By Mike Reese, Guest opinion posted in the Oregonian, August 9 2009. Mike Reese is Central Precinct Commander with the Portland Police Bureau. Enforcement tool addresses behavior of ‘road warriors’ As the Central Precinct commander for the Portland Police Bureau, I oversee the enforcement of the sidewalk obstruction ordinance and interact regularly with the homeless […]
From the Willamette Week, July 22 2009 Police Chief Rosie Sizer was quick to take credit when the city’s Independent Police Review Division reported last week that use of force against all citizens by Sizer’s officers had dropped from previous years. “I think we started managing the issue better,” Sizer told The Oregonian. But at […]
The third anniversary of the death of James Chasse is September 17 2009. We’re starting to plan a commemoration – and want your help. We’re mulling a few ideas – but for brainstorming, the more the merrier. Want to help? Send us an email at info@oregonarchive.org. The Mental Health Association of Portland has applied fairly […]
From KGW.com, July 16 2009 FOR REFERENCE – Oregon is ranked #1 in homelessness in the Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Resource Exchange’s Fourth Annual Homelessness Assessment. Over 20,000 Oregonians were homeless on a one-night count in January 2008, 0.54 of our population – one out of 200 people. Over the past 18 months social […]
From the Oregonian, April 15 2009 Jeremy Karvonen’s slide into homelessness started two years ago when he lost his job as a welder. He used up his savings, then his girlfriend’s student loans. They lost their storage unit, then their apartment. For months, they slept on sidewalks, under bridges and beneath overpasses. In February, Karvonen […]
From the Portland Tribune, December 18 2008 Report shows rise in homelessness – Successes shown by city’s ten-year plan appear to lose ground For the past two years, city officials have announced with pride that their 10-year plan to end homelessness was working. An annual one-night count of the homeless showed there were fewer people […]
From the Willamette Week, December 9 2008 The newly elected police union president, Sgt. Scott Westerman, tells WW that the Police Bureau’s Use of Force Review Board has ruled that the officers involved in the death of James Chasse Jr. did not violate Bureau policy. The decision of the board, which comprises both cops and […]
FROM: MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF PORTLAND TO: ALL MEDIA SUBJECT: SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JAMES CHASSE DATE: SEPTEMBER 8 2008 September 17 marks the second anniversary of the beating death of James Chasse. On a late Sunday afternoon, September 17, 2006, James Chasse Jr., walking home from a Northwest church, was attacked by […]
The Mental Health Association of Portland, pursuing it’s mission to help people with mental illness and addictions speak up and speak out, has created a web site for the Homeless Liberation Front. The web site is at http://homelessliberation.wordpress.com The Homeless Liberation Front is a political action by homeless individuals protesting the City of Portland’s Camping […]
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