Podcast appearances and mentions of Jo Ann Hardesty

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May 11th, 2023. https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/05/09/israel-kills-three-islamic-jihad-terrorist-commanders-in-strikes-on-gaza/ Israel Kills Three Islamic Jihad Terrorist Commanders in Strikes on Gaza Israel killed three senior commanders of the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad terrorist group in targeted airstrikes early Tuesday. AP reports the targeted air strikes hit the top floor of an apartment building in Gaza City and a house in the southern town of Rafah. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 20 people were wounded and ambulances were continuing to evacuate people from the targeted areas. Israel’s Home Front command ordered the closure of schools, beaches and highways in cities and towns in southern Israel, and limited public gatherings ahead of anticipated retaliatory strikes. The military said the three men targeted in the counter-terror operation had been responsible for recent rocket fire toward Israel. It identified them as Khalil Bahtini, the Islamic Jihad commander for northern Gaza Strip; Tareq Izzeldeen, the group’s intermediary between its Gaza and West Bank members; and Jehad Ghanam, the secretary of the Islamic Jihad’s military council. Their funerals were planned for later in the day. The bombings came days after Gazan terrorists led by Islamic Jihad fired 104 rockets toward Israel in response to the death of an alleged senior member of the group who had been on hunger strike in Israeli prison, the Times of Israel reports. Several rockets struck during the May 2 clash, injuring three workers and damaging homes and cars. Islamic Jihad, which is smaller than Gaza’s ruling Hamas group, confirmed the three were among the dead. The Palestinian Health Ministry said that along with the three commanders, their wives, several of their children and others nearby were also killed — 13 in all. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned that Israel will “pay the price” for the killings. “Assassinating the leaders with a treacherous operation will not bring security to the occupier, but rather more resistance,” Haniyeh said in a statement. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/portland-revives-police-unit-traffic-deaths-surge Portland revives police unit as traffic deaths surge Portland, Oregon, police will announce the reinstatement of their traffic division on Tuesday after facing one of its deadliest years for pedestrians in 2022. After dissolving its traffic division in 2020, traffic deaths broke a 70-year record. In 2022, 63 people were killed in traffic crashes, equal to a 30-year-high record in 2021. Those deaths included 31 pedestrians who were killed, reaching historic high levels. Police Chief Chuck Lovell blamed historically low staffing numbers and said the bureau needed to focus on 911 calls as reasons to disband the division in 2020. Lovell and Mayor Ted Wheeler were united on the narrative that cutting out the traffic division was due to staffing decreases and funding concerns. However, Jo Ann Hardesty, the former commissioner of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, saw this measure as a political measure to gather public sympathy. Hardesty described the narrative around the police as pushing that their only problem is a lack of officers and money, when the issue lies much deeper than that, pointing to a rise in violence and pushing to keep the Portland community safe. In the past, Portland has taken measures to increase pedestrian safety, including implementing a "left-turn calming" tool aimed at making intersections safer for walkers by slowing turning speeds. Starting in 2020, the initiative takes after New York City’s "turning calm" project. Lovell is expected to make an announcement Tuesday afternoon after the two-year hiatus made Portland one of the largest cities in the nation to lack a traffic division. https://thepostmillennial.com/oregonians-blast-lawmakers-over-proposed-bill-to-legalize-homeless-camps?utm_campaign=64487 Oregonians blast lawmakers over proposed bill to legalize homeless camps Oregon Democratic lawmakers have canceled a public hearing on a bill that would have allowed homeless people to camp in public places and sue if told to leave, following massive pushback. Democratic lawmakers proposed the bill that would have decriminalized camping on public property and would allow homeless individuals to sue for up to $1,000 if they are "harassed" or told to relocate. House Bill 3501, also known as the “Right to Rest Act,” was sponsored by Democratic state Reps. Farrah Chaichi and Khanh Pham. It stated that “persons experiencing homelessness” will have "a privacy interest and a reasonable expectation of privacy in any property belonging to the person, regardless of whether the property is located in a public space." The bill added that the homeless will "be permitted to use public spaces in the same manner as any other person without discrimination based on their housing status" and stated that they have a right to "move freely in public spaces without discrimination and time limitations that are based on housing status." Over 2,000 written statements in opposition were received through the legislature's website. Fahey added that the bill had become a "significant distraction" from representatives' work. Oregon's homeless population spiked approximately 22.5 percent from 2020 to 2022, Fox News reported. Portland Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office reported a 50 percent increase in homelessness from 2019 to 2022. According to census data, Portland lost 0.04 percent of its population after 30 years straight of growth; the general population has declined for three years in a row. Portland resident Jacob Adams told Fox & Friends in February "I love Portland, and I love where I live," discussing a homeless encampment next to his house, where there are regular fires and drug activity, even gunshots. "I'm asking