureau into toxic turmoil, says report city tried to bury Updated 6:47 PM; Today 6:45 PM Facebook Share Several members of a troubled Portland city bureau, including its recently departed director, helped plunge the agency into turmoil and cultivated a toxic work environment, according to a report released Tuesday. Behavior by former head Suk Rhee and four other Office of Community & Civic Life employees left many who worked for or with them feeling belittled and bereft, those people told an outside consultant hired to look into the bureau’s workplace culture. “Most interviewees and survey participants felt the bureau cannot move forward with Suk as a director, citing her lack of concern for employee experience, bullying behavior and hierarchical and condescending style of leadership,” the report said.

Amid calls to 'defund the police,' most Portland residents want police presence maintained or increased, poll finds

Portland's mayor and City Council please almost no one with their leadership on homelessness, protests

Portland’s mayor and City Council please almost no one with their leadership on homelessness, protests Updated May 15, 2021; Posted May 15, 2021 Tents are a common sight in the Old Town neighborhood in downtown Portland. April 30, 2021. Beth Nakamura/StaffThe Oregonian Facebook Share More than two-thirds of Portland-area residents say they disapprove of how Portland’s mayor and City Council have handled two of the city’s most pervasive and contentious issues: homelessness and destructive protests. The findings come from a poll of 600 people across the metro area commissioned by The Oregonian/OregonLive and conducted from April 30 to May 6. Suburban residents were a tad more critical of city leaders’ response to protests than residents of Portland proper. Seventy-five percent of those who live outside the city reported they were unhappy with Portland’s handling of protests, while 68% of city residents took that stance, the poll showed.

Portland leaders approve $5.7B budget, slow Portland Street Response expansion

Portland leaders approve $5.7B budget, slow Portland Street Response expansion Updated May 13, 2021; Posted May 13, 2021 The Portland City Council, from left to right: Mingus Mapps, Carmen Rubio, Ted Wheeler, Jo Ann Hardesty, Dan Ryan. Facebook Share Portland’s elected leaders approved a budget for next year that will pour millions of dollars into citywide cleanup efforts and programs to spur economic recovery but take a more cautious approach in expanding a non-police alternative to some public safety calls. Thursday evening’s vote was unanimous. The City Council is scheduled to take a final vote on the city spending plan in mid-June.

Portland bureau director departs amid reported dysfunction, 'culture of fear'

Portland bureau director departs amid reported dysfunction, ‘culture of fear’ Updated 11:17 AM; Today 11:17 AM Facebook Share The head of a Portland city bureau reportedly plagued by widespread dysfunction and a “culture of fear” will leave her post at the end of the week. Suk Rhee, the director of the Office of Community & Civic Life, made the announcement Thursday in a joint statement with Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who has overseen the bureau since January. Previously named the Office of Neighborhood Involvement, the civic life bureau manages a grab bag of city programs, from cannabis and liquor sales to graffiti removal to assisting those facing deportation.