Hey Everybody!
Portland, OR. Clean & Safe's contract hearing is happening Sept. 23 at 2pm and there's plenty happening in the next week to oppose it!
This contract allows Portland Business Alliance to manage private security and police in downtown specifically targeting the unhoused
Introducing: Harass the Homeless with Hawks by "Clean & Safe"
The video below is a parody, and not funny at all.

Portland Clean and Safe employs armed private police.

They target houseless individuals who are just trying to survive. The city of Portland’s own auditor says programs like “Clean and Safe” lack accountability and oversight. Tell the Portland City Council to STOP the contract renewal!
Tell Portland City Council: PUSH PAUSE ON CLEAN & SAFE!
"Downtown Clean & Safe" is bad for Portland because it’s undemocratic and harms community members who have the fewest resources.

An ESD is a private sector initiative that requires all business and property owners in an area to pay into a fund. The ESD uses this fund to pay for services traditionally provided by local governments. This makes downtown an area of higher criminalization and arrests, disproportionate even when considering the density of the area.

"Clean & Safe" is managed by the Portland Business Alliance (PBA) and has no community oversight. In recent years, PBA has used funding intended for the district to pay its own staffing and administrative costs, and an audit revealed that the City has not fulfilled its oversight requirements for Clean & Safe.

Tell the City Council of Portland to PAUSE and complete the full review of all ESD’s as recommended by the auditor before renewing this contract, by emailing them today!
Portland, OR. Dirty and Dangerous: The story of Clean & Safe Zine
Clean & Safe is one of Portland’s three Enhanced Services Districts (ESDs). ESDs are Portland’s version of what are commonly known as Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in other cities.

Clean & Safe is the oldest and largest ESD in Portland, encompassing 213 blocks of downtown and Old Town. They receive $5m annually through ESD property management license fees collected by the City and distributed to Portland Business Alliance who manages the ESD.
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