Temperatures are dropping below freezing and snow has blanketed the Portland metro area this week. A list of warming shelters and resources for those who are houseless in Multnomah County can be found here, for Washington County here, and a list of warming shelters in Clackamas County can be found here.
General news
It’s Going Down
Did Donald Trump Order The Execution Of Portland Activist Michael Reinoehl?
Los Angeles Times
Review: Andy Ngo’s new book still pretends antifa’s the real enemy
OPB
- Police ‘unlawful assembly’ powers come under fire in Oregon
- Oregon Legislature considers bill to create local crisis intervention teams
The Oregonian
- Oregon House committee considers bill to repeal law that allows police to declare unlawful assemblies
- Facebook post prompts West Linn cop to remove black velvet clown painting from his office at high school
- Woman admits to role in Justice Center fire set during Portland riot, receives probation
- Candace Avalos column: 3 steps in the journey to reimagining community safety
Truthout
Police Deployed Potentially Lethal Chemical During Black Lives Matter Protests
Village Portland
The Washington Post
The FBI warned about far-right attacks. Agents arrested a leftist ex-soldier.
Far right extremism
Bellingcat
Bodycam Footage Shows Far-Right Figure Alan Swinney Preparing for Portland Violence
Huffington Post
Just Security
#StopTheSteal: Timeline of Social Media and Extremist Activities Leading to 1/6 Insurrection
The New York Times
First They Guarded Roger Stone. Then They Joined the Capitol Attack.
The Oregonian
Ammon Bundy, veteran of armed standoffs, builds militia network on COVID-19 backlash
Hate crimes
The Oregonian
Asian-owned businesses hit in more than a dozen acts of vandalism in Portland’s Jade District
Vice
Asian Americans Are Calling on Allies in Response to a Wave of Violence
Willamette Week
Housing and homelessness
The Oregonian
- Nearly 300 additional Portland shelter beds open as winter storm looms
- Portland-area warming shelters will remain open Sunday night
Portland Mercury
Freezing Weather Alert: Where to Find Warming Shelters and How You Can Help
Willamette Week
- City Commissioner Dan Ryan Pushes to Add Urgency, Efficiency to Response to Homelessness
- A Second Houseless Person in Two Months Has Died From a Fire Intended for Warmth
ICE and immigration
Daily KOS
Groups call for investigation after Haitian man is stripped and beaten by guards at ICE facility
Democracy Now
Biden Administration to Continue Trump-Era Policy of Turning Away Asylum Seekers at Southern Border
OPB
Biden team unveils new asylum system to replace Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’
Incarceration
OPB
- Suicide remains the leading cause of death in Oregon’s jails, new report finds
- Oregon prisons get 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
- Jail vaccinations continue amid outbreak
- Oregon lawmakers consider allowing prisoners to vote
The Oregonian
- First shipment of Moderna vaccines to be delivered to Oregon prisons Tuesday, vaccinations begin Wednesday
- Subpar medical care, lack of suicide precautions led to many of the 10 deaths in Oregon jails in 2020, report finds
- Oregon district attorneys group preps for political battle over Measure 11′s mandatory minimum sentences
- Lax procedures, staff apathy led to widespread COVID-19 outbreak at Portland jail, inmates say
- Santiam prison inmates say administrators ‘knowingly’ housed them with COVID-positive patients
Portland Mercury
- Inverness Jail Officers Pepper-Sprayed Inmates During COVID-19 Outbreak
- COVID-19 jail outbreak in Portland followed months of warnings
- UPDATE: Inverness Jail Officers Pepper-Sprayed Inmates During COVID-19 Outbreak
Willamette Week
State Officials Expect 45% of Oregon Prison Staff to Refuse a COVID-19 Vaccine
Portland Tribune
Inmates ‘riot’ at Inverness Jail as COVID-19 stokes tension
Law enforcement
Courthouse News Service
Summer of Violent Policing Means More Federal Review for Portland Police
OPB
- After violent summer, Portland police once again out of compliance with federal oversight
- Oregon Coast police chief draws line in the sand on mental health calls
The Oregonian
- Portland police supervisors lack training in crowd control tactics, National Police Foundation report says
- Portland police not meeting federal requirements on use of force, training, Justice Department finds
- Portland police contract talks: City wants to limit overtime, union leaders bash voter-approved civilian oversight board measure
- So many things went wrong when Clark County deputy got pulled into car, fatally shot driver, policing experts say
Portland Mercury
- Appeals Court Ruling Brings Cop-Conducted TriMet Fare Checks Into Question
- Portland Police Are Out of Compliance with DOJ Agreement After Heavy-Handed Response to 2020 Protests