News Roundup July 14-21, 2024

PPB reverses visa denials, lots of shootings and stabbings over the last few weeks, Housing Bureau exceeding targets for housing development

At a glance:

• The City was impacted by the global Crowdstrike-caused computer failure, causing 911 dispatchers to rely on manual methods. BOEC reported no impact to 911 system users. Mercury, KATU

• PPB reversed denials of visa petitions for 19 immigrant crime victims. Oregonian

• Last weekend was unusually dangerous with five deaths. KPTV

• Portland Housing Bureau created 1284 housing units as of the end of 2023, and is ahead of targets. Willamette Week

Upcoming events

• July 24, 2024 (Wednesday) 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: East Precinct Annual Report Meeting (website)

• July 30, 2024 (Tuesday) 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: North Precinct Annual Report Meeting (website)

Opportunities and calls for volunteer service

• Bicycle Advisory Committee and Fixing Our Streets Oversight Committee (FOSOC) are recruiting new members, as are several other groups. See the city's volunteer job board for details

• PPB's use of force and force reporting directives are up for their second round of review. Comment deadlines on July 31 and August 9. PPB

Policing and crime

Crime and the impact of crime:

• 2024-07-18: KATU - Portland police arrest teen for vandalism amid graffiti crackdown

• 2024-07-17: KGW - Police investigate threatening post about Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez

• 2024-07-16: KGW - Portland arcade owner rams truck into suspected burglar's car

Stabbings:

• 2024-07-20: KPTV - Police: Woman stabbed by boyfriend; Neighbor shoots, injures stabbing suspect

• 2024-07-18: KGW - 'Tiara was someone special': PPB seeks person of interest in fatal stabbing of young mother in Southeast Portland

• 2024-07-18: Oregonian - DNA led Portland police to man’s killer 1 year after Lloyd Center stabbing; judge hands out 18-year punishment

• 2024-07-16: Oregonian - Man killed in SE Portland stabbing was self-appointed neighborhood camping ‘sheriff’

• 2024-07-15: Oregonian - Two men dead within one hour in Portland after separate shooting, stabbing incidents

Gun violence:

• 2024-07-21: KOIN - Dawson Park shooting near preschool leaves parents, teachers wanting action

• 2024-07-19: KATU - Two wounded in Dawson Park shooting in North Portland

• 2024-07-19: KATU - Man arrested after shots fired, 3-hour standoff inside NE Portland apartment, police say

• 2024-07-18: KATU - Portland Police identify man killed in Rose City Park shooting on July 14

• 2024-07-18: KOIN - 4 taken into custody following West Burnside shooting

• 2024-07-17: KGW - Teen arrested for deadly shooting outside Southeast Portland bar

• 2024-07-15: KPTV - ‘Can’t remember a weekend as violent as this’: 5 people dead in separate Portland incidents

• 2024-07-13: KPTV - Man shot, killed in Portland park; Police seek witnesses

Police and policing:

• 2024-07-19: KATU - Portland Pride Festival ramps up security as thousands expected this weekend

• 2024-07-19: KOIN - Investigation using anti-car theft software leads to chase, arrest and guns seized in Portland

• 2024-07-19: KGW - Father who left newborn at Portland recycling center sentenced

• 2024-07-19: KGW - Report: Measure 110 had little impact on law enforcement

• 2024-07-18: Oregonian - $15M lawsuit over death of mom at Portland bus stop faults city for disbanding traffic unit to halt street racers

• 2024-07-17: Oregonian - Portland police reverse decision denying 19 visa petitions for immigrants who were crime victims

• 2024-07-15: KGW - Portland police union's attempt to reshape oversight board fails to qualify for November ballot

PPB News Releases:

• 2024-07-19: PPB - Two Injured in Shooting at North Portland Park

• 2024-07-19: PPB - Suspect In Cully Neighborhood Shots Incident Booked into Jail

• 2024-07-19: PPB - Officers Track Stolen Car, Seize Illegal Firearms

• 2024-07-18: PPB - Man Killed in Northeast Portland Shooting Identified

• 2024-07-18: PPB - 1 Deceased After Single Vehicle Crash I-5 at Hayden Island Exit

• 2024-07-17: PPB - Rider Dies 11 Days After Bicycle Crash

• 2024-07-17: PPB - Tagger Arrested After I-84 Graffiti Clean-up

• 2024-07-17: PPB - Suspect in June Homicide Arrested

• 2024-07-16: PPB - Two People Identified in Double Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Morrison Bridge

• 2024-07-16: PPB - Man Killed in Stabbing Identified

• 2024-07-16: PPB - PPB Needs Public's Help Locating Person of Interest in Homicide

