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Tom Potter, former mayor and retired police chief, calls for systemic change Most days, it's easy for Tom Potter to put his days of city governance behind him, but lately, that's been challenging. The former Portland mayor and police chief spent nearly three decades behind the badge and three years at the helm of the Portland Police Bureau until 1993. He later spent a term running the city as mayor from 2005 until 2009. Potter's life is far less political or complicated now. He can gauge the temperament of the city from a comfortable distance, in more comfortable attire. "My wife and I s...

Portland city auditor proposes halting Independent Police Review by July 2022, absorbing staff into new division Updated Jan 29, 2021; Posted Jan 29, 2021 The auditor has proposed a new Evaluation and Investigative Services Division in her office that would do administrative investigations into city policies or programs to determine if they’re effective and achieving the outcomes desired. It wouldn’t do police investigations.LC- Andrew Theen/The Oregonian Facebook Share City Auditor Mary Hull Caballero has proposed turning out the lights of the Independent Police Review office, the inta...

Democrats don't think federal officers in Portland are storm troopers anymore Print this article Rioters in Portland, Oregon, have once again taken to the streets. Federal agents have used tear gas and pepper balls. All this, just hours after President Biden’s inauguration. As expected, the outrage over federal officers in Portland doesn’t match July’s fever pitch. Rioters smashed out the windows at a local Democratic Party headquarters, and some 150 rioters armed with rocks, shields, and "electronic control weapons similar to Tasers” vandalized an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Lewes  Delaware  19958United States A microbrewery is being proposed for Savannah Road in Lewes, but first the property must be annexed into the city.  Located at 1145 Savannah Road, the parcel sits at the edge of town where the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail crosses Savannah Road, directly across from Auto Gallery.  Christine Jones, owner and vice president of Jones Enterprise Brewing LLC and Lewes Brewing Company LLC, submitted the annexation application to city officials in December.  “Our intention for the property is to renovate, license and operate a microbrewery under the operating...

91% of Portland protest arrests not being prosecuted January 05 2021 Protesters are 'emboldened,' coalition leader says, despite tough talk from Portland officials including Mayor Ted Wheeler. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has vowed to crack down on "antifa anarchists" after a riot on New Year's Eve, but months of catch-and-release policing has skeptics wondering if anything will change. "Right now there's a lot of people that are emboldened to just do whatever they want," Gabe Johnson, co-founder of the Coalition to Save Portland, told KOIN 6 News. Johnson feels city and county off...