Community Honors Mayor's Work in Youth Violence Prevention

Today, as Mayor of this great city, I will lead our men and women who serve us everyday in the Police Bureau in a different direction. This afternoon, I submitted with the council clerk an executive order reassigning oversight of the Police Bureau to my office, effective immediately. A message from Mayor Adams on the recent shootings and gang-related violence, and how we can work together to fight that violent crime. The illegal use of firearms is a long-standing community problem in the City of Portland. Changes to federal and state gun laws are needed. That is why I am a founding member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. This afternoon, I was joined by County Commissioner Diane McKeel, City Commissioner Dan Saltzman, and leaders in the faith and advocacy communities, to announce several advancements in the fight against juvenile human trafficking in the Portland area. The illegal use of firearms in Portland is a long-standing problem. Illegal guns are in the hands of our youth and on our streets. It is a real and daily threat in too many Portland neighborhoods. Please join Mayor Sam Adams & the Portland City Council for an upcoming meeting: Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Town Hall Meeting, Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. All members of the Portland City Council attended the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Public Town Hall Meeting, Thursday January 13, 2011 at Portland State University. Approximately 300 people attended to engage in dialogue about Portland?s involvement in Mayor Sam Adams & the Portland City Council will hold the following meeting: Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Council Work Session, an informational hearing with national and local experts. Council hearing scheduled for afternoon of Feb. 24. Portland Mayor Sam Adams' Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) review effort continues with a four-hour City Council work session slated for Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall. On Friday February 11, 2011, members of the Mayor's office, Portland Police Bureau (PPB), Office of Neighborhood Involvement (ONI), Immigrant Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), Asian Family Center, and others attended their third meeting in recent months to keep the peace and enjoy Cambodian food at the Good Call Sports Bar in Southeast Portland. This morning, Portland Police officers responded to a call to check on the welfare of a reportedly suicidal man, in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Southeast Portland. This afternoon, Mayor Sam Adams and City staff received significant new input from federal agencies on the Mayor's proposal regarding Portland's potential participation in the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). On Saturday March 6, 2011, the Portland Council Portland Teachers Association (PTA) hosted its "preventing abuse and exploitation of minors" training at Roosevelt High. The Mayor's Director of Public Safety & Peacekeeping Antoinette Edwards attended. As announced on Tuesday afternoon, March 8, Mayor Sam Adams and City staff received significant new input from federal agencies on the Mayor's proposal regarding Portland's potential work with the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). On Wednesday March 16, Mayor Sam Adams hosted an Alberta Street Bar Summit at the St. Andrew Cathedral. The summit was the third the Mayor?s office has held since the beginning of the year to address public safety, livability, business, and entertainment interests Yesterday afternoon, Mayor Sam Adams met a group of local and national advocates outside of City Hall in support of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Mayor Sam Adams is a member of the coalition. The Police Activities League Youth Center (PAL) recently received city funding to resurface its existing basketball gym floor, which has been frequently used but not cleaned and sealed for six years. As Police Commissioner, Mayor Sam Adams welcomes the eleven new members of the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), and congratulates the PPB members promoted during the ceremony held on Thursday, March 24, 2011. In addition to his work with the Portland Police Bureau, the mayor is working to implement post-conviction, court imposed stay-away orders in Illegal Drug Impact Areas. The Portland Police Bureau continues to increase its number of high quality new recruits from non-traditional backgrounds. Operation Safe Summer is designed to ensure plenty of activities to keep youth busy and healthy during the summer months. Neither our safety nor our civil rights are best served by current practices. We can do better. Hampton is the 14-year-old victim of Monday evening's shooting at NE 11th And Multnomah My thoughts and prayers are with Yashawnee Vaughn's family--especially her mother, Shaquita Louis Yesterday, Portland City Council passed the Illegal Drug Impact Areas (IDIA) Resolution. The resolution was a follow up item from the Mayor's meeting with Old Town Chinatown community & business leaders in response to their concerns about downtown drug dealing. Up to 10 full time street-level gang outreach workers will be funded, to prevent gang violence and retaliation. This morning, Mayor Sam Adams convened community leaders?including faith-based leaders and parents who have lost children to gang violence?to address the issue of gang violence in the wake of several recent