If you are looking for a police transparency meeting to attend this evening, March 11, 2026, two of 'em start in 30 minutes and another one starts in an hour.
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I think PPA is trying to flood the zone to distract from:
1. PPA contract negotiations
2. The City and DOJ's joint motions to dismiss much of what remains of the Settlement Agreement
Both topics will be discussed at PCCEP tonight. It would be nice to see a large turnout.
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Related:
Tonight, March 11, 2026, at 6 pm, the Portland Committee on Community Engaged Policing (PCCEP) will be working on their recommendation that the city host listening sessions (like they did in 2019) to gather input on what to address during negotiations with PPA.
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Yep.
The Portland Committee on Community Engaged Policing (PCCEP) meets tonight at 6 pm.
They have time for general public comments at the end of the meeting, and they need to hear from the public that the way this homicide by police officers went down is not okay.
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First of all, If someone yelled and banged on my door at 5am, it would take way more than 4 sec for me to comprehend what was happening, let alone get up, put on my robe, and open the door.
Full PDX Police Transparency Calendar is here and, as always, subject to change:
pdx-police-accountability.github.io/pdx-police-t...
You can find the 2025 Q4 PPB Use of Force Report here, along with all their other quarterly reports dating back to 2013.
www.portland.gov/police/doj/f...
Here is PPB's Use of Force Dashboard.
www.portland.gov/police/open-...
The Training Advisory Council (TAC) meets tonight, March 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm.
There will be a presentation of the 2025 Q4 Use of Force Report, among other things.
www.portland.gov/police/tac/e...
The 3rd ever public meeting of the Community Board for Police Accountability (CBPA) is tonight, March 11, 2026 at 6 pm.
It's early times for this board and the entire agenda is:
Board Governance Discussion
(and maybe public comment?)
www.portland.gov/ocpa/events/...
Connection info, agenda, and associated materials for tonight's March 11, 2026 PCCEP meeting at 6 pm are here.
www.portland.gov/pccep/events...
The City should have held listening sessions long before negotiations began like they did in 2019.
Here is PCCEP's draft recommendation.
Note that they are requesting the City commit to this process for all future negotiations.
Better late than never.
www.portland.gov/pccep/docume...
Collective bargaining between the City of Portland and Portland Police Association (PPA) has been going on for nearly 2 months now.
Attend PCCEP this evening and provide your thoughts on their recommendation to hold community listening sessions about the contract.
www.portland.gov/pccep/docume...
On today's March 11, 2026 Portland Committee on Community Engaged Policing (PCCEP) agenda:
Termination of Settlement Agreement Paragraphs
PCCEP Codification
PCCEP Recommendation to Host Public Listening Sessions on PPA Contract Negotiations
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There are 3 overlapping police transparency-ish meetings today, March 11, 2026:
Portland Committee on Community Engaged Policing (PCCEP) at 6 pm
Community Board for Police Accountability (CBPA) at 6 pm
Training Advisory Council (TAC) at 6:30 pm
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I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.
I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.
1/ Here's what I can share:
Okay, I fell for it.
This is what they are trying to do - flood the zone.
Today is day 59 of negotiations between the City of Portland and the Portland Police Association (PPA) - yes, the two entities who sit on the same side of the table in US v. City of Portland.
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I guess another way to come to this conclusion is to ask yourself:
Should all Clean Energy Surcharge funds be used to support the City's Climate Investment Plan?
And, if you say yes, then you need to reject PPA's depressing, pessimistic, misguided ballot measure.
All you need to decide if this is a good ballot measure is to look at the very last line of the ballot title document, which tells you what happens if the ballot measure fails:
"All Clean Energy Surcharge funds used to support City’s Climate Investment Plan."
This ballot measure must fail.
Also more here.
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More here.
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Ballot Title CAPTION Amends Charter: Increases police using 25% of existing Clean Energy Surcharge. QUESTION Should Portland plan to increase police staffing to 2.0 officers per 1,000 residents using 25% of Clean Energy Surcharge? SUMMARY In 2018, Portland voters imposed 1% Clean Energy Surcharge on large retailers. Surcharge raised approximately $167 million in FY 2024-2025. Revenue from Surcharge is deposited in Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund to support City’s Climate Investment Plan. If measure approved, amended Charter would: • Set new policy to fund Police Bureau at level of at least 2.0 sworn officers per 1,000 residents. • Require 25% of existing Clean Energy Surcharge to go to new Enhanced Community Safety Services Fund. New fund may not be used to reduce general fund support for Police Bureau below preceding fiscal year. • Require new Enhanced Community Safety Services Fund Commission to adopt plan to recruit, hire, maintain, and support at least 2.0 sworn officers per 1,000 residents by 2030 and beyond. Commission composed of Mayor, Police Chief, City Administrator, police union representative, and one Councilor. • Allow lawsuits to enforce certain provisions. • Require regular financial and performance audits. • Other provisions. If measure not approved: • All Clean Energy Surcharge funds used to support City’s Climate Investment Plan.
Here's the ballot title crafted by the City Attorney to describe the Portland Police Association's latest ballot measure effort.
It's hard to decide what the worst part of this initiative is, but the ANSWER to their QUESTION is:
No.
Looks like folks have until March 18, 2026 at 5 pm to challenge the ballot title language or the constitutionality determination by filing a legal challenge in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
Wondering if anyone has read this yet?
www.portland.gov/auditor/elec...
Alright, so now that 2PDX2025 - Enhanced Community Safety Initiative is void, there's a new one out there:
1PDX2026 - Portland Enhanced Community Safety Initiative
www.portland.gov/auditor/elec...
The US has, in slightly over a year, torched what was once one of the best repositories of legal talent (the DOJ) in favor of...uh...total hacks now struggling under an impossible workload made all the more impossible by an administration that is acting without even the faintest color of law.
Harry Dunn and I will discuss on tomorrow’s Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast!
This is a good thread from @bigblinkpdx.bsky.social (which is a great resource!). FWIW, self-reporting is #actually fine, because as @jeremiahhayden.bsky.social's article shows, public records are an excellent check on the self-reporting.
Did you know the City of Portland’s relatively robust lobbying regulations rely on self-reporting? Lobbyists are expected to register with the City, maintain records of their interactions with officials, and submit their records to the City. Not everything you might consider lobbying gets reported!