you to please do something, so the people of the city feel safe." https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/abbott-reveals-brownsville-border-wired-shut-texas Abbott reveals Brownsville border 'wired shut' to ward off thousands of migrants Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) showed how the state is seeking to temper a rush of migrants at the southern border late Monday evening, posting a video revealing barbed wiring strung across gaps along the border. The video shows a nighttime shot of the border just two days before the expected end of the Trump-era Title 42 policy that allowed the swift expulsion of migrants on the grounds of public health. Hundreds of feet of spiraled wire can be seen along the ground, and some areas show the wire stacked to form a partition several feet tall. “This is one thing Texas is doing to secure the border,” Abbott wrote in his post sharing the video of the sprawling wire fence. “This is the area near Brownsville where migrants were crossing in large numbers a few days ago. We now have it wired shut. Other areas will surface for crossing. We will wire them shut also.” Abbott's tweet came just hours after he made his first public address over the border crisis since 34-year-old George Alvarez was arrested and charged with eight counts of manslaughter after his SUV plowed through a group of people outside Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, a migrant facility, on Sunday. The collision involving Alvarez is still under investigation, and a toxicology report is pending. Police revealed Monday that Alvarez has an extensive criminal history, including multiple assault charges. A witness to the collision said the driver made anti-immigrant remarks before he was detained by members of the public, according to the Independent. Additional security risks have reportedly continued at the Ozanam Center since the fatal crash. On Monday, a driver reportedly approached the migrant facility's gate with a gun and attempted to enter, according to a News Nation reporter. That facility has been operating over its intended capacity for almost a month and is planning to expand the number of sleeping spaces from 250 to 380 per night. Abbott's update comes as multiple Customs and Border Protection officials are reportedly considering "safe" street releases of immigrants to communities on the U.S. side of the border if no nongovernmental organization shelters or CBP facilities have the capacity to hold them. The Republican governor on Monday accused cartels of "working in collaboration with President Biden and the federal government to facilitate that illegal" border crossing. Thousands of migrants are lining up near various sections of the border, stretching all the way from as far south as Brownsville to the northwestern city of El Paso. There, immigration enforcement agents announced plans to target migrants crowding the city streets, according to a CBP statement. In addition to the number of migrants at the border, Republicans in border states have rallied against the persistent smuggling of deadly fentanyl into the country. Neatly 385 million fatal doses have been seized by border https://www.dailywire.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-tries-to-get-most-of-the-charges-against-him-dismissed Sam Bankman-Fried Tries To Get Most Of The Charges Against Him Dismissed Attorneys who represent former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are attempting to dismiss 10 of the 13 charges filed against the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur. Several firms controlled by Bankman-Fried imploded at the end of last year after customers and investors learned that FTX had improperly commingled funds with sister trading company Alameda Research. Lawyers for Bankman-Fried asserted in a Monday court filing that the original indictment levied against the entrepreneur came from a “classic rush to judgment” and that the case involved “civil and regulatory issues” rather than federal crimes. “Rather than wait for traditional civil and regulatory processes following their ordinary course to address the situation, the government jumped in with both feet,” the filing asserted. “Each of the charges contained boilerplate recitals of statutory language, followed by literally one sentence purportedly describing the basis for the charge.” Bankman-Fried was detained in the Bahamas and extradited to the United States in December, nearly one month after FTX collapsed and bankruptcy procedures were initiated. Attorneys contended that officials violated the extradition treaty between the two nations since the Bahamian government issued a warrant of surrender “specifying that he be tried on seven of the eight counts” in the original indictment, even as American officials later brought additional charges without the consent of authorities in the island nation. Bankman-Fried was initially charged in December with crimes such as conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the Federal Election Commission through campaign finance violations. Another superseding indictment unveiled in February added four new charges, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business. Bankman-Fried was also charged in March with paying bribes to one or more members of the Chinese Communist Party. Bankman-Fried faces the charges in the Southern District of New York, which often oversees high-profile financial fraud cases. The entrepreneur, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges and currently resides with his parents in northern California, is expected to appear for trial in early October. Lawyers for the entrepreneur meanwhile claimed that the collapse of FTX occurred in the context of broader difficulties in the cryptocurrency sector. “As with a traditional bank run, numerous customers simultaneously sought to withdraw their assets, thus feeding fears that a collapse was inevitable,” the court filing said. “The market crash took down many of the major players in this sector, not just FTX.”

