Politicians at all levels of government are doing too little, too slowly, to rescue our broken city. Let's take action and save the city we love.
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People For Portland retweeted
‼️ News Alert: Portland Police @ChiefBobDay weighs in strongly for NO DELAY in @multco creating the 24-7 Drop Off Sobering Center. ““We all agree that the greatest need is for a safe and secure location where the police can transport people who are displaying signs of intoxication and unable to care for themselves or a danger to themselves or others,” his letter said.”
documentcloud.org/documents/… @MultCoSO @MultCoHealth @PDXFire @iaff43 @PPBPIO – at Portland, OR
People For Portland retweeted
Measure 110 didn’t create Oregon’s drug crisis, but it’s making it worse. The legislature must act this month to make hard drugs a crime again and to make drug treatment a mandatory alternative to jail. Take action here: speak4.app/lp/9ff92f/
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People For Portland retweeted
Wonder if economists from other cities ever use "dumpster fire" in their analytic takes.
"The last 3 years have been a dumpster fire that changed the nat'l image of Portland. We are coming together to deal w/ it."
Portland economy reaches 'new normal'
portlandtribune.com/business…
People For Portland retweeted
While the crises facing Oregon were depressingly familiar, 2023 offered signs that Oregon has the leaders, public support and momentum to finally make progress. Editorial: oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/…
People For Portland retweeted
Portland’s lack of a Sobering Center leaves a big gap, meaning first responders have few options…ER, jail or leave people on the streets.
Visiting @lanecountygov Buckley’s Sobering & Detox Center today. Thx to Willamette Family for sharing best practices w/@multco team @EZ_PDX
People For Portland retweeted
The Governor's task force put out its recommendations, but they don't outline what's necessary to fix Ballot Measure 110. #fixmeasure110 #fix110 #orpol #measure110 #Oregon
ALT "The Governor's downtown task force highlighted Oregon's catastrophic fentanyl crisis but failed to recommend what is necessary to fix the fatal flaws of Ballot Measure 110. Without legal consequences to steer more people into mandatory treatment as an alternative to jail, Oregon’s drug crisis will continue to get worse. We urge the legislature to act in February to save lives and fix this broken law,” said Max Williams with the Coalition to Fix & Improve Measure 110.
Gov. Tina Kotek unveils task force recommendations to save downtown Portland oregonlive.com/politics/2023…
People For Portland retweeted
Stop letting @ORDems ask for more and more money. We have the 3rd highest per capita spending in the nation (HI and AK both high for obvious reasons being far away). And for those of us that live in PDX, this doesn't include grifters at Metro, MultCo, and City taxes.
People For Portland retweeted
$1.3B in “new” homeless programs yielded 23% more homeless dlvr.it/SzF487
People For Portland retweeted
The City of Portland is asking for your help determining the fate of the five monuments toppled and/or removed during the 2020 protests.
Please complete the survey to share your thoughts and help inform City Council's decision.
Portland.gov/Monuments/Surve…
ALT Three monuments in a storage facility being held up by scaffolding-style wooden structures. City Programs and Services Help shape the future of monuments and public art in Portland Take the survey to help determine the fate of the five monuments that were toppled and/or removed in 2020. Portland.gov/Monuments/Survey City of Portland seal Portland Monuments Project seal
People For Portland retweeted
People are ingesting more powerful drugs and suffering more severe mental illness, and there are too few places for them to recover.
Three charts show the problem. wweek.com/news/2023/11/18/th…
People For Portland retweeted
Striking detail from Max's sobering center story:
Portland supporters sought M110 funding.
A volunteer committee that decides who gets 110 $ dismissed center as a "drunk tank," denied request.
Washington County sobering center later gets M110 funds. oregonlive.com/portland/2023…
My colleague @maxoregonian has the definitive account of how city, county and institutional leaders failed to open a desperately needed sobering center in Portland despite soaring addiction, deaths & years of work.
Worth your time and careful attention.
oregonlive.com/portland/2023…
People For Portland retweeted
“Portland is a sinkhole. It sucks you in” Homeless woman says many homeless are drawn to Portland but then get sucked in. She believes this was partially done by design due to the abundance of resources and drugs. This is why I call it the Homeless Industrial Complex
People For Portland retweeted
100% of sampled MAX trains test positive for low levels of meth: bit.ly/3sHZRZ8
People For Portland retweeted
Don’t believe the false narratives about how OR was locking up large swaths of minorities for drug possession prior to the decriminalization of drugs.
Proponents of Measure 110 played Oregonians.
Time to amend 110.
@KevinSabet @chiefferraris @LukeNiforatos @People4Portland
Secretary of State’s audit says sos.oregon.gov/audits/Docume… Prior to M110, Oregon had 0 adults in custody /prison for solely drug possession-related offenses. OR Dept. of Corrections noted that existing sentencing guidelines prevented anyone serving time for drug possession alone.
People For Portland retweeted
With Portland's street drug crisis drawing national attention and ravaging our 911 system, it is time to send a clear message: #Portland is no longer a place to camp out and do hard drugs.
I have filed proposed code changes banning public consumption of meth and fentanyl, to be triggered by a change in state law or a declarative judgement allowing cities to confront this crisis. With the Mayor, we are also bringing a resolution requesting the State Legislature's help. Expect Portland's City Council's first reading on September 6th.
If passed, it would be in the hands of the State Legislature to remove barriers for cities to take back their streets. – at Portland, OR
People For Portland retweeted
The proposal provides substantial support for both new beds and preserving recovery beds at Bybee Lakes. It also has the possibility of a safe rest pod village, which would be another 50-100 beds. – at Portland, OR
People For Portland retweeted
CALL TO ACTION: Multnomah County politicians are failing us. Instead of working to move people safely off the streets, they are sitting on almost $100M in unspent tax dollars meant to help the homeless. A crucial vote should be coming up very shortly, but we need your help now; join us and send a message to @jvegapederson and the rest of the County Commissioners -> speak4.app/lp/276464/
People For Portland retweeted
My dear friend Mary, a radiologist who lives in Portland, was beaten with a metal water bottle and knocked unconscious on Friday night 7/28 near the Providence Park MAX stop. She was brave enough to talk about it and allowed me to share these photos.
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