A proposal to hire more park rangers to help stem Portland’s dramatic rise of shootings and gun deaths over the last year stunned one of Portland’s longest-serving park rangers. Dave Barrios, who has worked as a ranger for 15 years... Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. – Officers are investigating a homicide after getting reports of a shooting Tuesday afternoon near Dawson Park in North Portland. Mayor Ted Wheeler, who also serves as police commissioner, joined a police spokesperson at 4:30 p.m. for a press conference... Read More
Sachs, the founder of the community group No Hate Zone, is focused on ending racism though community engagement. The former law enforcement member is now an activist who points out a large percentage of people hurt or killed by gun... Read More
Forbes magazine ran a recent op-ed “Portland is dying” that grabbed the attention of city leaders. What doesn’t seem to garner the same kind of immediate response is the gun violence that is killing Black people in Portland. According to... Read More
An NCAA committee earlier this month voted to endorse a policy designed to increase opportunities for minority candidates seeking high-profile coaching and administrative jobs in college athletics. The same committee met last month to discuss both the Russell Rule and... Read More
An NCAA committee this week declined to vote on or recommend two policies that broaden opportunities for minority candidates to interview for high-profile jobs in college athletics. Oregon’s Rooney Rule, a state law since Jan. 1, 2010, requires state schools... Read More
The continued focus on the damage caused by protesters in Portland is frustrating a lot of people who want to focus on the important issues first raised when the demonstrations started in May. The No Hate Zone, an organization in... Read More
A new rule that aims to diversify the hiring pools in collegiate sports is gaining momentum around the country. On Wednesday, both the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association endorsed The Russell Rule, the West... Read More
Portland police representatives and community members reached out to protesters in a politically-charged Sunday press conference. They called for a moratorium on the nightly violent protests and a community conversation about solutions. Escalating protests against systemic racism in Portland have... Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. -— About 15 hours after rioters broke into the building that houses the Portland Police Association offices and set a fire, a passel of community leaders and activists begged for an end to the violence that has gripped... Read More