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May 11th, 2023. https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/05/09/israel-kills-three-islamic-jihad-terrorist-commanders-in-strikes-on-gaza/ Israel Kills Three Islamic Jihad Terrorist Commanders in Strikes on Gaza Israel killed three senior commanders of the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad terrorist group in targeted airstrikes early Tuesday. AP reports the targeted air strikes hit the top floor of an apartment building in Gaza City and a house in the southern town of Rafah. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 20 people were wounded and ambulances were continuing to evacuate people from the targeted areas. Israel’s Home Front command ordered the closure of schools, beaches and highways in cities and towns in southern Israel, and limited public gatherings ahead of anticipated retaliatory strikes. The military said the three men targeted in the counter-terror operation had been responsible for recent rocket fire toward Israel. It identified them as Khalil Bahtini, the Islamic Jihad commander for northern Gaza Strip; Tareq Izzeldeen, the group’s intermediary between its Gaza and West Bank members; and Jehad Ghanam, the secretary of the Islamic Jihad’s military council. Their funerals were planned for later in the day. The bombings came days after Gazan terrorists led by Islamic Jihad fired 104 rockets toward Israel in response to the death of an alleged senior member of the group who had been on hunger strike in Israeli prison, the Times of Israel reports. Several rockets struck during the May 2 clash, injuring three workers and damaging homes and cars. Islamic Jihad, which is smaller than Gaza’s ruling Hamas group, confirmed the three were among the dead. The Palestinian Health Ministry said that along with the three commanders, their wives, several of their children and others nearby were also killed — 13 in all. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned that Israel will “pay the price” for the killings. “Assassinating the leaders with a treacherous operation will not bring security to the occupier, but rather more resistance,” Haniyeh said in a statement. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/portland-revives-police-unit-traffic-deaths-surge Portland revives police unit as traffic deaths surge Portland, Oregon, police will announce the reinstatement of their traffic division on Tuesday after facing one of its deadliest years for pedestrians in 2022. After dissolving its traffic division in 2020, traffic deaths broke a 70-year record. In 2022, 63 people were killed in traffic crashes, equal to a 30-year-high record in 2021. Those deaths included 31 pedestrians who were killed, reaching historic high levels. Police Chief Chuck Lovell blamed historically low staffing numbers and said the bureau needed to focus on 911 calls as reasons to disband the division in 2020. Lovell and Mayor Ted Wheeler were united on the narrative that cutting out the traffic division was due to staffing decreases and funding concerns. However, Jo Ann Hardesty, the former commissioner of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, saw this measure as a political measure to gather public sympathy. Hardesty described the narrative around the police as pushing that their only problem is a lack of officers and money, when the issue lies much deeper than that, pointing to a rise in violence and pushing to keep the Portland community safe. In the past, Portland has taken measures to increase pedestrian safety, including implementing a "left-turn calming" tool aimed at making intersections safer for walkers by slowing turning speeds. Starting in 2020, the initiative takes after New York City’s "turning calm" project. Lovell is expected to make an announcement Tuesday afternoon after the two-year hiatus made Portland one of the largest cities in the nation to lack a traffic division. https://thepostmillennial.com/oregonians-blast-lawmakers-over-proposed-bill-to-legalize-homeless-camps?utm_campaign=64487 Oregonians blast lawmakers over proposed bill to legalize homeless camps Oregon Democratic lawmakers have canceled a public hearing on a bill that would have allowed homeless people to camp in public places and sue if told to leave, following massive pushback. Democratic lawmakers proposed the bill that would have decriminalized camping on public property and would allow homeless individuals to sue for up to $1,000 if they are "harassed" or told to relocate. House Bill 3501, also known as the “Right to Rest Act,” was sponsored by Democratic state Reps. Farrah Chaichi and Khanh Pham. It stated that “persons experiencing homelessness” will have "a privacy interest and a reasonable expectation of privacy in any property belonging to the person, regardless of whether the property is located in a public space." The bill added that the homeless will "be permitted to use public spaces in the same manner as any other person without discrimination based on their housing status" and stated that they have a right to "move freely in public spaces without discrimination and time limitations that are based on housing status." Over 2,000 written statements in opposition were received through the legislature's website. Fahey added that the bill had become a "significant distraction" from representatives' work. Oregon's homeless population spiked approximately 22.5 percent from 2020 to 2022, Fox News reported. Portland Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office reported a 50 percent increase in homelessness from 2019 to 2022. According to census data, Portland lost 0.04 percent of its population after 30 years straight of growth; the general population has declined for three years in a row. Portland resident Jacob Adams told Fox & Friends in February "I love Portland, and I love where I live," discussing a homeless encampment next to his house, where there are regular fires and drug activity, even gunshots. "I'm asking you to please do something, so the people of the city feel safe." https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/abbott-reveals-brownsville-border-wired-shut-texas Abbott reveals Brownsville border 'wired shut' to ward off thousands of migrants Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) showed how the state is seeking to temper a rush of migrants at the southern border late Monday evening, posting a video revealing barbed wiring strung across gaps along the border. The video shows a nighttime shot of the border just two days before the expected end of the Trump-era Title 42 policy that allowed the swift expulsion of migrants on the grounds of public health. Hundreds of feet of spiraled wire can be seen along the ground, and some areas show the wire stacked to form a partition several feet tall. “This is one thing Texas is doing to secure the border,” Abbott wrote in his post sharing the video of the sprawling wire fence. “This is the area near Brownsville where migrants were crossing in large numbers a few days ago. We now have it wired shut. Other areas will surface for crossing. We will wire them shut also.” Abbott's tweet came just hours after he made his first public address over the border crisis since 34-year-old George Alvarez was arrested and charged with eight counts of manslaughter after his SUV plowed through a group of people outside Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, a migrant facility, on Sunday. The collision involving Alvarez is still under investigation, and a toxicology report is pending. Police revealed Monday that Alvarez has an extensive criminal history, including multiple assault charges. A witness to the collision said the driver made anti-immigrant remarks before he was detained by members of the public, according to the Independent. Additional security risks have reportedly continued at the Ozanam Center since the fatal crash. On Monday, a driver reportedly approached the migrant facility's gate with a gun and attempted to enter, according to a News Nation reporter. That facility has been operating over its intended capacity for almost a month and is planning to expand the number of sleeping spaces from 250 to 380 per night. Abbott's update comes as multiple Customs and Border Protection officials are reportedly considering "safe" street releases of immigrants to communities on the U.S. side of the border if no nongovernmental organization shelters or CBP facilities have the capacity to hold them. The Republican governor on Monday accused cartels of "working in collaboration with President Biden and the federal government to facilitate that illegal" border crossing. Thousands of migrants are lining up near various sections of the border, stretching all the way from as far south as Brownsville to the northwestern city of El Paso. There, immigration enforcement agents announced plans to target migrants crowding the city streets, according to a CBP statement. In addition to the number of migrants at the border, Republicans in border states have rallied against the persistent smuggling of deadly fentanyl into the country. Neatly 385 million fatal doses have been seized by border https://www.dailywire.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-tries-to-get-most-of-the-charges-against-him-dismissed Sam Bankman-Fried Tries To Get Most Of The Charges Against Him Dismissed Attorneys who represent former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are attempting to dismiss 10 of the 13 charges filed against the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur. Several firms controlled by Bankman-Fried imploded at the end of last year after customers and investors learned that FTX had improperly commingled funds with sister trading company Alameda Research. Lawyers for Bankman-Fried asserted in a Monday court filing that the original indictment levied against the entrepreneur came from a “classic rush to judgment” and that the case involved “civil and regulatory issues” rather than federal crimes. “Rather than wait for traditional civil and regulatory processes following their ordinary course to address the situation, the government jumped in with both feet,” the filing asserted. “Each of the charges contained boilerplate recitals of statutory language, followed by literally one sentence purportedly describing the basis for the charge.” Bankman-Fried was detained in the Bahamas and extradited to the United States in December, nearly one month after FTX collapsed and bankruptcy procedures were initiated. Attorneys contended that officials violated the extradition treaty between the two nations since the Bahamian government issued a warrant of surrender “specifying that he be tried on seven of the eight counts” in the original indictment, even as American officials later brought additional charges without the consent of authorities in the island nation. Bankman-Fried was initially charged in December with crimes such as conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the Federal Election Commission through campaign finance violations. Another superseding indictment unveiled in February added four new charges, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business. Bankman-Fried was also charged in March with paying bribes to one or more members of the Chinese Communist Party. Bankman-Fried faces the charges in the Southern District of New York, which often oversees high-profile financial fraud cases. The entrepreneur, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges and currently resides with his parents in northern California, is expected to appear for trial in early October. Lawyers for the entrepreneur meanwhile claimed that the collapse of FTX occurred in the context of broader difficulties in the cryptocurrency sector. “As with a traditional bank run, numerous customers simultaneously sought to withdraw their assets, thus feeding fears that a collapse was inevitable,” the court filing said. “The market crash took down many of the major players in this sector, not just FTX.”

