Thank you for your support! As we've seen, we are only getting Reynolds' attention, and now the county's attention, since I filed to challenge her seat. I did it to hold her accountable and show people that anyone, no matter who you are, can fight for what we believe in and hold our elected representatives accountable. And it is working!
The main problem in a nutshell we have around here is our “representatives” are infinitely more interested in harm reduction for drug addicts (many of whom have admitted they’ve moved here because the city/state make it so easy to do) while totally disregarding the harm this does to the rest of us. The whole city is being pulled down by this enablement and ongoing disregard for the things that normally allow for a civil, functioning society, and I’m sick of it.
Case in Point: Once again, an ordinary Portland citizen severely attacked by a crazed homeless drug addicted. Harm reduction at it's finest.
"Police arrested a suspect after a man’s neck was sliced open in an alleged attack in North Portland on Sunday."
Parkins, who told police he lived in Oak Grove but had recently become homeless, said he had been awake for a couple of days and that he used methamphetamine, the affidavit in the case alleges.
According to court records, Parkins told police on Sunday that he didn’t remember cutting or fighting with anyone; he said he only remembers running but didn’t know why he was running.
“Everything feels like it’s not real, like real,” he allegedly told police.
Court records show that Parkins has faced criminal charges many times over the past 20 years, including pleading guilty to identity theft in 2021 and to resisting arrest in 2024.
Right! We need “harm reduction” in the form of increased police presence, involuntary commitments, and actual prosecution of crime. The form of “harm reduction” that involves handing out endless supplies to enable drug usage that is destroying the addicts and the city needs to stop in its entirety as far as I’m concerned, especially if my tax dollars are funding it and it means a van can pull up on my street and start distributing. Truly, what a dystopian nightmare this has become.
Hallelujah,Julia! Let’s take care of this at the county level! We must address the public safety and public health threats posed by these county-funded programs in our neighborhoods.
I do think it's important to understand that in the past nearly two years that we've been working on this, we've been told that the city and county can't do anything, and pointed us to engage at the state level. Then, Reynolds ignored our emails, killed the bill in her committee, and has only become engaged in working with us to seek solutions since I filed to primary her, actually holding our elected representative accountable. While I think a county solution is better than nothing, it has zero teeth. A $250 fine for a THIRD violation is appallingly insufficient.
Handing out pipes and foil to drug addicts is not “harm reduction” …the drug dealers show up as soon as these non-profits leave. Get real! This does nothing to to help drug addiction, it enables it. Portland has a huge drug problem…the county and non-profits supply the drug paraphernalia, the dealers supply the drugs…..thanks Julia
Great idea but I'm sure their Antifa allies (who can be militantly irrational themselves) would show up aggressively in their defense. And since our police have been chronically underfunded by our City Councils and Mayors for years (underfunded=defunded by the way), don't expect those "peaceful protests" to stay that way.
OBRC, the nonprofit that manages it, has a strong lobby. They’re totally fine making money off addicts and paying the cartels. And with plastic bottles being poured out and “recycled.”
Typical Brim-Edwards, typical halfway measure, good for a media bamboozle and nothing substantive. She'll never answer the essential question: why is the county aiding and abetting drug addiction?
Enabling behavior that is not in the best self-interest of addicts and the mentally ill is bad social and public policy and does those individuals a disservice.
I'm not even considering the addicts anymore. If it doesn't serve the tax-revenue producing or law-abiding citizenry in creating a stable, safe, healthy public square, then I'll oppose it. I am so tired of being held hostage to drug addicts and people who won't or cannot follow basic rules of shared public life, and I'm equally wearied of the Social Justice Warrior contingent, who demand a blank check from the rest of us to enable that behavior ad infinitum. Kafoury, JVP, Meghan Moyer, Mike Schmidt, most of the clown-car City Council, most of our State legislators from the metro area... the list is breathtakingly long of past and present politicians who have and who continue to use their ideological bias to the detriment of our city and county's common ordinary people.
We met with Sen Reynolds in June 2025 to talk about this issue. That session, we put forward HB 3956. Reynolds took no action to support our efforts in the 2025 session. She did not sponsor the bill, nor did she do anything to move that bill forward.
We put forward SB 1573 in 2026. She did not sponsor the bill, nor did she do anything to move that bill forward. It ended up in her committee, where it died.