• 2024-07-15: PPB - Third Teen from June Crash Dies

• 2024-07-15: PPB - Man Killed in Shooting in Sellwood Riverfront Park Identified

• 2024-07-15: PPB - Pedestrian Killed in June I-84 Crash Identified

• 2024-07-15: PPB - Pedestrian Killed In June Crash Identified

Other stories:

• 2024-07-17: KPTV - FBI teen academy hosted in Portland

• 2024-07-17: KPTV - Portland data shows fewer fires, injuries during firework season this year

Politics and policy

Elections:

• 2024-07-18: Willamette Week - Feds Issue Tax Liens Totaling $62,000 to City Council Candidate Moses Ross

• 2024-07-17: Willamette Week - What East Portland Wants

City:

• 2024-07-19: Mercury - Portland Emergency Dispatch System Impacted by Global IT Outage

• 2024-07-19: KATU - City official takes a splash as Keller Fountain flows again after 18 months

• 2024-07-17: Willamette Week - After the Removal of His Treasured Mural, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff Requested a $40,000 Grant for an Ex-Girlfriend’s Niece

• 2024-07-15: OPB - Portland to transfer more than $7 million from city’s climate action fund to general budget

• 2024-07-15: KATU - Some Portlanders could see a 30% hike on their stormwater bills. Here's why

County:

• 2024-07-16: Willamette Week - State Medical Board Reprimands County’s Top Jail Doc

• 2024-07-18: Willamette Week - Questions About Deflection Center Go Mostly Unanswered at Community Meeting

State:

• 2024-07-18: KATU - Oregon seeks comment on new version of wildfire hazard map

• 2024-07-17: KGW - Oregon State Hospital campus to be named after Peter Courtney, late longtime lawmaker

Federal:

• 2024-07-21: Fox 12 Oregon - Biden ends his 2024 presidential campaign

• 2024-07-16: OPB - Oregon lawmakers push Biden to address homelessness after Supreme Court ruling

Transportation:

• Infrastructure:

  • 2024-07-20: YouTube - The Portland MAX is slow. This is how to fix it.

  • 2024-07-19: BikePortland - PBOT kicks off project that will bring better biking to NE Broadway

  • 2024-07-18: KPTV - Portland City Council greenlights 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance Project

• Driving:

  • 2024-07-18: Bike Portland - Police investigate fatal bicycle crash in Multnomah neighborhood

  • 2024-07-17: Bike Portland - Drivers disrupt safety and calm of Portland parks

  • 2024-07-16: KPTV - Two people killed in Morrison Bridge crash identified

• Policy:

  • 2024-07-19: BikePortland - At work and on MAX, e-bike riders feel policy pinch

  • 2024-07-18: Bike Portland - Kenton business owner fights to save carfree street plaza

Education:

• 2024-07-17: Oregonian - Former Multnomah County chair hired as chief of staff to new Portland Public Schools superintendent

• 2024-07-17: KGW - Gov. Tina Kotek unveils proposal to boost state school fund

• 2024-07-16: KPTV - Financial aid delays causing major concerns at colleges across Oregon

Economy and business:

• Downtown:

  • 2024-07-20: KOIN - Pioneer Courthouse Square celebrates its 40th anniversary with free event

  • 2024-07-20: KATU - Portland celebrates the groundbreaking of Darcelle XV Plaza, a hub for joy and community

  • 2024-07-19: KATU - Portland Pride Festival expected to bring lots of business to downtown

• Labor:

  • 2024-07-16: Oregonian - Bookkeeper for Portland transportation union embezzled nearly $190,000

Addiction and recovery:

• M110:

  • 2024-07-18: OPB - A Portland State University study upends assumptions about Measure 110 impacts

  • 2024-07-17: KPTV - Salinas meets with local leaders to talk drug recriminalization

  • 2024-07-17: Willamette Week - Numbers Don’t Support the Idea That Measure 110 Rendered Drug Courts Toothless

• Portland:

  • 2024-07-21: Oregonian - After officials promised to address Portland’s fentanyl crisis, overdose deaths rose. What happened?

  • 2024-07-18: KGW - Multnomah County commits to limiting the number of times a person caught with drug possession can choose treatment over jail come September

Housing and homelessness:

• Shelter:

  • 2024-07-20: Willamette Week - Housing Bureau Expects to Exceed Unit Goals With 2016′s Bond Cash

  • 2024-07-19: Commissioner Rubio - We exceeded our new housing goal by 43%!

  • 2024-07-16: Willamette Week - Multnomah County Looks to Buy or Rent Hotel Rooms

• Response to homelessness:

  • 2024-07-16: KATU - 'Nothing has changed': Lents homeowner fed up with never-ending homeless camps

  • 2024-07-17: StreetRoots - Rapid Response agrees to pay in wrongful death suit

• Other:

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