North Park Blocks PDX

Arts/Events in the Park

  • Hales’ Legacy and Perils of Prosperity

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    Excerpt from Can Mayor Hales Jump the Shark and Lead Portland to the Promised Land? by Dr. Bruce Stephenson … Cutthroat real estate speculation brought the country to the edge of economic collapse in both the Great Depression and the Great Recession. A skilled technocrat, Hales is the one person who can ensure that a new comprehensive plan…

  • Portland Tribune: Police Passive with Homeless Population

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    Reposted from: Police Passive with Homeless Population Portland Tribune October 2015 Written by Peter Korn Hayley Purdy can’t figure out why police officers bike, drive and walk by the social chaos she lives with on the North Park Blocks and do virtually nothing. Throughout the summer Purdy and her neighbors documented the increasing disorder in their…

  • Do You Know The Difference Between Policy and Law?

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    One of the biggest questions we run into is “why isn’t law enforcement enforcing the law”. This is a great question but, also a complicated one. Herein lies the conundrum of law and policy. The State of Oregon’s legislature writes state laws. Local city government officials that “we” vote for and put into office set…