shootings. Today, Mayor Sam Adams is releasing a final draft JTTF resolution, in advance of the Thursday, April 28 Portland City Council hearing - scheduled for 2 pm in Council Chambers. From the beginning of the public process on this issue, the council has kept a sharp focus on the three goals laid out at the beginning: Effectively prevent and investigate criminal acts of terrorism, protect individuals' rights under United States and Oregon law, and keep Portland an open and inclusive community. The adopted resolution does all three. With Pride just around the corner, it's important for the LGBTQ community to stay safe with some street savvy. Let this handy video be your guide "If you commit a crime in this city, if you shoot someone, if you murder someone, I want every Portlander to know: We're going to apprehend you," Mayor Sam Adams said. Today, the Portland Police Bureau opened a new neighborhood contact office in the Gateway Fred Meyer store. The Mayor's Public Safety & Peacekeeping Policy Adviser Amreet Sandhu welcomed everyone to the ribbon-cutting ceremony. "To solve these crimes, our hard-working Portland Police officers need the community's help. We need witnesses to come forward, and we need tips," Mayor Adams says. Last Thursday, the Portland Police Bureau's Service Coordination Team (SCT) honored 12 new graduates, bringing the total number of graduates to 54. Commissioner Randy Leonard, SCT founder, and Commissioner Amanda Fritz joined Portland Police Chief Mike Reese in presenting certificates in City Hall. Last Sunday, Mayor Sam Adams and members of his staff attended "Hand across Hawthorne Bridge." The Center will help people experiencing sub-acute mental health issues to stabilize under the care of medical professionals. Dear Portlander, We live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. Our landscape is defined by its mountains, valleys and rivers and close proximity to the coast. But along with this beauty, our region is susceptible to many hazards--natural and human-caused?that can result in disaster for our community if we are not prepared. "One thing is clear: Easy access to guns means that altercations on our streets too often lead to murder," Mayor Sam Adams said. Today the Service Coordination Team (SCT), with support from the City of Portland, Portland Police Bureau, Volunteers of America Oregon, Portland Business Alliance, and Downtown Clean & Safe, celebrated its 3rdAnnual SCT Barbeque. We had a blast. Share with us how you spent National Night Out! Over the summer, Mayor Sam Adams has participated in foot patrols around Portland. Community foot patrols are formed by neighborhood and local business volunteers to deter and report crime. Members of foot patrols also meet neighbors and talk with businesses in their neighborhoods. This morning, to help kick off National Preparedness Month in September, I joined colleagues from the emergency response community to unveil a mock-up of a new sign slated to appear in Portland area parks that says, "Neighborhood Emergency Staging Area." On September 26, 2011, Multnomah County District Attorney Michael Schrunk released the Three Month Drug Impact Area Report. The end of September marked a successful end of late night basketball. With assistance from the Mayor's Office of Youth Violence Prevention, and the Portland Police Bureau's Youth Services Division the Police Activities League (PAL) Youth Center was available to young Portlanders late into the evening as a safe space to enjoy their youth. Neighbors gather to meet one another, share resources, and celebrate community in an East Portland apartment complex during Know You Neighbors event. I made a commitment to Portlanders that we would closely analyze and release responses to the over 100 citizen-driven police accountability recommendations. Here is our draft response. Pacific Northwest mayors and police chiefs from as far north as Vancouver British Columbia, Canada to as far south as Talent, Oregon met for Pacific Northwest I-5 Corridor Public Safety Summit. The City will soon temporarily close Lownsdale and Chapman Squares to the public, to put an end to safety, health and crime problems, and to repair the park land. When the City re-opens the parks, the City will enforce all park and criminal laws in the Squares and the sidewalks, and the park land will be available for large, organized speech events by permit. As many have been using this season to reflect and share thoughts on what provides true joy, the Mayor's office would like to recognize the excellent work done by the Portland Police Bureau's Service Coordination Team. Mayor Adams is proposing four amendments to the draft code and city Ordinance revisions relating to the Auditor?s Independent Police Review (IPR) Division. Today I am appointing Antoinette Edwards as Director of the Office of Youth Violence Prevention, and Clay Neal as Acting Director of Public Safety and Peacekeeping Keeping the peace has never been more important. Read the Public Safety Progress Report for 2011: We have taken 31 gang members and associates off the streets, with more to come. Fifteen federal indictments have been issued, for crimes including Sex Trafficking, Distribution of Crack Cocaine, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Today during a luncheon at the Governor Hotel, Hands on Greater Portland and the Portland Trail Blazers honored a person very special to our office, city, and community. Yesterday, the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management put our community notification