Find sanctuary city resources from the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Program, including free legal services and state resources for reporting hate crimes, bias incidents, discrimination, and violations of Oregon's sanctuary laws.
I'm writing in support of the motion to expand Portland street response. I am someone who is extremely skeptical of sworn officers' ability to resolve low-acuity public nuisance calls safely, arrive in a timely fashion, if at all, I will not call police for any of not all of my needs. A city without a funded street response system is one where I do not call anyone to help those that are in need or times of crisis. Contrary to beliefs some people hold, I want a resolution to public disturbances. The solution to public disturbances is not the harassment of houseless people or the unnecessary bloodshed of those in need. By funding Portland Street Response in an adequate (to our current time) manner, we can work together to remedy the problems we can all see on our streets. Please vote yes on this, it is broadly popular and builds the people of Portland need to be able to receive help, not harm and fear. Vote yes so we can live in a safer happier Portland.
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