Portland

Progressive Portland DA Ousted by Tough-on-Crime Deputy – HotAir

Yesterday, we took a fairly deep look into the race for the office of District Attorney in Portland, Oregon. (Technically it’s Multnomah County, but that’s comprised almost entirely of Portland.) Mike Schmidt, the incumbent, has been a Soros-style, soft-on-crime DA who pushed efforts to defund the police, empty the jails, and legalize everything possible. He […]

Progressive Portland DA Ousted by Tough-on-Crime Deputy – HotAir

Yesterday, we took a fairly deep look into the race for the office of District Attorney in Portland, Oregon. (Technically it’s Multnomah County, but that’s comprised almost entirely of Portland.) Mike Schmidt, the incumbent, has been a Soros-style, soft-on-crime DA who pushed efforts to defund the police, empty the jails, and legalize everything possible. He […]

Will Portland Accept a Chance to Actually Enforce the Law? – HotAir

Back during the Summer of Love in 2020, Portland, Oregon was among many cities experiencing nightly “mostly peaceful riots” featuring arson, property damage, and cop-free protest encampments. In fact, Portland was arguably among the worst at the time. While many were horrified, some saw the tumultuous era as presenting opportunities. One of those was Mike […]

Arsonist Attacks Portland Police Vehicles – HotAir

This incident happened early Thursday morning at a lot where the Portland Police Bureau stores vehicles used for training new officers. Someone broke in and set 15 cars on fire before escaping. When Portland police arrived at a department training facility to help with a fire on Thursday morning, they found at least 15 patrol […]