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QUIZ, from page 7
getting people housed and off th e streets, we
will decrease th e dem ands on our fire and
police, saving money, improving public health,
and strengthening com m unities in th e process.
T he public cost of serving people who are
hom eless is up to five tim es g re ater than it is
to serve people in supported housing. Safe,
stable and affordable housing is a basic need
and hum an rig h t It n eeds to be th e city’s top
priority because it is o ur biggest and m ost
urgent problem . This is an emergency. L et’s
sta rt acting like it.
AMANDA FRITZ
T hese are th e decisions I’ve had to m ake
every year for seven years, except th a t in five of
th e budgets I ’ve voted on, th e choices w ere on
how to m ake cuts ra th e r than how to improve
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services. I have already voted to allocate $10
million to housing this year, before considering
any o th er cuts and additions. We are suffering
an affordable housing crisis. All city services
are im portant to our community, however. I
m ake my decisions after considering broad
public input, asking th e questions, “Who pays,
who benefits, and is th at fair?” I prioritize basic
services, spending taxpayers’ m oney wisely to
provide both essential and quality-of-life
functions. T his year, I will prioritize police
accountability, affordable housing and
assistance to people experiencing
houselessness, and fair w ages including city
parks em ployees who for decades have been
paid un d er $15 p e r h our w ith no benefits.
DAVID MORRISON
Well, in an em ergency situation we could
double up on th e housing tem porarily. T he
Yes or No: As commissioner, will you end the practice of contracting
■ for military and militarized equipment for use by our police bureau?
LANITA DUKE* Yes, I would advocate to th e
M ayor for th e abolishm ent of co ntracting for
m ilitary and m ilitarized equ ip m en t for use
by o u r police bureau. I w ould advocate for
bringing back C om m unity Policing. I su p p o rt
th e D e p a rtm e n t of Ju stic e 2015
reco m m endations th at, “P P B shall e n su re
th a t officers u se non-force and verbal
tech n iq u es to effect com pliance w ith police
o rd e rs w h en ev er feasible, especially in th e
c o u rse of conducting w elfare checks o r
effecting a rre sts for m in o r offenses o r for
p e rso n s w hom officers have re a so n to
believe a re experiencing a m en ta l h e alth
crisis; de-escalate th e use of force a t th e
e arlie st possible m om ent; only r e s o r t to
th o se u se of force w eapons, including less-
lethal w eapons, as necessary ; and refrain
from th e use of force against individuals who
are already u n d e r control by officers, o r w ho
m ay ex p ress verbal disco n ten t w ith officers
b u t do n o t oth erw ise pose a th re a t to
officers o r o th ers, o r im pede a valid law
en fo rcem en t function.”
MICHAEL DURROW: Yes. Having a SWAT tea m is
p ru d e n t b ecause som e crim inals and m o st
dom estic te rro rists (like th e KKK, W hite
Pow er M ovem ent and th e B undys) are
heavily arm ed. H ow ever using shock troops
against un arm ed p ro te s te rs is unethical and
only escalates th e violence w ithin society
and re se n tm e n t tow ards th e police.
SHANNON ESTABROOK: D epends w hat
e q u ip m e n t
CHLOE EUDALY: Yes. Intim idation doesn’t lend
itself to successful com m unity policing and
th e increased m ilitarization of o ur police can
lead to m ore forceful and potentially deadly
5,
interventions th an necessary.
AMANDA FRITZ: T his is n o t w ithin m y pow er as
a com m issioner, since th e m ayor is in charge
of th e Police B ureau and th is type of internal
S tandard O perating P ro ced u re decision is
n o t subject to council approval. I w on’t
prom ise things I can’t deliver.
DAVID MORRISON: T h e m ilitarization of o ur
police forces is a “psy-op” o r psychological
tactic to ra ise th e b a r on w h a t w e perceive is
“n orm al” for th e police. I t is disgusting and
should b e abandoned. I t se rv es no p u rp o se
o th e r th a n to rem in d th e public th a t th e re is
a “te rro ris t” around each corner. YES.
m ost im portant thing is basic services: roof,
bathroom s, kitchen. T hen w ork o ur way out of
that. We could also ask landlords to lower re n t
and use th e loss as a tax write-off.
STEVE NOVICK
T he question is both vague (police and parks
need m oney for critical services - which ones?)
and unrealistic - social service agencies need a
hell of a lot m ore th an $5 million. I’ll respond
by referring to th is budget: In ongoing money,
w e’ve com m itted $5 million in new m oney to
housing, I need $1 million to help th e way
overworked 911 staff, th e police say they
absolutely need $1.8 million to do background
checks, and we need $1.3 million to avoid
laying off firefighters - b u t if we fund all those,
parks will take big cuts. We’re not going back
on th e $5 million, m y top o th e r p riorities are
911 and fire, b u t I h ope we can get m ore m oney
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Please place the following
items in order of priority as
commissioner. Note with 1, 2
and 3: Increase parking
Bike infrastructure
Low- or no-fare public transit
LANITA DUKE: B ack in th e day, recreationally
15-21, 2016
for parks and police.
