There has been a recent slew of articles and editorials on homelessness in Oregon, but this editorial stands out – and not just as a reminder that Street Roots is always worth reading.
The editorial needs a few footnotes, specifically citations to sections of the Oregon Constitution and other laws that are referenced. But their absence doesn’t take away from the gist.
“Portland Business Alliance: We can do better than this,” by Israel Bayer, Street Roots editorial, 15 July 2015
This is an update to the previous 10/14 blog post: OJIN and OECI Access in Oregon County Law Libraries
The following Oregon public law libraries have in-library public, or staff-assisted, access to OJIN, OECI, or ACMS (court dockets). (But, these locations do not necessarily have access to any or all full-text filed documents. You may need visit Circuit Court records offices for those documents.)
Contact information for all Oregon county law libraries can be found at the OCCLL directory.
“… the first Portland Bike Theft Summit. It will be held at Velo Cult Bike Shop and Tavern (1969 NE 42nd) on Wednesday, December 10th at 6:00 pm…. [Link to full blog post.]
Link also to the Bike Index.
If Access to Justice (A2J) is to be something other than a catch-phrase or a pipe dream, lawyers, judges, court administrators, and law librarians need to think, plan, and act creatively on micro and macro initiatives.
Many ideas are already on drawing boards, in app programmer hands, and in pilot project status. Court Simplification is another A2J Big Idea and here are some places to read about it:
1) You can Google the phrase “court simplification” for information.
If you want to report a local “code enforcement” problem or file a complaint, you need to figure out where to file the report.
This will depend on:
1) the type of complaint: private, public, noise, parking, etc. and
The Oregon legislature will consider a proposal this year to adjust the boundary between Multnomah and Washington counties so that approximately 160 acres, known as “Area 93,” would change jurisdiction.
Read about the Multnomah and Washington Counties plan at the Washington County Area 93 website and the Area 93 Updates page.
You can also follow 2013 House Bill 3067 from the Oregon Legislature’s website.
You can find links to Oregon cities’ biennial photo radar and red light reports from the Oregon State Library’s Reports to the Legislature website, including Beaverton, Sherwood, and many others.
Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 810.438 was amended in 2005 to require cities using photo radar equipment to conduct a process and outcome evaluation for the legislature once each biennium.
Visit the Trimet Apps website.
Now if I could only have one (just one! not too much to ask, is it?) work day without a train or bus (the one I’m riding or the one in front of me) breaking down and turning my commute into a 2-hour each way day.
The Oregon voter registration deadline for the November 2012 election is: October 16, 2012
Visit the Oregon Secretary of State OregonVotes dot org website for links to online registration, registration sites, information about the November ballot, and much more.
Or, visit your county election office.
Oregon State Sheriff’s Office Association (OSSA) (a tax-exempt nonprofit) website states:
Oregon Legal Research Blog