Protests return to downtown Portland
Additional rallies are announced for the weekend, including one Friday in the Pearl District.
Protests erupted outside the Mark Hatfield Federal Courthouse in downtown Portland as fires were set and federal service officers used chemical munitions to move the crowd back Thursday, March 11.
A group of about 50 to 60 people dressed in black were seen ripping down plywood, spray painting graffiti and setting fires. After a while, Federal Protective Officers pushed them back with tear gas and less-lethal munitions.
Over the course of about two hours, multiple skirmishes were seen as protesters set fires, officers extinguished them, then pushed the protesters back again. Tear gas was used outside the federal courthouse and protesters were arrested or detained.
March 10 2021
The Black teenager was shot and killed by police in Northeast Portland on Feb. 9, 2017.
The Portland City Council approved a $1.5 million settlement on Wednesday with the family of Quanice Hayes, a Black teenager killed by police in 2017.
The council approved the settlement unanimously.
Members of Hayes family testified at the March hearing, saying that while they are glad the family is getting a settlement, there should be changes made to police policies and practices. I just want to get my feelings out. We re in this community, I run a business here. I love it here. I still have some problems with this case. You know the financial compensation, that will help my sister dramatically. But I still don t feel that s accountability, Steven Hayes said.
Museum of the Oregon Territory reopens Fridays, Saturdays
Stevens-Crawford House, also managed by Clackamas County Historical Society, remains closed
As of Friday, March 12, the Museum of the Oregon Territory is reopening with a limited occupancy of 10. The museum has been closed to the public for about a year due to the pandemic.
Group sizes are limited to 5 or less, and admission payment can be made by card only. MOOT s Hands-On History Hall and the Stevens-Crawford House, also managed by Clackamas County Historical Society, remain closed.
Visitors over the age of 5 are required to wear masks for the duration of their visit and maintain a distance of 6 feet from visitors outside their household. Hand sanitizing stations are available throughout the museum.
City to hire new staff for Southwest neighborhood groups
After cutting ties with district coalition, city bureau will expand to serve 17 neighborhood associations. Change is never easy, Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty reiterated Wednesday, March 10. Hardesty s comments came right before the City Council voted 4-1 to hire two new city staffers in the Office of Community and Civic Life to provide services to Southwest Portland s 17 neighborhood associations.
The neighborhood associations were previously served by a district coalition Southwest Neighborhoods Inc. but Hardesty announced two weeks prior that the coalition would no longer receive any city grant funds and she would move to have neighborhood groups serviced directly by the city instead of the independent nonprofit group.
Diego Hernandez quits Reynolds School Board March 10 2021
His resignation comes after he stepped down from the Oregon Legislature after an investigation into hostile workplace complaints.
Diego Hernandez resigned from the Reynolds School Board on Wednesday, March 10, after stepping down last month from the Oregon House of Representatives amid controversy.
Board Chair Valerie Tewksbury announced at the March 10 school board meeting that the board received today a formal resignation from Director Hernandez.
Hernandez resigned from his position in the Oregon House of Representatives on Feb. 21, after an investigation found that he had created a hostile workplace in the Legislature for women.