Being progressive doesnt mean you have to tolerate and enable a drug epidemic that is destroying our communities. Paul, its interesting you say half the Mozyrky voters will vote for Hardesty. [12], Hardesty ran for Portland City Council in 2018, for the open seat being vacated by the retiring Dan Saltzman. padding-bottom: 8px; margin-bottom:0px; 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Larger cities like Los Angeles or New York saw less of an extreme bump because their population is so much larger, per capita rates are less sensitive to extreme changes. I personally dont have strong opinions on when PDX schools should have been opened back up, but I do think his answer was revealing it strikes me as an irresponsibly cavalier and hasty approach to a global pandemic that we knew little about in those early months, that was claiming lives and straining our healthcare system at a severe rate, and that we had no effective treatment for and no vaccine for until a year later. text-align: left !important; Also, since when are we OK with the preferred practices of our police bureau. .results_row { Its not about pedestrians and folks on bikes. $('#candidate-connection-twitter-121613').on('click', () => { ga('send', 'event', 'surveycta', 'surveycta-click-twitter'); }); Again, hindsight is 20/020, but I dont think this is going to be the best way to smear Gonzalez. .contact_office { margin-top: 0.3em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} [25][26], As acting Fire Commissioner, Hardesty was criticized for her month-long vacation in August 2021, which coincides with peak fire season in the region. Sad? She has done a number of incredible accomplishments, especially when you consider this was her first term, and she often was the lone voice of reason and compassion on a hostile, pro-business council. That program responded to 900 calls for service with none of them resulting in arrest. 2. Market data provided by Factset. } A political newcomer seeking to unseat Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is running neck-and-neck against her in the early days of the campaign, according to an internal poll commissioned by the opponent. }. After 7 months, Portland police investigation into leak about Jo Ann 2 weeks is a reasonable, reasonable [response] (note: sounds like he says response here but could be wrong). Cities like Jacksonville and Austin saw even larger increases than Portland. Its hard if not sometimes impossible to get quality information. Despondent? 2. $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { Access to information is a fundamental problem, not a nice to have extra bonus. Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty defends fiscal integrity on } A pilot program was very successful at reducing gun violence in a single neighborhood. The union announced it is instead endorsing her opponent Rene Gonzalez. background-color: white; Hardesty has put money into safer streets, helped get more shelters, among pilot programs with promising results. But it remains distorting because the primary electorate is not the same as the general electorate, and the general electorate is being given less choice. Hardesty lost my support when she blamed officers for fires downtown. Hardesty had plenty. Gonzalez is currently at 24.2% and is barely edging out Mozrysky at 23.4%. Rene Gonzalez leads Jo Ann Hardesty in Portland city commissioner race Im not leaving. Its just absurd that we vote for Bureau heads but dont get to vote for what Bureau they head. We need police to enforce laws. position: relative; } She was elected to the Oregon House in 1994, holding office until 2001, when she resigned to unsuccessfully run for chair of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. Why may I ask that your hopeful she will lose? z-index:1; Bison Coffeehouse owner Loretta Guzman joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss how the anti-police attack has impacted her business and the community's response to the attack. Portland City Council hopeful Vadim Mozyrsky officially bowed out of the race Monday, accepting a third-place finish behind incumbent Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and technology business owner . margin-top: 0px; clearInterval(nTimer); We'll send you a newsletter with what you need to know every week. If you look at the campaign material for Vadim, its filled with folks who fight these types of housing services, whether they be shelters or villages, every step of the way. [32], Having received less than 50% of the vote, she advanced to a runoff in the November 2022 general election. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Im not anti-police at all. Respondents felt particularly strongly about beefing up law enforcement: 83% support hiring more police officers, just shy of 80% want more prosecutors to prosecute violent crimes, and 90% want body-worn cameras for cops. margin-bottom: 1px; } (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland). She previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1995 until 2001. .inner_percentage.Green { Thats hard to do if you cant grow beyond the critic of police mindset. [46], In March 2022, Hardesty failed to appear in Multnomah County Circuit Court relating to $16,000 in unpaid credit card debt she had accumulated. Well there was this interesting answer from Rene during the WWeek debate. Thats just one of the big headlines from last nights primary election.
.contact_entity {font-size: 1.5em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} Last week, Hardesty, the first Black woman to serve on City Council, was the sole commissioner to vote against a resolution to create at least three large, designated campsites and ban the rest of the roughly 700 encampments currently scattered across the city. Cleaning up the MUPS for another one. To be sure, Hardesty can take credit for the biggest local win of election nightthe 82% to 18% approval of Measure 26-217, which creates a new oversight board . Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty addresses protesters as they take part in a rally against police brutality in Portland, Oregon late July 24, 2020. overflow-y: hidden; overflow-y: auto; width: 100%; .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. https://katu.com/news/local/psu-to-share-one-year-evaluation-of-the-portland-street-response. Just over a third of respondents said they were unsure. } Fifty percent of likely voters said they'd cast their ballot for Gonzalez, a lawyer and technology business owner, compared to 26% for Hardesty, people briefed on the survey results told The. }) Portlands defund the police commissioner, Jo Ann Hardesty, reportedly was ousted during Tuesdays election by challenging political newcomer Rene Gonzalez. .electionsectionheading { U.S. Congress | My mission remains to help make it so.. The results have been certified. It reflects larger trends across the West Coast, where frustrations about homelessness and crime have overwhelmed incumbents. } Gonzalez has been much more direct in his campaign against Hardesty and many of his views on key issues like policing (hes endorsed by the Portland Police Association) and housing are further to the right than Mozyrskys; but hes not nearly as well-funded. She previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1995 until 2001. Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty . Legal Statement. The fund generates $60 million annually from a 1% tax on corporations with $1 billion in receipts, for workforce training, tree planting, and retrofitting low-income homes. top: 0px; The experience with police of our black neighbors is something to acknowledge and respect. There were no incumbents in this race. So, they supported Vadim, who thinks NAs arent able to stop enough things, and Dan who didnt deliver a key service that the NAs dont want anyway. Of course, why would she bother to read a dusty plan that PBOT never had any intention to follow? The bureaucrats are more interested in having their 500th community outreach event than actually doing work and it shows. [45] Additionally, as a result of an internal affairs investigation, two of the officers involved received formal disciplinary action, and the former union president was fired by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. .votebox-results-cell--check { Though Ryans and Hardestys numbers appear dismal, many survey respondents said they were unsure of how they would vote come spring. .widget-row.Libertarian { font-size: .9em; Is San Francisco? For me the police oversight measure + portland street response are huge accomplishments she 100% owns. font-size: 12px; The survey also gauged voters sentiments about hot-button issues such as homelessness, police oversight and staffing, and charter reform to potentially rework the structure of the citys government. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. | padding-left: 0; } All rights reserved. } https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDvbQaA1mJI&t=2695s, Q: Do you think we should have ever closed the schools during the pandemic?, Rene: We should have closed the schools for 2 weeks then we should have fought like hell to get them open much sooner than we did. Time to take the city back. [11] Hardesty suspended the show during her 2018 campaign to avoid violating the FCC's Equal-time rule, then resumed the show in March 2019.