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Tips from m Laureen Paulsen Community Outreach / Public Information, Portland/Multnomah County 9-1-1 The 4th of July holiday is perhaps the busiest time of the year for Portland BOEC / Multnomah County 9-1-1. Both legal and illegal fireworks being used in our neighborhoods will result in thousands of non-emergency fireworks and noise complaint calls over the…

As reported by KOIN6 on March 16, 2016, “Portland recently got the green light to dedicate more funds to a program that would help relocate homeless people who can prove they have more stable housing options in another city.  Approximately 4,000 homeless people were counted in Portland as of January, and nearly half of them…

Police in the metro area expect to start routinely calling for an ambulance to carry people experiencing a mental health issue/crisis to the hospital instead of the police station. Read the full story from The Oregonian.

From the LA Times – Portland, like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, has declared a homelessness emergency. That allows the city to cut red tape and seek more federal assistance. The four cities and their surrounding counties account for an estimated 70,000 homeless.  For full story

The Portland Mercury reports the list of people suing the city over new camping policies is growing.  In a motion filed May 20, a group of organizations that believe Mayor Charlie Hales’ lenient stance on camping is illegal say they’ve found three new plaintiffs to sign onto a lawsuit filed last month. They are the Oregon Restaurant and…