This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Thursday, May 11th, 2023. https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/05/09/israel-kills-three-islamic-jihad-terrorist-commanders-in-strikes-on-gaza/ Israel Kills Three Islamic Jihad Terrorist Commanders in Strikes on Gaza Israel killed three senior commanders of the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad terrorist group in targeted airstrikes early Tuesday. AP reports the targeted air strikes hit the top floor of an apartment building in Gaza City and a house in the southern town of Rafah. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 20 people were wounded and ambulances were continuing to evacuate people from the targeted areas. Israel’s Home Front command ordered the closure of schools, beaches and highways in cities and towns in southern Israel, and limited public gatherings ahead of anticipated retaliatory strikes. The military said the three men targeted in the counter-terror operation had been responsible for recent rocket fire toward Israel. It identified them as Khalil Bahtini, the Islamic Jihad commander for northern Gaza Strip; Tareq Izzeldeen, the group’s intermediary between its Gaza and West Bank members; and Jehad Ghanam, the secretary of the Islamic Jihad’s military council. Their funerals were planned for later in the day. The bombings came days after Gazan terrorists led by Islamic Jihad fired 104 rockets toward Israel in response to the death of an alleged senior member of the group who had been on hunger strike in Israeli prison, the Times of Israel reports. Several rockets struck during the May 2 clash, injuring three workers and damaging homes and cars. Islamic Jihad, which is smaller than Gaza’s ruling Hamas group, confirmed the three were among the dead. The Palestinian Health Ministry said that along with the three commanders, their wives, several of their children and others nearby were also killed — 13 in all. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh warned that Israel will “pay the price” for the killings. “Assassinating the leaders with a treacherous operation will not bring security to the occupier, but rather more resistance,” Haniyeh said in a statement. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/portland-revives-police-unit-traffic-deaths-surge Portland revives police unit as traffic deaths surge Portland, Oregon, police will announce the reinstatement of their traffic division on Tuesday after facing one of its deadliest years for pedestrians in 2022. After dissolving its traffic division in 2020, traffic deaths broke a 70-year record. In 2022, 63 people were killed in traffic crashes, equal to a 30-year-high record in 2021. Those deaths included 31 pedestrians who were killed, reaching historic high levels. Police Chief Chuck Lovell blamed historically low staffing numbers and said the bureau needed to focus on 911 calls as reasons to disband the division in 2020. Lovell and Mayor Ted Wheeler were united on the narrative that cutting out the traffic division was due to staffing decreases and funding concerns. However, Jo Ann Hardesty, the former commissioner of the Portland Bureau of Transportation, saw this measure as a political measure to gather public sympathy. Hardesty described the narrative around the police as pushing that their only problem is a lack of officers and money, when the issue lies much deeper than that, pointing to a rise in violence and pushing to keep the Portland community safe. In the past, Portland has taken measures to increase pedestrian safety, including implementing a "left-turn calming" tool aimed at making intersections safer for walkers by slowing turning speeds. Starting in 2020, the initiative takes after New York City’s "turning calm" project. Lovell is expected to make an announcement Tuesday afternoon after the two-year hiatus made Portland one of the largest cities in the nation to lack a traffic division. https://thepostmillennial.com/oregonians-blast-lawmakers-over-proposed-bill-to-legalize-homeless-camps?utm_campaign=64487 Oregonians blast lawmakers over proposed bill to legalize homeless camps Oregon Democratic lawmakers have canceled a public hearing on a bill that would have allowed homeless people to camp in public places and sue if told to leave, following massive pushback. Democratic lawmakers proposed the bill that would have decriminalized camping on public property and would allow homeless individuals to sue for up to $1,000 if they are "harassed" or told to relocate. House Bill 3501, also known as the “Right to Rest Act,” was sponsored by Democratic state Reps. Farrah Chaichi and Khanh Pham. It stated that “persons experiencing homelessness” will have "a privacy interest and a reasonable expectation of privacy in any property belonging to the person, regardless of whether the property is located in a public space." The bill added that the homeless will "be permitted to use public spaces in the same manner as any other person without discrimination based on their housing status" and stated that they have a right to "move freely in public spaces without discrimination and time limitations that are based on housing status." Over 2,000 written statements in opposition were received through the legislature's website. Fahey added that the bill had become a "significant distraction" from representatives' work. Oregon's homeless population spiked approximately 22.5 percent from 2020 to 2022, Fox News reported. Portland Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office reported a 50 percent increase in homelessness from 2019 to 2022. According to census data, Portland lost 0.04 percent of its population after 30 years straight of growth; the general population has declined for three years in a row. Portland resident Jacob Adams told Fox & Friends in February "I love Portland, and I love where I live," discussing a homeless encampment next to his house, where there are regular fires and drug activity, even gunshots. "I'm asking you to please do something, so the people of the city feel safe." https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/abbott-reveals-brownsville-border-wired-shut-texas Abbott reveals Brownsville border 'wired shut' to ward off thousands of migrants Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) showed how the state is seeking to temper a rush of migrants at the southern border late Monday evening, posting a video revealing barbed wiring strung across gaps along the border. The video shows a nighttime shot of the border just two days before the expected end of the Trump-era Title 42 policy that allowed the swift expulsion of migrants on the grounds of public health. Hundreds of feet of spiraled wire can be seen along the ground, and some areas show the wire stacked to form a partition several feet tall. “This is one thing Texas is doing to secure the border,” Abbott wrote in his post sharing the video of the sprawling wire fence. “This is the area near Brownsville where migrants were crossing in large numbers a few days ago. We now have it wired shut. Other areas will surface for crossing. We will wire them shut also.” Abbott's tweet came just hours after he made his first public address over the border crisis since 34-year-old George Alvarez was arrested and charged with eight counts of manslaughter after his SUV plowed through a group of people outside Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, a migrant facility, on Sunday. The collision involving Alvarez is still under investigation, and a toxicology report is pending. Police revealed Monday that Alvarez has an extensive criminal history, including multiple assault charges. A witness to the collision said the driver made anti-immigrant remarks before he was detained by members of the public, according to the Independent. Additional security risks have reportedly continued at the Ozanam Center since the fatal crash. On Monday, a driver reportedly approached the migrant facility's gate with a gun and attempted to enter, according to a News Nation reporter. That facility has been operating over its intended capacity for almost a month and is planning to expand the number of sleeping spaces from 250 to 380 per night. Abbott's update comes as multiple Customs and Border Protection officials are reportedly considering "safe" street releases of immigrants to communities on the U.S. side of the border if no nongovernmental organization shelters or CBP facilities have the capacity to hold them. The Republican governor on Monday accused cartels of "working in collaboration with President Biden and the federal government to facilitate that illegal" border crossing. Thousands of migrants are lining up near various sections of the border, stretching all the way from as far south as Brownsville to the northwestern city of El Paso. There, immigration enforcement agents announced plans to target migrants crowding the city streets, according to a CBP statement. In addition to the number of migrants at the border, Republicans in border states have rallied against the persistent smuggling of deadly fentanyl into the country. Neatly 385 million fatal doses have been seized by border https://www.dailywire.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-tries-to-get-most-of-the-charges-against-him-dismissed Sam Bankman-Fried Tries To Get Most Of The Charges Against Him Dismissed Attorneys who represent former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are attempting to dismiss 10 of the 13 charges filed against the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur. Several firms controlled by Bankman-Fried imploded at the end of last year after customers and investors learned that FTX had improperly commingled funds with sister trading company Alameda Research. Lawyers for Bankman-Fried asserted in a Monday court filing that the original indictment levied against the entrepreneur came from a “classic rush to judgment” and that the case involved “civil and regulatory issues” rather than federal crimes. “Rather than wait for traditional civil and regulatory processes following their ordinary course to address the situation, the government jumped in with both feet,” the filing asserted. “Each of the charges contained boilerplate recitals of statutory language, followed by literally one sentence purportedly describing the basis for the charge.” Bankman-Fried was detained in the Bahamas and extradited to the United States in December, nearly one month after FTX collapsed and bankruptcy procedures were initiated. Attorneys contended that officials violated the extradition treaty between the two nations since the Bahamian government issued a warrant of surrender “specifying that he be tried on seven of the eight counts” in the original indictment, even as American officials later brought additional charges without the consent of authorities in the island nation. Bankman-Fried was initially charged in December with crimes such as conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the Federal Election Commission through campaign finance violations. Another superseding indictment unveiled in February added four new charges, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transfer business. Bankman-Fried was also charged in March with paying bribes to one or more members of the Chinese Communist Party. Bankman-Fried faces the charges in the Southern District of New York, which often oversees high-profile financial fraud cases. The entrepreneur, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges and currently resides with his parents in northern California, is expected to appear for trial in early October. Lawyers for the entrepreneur meanwhile claimed that the collapse of FTX occurred in the context of broader difficulties in the cryptocurrency sector. “As with a traditional bank run, numerous customers simultaneously sought to withdraw their assets, thus feeding fears that a collapse was inevitable,” the court filing said. “The market crash took down many of the major players in this sector, not just FTX.”

