Portland bureau review confirms serious management problems May 18 2021
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, in charge of the Office of Community & Civic Life, opposed releasing the public record.
The city of Portland released a controversial bureau review on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 18.
The review of the Office of Community & Civic Life confirmed longrunning complaints of serious management problems within the bureau. They included a toxic and dysfunctional work culture, punitive management practices, social and emotional harm experienced by employees, a disconnect between the bureau s goals and its practices, and a lack of resources needed to carry out its responsibilities.
The review conducted by the ASCETA consulting firm recommended that the bureau be reset to align with the City Council s equity goals.
The Portland bureau manager also was paid additional benefits when she resigned.
Controversial former Portland bureau manager Suk Rhee received a severance package that included a $176,464 payment and other benefits when she left the Office of Community & Civic Life on Friday, May 14.
Current and former employees of the city bureau accused Rhee of creating a toxic work environment, according to a third-party review released on Tuesday, May 18.
The review confirmed reports of employee complaints going back years. They include accusations of a dysfunctional work culture, punitive management practices, social and emotional harm experienced by employees, a disconnect between the bureau s goals and its practices, and a lack of resources needed to carry out its responsibilities.
Medic s arm broken by cops at Portland protest, lawsuit says May 19 2021
Medical assistant Erin Wenzel seeks $500,000 in damages from the city for injuries inflicted in August.
A local medical assistant suffered multiple injuries, including a broken arm, after she was slammed to the ground by Portland cops dispersing a protest last year, according to a lawsuit.
Erin Wenzel says she was acting as a street medic and had multiple red cross insignia on her clothing when officers charged forward and struck her several times as she attempted to comply with their orders to move back. It didn t seem to matter who you were or why you were down there, they were just brutalizing people left and right, Wenzel said in an interview. They were acting like a street gang.
Medic s arm broken by cops at Portland protest, lawsuit says May 19 2021
Medical assistant Erin Wenzel seeks $500,000 in damages from the city for injuries inflicted in August.
A local medical assistant suffered multiple injuries, including a broken arm, after she was slammed to the ground by Portland cops dispersing a protest last year, according to a lawsuit.
Erin Wenzel says she was acting as a street medic and had multiple red cross insignia on her clothing when officers charged forward and struck her several times as she attempted to comply with their orders to move back. It didn t seem to matter who you were or why you were down there, they were just brutalizing people left and right, Wenzel said in an interview. They were acting like a street gang.
Street Medic Had Her Arm Broken by Police Officers at Portland Protest, Lawsuit Alleges
On 5/19/21 at 5:06 PM EDT
A street medic in Portland, Oregon, is seeking $500,000 in damages from the city after alleging that she had her arm broken by police officers during a protest last summer.
Erin Wenzel, 34, said she was acting as a medical assistant during a protest on August 14 when she was struck several times by police. Wenzel said she was attacked by officers, despite wearing red cross insignia on her clothing to designate that she was medical personnel. It didn t seem to matter who you were or why you were down there, they were just brutalizing people left and right, Wenzel told the