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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Portland needs a trusted police force
Description: Full text: If we want to continue seeing downtown Portland improve, maybe it’s time to refund the police.
City leaders reopened Portland this weekend, hosting a flurry of festivities meant to attract people back into downtown. The reopening, called “Welcome Back to the Heart of Portland,” included concerts, musical performances, and pop-up vaccination centers.
Portland does seem to be slowly getting back on its feet. Mayor Ted Wheeler reported that a committee found fewer plywood boards on buildings. The city is cleaning more homeless campsites and has identified 70 potential spots to locate what the city c...