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Not sure if you noticed, but the pandemic brought out the best in people, as well as the WORST. Portland's resident right-wingers, rich crybabies, police enablers, and fake Democrats crawled out of the woodwork during the pandemic to take advantage of our city's various crises, and have been especially busy during 2023. While there were far too many local bad actors, internet trolls, and violent shitheads to list here, what follows is a ranked list...

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Former workers said the Fire Bureau's oversight caused a toxic workplace and they feared that the program will shift away from its purpose under Gonzalez.

“You are forcing mental health crisis responders to create trauma and then turn around and solve the trauma we caused,” the Portland Street Response worker said.

Eight days before Portland’s most severe snowstorm in 80 years, Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez banned Portland Street Response (PSR) outreach workers from distributing tents and tarps to people living outside. In the wake of the ban, multiple PSR workers—who spoke to the Mercury on the condition of anonymity due to fear of retaliation—say the ban has threatened the safety of unhoused Portlanders, further limited PSR’s agency, and disempowered outreach workers. “It’s really hard saying ‘I’m...