News Roundup July 28 - August 4, 2024

Aug 05, 2024

At a glance:

The City of Portland's efforts to enforce its camping ban were quickly thwarted by the Multnomah County Sheriff after she refused to jail a man who chose jail over a tiny home. WW, KATU
After over a year of conflict, AMR and Multnomah County have agreed to try a new ambulance staffing model to address the response time crisis. In 2023, no ambulance was available when needed by a dispatcher 15,000 times. KGW
A person died in Multnomah County Jail's custody last week. Oregonian
Portland police and partners from neighboring communities embarked on a mission to challenge a planned large-scale street takeover event. 50 stops, 11 arrests, four towed cars, and two deaths resulted. KPTV
While shootings and homicides continue capturing attention, City of Portland leaders tout improvements, and the data backs them up; shootings and homicides are both lower now than they were at the same point in 2022 and 2023. KOIN
Discord and disarray were on full display as Multnomah County and City of Portland have conflicting visions for M110 deflection, sobering center, city ordinance enforcement. KPTV

Upcoming events

August 7, 2024 (Wednesday) 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP) Settlement and Policy Subcommittee Meeting 8/7/24 (website)
August 7, 2024 (Wednesday) 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Citizen Review Committee Meeting (website)
August 8, 2024 (Thursday) 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: FITCOG MEETING AUGUST 8, 2024 (website)

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 medical transport, dead body procedure, and weapons adminsitration directives are up for their first round of review. Comments due August 31. Comments are due for the second round of review on the public order event (protest/crowd control) and use of force directives on August 9. PPB