PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Concerns over the future of the Portland Street Response program are growing as its cost and effectiveness are being scrutinized. Currently, it falls within Portland Fire ...

Next week, Portland voters elect a new mayor and 12 new city councilors. Many of those candidates have made public safety a ...

Energy economist Mitch Green and high-ranking Multnomah County staffer Eric Zimmerman were in second and third place after 30 rounds of voting, but with just 38% of the votes tallied, their races ...

My approach will focus on fostering collaboration between Portland Street Response and the Portland Police Bureau without increasing police presence. Instead, I will strengthen efforts against ...

Each of the candidates broadly indicated that they supported the Portland Street Response program, which offers an unarmed response for calls involving non-violent behavioral health issues.

Chief Day is set to give an update on the response to potential political tension in a Q&A session on Wednesday.

One person was extricated from the area, according to Portland Fire Division Chief Sean Donaghue. Police said a man was taken ...

she impressed us with nuanced answers—and we agree with her contention that the crisis-intervention initiative Portland Street Response can’t be properly evaluated until it’s operating ...

The new city council needs to address how our essential services (Fire, Police, Ambulance, & Portland Street Response) can work together to provide our district with the safety and livability that ...

This story has been updated to note that this week's Council discussion has been canceled. A day after an election showing ...