Portland Public Safety Action Coalition

November Digest

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The following summary complements Portland PSAC’s monthly General Meeting notice. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly notice, fill out the General Interest Signup form below.

Contents ‣ Take Action! • Get Informed • Public Events • Official PSAC Events

Take Action!

  • How to File an ADA Complaint (portland.gov);
  • Citizen Review Committee (CRC),
    Wednesday, Nov 2, 2022 @ 5:30 — 7:00 pm via Zoom;
  • SUPPORT OLD TOWN: Old Town Alternate Safe Sleeping Initiative (OASIS):
    “Committed residents, businesses, social service agencies and other stakeholders partnered to create a safer neighborhood for everyone. The OASIS, aims to raise funds to help unsheltered people who need immediate help, and want to relocate safely to places that provide refuge, relief and essential resources.”
    • Donate online (paypal.com) to pay for taxis to shelters, bus tickets home, wheelchairs, walkers, first aid and sanitation supplies, socks, shoes and clothing. (Download flyer, pdxpsac.org, PDF)
  • Inter-faith Peace & Action Collaborative (IPAC): Details in email.
    • Article: “IPAC Announces September 21 Kickoff of the Portland Peace Initiative” (portland-peace.org);
    • Open Letter: IPAC’s Proposal to Address Gun Violence (March 11th, 2021, pdxpsac.org, PDF 9.2MB);
  • Portland Peace Initiative: Join the conversation and let’s re-imagine public safety in Portland (portland-peace.org):
  • People for Portland: Send a letter or a video to our elected officials to remind them of our City’s priorities (peopleforportland.org).
    • Tell City Hall, County Council, and our State Capitol to stop wasting money intended for our unsheltered population. Send a message!
  • Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP): Join PCCEP listening sessions (portlandoregon.gov/pccep):
    • Wednesday, Nov 16, 6—8pm, PCCEP November Meeting (details);
    • Wednesday, Dec 14, 6—8pm, PCCEP December Meeting (details);

Be sure to see the calendar to find events and advocate for public safety in our city.
Make your voice heard on one or more platforms!

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Get Informed

City of Portland • Multnomah County • State of Oregon

  • Revitalize Portland Coalition (revitalizeportland.com)
    • Monday, Nov 21, 1:30 — 2:30 pm — General Zoom meeting. RSVP online.
  • Downtown Portland Clean & Safe (C&S): Read C&S’s October Street Beat;
    Sign up for C&S news (constantcontact.com);
  • Soul Box Project art installation in Old Town:
    • Article: “The Soul Box Project Is Honoring American Lives Lost to Gun Violence With an Installation in Old Town” (Jul 8, 2022, wweek.com);
    • Article: “Portland nonprofit uses origami to visually represent impact of gun violence in the US” (Jul 10, 2022, kgw.com).
  • Beacon Village: Support Beacon Village — Donate online.
  • Old Town Neighborhood — 90 Day Plan:
    • Video (39 min): “Old Town leaders discuss strategy for rebuilding neighborhood after surge in crime” (KGW News on youtube.com);
    • Video (30 min): “Community groups discuss Old Town improvement plan” (KGW News on youtube.com).
  • Unsheltered Press Releases and Articles:
    • Dec 15, 2021: “At least 126 people died while homeless last year in Multnomah County” (opb.org);
    • Feb 4, 2022: “Mayor Wheeler Issues Emergency Declaration to Prohibit Camping within High Crash Transportation Corridors” (portland.gov);
    • Feb 24, 2022: City Commissioner Dan Ryan “Our New [Safe Rest Village] Sites and the Emergency Declaration!” (mailchi.mp);
    • Feb 28, 2022: “People for Portland is Spending Big to Change the City’s Approach to Homelessness. Is It Working?” (opb.org);
    • Mar 2, 2022: “Portland Mayor Holds Press Conference to Announce Emergency Action on Homelessness” (kgw.com);
    • Apr 29, 2022: “Oregon State Representative Rob Nosse’s summary on local homeless shelter efforts” (southeastexaminer.com).
  • “Oregon Rises Above Hate” shared photos from the May 14, 2022 event (oregonrisesabovehate.com):
    • Article: “Northwest Portland synagogue (Beth Israel) reports antisemitic vandalism” (May 2, 2022, opb.org);
    • Article: “‘We are tired of being diminished’: Oregon Rises Above Hate holds day-long event in Old Town” (May 15th, 2022, kptv.com);
    • Article: Commemorating AAPI Heritage Month. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) fighting hate crimes in a hundred different ways (nbcnews.com).
  • Ctrl+Alt+Del-Hate: PDX: Helpline (503) 765-5974.
  • Con10gency De-escalation Training:
    • Press release: Robert King, Director of Training, Con10gency, “Oregon peace officers are trained in a new, comprehensive de-escalation program” (Mar 2, 2022, pdxpsac.org);
    • Article: “The C.A.L.M. Approach, ‘Comprehensive De-escalation’ at a Time it is Needed Most” (pdxpsac.org);
    • Portland PSAC endorses The C.A.L.M. Approach (pdxpsac.org, PDF).
  • School Safety:
    • Article: “Former SRO (School Resource Officer) shares perspective as school safety debate goes on” (Jun 6, 2022, kptv.com);
    • Article: “Keanon Lowe, who embraced armed Parkrose High School student, writes about Oregon life in ‘Hometown Victory'” (May 31, 2022, opb.org).
  • White Cane Awareness Day:

