{"id":2352919,"date":"2024-10-09T22:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-turns-to-system-overhaul-after-post-covid-19-decline-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T22:34:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:34:16","slug":"portland-turns-to-system-overhaul-after-post-covid-19-decline-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-turns-to-system-overhaul-after-post-covid-19-decline-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland turns to system overhaul after post-COVID-19 decline &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fportland-turns-to-system-overhaul-after-post-covid-19-decline-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352919&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Portland, Oregon, is undergoing a significant transformation as the city responds to the challenges posed by a post-COVID-19 decline, including increases in homelessness \u2064and crime following the civil unrest in 2020 sparked by George Floyd&#8217;s death\u2064 and the implementation of Measure 110, which decriminalized all drugs. In response to growing public\u200b frustration regarding these issues, voters have \u200bapproved changes to the city government, moving away from its unique commission style \u200cto a more traditional city council structure, along with the introduction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-house-passes-omnibus-election-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Georgia House Passes Omnibus Election Reform Bill\">ranked choice voting<\/a>. The political landscape is active, with 19 candidates, primarily left-of-center,\u2064 vying for\u200b the mayoral position and proposing various solutions to the \u2063city&#8217;s ongoing challenges. City Council member\u200c Carmen Rubio, who is running for mayor, acknowledges the severity \u200dof the\u2064 city&#8217;s problems \u200dand describes the situation as a &#8220;perfect storm.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Portland turns to total system overhaul after staggering post-COVID-19 decline<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1792144\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/portland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Portland <\/a>has transformed in the last five years following substantial unrest in 2020 after the death of George Floyd and Measure 110, which decriminalized all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Now, the city is reversing course, transforming its government by expanding its City Council and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgias-election-integrity-act-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" title=\"Georgia\u2019s Election Integrity Act: Everything You Need To Know\">adding ranked choice voting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this aerial photo taken with a drone, tents housing people experiencing homelessness are set up on a vacant parking lot in Portland, Oregon, on Dec. 8, 2020. Voters in Portland have approved a ballot measure that would completely overhaul City Hall amid growing public frustrations over homelessness and crime. The measure will scrap the city&rsquo;s unusual commission form of government and replace it with a more traditional city council. (AP Photo\/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Measure 110, in particular, which was enacted in 2020 to lessen criminal offenses on drug users, has affected the city. Homelessness became a larger problem in Portland, and crime increased in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These were huge issues,&rdquo; Carmen Rubio, a City Council member who is now running for mayor, told <em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;It was a perfect storm.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nineteen suitors are running to be the city&rsquo;s mayor, most of which are left-of-center candidates with varying views on how to fix the city&rsquo;s problems. Left-wing candidates believe past policies simply were implemented incorrectly, while moderates believe it was too far-left of a move to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>However, the mayoral race isn&rsquo;t the only highly competitive contest in the area. The City Council race features dozens of candidates, and the number of seats has expanded from four to 12, representing four districts.<\/p>\n<p>Whoever is elected will have a lot to deal with. The county that holds Portland lost 12,000 people between 2020 and 2023 to gun violence, and the city reached an all-time high of 101 homicides in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the violence could have resulted from the city cutting $15 million from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/piccirillo-lead-planner-for-2-presidential-visits-calls-for-consequences\/\" title=\"Piccirillo: Lead Planner for 2 Presidential Visits Calls for Consequences\">police department&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s budget and closing its Gun Violence Prevention Team, both of which were demanded by Black Lives Matter activists.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) described parts of downtown as &ldquo;like Dresden in World War II.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve spent 54 years trying to make Portland the most livable city in the country or in the world,&rdquo; the retiring Democrat told the outlet. &ldquo;No one&rsquo;s going to describe it like that now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Portland hopes its new government can fix it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1792144\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1792144\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portland is overhauling its government after a significant decline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2352920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Portland.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3619,42680,42679],"class_list":["post-2352919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-portland","tag-post-covid-19","tag-system-overhaul"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Portland.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}