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Our core values as a City include anti-racism and equity. Every Portlander and everyone visiting our city deserves to be welcomed and to feel that they belong. They should encounter a Portland free of bias and hate, where they do not fear for their safety and security.

City and County Leaders Ask Biden Administration To Admit Afghans, Send Them Here

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August 20, 2021 3:58 pm

We are a great country, and a safer country, when we lead with integrity and love. Such leadership demands that we ensure the safety of (at least) those who ensured the safety of our citizens, and of those who will be persecuted because of who they are.

Statement from Mayor Wheeler and Commissioners Rubio, Ryan, Mapps, and Hardesty on New Impact Reduction Program Protocols

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May 19, 2021 9:05 am

These new protocols reprioritize public health and safety among houseless Portlanders and aim to improve sanitary conditions until we have additional shelter beds and housing available.

My First Year as your Transportation Commissioner

Commissioner Hardesty Appalled By Revelations on Rise of Unaccountable Private Security Downtown

Commissioner Hardesty Statement on Record Traffic Fatalities in 2021

Follow Up Statement on FALL BMP Allocation for Benches in Green Space

Commissioner Hardesty Votes Yes on Fall BMP, Details Support and Concerns in Voting Statement

Commissioner Hardesty Shares Initial Thoughts Following Fall Budget Monitoring Process (Fall BMP) Work Session

Press Release: Commissioner Hardesty requests funding in Fall Budget Monitoring Process to allow citywide expansion of Portland Street Response

PRESS RELEASE: COMMISSIONER HARDESTY DIRECTS PBOT TO COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY AS PART OF THE CITY OF PORTLAND EFFORT TO MITIGATE SPEEDING AND GUN VIOLENCE IN MT. SCOTT-ARLETA NEIGHBORHOOD

Commissioner Hardesty Q & A on Gun Violence, Police, and Community Safety

Joint City Statement on Hate Crimes

City and County Leaders Ask Biden Administration To Admit Afghans, Send Them Here

Joint Council Statement on York Sculpture

Joint Council Statement on Laurelhurst Park Intervention

COMMISSIONER HARDESTY STATEMENT ON PPB'S RAPID RESPONSE TEAM RESIGNATIONS

Commissioner Hardesty's Safety Interventions to High Crash Corridors Budget Amendment Passes

Statement from Mayor Wheeler and Commissioners Rubio, Ryan, Mapps, and Hardesty on New Impact Reduction Program Protocols

May 13th, 2021 - Budget Vote Statement

Commissioner Hardesty's Portland Street Response Statement in Advance of Thursday's Budget Vote

Statement from Commissioners Rubio, Ryan, and Hardesty on the DA/AG Joint Investigation

Commissioner Hardesty Statement on Mayor Wheeler's Remarks Last Friday

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