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Mayor Ted Wheeler seeks $2 million to bring back uniformed police team to address spike in shootings Updated Mar 11, 2021; Posted Mar 11, 2021 Titus McNack, 42, was fatally shot around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on the edge of North Portlands Dawson Park. Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian Facebook Share Days after Portland recorded its 20th homicide, Mayor Ted Wheeler said Thursday he’ll seek $2 million in one-time funding to allow more proactive policing on city streets with greater civilian oversight to...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Mayor Ted Wheeler Will Seek to Bring Back Police Patrols to Reduce Portland Shootings Is this the Gun Violence Reduction Team again? He says no, but it looks familiar. Portland police officers converse with racial-justice protesters in June 2020. (Wesley Lapointe) Updated March 11 Mayor Ted Wheeler is asking the Portland City...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, announced Thursday he would seek $2 million in one-time funding for police, other agencies and outreach p

by Tim Gruver, The Center Square  | March 03, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article Thousands of Oregonian renters could be at risk of finding eviction notices on their doors by this summer. A February report by Portland State University’s Homeless Research & Action Collaborative estimates up to 89,000 Oregon households could be at risk of living through such a scenario which could cost the state as much as $3.3 billion in health, shelter, child welfare, and ju...

by Andy Fell March 02, 2021 UC Davis will join a new partner network to the National Academies’ Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. UC Davis is among thirteen higher education-focused organizations in the inaugural group of network partners, which will share their work to prevent and address sexual harassment in higher education. Delmendo “We’re pleased to participate in the Action Collaborative Partner Network,” said Wendi Delmendo, chief complian...

Oregonian renters unable to pay rent were granted a moratorium starting late March, about a month after the first COVID-19 case was found in the state and many lost their jobs. Each time the moratorium neared its end, it was extended with mere days to spare. However, the latest moratorium legislation set a due date. Renters have until July 1 to pay back what’s owed. Housing activists and landlords alike wonder how many renters will have the money by July, considering little has altered the ...

Oregon landlords whose tenants are behind on rent can now apply for relief Updated Feb 19, 2021; Posted Feb 18, 2021 A sign advertises apartments for rent in North Portland. LC- Elliot Njus/The OregonianLC- Elliot Njus/The Oregonian Facebook Share Landlords in Oregon whose tenants have fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic can now apply for relief from the state. Applications for Oregon’s new landlord compensation fund opened Wednesday, nearly two months after state lawmaker...

PSU and FUMC partner to open student shelter     Tara is a PSU graduate in mechanical engineering who was interviewed by the HRAC about her experience as a houseless student. “I would talk to you about interning at NASA and winning first place in the engineering research expo,” she said. “But I would never tell you that I owned a used Subaru and I lived in a tent.”    As a new response to this problem, PSU has partnered with First United Methodist Church (FUMC) to create the PSU Lan...

Bates analysis of U.S. Census pulse data suggests some 89,000 families statewide owe back rent. An earlier PSU survey of 460 Oregonians extrapolated that more than a third of Oregons renters — and more than half of renters of color — have skipped rent checks. That money is coming due fast. While state lawmakers approved a new moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent in December, the partial ban ends June 30. Repayment is legally required by July 1. Plugging that hole in landlords ...

The mid-valley’s red hot real estate market is a great thing for homeowners but creates some real challenges for people looking to buy their first house — and it could be a sign of even bigger issues for our region down the road. It’s a trend that’s been happening for some time as the market rebounded from the real estate crash of 2008. Since 2015, when values had bounced back to pre-crash levels, average sales prices have climbed an additional 61% in Linn County and 38% ...