ANN SANDERSON
In this scenario, I would first ask which
option has th e m ost potential risk to th e people
of Portland and w hich has th e m ost potential
b e n e fit I will always try to m ake policy
decisions th a t are inform ed by th e b e st possible
analysis of facts. Having said that, my
inclination is always to say th a t we need to take
care of people’s basic n eed s first; housing is a
basic need.
SUZANNE STAHL
I would spend $5 million on social service
agencies to tre a t and place th e houseless.
M any individuals th a t a re chronically houseless
have dual diagnoses, m ental health issues and
drug addictions. Additionally, individuals th at
have recently lost th eir housing due to rising
re n t can also develop health issues, both
AMANDA FRITZ
1 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n s it
2 . Bike in frastru c tu re
3 . In c re a se parking
DAVID MORRISON
1 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n s it
2. Bike in frastru c tu re
3 . In c re a se parking
STEVE NOVICK
1 . Bike in frastru c tu re
LANITA DUKE
2 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n s it (note: Tri-
1 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n s it
M e t is th e resp o n sib le go v ern m en t entity)
3 . In c re a se parking
2 . In c re a se parking
3 . Bike in frastru c tu re
ANN SANDERSON
MICHAEL DURROW
1 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n sit
1 . B ike in frastru c tu re
2 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n s it
2 . In c re a se parking
3 . Bike in frastru c tu re
3 . In c re a se parking
STEVE NOVICK: I ’d like a definition of
m ilitarized equipm ent, b u t instinctively, yes.
ANN SANDERSON: S ee above about th e danger
of Yes/No answ ers. A police force is n o t an
arm y and should n o t look like one. I am in
favor of a sincere, effective com m unity
policing m odel w hich m akes officers a p a rt
of th e com m unity th e y serve. T h a t said, I
also w ant to m ake su re officers have th e
equ ip m en t they n e e d to b e safe.
SUZANNE STAHL: U sing th e m ilitary and its
equ ip m en t is unfounded and n o t necessary.
As com m issioner I would end th is practice.
SUZANNE STAHL
SHANNON ESTABROOK
1 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n s it
1 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n sit
2 . In c re a se parking
2 . Bike in frastru c tu re
3 . Bike in frastru c tu re
3 . In c re a se parking
(I w an t se rv ice s to be as equitable as
possible. I and th e disability com m unity and
o th e r com m unities c an n o t rid e bikes, b u t
can take public tran sit.)
CHLOE EUDALY
1 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n s it (plus
g re a te r ADA accessibility)
2 . Bike in frastru c tu re (coupled w ith curb
c u ts and o th e r ADA im provem ents)
3 . M ore neighborhood parking p e rm it
zones to encourage visitors to walk, bike o r
bus.
FRED STEWART: T h e re is som e equipm ent th a t
I would n o t su p p o rt th e City of P ortland
purchasing o r owning. Som e equipm ent, I
would, of course, s u p p o r t I will look a t each
item and deem th e value of th a t item based
on th e n e ed s of th e P ortland Police, the
values and civil rig h ts of th e people of
Portland, and th e cost to purchase and train
officers to use said item s.
AMANDA FRITZ: e. Never.
DAVID MORRISON: e. Never.
MICHAEL DURROW: d. Rarely.
STEVE NOVICK: d. Rarely.
SHANNON ESTABROOK: I sm oke m arijuana
ANN SANDERSON: A long, long tim e ago in a
never, as in ever.
galaxy far, far away.
CHLOE EUDALY: I sm oke m arijuana rarely. I
SUZANNE STAHL: d. Rarely.
p re fe r cocktails and rem aining c o h e re n t
FRED STEWART: e. Never.
FRED STEWART
1 . Low- o r no-fare public tra n s it
2 . Bike in frastru c tu re
3 . In crease parking
Portland
painter and
cultural
icon
Charlotte
Lewis, who
died in
1999, gave
Lanita
Duke this
card on her
birthday.
“I t captures
the spirit
and love o f
a mother
and
daughter, ”
Duke says.
Complete this sentence: I smoke marijuana______ ___________
a. For medicinal purposes only.
d. Rarely.
b. To decompress after a stressful day.
e. Never.
c. Recreationally. Hey, it’s legal.
b u t now rarely, d.
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