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City Council designates Chinatown-ID a drug banishment zone, under controversial ordinance. Originally, the CID SODA zone was smaller, focused on Little Saigon, but in the final legislation, “due to high levels of significant drug activity” in the neighborhood, it encompasses almost the entirety of the neighborhood, from 7th Avenue to Rainier and from S Main Street to S Dearborn Street.
City Council designates Chinatown-ID a drug banishment zone, under controversial ordinance. Originally, the CID SODA zone was smaller, focused on Little Saigon, but in the final legislation, “due to high levels of significant drug activity” in the neighborhood, it encompasses almost the entirety of the neighborhood, from 7th Avenue to Rainier and from S Main Street to S Dearborn Street.
#International Examiner#Policing#health#washington
·iexaminer.org·
City Council designates Chinatown-ID a drug banishment zone, under controversial ordinance. Originally, the CID SODA zone was smaller, focused on Little Saigon, but in the final legislation, “due to high levels of significant drug activity” in the neighborhood, it encompasses almost the entirety of the neighborhood, from 7th Avenue to Rainier and from S Main Street to S Dearborn Street.
Democrat Dan Rayfield, former House speaker and an attorney, and Republican Will Lathrop, a former Oregon prosecutor in Marion and Yamhill counties, are vying to replace Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat who is not running for reelection.
Democrat Dan Rayfield, former House speaker and an attorney, and Republican Will Lathrop, a former Oregon prosecutor in Marion and Yamhill counties, are vying to replace Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat who is not running for reelection.
#Oregon Capital Chronicle#politicking#lawyering#oregon
·oregoncapitalchronicle.com·
Democrat Dan Rayfield, former House speaker and an attorney, and Republican Will Lathrop, a former Oregon prosecutor in Marion and Yamhill counties, are vying to replace Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a Democrat who is not running for reelection.
Vancouver’s Proposition 4 will ask taxpayers to pay for more police staffing. The city wants 80 new police officers, 36 non-sworn police positions, expand a homeless-assistance team, and boost an array of public safety resources, including camera-assisted traffic enforcement and AI report writing tools
Vancouver’s Proposition 4 will ask taxpayers to pay for more police staffing. The city wants 80 new police officers, 36 non-sworn police positions, expand a homeless-assistance team, and boost an array of public safety resources, including camera-assisted traffic enforcement and AI report writing tools
#OPB#Policing#politicking#washington
·opb.org·
Vancouver’s Proposition 4 will ask taxpayers to pay for more police staffing. The city wants 80 new police officers, 36 non-sworn police positions, expand a homeless-assistance team, and boost an array of public safety resources, including camera-assisted traffic enforcement and AI report writing tools
A former Green Hill School corrections employee who is already facing charges for allegedly “turning a blind eye” to an assault inside the facility in January was arrested again on Wednesday for multiple counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct.
A former Green Hill School corrections employee who is already facing charges for allegedly “turning a blind eye” to an assault inside the facility in January was arrested again on Wednesday for multiple counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct.
#Centralia Chronicle#incarcerating#Policing#washington
·chronline.com·
A former Green Hill School corrections employee who is already facing charges for allegedly “turning a blind eye” to an assault inside the facility in January was arrested again on Wednesday for multiple counts of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct.
Overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in many Western states. Alaska, Nevada, Washington and Oregon have moved into the top 10 for rate of overdose deaths since 2023, according to a Stateline analysis of federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
Overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in many Western states. Alaska, Nevada, Washington and Oregon have moved into the top 10 for rate of overdose deaths since 2023, according to a Stateline analysis of federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
#Idaho Capital Sun#health#national
·idahocapitalsun.com·
Overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in many Western states. Alaska, Nevada, Washington and Oregon have moved into the top 10 for rate of overdose deaths since 2023, according to a Stateline analysis of federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
ACLU Demands Firing of State Public Defense Agency’s Top Lawyer. Oregon Public Defense Commission is under additional pressure to fire its top lawyer, Eric Deitrick, following a new allegation of retaliation against a female co-worker.
ACLU Demands Firing of State Public Defense Agency’s Top Lawyer. Oregon Public Defense Commission is under additional pressure to fire its top lawyer, Eric Deitrick, following a new allegation of retaliation against a female co-worker.
#Willamette Week#lawyering#oregon
·wweek.com·
ACLU Demands Firing of State Public Defense Agency’s Top Lawyer. Oregon Public Defense Commission is under additional pressure to fire its top lawyer, Eric Deitrick, following a new allegation of retaliation against a female co-worker.
Judge demands answers from Idaho state public defender after defendants left languishing in jail without counsel. On Oct. 1, Idaho transitioned to a new public defense system consolidating 44 county-level state public defender’s offices into one statewide office. The reform was meant to address concerns and lawsuits claiming the previous system was inadequate.
Judge demands answers from Idaho state public defender after defendants left languishing in jail without counsel. On Oct. 1, Idaho transitioned to a new public defense system consolidating 44 county-level state public defender’s offices into one statewide office. The reform was meant to address concerns and lawsuits claiming the previous system was inadequate.
#Idaho Capital Sun#incarcerating#lawyering#idaho
·idahocapitalsun.com·
Judge demands answers from Idaho state public defender after defendants left languishing in jail without counsel. On Oct. 1, Idaho transitioned to a new public defense system consolidating 44 county-level state public defender’s offices into one statewide office. The reform was meant to address concerns and lawsuits claiming the previous system was inadequate.
Years before a deputy killed Sonya Massey, sheriff's office failed to police misconduct within its ranks. But CBS News subsequently obtained thousands of pages of law enforcement files, medical and court records as well as photo and video evidence which indicate that the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office has a history of misconduct allegations and accountability failures that long predate Deputy Grayson.
Years before a deputy killed Sonya Massey, sheriff's office failed to police misconduct within its ranks. But CBS News subsequently obtained thousands of pages of law enforcement files, medical and court records as well as photo and video evidence which indicate that the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office has a history of misconduct allegations and accountability failures that long predate Deputy Grayson.
#CBS#Policing#national
·cbsnews.com·
Years before a deputy killed Sonya Massey, sheriff's office failed to police misconduct within its ranks. But CBS News subsequently obtained thousands of pages of law enforcement files, medical and court records as well as photo and video evidence which indicate that the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office has a history of misconduct allegations and accountability failures that long predate Deputy Grayson.