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Portland Police Chief Bob Day talks body cameras, recruitment
Portland police chief Bob Day was appointed to the role permanently this week, after previously coming out of retirement to take over as interim chief in October. At the time, Wheeler said the plan was for Day to only serve about 18 months, but on Friday Wheeler said Day's performance during his first six months prompted the mayor to change his mind.
Day was a guest on this week's upcoming episode of KGW's Straight Talk. The interview covered Portland's drug and homeless crises, the upcoming PPB body camera program, efforts to spur officer recruitment and the relationship that the chief will have with the city administrator under Portland's new form of government in 2025. -
Bonus episode: Portland area's tri-county sheriffs
There's a new sheriff in town in Portland — or rather, three sheriffs over the past four years. And now for the first time in history, all three sheriff's in the city's tri-county area are women: Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell, Washington County Sheriff Caprice Massey and Clackamas County Sheriff Angela Brandenburg.
All three sheriffs were guests on this week's episode of Straight Talk, and they stuck around for a bonus episode to discuss diversity in recruitment, improving relationships with groups that have historically had negative interactions with law enforcement, and better communicating the role of law enforcement to the community. -
Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas county sheriffs discuss impact of women in law enforcement leadership
There's a new sheriff in town in Portland — or rather, three sheriffs over the past four years. And now for the first time in history, all three sheriff's in the city's tri-county area are women: Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell, Washington County Sheriff Caprice Massey and Clackamas County Sheriff Angela Brandenburg. All three sheriffs were guests on this week's episode of Straight Talk.
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Carmen Rubio discusses homelessness, crime, climate crisis in bid for Portland mayor
Carmen Rubio is one of three leading Portland mayor candidates that could take over as the city transitions to a new form of government in 2025.
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Central City Concern shares challenges, solutions to Portland homelessness crisis
Central City Concern’s President and CEO Andy Mendenhall and Senior Director of Supportive Housing and Employment Sarah Holland join Straight Talk’s Laural Porter to discuss Portland’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis. The organization has been serving Portland for 45 years as an affordable housing developer and service provider.
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Oregon, Washington lawmakers discuss bipartisan border security, foreign funding, TikTok ban
U.S. House Representatives Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington are a part of a group of bipartisan lawmakers working together to write a border protection bill to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, in addition to a new border security policy.
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