Portlanders will be seeing a new face on the city council. Voters have elected Rene Gonzalez to be the city's newest commissioner, ousting incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty. Hardesty joins us to share her take on the election – and the direction she thinks the city is headed.

Portland's defund the police commissioner, Jo Ann Hardesty, reportedly was ousted during Tuesday's election by challenging political newcomer Rene Gonzalez. Hardesty, a staunch progressive, conceded to lifelong Democrat Gonzalez on Wednesday. "Earlier today, I offered my congratulations to Mr. Rene Gonzalez," Hardesty said in a statement provided to KOIN by campaign manager Joseph Santos-Lyons. "I wished him well in his new role.""Comm. Hardesty just called to congratulate & wish me luck in my new role," Rene for Portland also tweeted. "I want to thank her for her service to the city. Will have more news on celebration & transition soon, but do want to thank staff, donors, vols & my family for all the help.""Time to restore Portland!" Gonzalez's campaign added. Support the showSign Up For Exclusive Episodes At: https://reasonabletv.com/LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos every day. https://www.youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople

Accusations and denials continue to fly in the Portland City Council race between incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty and challenger Rene Gonzalez after Gonzalez' campaign headquarters was vandalized for the second time in a month.The Gonzalez campaign said recent comments Hardesty made calling his staff Republicans has incited political violence toward them.The Gonzalez campaign sent Hardesty's office a cease-and-desist letter about her comments on his staffers and his ideology.During the KOIN 6 News debate between the candidates, Hardesty said, “My opponent has only worked with Republican folks, all his staff are Republican folks, they've only worked for other Republican people who have been elected.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G2JH4_6wrP8https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2018/10/24/23960207/mercury-endorsements-vote-jo-ann-hardesty-for-portland-city-councilhttps://www.portland.gov/hardesty/meet-jo-annhttps://bpa.report/not-this-time/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/408095-307033-hardestys-dance-to-electric-slide-draws-scorn-from-council-opponenthttps://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-portland-jo-ann-hardesty-naacp-city-council-candidate-fiscal-oversight/?outputType=amphttp://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/8582147https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=286317https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/RULESREGULATIONS/Documents/PH_10-2022.pdfhttps://twitter.com/sillyflippy/status/1564061294378258432?s=46&t=zRHJ-PWjooO-dy7Hi5v53whttps://twitter.com/sillyflippy/status/1564061294378258432?s=46&t=zRHJ-PWjooO-dy7Hi5v53whttps://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/article/665927https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/08/portland_council_hopeful_did_n.htmlhttps://twitter.com/sillyflippy/status/1580806802580463616?s=46&t=MU9q1ADcDxXUtTLQ88BkJAhttps://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/03/city-watchdog-softened-critical-audit-of-portlands-clean-energy-program-after-its-leaders-complained-of-misunderstandings-racist-lens.html?outputType=amphttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Ann_Hardesty

With just days before Election Day, Rene Gonzalez and Jo Ann Hardesty joined Straight Talk this week to talk about their vision for the city if they're elected to Portland City Council. Both were the top two finishers in the May primary election, setting up a November runoff after incumbent Hardesty fell short of the 50% threshold to win outright. The winner of the runoff will serve a four-year term starting in January.

With just days before Election Day, Rene Gonzalez and Jo Ann Hardesty joined Straight Talk this week to talk about their vision for the city if they're elected to Portland City Council. Both were the top two finishers in the May primary election, setting up a November runoff after incumbent Hardesty fell short of the 50% threshold to win outright. The winner of the runoff will serve a four-year term starting in January.

Next month, Portlanders will be casting their ballots and decide who should be one of the city's next commissioners. Jo Ann Hardesty is the Portland City Council Commissioner Position 3 incumbent. Rene Gonzalez is a lawyer and owner of Eastbank Artifex, a technology consulting company. They both join us to make their case and share why Portlanders should vote for them.

Portland voters will decide on $450 million bond for community college. Portland City Council candidate Rene Gonzalez holds massive lead over Jo Ann Hardesty, poll says. Portland sees big names close in restaurant scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next month, Portlanders will be casting their ballots and decide who will should be one of the city's next commissioners. Jo Ann Hardesty is the Portland City Council Commissioner Position 3 incumbent. Rene Gonzalez is a lawyer and owner of Eastbank Artifex, a technology consulting company. They both join us to make their case and share why Portlanders should vote for them.

Rene Gonzales has more individual donors than Jo Ann Hardesty. Convicted rapist filmed, touched kids at Beaverton gym. The Oregon Trail video game movie? OK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Wieden of 'Just Do It' fame dies. Portland candidates Jo Ann Hardesty and Rene Gonzalez debate. An Albany police officer charms the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jo Ann Hardesty in runoff, likely against political newcomer Rene Gonzalez. Lori Chavez DeRemer, a former Happy Valley mayor, appears to lock in Republican nomination in 5th district. You are likely to be exposed to COVID-19, state health official says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rene Gonzalez is running for Jo Ann Hardesty's seat on Portland City Council.https://reneforportland.comhttps://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/04/editorial-endorsement-may-2022-elect-rene-gonzalez-to-portland-city-council.htmlhttps://mobile.twitter.com/reneforportlandhttps://www.oregonlive.com/eastportland/2020/11/wheeler-ryan-criticize-vandalism-defend-laurelhurst-camp-sweeps.htmlhttps://www.portland.gov/council/documents/ordinance/passed/190478https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEhthcgt1AImOzXPYsMzeQhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-glenn-show/id505824976https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/the-new-meth/620174/

On this special election preview episode, Portland city government reporter Rebecca Ellis looks at the two races for Portland City Council. Jo Ann Hardesty faces two challengers who want to pull the city back toward the political center. And Dan Ryan faces a challenge from the left.

With primary elections just one month away, we hear from three candidates vying for a spot on city council. Jo Ann Hardesty is currently the Portland City Commissioner Position 3 incumbent. Rene Gonzalez is the owner and managing partner of Eastbank Artifex, a technology consulting company. Vadim Mozyrsky is an administrative law judge. They both will be challenging Hardesty for her seat. Hardesty, Gonzalez and Mozyrsky join us to make their case for why Portlanders should vote for them.

