TriMet Seeks To Cement Random Fare Inspections As Justice Department Declines to Appeal Case

“The ordinance clarifies that TriMet does have the authority to require riders of our transit system to show they have paid their fare when requested by a TriMet inspector or police officer.”

ACLU On Portland Mayor’s New Policy: “We Already Have Laws Against Street Fighting And Violence.”

ACLU of Oregon Says It May Seek a Court Order Forcing TriMet to Halt Random Fare Inspections

Can TriMet randomly check if you paid for your MAX ride? The transit agency isn’t conceding to a judge who says no.

A New Report Analyzes Police Use of Force on Aug. 4 And Suggests Portland Police Ban Some Riot Control Agents

“We hope that the Portland Police Bureau, Portland City Council, and other local governing bodies will take these concerns seriously,” the report says.

The Oregon District Attorneys Association Says It Invited Bob McCulloch To Summer Conference To Discuss Grand Juries

“If there were aspects of Mr. McCulloch’s presentation that were offensive to anyone, that certainly was not the intent of ODAA in extending the invitation for Mr. McCulloch to present on this topic,” says ODAA president Matt Shirtcliff.

First Asylum Seekers Released Talk About “Tough Times” In Sheridan Prison

“Now we are out here and we’re happy,” one asylum seeker said through an interpreter.

Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw’s Provocative Statements on Talk Radio Pit Her Against Leftist Protesters

But what do city officials and other stakeholders think?

Advocates Denounce Portland Police Deploying Explosive Devices at Antifascist Protesters

“The police have made it very clear where their allegiances lie,” says DSA co-chair Olivia Katbi Smith.