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The Police Accountability Commission (PAC) presented its new city code recommendations to the City Council in September after a reported 128 public meetings and 23 community engagement sessions. Last week, the city attorney’s recommendations in response shocked many: Cutting the size of the oversight board from 33 members to 21, requiring board members to participate in both police ride-alongs and the Portland Police Bureau Community Academy, and requiring a third of the nominating committee to be law enforcement officials. ....
The University of Oregon has several ethnic cultural clubs that provide community and support for students. But, for students that may identify as queer and BIPOC, these community groups are ....
To achieve true diversity in the arts, the city, foundations, and art patrons must do more to enable artists of color to participate in the arts community and the creative economy as contributors and entrepreneurs. ....
Measure 110 was passed by voters in 2020 to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs and to divert users into treatment programs. It was seen as a redress to the disastrous policies of the War on Drugs specifically the dramatically disproportionate sentencing and incarceration of Black Americans on drug possession charges. ....