The Portland City Council, Position 3 debate between Jo Ann Hardesty, Rene Gonzalez, and Vadim Mozyrsky, moderated by Chabre Vickers.

With primary elections just one month away, we hear from three candidates vying for a spot on city council. Jo Ann Hardesty is currently the Portland City Commissioner Position 3 incumbent. Rene Gonzalez is the owner and managing partner of Eastbank Artifex, a technology consulting company. Vadim Mozyrsky is an administrative law judge. They both will be challenging Hardesty for her seat. Hardesty, Gonzalez and Mozyrsky join us to make their case for why Portlanders should vote for them.

Portland hits all-time record for gallon of gas. Man dies from March 16 shooting, making 25th homicide. MLS fines Portland Timbers $25,000 for handling of Andy Polo incident. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rebranded as the Rational in Portland podcast. We speak to Susan Griffin (Twitter handle @SusanGriffin530), a lesbian Portlander and lifelong Democrat who lives downtown. She describes herself as a "forgotten resident". She is physically and mentally disabled, and she spoke to me from her wheelchair about what it was like to live through 200 days of rioting in Portland, Oregon, from her government-subsidized housing. Learn what separates Susan from those living on the street around her in encampments and how she copes with her mental illnesses, addiction, and living in a city that she feels has utterly abandoned her.Jo Ann Hardesty, Portland City Commissioner's lawsuit: https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2021/12/13/jo-ann-hardesty-files-5m-lawsuit-against-portland-police-union-and-its-former-president-for-leak-of-false-hit-and-run-allegation/Mayor Wheeler let Portland burn because it had "nothing to lose": https://www.opb.org/article/2020/08/24/portlands-protests-three-months-in-no-end-in-sight/Gov. Brown and Mayor Wheeler were at odds over how to handle the riots: https://www.opb.org/news/article/pandemic-protests-oregon-governor-kate-brown-portland-mayor-ted-wheeler/

The city of Portland's most visible response to gun violence, the installation of traffic barrels in a neighborhood plagued by shootings, isn't working, data suggests. 911 dispatchers have received a greater number of calls about shootings in the area since the orange barrels were put in place.In October, city commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty ordered the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to install traffic-calming devices across a six-block area in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood. Hardesty collaborated with PBOT and nearby residents, who had complained about a surge in shootings over the summer and high-speed drivers.https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/portland-traffic-barrels-gun-violence/283-4c374d37-0b6f-472e-8841-75ac2554c390Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/seattlerealestatepodcast)

OMSI District after nearly 20 years of planning, takes step forward. Jo Ann Hardesty defends financial integrity in wake of debt lawsuits. Portland lands non-stop flight to London See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Foster care rates have plunged in Oregon, but not for Black and Indigenous people. Jo Ann Hardesty sues Portland police union, former president for $5 million. A Portland home décor company just sold for $48 million. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Portland, Oregon will never be the same after the events of the past two years. To City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, that's a good thing in some ways. In our wide-ranging conversation that touched on music venues, police budgets and homelessness, Commissioner Hardesty outlined a vision for a more equitable Portland that she hopes will woo voters more than fear based messages when she runs for re-election in May of 2022. On the show, Commissioner Hardesty also told me the story of how music brought her and kept her in Portland and also how Marvin Gaye's 40-year-old classic “What's Going On” continues to inspire her to this day. https://www.rhythmnation.us/podcast/29

In this episode, we hear from Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. Hardesty was elected in 2018 and became the first Black woman to ever sit on Portland's five-member city council. In January of this year Mayor Ted Wheeler put her in charge of the transportation bureau. It was a surprising choice, given that Hardesty had never expressed an interest in the bureau and up until that time was mostly known for her politics and activism around policing, government accountability, and racial and social justice issues. Now, with almost a year under her belt, she's gone from having no experience in city transportation policy to being - what she referred to in this interview as, "the big dog when it comes to the city of Portland transportation". This episode was recorded in the commissioner's office in city hall where we had a wide-ranging conversation about everything from automated enforcement cameras to the decline of biking in Portland, the role of police in transportation safety, her feelings about a new "civilian traffic force", what she considers an ideal street design, and much more. --- Links & Notes: Host Jonathan Maus (founder and editor of BikePortland, https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Maus (@jonathan_maus) on Twitter) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OZOg-_lcrLZykIGf9k0KG6xNvCfQ55LJ/view?usp=sharing (Full episode transcript) (PDF) https://twitter.com/JoAnnPDX (Jo Ann Hardesty on Twitter) (official account) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Ann_Hardesty (Jo Ann Hardesty on Wikipedia) https://www.portland.gov/hardesty (City of Portland official website) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BJBOaRlsoFs9YkIxDUOvIZThHjZJotAu/view?usp=sharing (2019 Bike Year in Review), report by PBOT Bicycle Coordinator Roger Geller https://bikeportland.org/2021/10/08/tools-to-address-gun-violence-and-traffic-violence-come-together-in-mt-scott-arleta-neighborhood-339642 (Tools to address gun violence and traffic violence come together in Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood) (BikePortland story 10/8/21) --- This podcast is a production of Pedaltown Media Inc., and is made possible by listeners like you. If you're not a subscriber yet, please become one today at http://bikeportland.org/support (bikeportland.org/support). You can listen to more episodes and find out how to subscribe to our podcast http://bikeportland.org/podcast (bikeportland.org/podcast). Our theme music is by https://www.kevinhartnell.com/ (Kevin Hartnell). Support this podcast

This week the guys sit down with Dre Miller, Community Justice organizer for Portland commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty to discuss the increase in community violence that is currently plaguing Portland. The fellas have a open discussion about the the root causes of this violence, the role they play….& what we can all do to help start to end it. 

Someone within the Portland Police Bureau is trying to smear Jo Ann Hardesty, and now city leaders say they're investigating. In this episode, we look at the bitter relationship between a city commissioner and the city's police force -- and the role the police union and a series of media leaks have played in making things even more tense.

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty was falsely implicated in a March 3 hit-and-run, despite having nothing to do with the incident. The allegation was then leaked to the media. The mayor's office has since opened an investigation into the leak, and the president of the Portland Police Association stepped down due to his handling of the incident. Commissioner Hardesty joins us to discuss how race and racism have affected her career as an elected official. And Joseph Torres, senior director at Free Press and co-author of the book “News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media,” tells us how this one incident fits into a larger history of news media perpetuating stereotyped and inaccurate coverage of people of color.

