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Police use of force against mentally ill Portlanders has only increased since the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the city in 2012 for Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) disproportionate use of violence against people with a mental illness. This data came to light during a routine federal court check-in between the DOJ and the city over the progress of settlement agreement reached after the 2012 lawsuit. A court filing by Jonathan Brown, a retired senior...

Ben Hoffer, with more than 23 years working as chef at fine dining establishments, is taking the plunge into restaurant ownership. He is opening High Rise Pizza Kitchen, 6660 Delmonico Drive. “The Olivers offered me an opportunity that was too good to pass up,” he said of Michael and Betsy Oliver, the lease holders of the space. Hoffer had consulted with the family when they opened Colorado Crust Pizza Co. “I’ve had several ideas for restaurants and pizza was one of them. I’ll be using my pizza dough recipe, which I had given the Olivers when they opened Colorado Crust. It’s a thr...