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April 5, 2017
The
Week
in
Review
A proposal to ban most no-cause evictions passed
the Oregon House Tuesday. Approved by a 31-27
vote, the bill now heads to the Senate after weeks of
contentious debate. It attempts to address Oregon’s
housing crisis by creating protections for tenants liv-
ing month-to-month, who are often most vulnerable
to sudden rent hikes and abrupt lease terminations.
Homeless Man Found Dead
Driver Hits Three People
A homeless man was found dead near Troutdale Tues-
day. Deputies were called to the Lewis and Clark Rec-
reation area where they found the body. He was re-
ported to have been living in a tent near several other
campers. There were no signs of foul play.
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The city of Portland is
asking for the public’s
help to find the people
responsible for vandalism
to the city’s bike sharing
system. Tuesday morning,
more than 200 Biketown
bicycles were found with tires and seats slashed,
and spokes cut. Graffiti obscured control screens on
the bikes, as well as the informational panels and
electronic kiosks used to check out the bikes. “All
Portlanders should be saddened and outraged by this
senseless act of vandalism,” said city Commissioner
Dan Saltzman.
Shift in Police Oversight
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is signaling a major
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Trump Job Approval Even Lower
Americans’ attitudes towards President Trump and
Republicans are at a new low, according to a new
poll from Quinnipiac University. Overall, voters give
Trump a 35 percent job approval rating, with 57 per-
cent disapproving. That’s down from the 37 percent
Quinnipiac reported just two weeks ago. Fifty-two
percent of voters feel embarrassed that Trump is their
president. Only 27 percent say they are proud.
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shift in the Justice Department’s efforts to reform po-
lice departments. In a memo dated Friday, Sessions
told U.S. attorneys that it is not the job of the federal
government to police state and local law enforce-
ment agencies. In Baltimore, the Justice Department
is asking to delay a hearing on the consent decree
between DOJ and the Baltimore Police Department
Three people were stuck Sunday
afternoon by a car police believe
was intentionally used to run into
them on Southeast 97th Avenue
near East Burnside. A 22-year-old
driver was arrested and charged
with assault, driving under the in-
fluence of intoxicants and other charges
Marijuana Enforcement Plea
The governors of the first four states to legalize rec-
reational marijuana, including Oregon Gov. Kate
Brown, sent an open letter Monday urging the Trump
administration to work with them before making any
changes to the enforcement of federal drug laws in
their states.
Gas Explosion Cause Found
A national gas explosion that decimated a building
on Northwest 23rd last October was caused by an
excavator who dug on the wrong side of the street,
according to a report released Friday by the Oregon
Public Utility Commission. Miraculously no was
killed in the explosion.
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