As we approach the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor's killing, the connection between deeply problematic policing and the criminalization of drugs has never been more apparent. On this episode, we take a deep dive into the changes that some communities are already making. Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty sat down with DPA Senior Staff Attorney Grey Gardner to discuss the exciting new all drug decriminalization law in Oregon, Measure 110, as well as a community safety initiative in Portland that offers an alternative to policing. As a community leader and advocate for the last few decades, Commissioner Hardesty shares her observations on how the drug war impacts policing, and her thoughts on why a drastic change is needed.   For more information on DPA’s work around policing, visit drugpolicy.org/policing.   Special thanks to DPA’s Digital Communications intern Dilara Balkan for her help on this episode.

Today: The Quick Six local news run-down with Jefferson & Emily, and then an in-depth interview with Comissioner Jo Ann Hardesty by Christine Alexander.

Jesse once believed in the lie of racism; but then he asked God to know himself. JLP at Alex & Luisa's wedding… Russ from Virginia asks Jesse when he will admit Trump lost. --- Jo Ann Hardesty blames white supremacy... MIT now requires race diversity training… Michael from Chicago, IL asks why Jesse says blacks evil. James… Ted from Hawaii thanks Jesse for his message and for waking him up.

Lyda Krewson, Mayor of the City of St. Louis, has announced updated restrictions downtown that include no private gatherings of more than ten people. Host Ryan Wrecker and listeners react. In other news, a Portland City Commissioner named Jo Ann Hardesty, who demanded $18-million police budget cuts and said most 911 calls are unnecessary, called the cops on her LYFT driver in an argument about open windows. Finally, is the flying car really here? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty was a prominent figure in the 2020 election, despite the fact she wasn't on the ballot. She pushed for a ballot measure to overhaul the city's police oversight system, which passed with more than 80 percent of the vote. Hardesty talks with us about the election, and how the make-up of the new city council will affect her work going forward

Oregon breaks another record in new coronavirus cases. Search and rescue teams find body of missing man on Mount Hood. Clackamas County residents flood elections office phone lines with nonspecific voting concerns. Powell's Books debuts unisex fragrance that evokes 'old paper.' See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's The Local: First, your Quick Six local news. Then, we continue our deep dive into police reform policy and ballot measures with Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty.

Today on The Local: Your Quick Six News Headlines, A field interview from KXRW's Barb Seaman from protests in Stevenson, WA, and an interview with Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty: a reflection on the last 75 days of protest and the new ballot measure on police review. 

Podcast: Economist Podcasts (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Checks and Balance: Flawed enforcementPub date: 2020-07-24Plans to abolish the Minneapolis police department after the death of George Floyd are running into opposition, as Jon Fasman reports from the city. Meanwhile, President Trump has promised a surge of federal law enforcement beyond Portland. City commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty says people there will continue to protest the presence of unidentified armed officers. Might this turn into a law-and-order election?John Prideaux, The Economist's US editor, hosts with Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief, and Washington correspondent Jon Fasman. For access to The Economist's print, digital and audio editions subscribe: economist.com/2020electionpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Economist, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Plans to abolish the Minneapolis police department after the death of George Floyd are running into opposition, as Jon Fasman reports from the city. Meanwhile, President Trump has promised a surge of federal law enforcement beyond Portland. City commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty says people there will continue to protest the presence of unidentified armed officers. Might this turn into a law-and-order election?John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, hosts with Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief, and Washington correspondent Jon Fasman. For access to The Economist’s print, digital and audio editions subscribe: economist.com/2020electionpod   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Plans to abolish the Minneapolis police department after the death of George Floyd are running into opposition, as Jon Fasman reports from the city. Meanwhile, President Trump has promised a surge of federal law enforcement beyond Portland. City commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty says people there will continue to protest the presence of unidentified armed officers. Might this turn into a law-and-order election?John Prideaux, The Economist’s US editor, hosts with Charlotte Howard, New York bureau chief, and Washington correspondent Jon Fasman. For access to The Economist’s print, digital and audio editions subscribe: economist.com/2020electionpod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Portland protests, federal officers, the passing of representative John Lewis, and more!

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty has been leading the charge to change policing in Portland for decades. Now, during the global uprising against police violence and anti-Black racism, Hardesty is at the forefront of many police reform conversations in Portland and the state of Oregon. Last week, she wrote an open letter to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell requesting changes to the way police handle protests. And yesterday, Hardesty was appointed to Gov. Kate Brown’s Public Safety Training and Standards Task Force, which will review police training and hiring practices. Hardesty joins us to talk about her work on police reform and what she’s working on next.

For years, she was part of a chorus of voices outside Portland City Hall, pushing for change, police reform and recognition that people of color in the Rose City are unfairly targeted by law enforcement. And when the national turmoil and pain swept through the country following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, Jo Ann Hardesty was ready. And this time, the former state legislator and community organizer was on the inside.City Hall Reporter Everton Bailey Jr. interviewed Hardesty following a historic week of police reform inside City Hall. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, on the The Local: Your Quick 6 news headlines, a focused conversation with Nkenge Harmon Johnson, President and CEO of the Urban League of Portland on why we've reached a boiling point and where the focus should be now. And, an interview with Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty with an inside view of how she was the Mayor Friday night and the decision to call a community-wide curfew. If you can, support organizations like: Portland NAACPUrban League of PortlandKairos PDXBlack Lives Matter PortlandGenerational Resistance PDXDon't Shoot Portland.You can also donate to the GoFundMe for PDX Protest Bail Fund.Nkenge Harmon Johnson, CEO of Urban League PDX: @TrueNkenge, Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty: @JoAnnPDX, Ijeoma Oluo, Seattle-based author of “So You Want To Talk About Race”: @IjeomaOluo.

From the happenings of the weekend, to how to choose a protest, to Portland Street Response - the full interview from Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty with DJ Ambush and Jefferson Smith.  (Recorded on 5/31/20)

Like many cities around the nation, Portland saw peaceful protest over the weekend, as well as more violent demonstrations. The events were sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who was killed by a police officer. We talk with Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner, Jo Ann Hardesty about the weekend’s events and where to go from here.

Jefferson Smith and Ambush of The Numberz interview Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, with an inside view of how she was the Mayor Friday (May 29th) night, and how she made the decision to call a community-wide curfew.

Portland city commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is supporting a proposal that would place restrictions on facial recognition software that are greater than any other in the country. She says she wants government and even private party use to be restricted because of racial and gender equity problems, as well as concerns about accuracy.

