Category: Portland
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PORTLAND DSA CALLS FOR MAYOR WHEELER TO STEP DOWN AS POLICE COMMISSIONER
Today’s news regarding collaboration between the PPB and a violent right-wing group demonstrates the need for an immediate transfer of leadership to Commissioner Hardesty February 14, 2019 Portland DSA is dismayed, but not surprised, to read today’s reports of collaboration between Portland Police and the right-wing street gang Patriot Prayer. This latest outrage clearly demonstrates… read more
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Watch: Portland DSA Denounces the City’s Use of G4S Security Firm
On Wednesday morning Portland DSA officers Juno Suarez and Olivia Katbi Smith testified at city council in opposition to a proposed expansion of the city’s contract with G4S, the world’s largest private security company, to the tune of $2,972,798.72 of our taxpayer dollars. G4S contracts with ICE and the Israeli Defense Force, has been implicated… read more
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Portland City Council Must Reject the Mayor’s Proposed Budget
Mayor Ted Wheeler’s April 30 budget proposal uses Portlanders’ real needs as a bargaining chip with business and grossly misrepresents Portland’s priorities. This budget continues the downward trajectory of austerity: cutting parks and closing community centers, with no substantial investment in education, preschool, mental health services, or jobs programs. We demand a budget that prioritizes… read more