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Editorial: Drawing the line between chaos and community Today 6:30 AM The Blazers Boys and Girls Club was among the targets of property destruction earlier this month. April 20, 2021 Beth Nakamura/StaffThe Oregonian Facebook Share The verdict declaring former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of George Floyd’s murder won’t singlehandedly restore many Americans’ faith in the criminal justice system, nor does it disentangle our policing practices from the discriminatory beliefs often embedded in them. But it is affirmation that our institutions, as flawed as they may be, can evolve an...

Editorial: Proof, again, that Oregon needs an independent redistricting commission Updated 6:30 AM; Today 6:30 AM Members of the Oregon House are sworn in at the Capitol on Jan 11. Brooke Herbert, staff Facebook Share It was an ugly way to get there. But last week’s agreement by House leaders to include an equal number of Republicans as Democrats on the redistricting committee was a surprisingly positive resolution of what threatened to devolve into a hopeless mess. After weeks of resisting calls to do so, House Republicans are now waiving the constitutional requirement that the full te...

Editorial: City’s refusal to fund new gun-violence unit will take toll on victims of other crimes Updated Apr 11, 2021; Posted Apr 11, 2021 Amid continuing calls to defund the police, the Portland City Council refused to provide any additional funds for a new police team to combat gun violence. Unfortunately, that will only further tax an already understaffed police bureau, leading to a reduced response from police to other crime victims, the editorial board writes. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian Facebook Share On balance, the compromise plan adopted by Portland City Council last week offers a...

Editorial: Portland’s gun violence surge needs dedicated police team Updated 6:15 AM; Today 6:15 AM An investigation is underway after one person was fatally shot in March near a North Portland park, police say.Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian Facebook Share Contemplating the 266 shootings and 25 homicides in just the first three months of this year, Antoinette Edwards was struggling to understand how Portland city commissioners could oppose the mayor’s proposal to restart a Portland Police gun-violence team. What more do commissioners need to know to understand the trauma neighbors feel abo...

A bill that would significantly hike taxes on beer and fails to consider the realities facing the industries and the consequences of such a massive increase, the editorial board writes. But the central question of whether the industries need to be paying more to help fund addiction recovery services is a legitimate one that deserves legislative discussion.