TESTIMONY of BECKIE CHILD to Portland City Council, October 29, 2014 in reference to Compliance Officer / Community Liaison contract for DOJ v City of Portland I’m Beckie Child, a mental health advocate and an adviser to the Mental Health Association of Portland. I was invited to participate in the selection of candidates for the […]
Testimony to Portland City Council from the Mental Health Association of Portland Speaking on behalf of supporters of the Mental Health Association of Portland, I support the changes proposed by the director of the Independent Police Review, and endorse the recommendations you have heard from Portland Copwatch. Civilian oversight of the police is a difficult […]
Mayor Charlie Hales: We’re using a measured approach to take back Portland’s sidewalks By Charlie Hales, Guest Column in The Oregonian, August 14, 2013 Lawlessness on Portland sidewalks is not a new issue, nor is it an easy one. So this summer, we crafted a plan to address lawlessness on the public right-of-way. The plan […]
By Sara Hottman, The Oregonian, July 29, 2013 For decades, the sidewalk outside Portland City Hall has been home to a rotating population of protesters who push the limits of the city’s 32-year-old camping ban. Homeless campers stay for weeks or months to protest war, homelessness policies or the anti-camping law itself. Last week, in […]
By The Associated Press, July 23, 2013 Police dispersed protesters aligned with the 2011 Occupy movement who were camped out in front of Portland, Oregon’s City Hall on Tuesday morning, five days after city workers hung eviction notices from nearby trees. The encampment made up of a largely homeless population began after police ordered the […]
By Elissa Harrington, KOIN 6 News, July 17, 2013 It’s a problem the city of Portland already spends $10 million on annually. “Mental health funding has been cut,” said one observer. “Housing prices haven’t gotten any better.” And so the shelters Portland does have are often full. On a given night there are more than […]
From The Oregonian, November 2, 2012 Community activists, attorneys and civil rights workers told Portland’s City Council Thursday that the agreement the city reached with federal officials on police reforms doesn’t go far enough. They urged the council to slow down and not rush to sign the 74-page agreement next week. Civil rights attorney Tom […]
READ – DOJ – City of Portland Settlement, to be voted on by Portland City Council 11/1/12, 2 PM READ – Proposed city ordinance accepting settlement with DOJ To Thomas Perez, U.S. Department of Justice: The settlement offer distributed on October 27 may resolve differences between the city of Portland and the federal government, but […]
Hi Sam. On August 17 we received your email message inviting citizens to apply for the Portland Police Bureau’s Training Advisory Council. While the general thrust of your outreach is commendable, and police training is a particular focus of ours, we did not pass this message on to our supporters. Instead, we posted it to […]
To Portland City Council Members, Comments in relation to consent item #492 from the Portland City Council agenda of May 9, 2012. READ – Portland City Ordinance 492, from May 2012 READ – The Mental Health Association of Portland’s comments to City Council from May, 9 2012 WATCH – Council video from May 9, 2012 […]
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