The Oregonian, July 30, 2016 A survey of 370 Portland police officers revealed that a majority don’t think a settlement agreement with the U.S Department of Justice meant to usher in training and other reforms will improve policing in the city over time. Eighty-two percent of those surveyed disagreed with the statement: “The Settlement Agreement […]
The Lund Report, July 3, 2015 For the first time, Oregon will use all of its $158 million biennial tobacco master settlement for healthcare-related expenses, and not divert the money to pay for other projects. The bulk of the funds will be geared toward the Oregon Health Plan, which will receive $102 million. The state […]
The Skanner, June 11, 2015 Kathleen Saadat has come out of retirement again – this time to oversee police reform. Now she’ll be serving on the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison team overseeing reforms required by The United States vs. City of Portland settlement agreement. The 2012 settlement was the result of a Department of Justice investigation […]
KATU News, Feb. 18, 2014 For hours on Tuesday, dozens of people took to the courtroom of Federal Judge Michael Simon to give their opinion on whether a proposed settlement between the Portland Police Bureau and the United States Department of Justice is “fair, reasonable and adequate.” The Justice Department had determined that Portland police […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Nov. 6, 2013 See FAQ below Portland city officials stood with the police union president and the state’s top prosecutor Wednesday to announce that the city and police union had reached a tentative agreement on reforms to address last year’s scathing federal investigation. The police union waived its right to […]
By Andrea Damewood, Willamette Week, July 26, 2013 The Portland Police Association has filed an unfair labor complaint against the city of Portland, saying that Mayor Charlie Hales‘ stance that some contract negotiations be made public is against labor rules. READ – PPA’s unfair labor complaint (PDF, 215KB) READ – “Moving Forward With Contract Negotiations” […]
On July 24, 2013, the Portland Police Bureau added a “DOJ” link to its website, to house information related to the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of the Portland police and its subsequent lawsuit against the City of Portland. In order to preserve the material posted there, even if a document or the whole site […]
Since a take-no-prisoners inquiry by the U.S. Department of Justice, which found Portland police were engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force against people with mental illness, the City of Portland’s draft settlement agreement has still not been approved in federal court. Justice officials, the Portland police union and the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition […]
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, June 7, 2013 Federal prosecutors and city attorneys have reached an impasse with the Portland police union on reforms that should be made by the police bureau to address a scathing federal inquiry that found officers use excessive force against people with mental illness. “It’s certainly disappointing that we were […]
By Kevin R. Davis, The Rap Sheet, May 3, 2013 You can put lipstick on a pig, as the saying goes. It can be the reddest, glossiest lipstick around, the kind that some super-model or movie actress pitches on TV. Heck, talking about movie stars, that lipstick can be applied to a recently Botoxed oinker […]
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