Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Forms Group to Endorse Candidates

Hardesty will use Rise Together to help her issue endorsements and direct campaign contributions.

Murmurs: Metro Mulls Payroll Tax

In other news: Hardesty powers up.

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Announces Details of Portland Street Response Team Pilot Program

The city will try Eugene’s approach, which uses counselors and EMTs rather than police to respond to many calls for service.

“We’re Gonna Be in Good Hands if the Old Folks Don’t Just Destroy the Planet Before the Young Folks Take Over,” Says Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty

When Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty agreed to sponsor a youth climate justice protest at City Hall in March, she was told to expect about 200 people.

Portland Police Officers Work Overtime for Private Employers—Sometimes Over the Objections of Bureau Brass

City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Blasts Portland Police Actions at Friday Climate Rally

Echoing Urban League president, Hardesty says cops “unnecessarily escalated a situation.”

Portland Moves One Step Closer to A More Rational Emergency Response to Homeless People

City and county officials move toward changing the response to calls for service involving people who are homeless.

City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly Says Portland Police Need to Increase DUII Patrols

Her call comes amid a rash of traffic deaths. The Police Bureau has reduced its traffic division.