system through an ambitious, citywide ?stress test.? Our City's draft report regarding work with the FBI's JTTF, which includes both the Commissioner-in-Charge memorandum and the Portland Police Bureau report, are available for public comment. Mayor urges Portlanders to sign up at PublicAlerts.org following citywide notification test. UPDATE: City Council voted 4-1 to accept this report on Wednesday, February 29. City of Portland First Annual Commissioner-in-Charge, City Attorney, and Portland Police Bureau Joint Terrorism Task Force Report Today, City Council voted to fund a police and public safety training facility. The new training center complex, located at 14902 NE Airport Way, is the first of its kind for the Police Bureau and City of Portland. A Joint Statement by the Sexual Minorties Round Table, The Portland Police Bureau and the Mayor's Office The Portland Police Bureau will be conducting extra patrol missions throughout Spring Break to keep Portland's youth safe. The City is reviewing all of its options, including whether we can appeal, and whether this is an award that is enforceable under state law. Two videos of the Mayor discussing the Ron Frashour arbitration. Thanks to effective collaboration and enhanced enforcement, crime is down on N Killingsworth and Albina As Police Commissioner, I have deep respect for the often dangerous and difficult work of the men and women of the Portland Police Bureau. I have been quick to praise the Bureau's great work, even in the face of criticism. I have backed that praise with tangible support... Illegal Drug Impact Areas--an update For many years now, labor unions in Portland have taken out a permit and led a peaceful, family-friendly march through the city on May 1 to honor workers and worker rights. Video of Portland gathering around Tom McCall Waterfront Park to Commemorate Police Officers that lost their lives serving the City. The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management is publishing community maps focused on your neighborhood. As Mayor of the City of Portland, I would like to personally apologize to Aaron Campbell's family. Draft Electronic Video Surveillance Directive In a powerful video, Police Officers tell their personal stories of overcoming childhood teasing and bullying. Historically, Portland and other U.S. cities experience an increase in dangerous and violent activity during the summer. Operation Safe Summer is a coordinated effort to reduce violence. The Mayor?s Public Safety and Peacekeeping team is proud to welcome Sofia Chavier to our team. Judge Albrecht rejects claims made by Occupy defendants that the First Amendment required the City to keep its parks open 24-hours a day for protesters. Video interview about recent gun and gang violence and Portland's Illegal Gun Ordinance. Mayor Sam Adams reacts to the tragedy in Colorado In this video, Mayor Sam Adams takes a look at a new video camera system for Portland Police cars. In Portland, over 100 parties and events were organized in parks and community centers with one common goal: to celebrate our public spaces as places for social and positive activities, where crime and violence are totally unacceptable. The Police Bureau is seeking members for its new Training Advisory Council This year's event was another resounding success with 223 guns turned in, adding to the total of more than 7,500 guns collected since 1994. Crime continues to drop on North Killingsworth around Portland Community College due to an effective collaborative relationship between Portland Police's North Precinct, ONI's Crime Prevention staff, and area businesses and residents. Mayor Adams and Chief Reese announce arrest of Teondre Bonner, presumed responsible for the Peninsula Park shooting of July 12th. For nearly two months, Cameron Whitten has demonstrated outside City Hall to raise awareness of the plight of people experiencing homelessness in our community. We admire Cameron?s heart, tenacity and smarts. Recording your gun serial number protects your property and pocketbook Draft Vacant Property Registration seeking public comment There is hope in changing suicide statistics. Portland just announced the 503-972-3456 dedicated mental health helpline served by Lines for Life VIDEO: Mayor Sam Adams and City Attorney James Van Dyke respond to a Police ERB ruling on the Frashour case. On Thursday, June 7, 2012, Chief Mike Reese and I asked City Auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade to complete an independent review of the testimony offered during the investigation of Ronald Frashour, the Portland Police Bureau officer who shot Aaron Campbell in the back during a welfare check. VIDEO: Portland City Council Votes to Appeal the Oregon Employment Relations Board's Ruling on former police officer Frashour. On October 29th, the Portland Police Bureau held the Grand Opening celebration for its new Community Policing Training Center. This moment has been a long time coming. Since its inception 142 years ago, the Police Bureau has not had its own dedicated training facility. In recent weeks City Council has heard from a few community members that they would like to see us improve on the psychological process that the Police Bureau utilizes to select its candidates. Mayor Adams proposes City Ordinance for an Old Town Entertainment District Zone Street Closure Pilot Program Community safety advocates turned out for Sam's final Gang Task Force meeting, thanking him for his work at preventing youth violence.

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