The truth is Multnomah literally has no idea what it’s doing. First it couldn’t spend enough money fast enough; now it says it doesn’t have enough money and needs to cut lifesaving services. Two years ago its highest priority was creating shelter beds; now its highest priority is closing them. This is not a “perfect storm of factors” leading to worsening homelessness, this is uninterrupted incompetence leading to tragedy. The County *still* does not have a baseline count of how many people are living outside (a By-Name List), so it has no way of knowing how many people are actually homeless. The County *still* is not measuring factors that tell us whether anything it is doing is working. And the County is cutting some of its most valuable services - treatment, recovery housing, and workforce training - while throwing its government partners under the bus. All of this boils down to failed leadership and no plan. Meanwhile, we are beginning a political race for county chair, and none of the current candidates thought it necessary to share an actual plan when they announced their intention to run. It is not enough to want to be county chair to lead Multnomah County. We need people who actually want to *do* something. Unless, of course, that something is hiring the guy who helped lead LA’s homeless system into a multibillion dollar lawsuit and dissolution of its joint office of homeless services. That’s not qualified work experience, it should have been a quick reference check. We do not have to settle for this accelerating spiral of nonsense. There is a way forward that can get better outcomes (read: save lives) while spending less. And it doesn’t involve throwing human beings out of shelters and onto the streets like garbage. It involves a plan with clear leadership, measurable outcomes, meaningful goals, accurate data, coordination, and relentless accountability. The race for county chair doesn’t have to be yet another fight about who wants to be something rather than do something. It’s time to put an end to this tragic farce and start our County’s path to recovery. oregonlive.com/politics/2026…

Home | PDX Public Safety Read the Truth Project’s report on public safety in Portland and the need for increased police staffing. pdxpublicsafety.com/

🚨 NEW: Fox’s @BritHume says Iran’s stance in the peace talks shows President Trump was CORRECT on their nuclear ambitions: “Here Iran is, badly battered, militarily crushed. They really don’t have any cards here other than the Strait of Hormuz which we are acting on.” “Yet they came into this negotiation absolutely refusing to give up their nuclear weapon ambitions which was the bottom line for the President and his negotiators.” “If that doesn’t emphasize that President Trump was correct in assessing in the beginning of this that Iran was still going for a nuclear weapon and it was something the world could not afford, then I don’t know what could.”

Oregon Supreme Court reverses child sexual abuse conviction on privacy grounds - Another absurd decision from the Oregon judiciary. opb.org/article/2026/03/27/o…

Oregon DAs urge governor to oppose limits on state hospital admissions oregonlive.com/crime/2026/03…

Only judge facing challenger in Portland courthouse misses crucial election deadline - Is this a responsible public official? oregonlive.com/politics/2026…

Multnomah County drops 623 cases after Oregon Supreme Court public defender ruling - How much longer are the people of Oregon going to put up with the public defender work slowdown that local judges and the Governor have permitted to go on for years? oregonlive.com/politics/2026…

A streetcar named undesirable - by Ken Thrasher. Perhaps Oregon’s need to face the truth of what column had to say. nwexaminer.com/p/a-streetcar…

Oregon Supreme Court sets deadlines for appointing public defenders -The O continues to fail to say why this is happening. The answer is simple: public defenders have been permitted to not do the cases they contracted to do, but get paid as if they did. oregonlive.com/politics/2026…

We need to demand action!Multnomah County jail problems driven by systemic failures, grand jury audit concludes - oregonlive.com oregonlive.com/crime/2026/02…

Readers respond: Story diminished risks to police - oregonlive.com oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…

Thank you again to everyone who showed up to make their voices heard! CUTS to police were RESTORED. Looking forward to more progress on safety and livability throughout out state. Portlanders voice their concerns over police funding: koin.com/news/portland/portl…

BIG WIN FOR SAFETY. Thank you to everyone who testified and made their voice heard! "This funding means we can continue making our neighborhoods safer," Vasquez said. "It enables us to fight for victims and support their path to justice." youtu.be/yU70qyCLs94?si=BA63…