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Tag: Ted Wheeler

Candidates for mayor, activists, to speak out March 10 at Social Justice Forum

February 27, 2016
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The Skanner, Feb. 25, 2016 Join activists and candidates for mayor of Portland at 6:30 p.m. March 10 for a public conversation about the social justice issues in Portland. Jules Bailey – candidate for mayor  Israel Bayer – Street Roots Jo Ann Hardesty – NAACP – Portland Branch Sarah Iannarone – candidate for mayor Jason […]

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Jason Renaud: “No worries” on mayor’s plan to pull city funding from CATC

May 4, 2013
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By Denis C. Theriault, Portland Mercury, May 2, 2013 Mayor Charlie Hales‘ bid to pull the city’s share of funding for Multnomah County’s Crisis Assessment and Treatment Center—a 16-bed facility billed as a resource for police officers—has clearly irked County Chairman Jeff Cogen and even raised questions from at least one city commissioner, Amanda Fritz. […]

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‘Alien Boy’ director on remembering James Chasse as ‘just a person’

February 26, 2013
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By Brian Lindstrom, in the Portland Tribune, Feb. 21, 2013 As parents of a 7- and an 8-year-old, my wife Cheryl Strayed and I often discuss what we hope to impart to our children. At the top of that list is resilience, which I define not only as the ability to persevere despite obstacles but […]

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Chasse Avenue

April 15, 2010
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Editorial column by Matt Davis, Portland Mercury, April 15, 2010 Oh, black bloc protesters. How I pity you. Once again last Thursday evening, April 8, you staged a woefully limp protest at the corner of NW 13th and Everett, the street corner where James Chasse Jr. was beaten by Portland cops in 2006. This followed […]

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Jail, Inc. – Is Privatizing Jail Health Care a Lethal Idea?

February 5, 2010
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From the Portland Mercury, February 4, 2010 It’s no secret Multnomah County is strapped for cash. County Chair Ted Wheeler was even moved to quote former President of Czechoslovakia Václav Havel in the introduction to the county’s 2010 budget. “Hope is a state of mind, not of the world,” wrote Wheeler, cutting $46 million out […]

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Drug court becomes breaking point in battle for more money

November 3, 2009
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From the Oregonian, November 3 2009 In an excruciating budget year that has seen millions slashed from Multnomah County departments, the line in the sand has come to this: an $84,020 gap in the $1.3 million drug court budget. As they dealt with one of the biggest shortfalls in years this spring, Multnomah County commissioners […]

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Three Year Status Report – What Happened to James Chasse

September 17, 2009
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KNOWN FACTS On the evening of September 17, 2006 James Chasse was walking toward his home from Northwest Portland. Portland Police officer Christopher Humphreys and Multnomah County Sheriff’s deputy Bret Burton called out to him from their patrol car. Portland Police sergeant Kyle Nice arrived within seconds. According to witnesses, James turned away and began […]

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Partial Settlement, New Allegations in Chasse Lawsuit

July 9, 2009
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From the Portland Mercury, July 8 2009 Terminal Energy – Partial Settlement, New Allegations in Chasse Lawsuit “There is a lot of positive energy that has developed out of this tragedy,” said Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler last Thursday morning, July 2, discussing the county’s record $925,000 settlement for its role in the death of […]

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Chasse case helps spur creation of mental health crisis center

July 2, 2009
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From the Oregonian, July 2 2009 On the day Multnomah County commissioners awarded the county’s largest settlement ever to the family of a mentally ill man who died in police custody, the board voted to move forward with a mental health crisis center that some believe could have saved the man’s life. The crisis center […]

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Multnomah commissioners approve $925,000 settlement with Chasse family

July 2, 2009
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From the Oregonian, July 2 2009 Multnomah County commissioners today voted 4-0 to approve a record $925,000 settlement to end its part in the federal civil rights lawsuit brought 2 1/2 years ago by the family of James P. Chasse Jr. “We believe this is a good business decision for the county and for the […]

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