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Portland's newest police oversight board is in session. Last night marked the inaugural meeting of the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP), a 13-member group tasked with reviewing the federally mandated reforms the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) must make to improve its interactions with people in mental health crises. "I am very clear that this is the huge night," said PPB Chief Danielle Outlaw, addressing the commission and the 60 community members who came out...

Stacia Glenn: Can climbing be done safely during COVID? WA to find out with reopening of indoor gyms News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/12/2021 Stacia Glenn, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Jan. 12—Indoor climbing gyms reopened across the state Monday with a new label: low-risk. It's a designation the recently formed Washington Indoor Climbing Coalition has been pushing for since November when Gov. Jay Inslee imposed new public health restrictions to combat a third wave of COVID-19. Last week, Inslee announced his "Healthy Washington — Roadmap to Recover" plan, which bumped ...