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City of Portland:

Portland Police Bureau (PPB):

  • Article: “Portland Ranks 48th Among 50 Big Cities for Cops per Capita” (Sep. 28th, 2022, wweek.com)
  • PPB Central Precinct Annual Community Report 2021 (portland.gov, PDF 9.2 MB);
  • Booking Criteria for Multnomah County Detention Center (May 23rd, 2022, pdxpsac.org);
  • Article: “Portland police shift resources to address rising homicides” (May 3rd, 2022, opb.org);
  • Article: “Multnomah County Sheriff releases open letter on rise of violent crimes” (Apr. 15th, 2022, kptv.com);
  • Senate Bill 44 (oregonlegislature.gov).

Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP):

Charter Reform:

  • Partnership for Commonsense Government (PCSG): Vote “NO” on the Charter Package to get to a better yes! (commonsensegovpdx.com);
  • Compare Charter Reform proposals from the Charter Commission and Commissioner Mingus Mapps’ Ulysses PAC (pdxpsac.org, PDF).

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Multnomah County (MultCo):

PSAC-endorsed candidate, Dr. Sharon Meieran:

  • Article: “Multnomah County chair candidates both want to improve response to homelessness. Which would do it best?” (Oct. 6, 2022, oregonlive.com).

Behavioral Health, Mental Illness

  • MultCo Mental Illness Commitment Services (multco.us).

Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS):

  • January 2022 Point in Time Count Summary of HUD Reported Data Elements (pdxpsac.org, PDF);
  • Article: “Portland, Multnomah County change homeless services oversight” (Apr. 22nd, 2022, pamplinmedia.com).

Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC):

  • Transforming Justice Final Report (pdxpsac.org, PDF 11.6 Mb);
  • Transforming Justice Vision and 18 Core Strategies (multco.us, PDF).
  • Monday, November 14 @ 1:30 pm “Executive Committee Meeting” via Zoom (register online);
  • Monday, December 12 @ 1:30 pm “Executive Committee Meeting” via Zoom (register online).

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State of Oregon:

  • Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council:
    • Watch the latest public /council meeting of the Drug Treatment and Recovery Act (Measure 110) Oversight and Accountability Council (OAC) from June 27th, 2022 (youtube.com). Agendas are posted prior to each meeting (oregon.gov/oha). Questions? Contact OHA.Measure110@dhsoha.state.or.us.
    • Article: “Police Issue Few Tickets Under New Drug Decriminalization Law; Most People Ignore Court, Hotline” (Oct. 29th, 2022, oregonlive.com);
    • Article: “Ripple Effect: Measure 110 funding, shortfalls and the Oversight and Accountability Council’s vision” (ktvl.com);
    • Audit Report here: “Measure 110 Real-time Audit Interim Letter” (Jun. 1, 2022, pdxpsac.org);
    • Article: “‘Measure 110 has everything to do with it’: Law enforcement says decriminalization has flooded Portland streets with drugs” (May 9th, 2022, kgw.com);
    • Dr. Bob Davis, PSAC board member, notes on Ballot Measure 110: Article: “Oregon decriminalized drugs in 2020: How’s it going?” (Apr. 4th, 2022, oregonlive.com);
      • Article: “Money for Measure 110 addiction services finally arrives; Oregon auditors spot problems” (Jun. 2nd, 2022, opb.org);
      • Article: “Rewards For Staying In Drug Treatment Work, Now Oregon Is Poised To Pay For Them” (May 24th, 2022, thelundreport.org);
      • Article: “Distribution of $270 Million in Substance Abuse Treatment Dollars Delayed” (Apr. 8th, 2022, wweek.com);
      • Interview: “An addiction expert on how to fight Oregon’s growing fentanyl crisis” (Mar. 25th, 2022, opb.org).
  • Measure 114, Changes to Firearm Ownership and Purchase Requirements Initiative (ballotpedia.org)
  • Senate Bill 44 (oregonlegislature.gov).

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