Willamette Week

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Finds Herself Isolated as Portland City Council Cuts Parks and Preserves Police

The result: Parks got cut and police did not.

Portland Mayor Lashes Out During Police Budget Debate, Then Apologizes: “I Don’t Even Recognize Myself Sometimes”

The mayor spars with colleagues, even though he already had the votes to pass his budget.

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Proposes Wage Freeze to Avoid Most Layoffs at the City Parks Bureau

The proposal highlights her position but does not appear likely to pass at City Hall.

A Ferry for Portland? It’s a Point of Conflict in City Council Budget Season

In November, Mayor Ted Wheeler came out in support of ferry service in Portland; there’s a line in his budget for helping to study the issue; but it will be a point of contention.

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Suggests Disbanding a Portland Police Team

“I think it’s past time for it to happen,” Urban League of Portland president Nkenge Harmon Johnson told Oregon Public Broadcasting on May 3.

Murmurs: Portland Police Budget Receives Scrutiny

In other news: Cider Riot sues Patriot Prayer.

Mayor Ted Wheeler Announces His Budget, With New Approaches to Helping Homeless People

City budget looks unlikely to cause a fight.

Mayor Ted Wheeler Got a Surprising Question at His Invitation-Only State of the City Address

Protester from Extinction Rebellion PDX asked him about the issue of Zenith Energy, the site of two consecutive weeks of garden-party protests to block the tracks of the oils trains.

Deal on Portland’s Withdrawal from the Joint Terrorism Task Force Gives Police Some Leeway to Work With Feds

Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty have reached a deal on policies related to the JTTF.

Portland Mayor: Trump’s Threat to Bus Immigrants to Sanctuary Cities Is “Unconscionable”

Oregon’s 31-year-old state law restricting local coordination with immigration enforcement operations has often frustrated federal immigration officials.

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