ESOL News Oregon, by Timothy Krause Text of article: (MAY 25, 2019) Every city has a budget. It is a plan for money coming in from taxes. And it is a plan for paying for city services. The Portland City Council recently approved a new budget for 2019-2020. The Council is a group of 5 leaders who manage the city. One of them is the mayor. The new budget is $5.6 billion. It pays for about 6,000 workers. The new budget has big changes. One of the changes is money for parks. In the past, the parks department had a shortfall. That means it spent more money than its budget. The shortfall was $6.3 million. Now the parks department must change. It will cut 50 jobs from the parks department. Also Portland parks and community centers will have fewer programs. Four members of the city council voted "yes". The other member, Jo Ann Hardesty, voted "no." Hardesty tried to change the budget several times, but the other commissioners and the mayor did not agree. “I would not be true to myself and my value system if I didn’t do everything in my power to make sure we had a public conversation about whether or not we are investing based on my values,” Hardesty said. Read by Eric Dodson. CC BY-NC-SA. From ESOL News Oregon by Timothy Krause. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. https://sites.google.com/pcc.edu/esolnewsoregon Music by Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Six - http://www.chriszabriskie.com - Creative Commons BY License

What a dream this show was! Now, I cut the game show out from the show as my mic was crackly and didn’t sound great. The conversation I had with Jo Ann Hardesty was one of the most amazing evenings of my life. Nathan Hart is fantastic and hilarious - follow him at @starvinghartist everywhere. And Laura Ivancie - what an original gem and the songs she plays at the end of the show complete a super delightful evening. Recorded live at the Jade Lounge at 24th and SE Ankeny on April 14th, 2019.

In 2018, Jo Ann Hardesty ran for Portland City Council for the open seat being vacated by the retiring Dan Saltzman. After winning the race against Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith, Jo Ann was sworn in on January 2, 2019. Andrea Lins is the founder and owner of BrewGroup. Andrea moved to Portland in 2011 with one 15-person bicycle and started a pedal-powered pub crawl in Northwest Portland named Brewcycle.  Music licensed from Soundstripe.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/pdxpod)

On Feb. 9th 2017, 17-year old Quanice Hayes was shot and killed by Portland Police Officer Andrew Hearst. Just three days after the fatal shooting, Sergeant Gregg Lewis made the statement, "Well, let's just go out and kill all the black people." during roll call. Lewis insisted it was all a joke. He attempted to defend himself by saying it was unfortunate that his comment about shooting black people "is being colored as a racial thing." In today's episode of the Obsessively Outspoken podcast, we further delve into the Police Department cover-up, delayed termination, back pay, pension, and how the first black elected Portland City council woman, Jo Ann Hardesty made a difference. We also discuss Virginia Democratic Governor, Ralph Northam and the latest Blackface scandal involving the governor dressing up as Michael Jackson for a contest in 1984. The question we posed is should Northam step down from his post or should he take this opportunity to confront and challenge his antiquated ideology on race? We end today's episode with the Facetime bug that allows a person to eavesdrop on the other end of the call without the person being called picking up the phone. Thank you so much for joining us. Enjoy!

Portland Ore – City Council candidates Jo Ann Hardesty and Loretta Smith. Asked what they thought was the public’s greatest misconception of them. Hardesty said,”That I’m a raving lunatic, jumping up and down on a regular basis. I do my homework, I read the reports. Multnomah County commissioner Smith said, “I have been effective for eight years, passing over 80 resolutions,” including an employment program for young people. Hardesty and Smith split on their approaches to the homeless crisis. Smith reaffirmed her previous promise to open Wapato for the homeless. Hardesty criticized Mayor Ted Wheeler for talking to Wapato’s owner Jordan Schnitzer — about possible public uses for the never-used facility. Click the link below for a preview of the next FULL length John's Cafe Podcast Feature on Measure 105 "Repealing Oregon's Sanctuary State Law". https://soundcloud.com/brandon-ison-592693713/y-tu-mirar-johns-cafe-podcast-tease-september-18-2018 Interview by Brandon Ison KXL-FM Portland, Or Description by Mike Turner KXL-FM Portland, Or

Jo Ann Hardesty stopped in for a full hour to weigh in on the issues facing the City of Portland.

This week’s episode is a montage of 5 different #Fab5 segments. Next week I will begin to release episodes for a “Young Black Entrepreneur” series that I’m currently putting together. I appreciate your patience in between episodes. Hope y’all enjoy this mashup of some of my favorite Fab5’s from Ashley Moore aka @vegan_bae, Jo Ann Hardesty, Charles Mcgee, Oba Odu, and Orlando Williams… Grace and Peace!

This week we're joined by Rachel Monahan of the Willamette Week to dive deep into the latest developments in the runoff election for City Commissioner between Jo-Ann Hardesty and Loretta Smith, including a highly unusual endorsement with potentially significant implications. The election will take place on November 6th and we’ll have coverage carrying you all the way to election day: who are these candidates, what do they believe in, what are their tangible actionable visions and plans for this city?

This week we're joined by Alex Zielinski of the Portland Mercury to go deep on the first candidate forum in the runoff election between Jo Ann Hardesty and Loretta Smith for Portland City Commissioner. We explore the candidates, their key positions, and their most telling points from the forum to kick off our coverage of this important race.

Jo Ann Hardesty joins the Sox & Sandals Podcast as she speaks about her campaign for Portland City Council Commissioner Position 3. Jo Ann is unapologetic when it comes to speaking truth to power. In this episode Jo Ann shares how fierce of a competitor she is, and how her mere presence will lead 16 year incumbents to retire! She sheds light on the Portland Gang Enforcement Task Force and their well documented targeting of black people in Portland. One thing is for sure about Jo Ann, she is going to challenge everyone in her presence to do better. She will elevate everyone around her to her level of excellence. I hope you all enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

A Panel Discussion on Dismantling Racism On Tuesday, January 17th two Portland activists, Jo Ann Hardesty and Ibrahim Mubarak, spoke to five Beaverton congregations about racism. The presentation was entitled, “The Dream Under Siege: A Community Forum On Racism.” It was held at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Beaverton. Five Beaverton congregations: Murray Hills Christian Church, Christ United Methodist Church, Cedar Hills United Church of Christ, Spirit of Grace, and Southminster Presbyterian hosted this event as an opportunity for suburban residents to interact with leading activists in Portland to talk about critical issues facing the Portland metro in regards to diversity, race, privilege, housing, policing, gentrification and economic justice. The Honorable JoAnn Hardesty is president of the Portland chapter of the NAACP. She is a community organizer and activist who advocates for those on the downside of power. She campaigns for police accountability and racial and economic justice. She hosts Voices from the Edge Thursday mornings at 8 on KBOO. Ibrahim Mubarak is an advocate for the rights of unhoused people, and has been involved in the houseless community, in Portland, Oregon for over 15 years. Ibrahim is a co-founder of Dignity Village (2000), Right to Survive (2009), and Right 2 Dream Too (2011). This is the audio of that presentation (edited for time). The event received newspaper coverage from the Beaverton Valley Times. - See more at: http://kboo.fm/media/55408-dream-under-siege#sthash.4IQ63yNy.dpuf