When Sen. Reynolds says that she's "been working to get guns out of schools for eight years." My response is: "Sen Reynolds, I've been working on this in my free time for two years. And while I am glad that you are finally starting to work with us, you also ignored us for a long time. And with all due respect, you are part of the reason that this has taken so long. You stood in our way and blocked this from moving forward."
Again, I am happy that this is moving forward at the county level, but I am also frustrated and exhausted.
I oppose needle distribution to drug addicted individuals. It will be a long fight to stop this policy as it has a galvanized group of proponents in psychiatry now, in public health, and in the greater medical community. I think the greater community in Portland and elsewhere oppose needle distribution so I think it will eventually end up in the dustbin. Historians looking at this in the future will not have good things to say about policies that have normalized behavior that is destructive to personal and social responsibility. I wanted to ask both Brim Edwards and Reynolds how they would feel if needles were distributed across the street from their house but have a hard time staying composed about this issue which I think is a great evil. I suspect that neither one are wild about distributing needles but are under lots of pressure to conform to the party line.
It's time for Reynolds to go. She's a liar and a coward to do the right common sense thing. Please consider a vote for Autumn Sharp.
Thank you for your support! As we've seen, we are only getting Reynolds' attention, and now the county's attention, since I filed to challenge her seat. I did it to hold her accountable and show people that anyone, no matter who you are, can fight for what we believe in and hold our elected representatives accountable. And it is working!
The main problem in a nutshell we have around here is our “representatives” are infinitely more interested in harm reduction for drug addicts (many of whom have admitted they’ve moved here because the city/state make it so easy to do) while totally disregarding the harm this does to the rest of us. The whole city is being pulled down by this enablement and ongoing disregard for the things that normally allow for a civil, functioning society, and I’m sick of it.
Case in Point: Once again, an ordinary Portland citizen severely attacked by a crazed homeless drug addicted. Harm reduction at it's finest.
"Police arrested a suspect after a man’s neck was sliced open in an alleged attack in North Portland on Sunday."
Parkins, who told police he lived in Oak Grove but had recently become homeless, said he had been awake for a couple of days and that he used methamphetamine, the affidavit in the case alleges.
According to court records, Parkins told police on Sunday that he didn’t remember cutting or fighting with anyone; he said he only remembers running but didn’t know why he was running.
“Everything feels like it’s not real, like real,” he allegedly told police.
Court records show that Parkins has faced criminal charges many times over the past 20 years, including pleading guilty to identity theft in 2021 and to resisting arrest in 2024.
Right! We need “harm reduction” in the form of increased police presence, involuntary commitments, and actual prosecution of crime. The form of “harm reduction” that involves handing out endless supplies to enable drug usage that is destroying the addicts and the city needs to stop in its entirety as far as I’m concerned, especially if my tax dollars are funding it and it means a van can pull up on my street and start distributing. Truly, what a dystopian nightmare this has become.
Hallelujah,Julia! Let’s take care of this at the county level! We must address the public safety and public health threats posed by these county-funded programs in our neighborhoods.
I do think it's important to understand that in the past nearly two years that we've been working on this, we've been told that the city and county can't do anything, and pointed us to engage at the state level. Then, Reynolds ignored our emails, killed the bill in her committee, and has only become engaged in working with us to seek solutions since I filed to primary her, actually holding our elected representative accountable. While I think a county solution is better than nothing, it has zero teeth. A $250 fine for a THIRD violation is appallingly insufficient.
Handing out pipes and foil to drug addicts is not “harm reduction” …the drug dealers show up as soon as these non-profits leave. Get real! This does nothing to to help drug addiction, it enables it. Portland has a huge drug problem…the county and non-profits supply the drug paraphernalia, the dealers supply the drugs…..thanks Julia
Is there any appetite for organizing peaceful protests when PPOC shows up?
Great idea but I'm sure their Antifa allies (who can be militantly irrational themselves) would show up aggressively in their defense. And since our police have been chronically underfunded by our City Councils and Mayors for years (underfunded=defunded by the way), don't expect those "peaceful protests" to stay that way.
This occurred in 2024 and 2025. Antifa allies showed up and were very aggressive.
https://www.kptv.com/2024/10/25/pop-up-clinic-hands-out-needles-pipes-drug-users-nw-portland-school-zone/
Where do these non profits get funding??
And the bottle drop supplies the cash.
Ever hang out and witness the daily drug scene at the Bottle Drop at 122nd/NE Glisan?? And the city can't take care of that mess.
OBRC, the nonprofit that manages it, has a strong lobby. They’re totally fine making money off addicts and paying the cartels. And with plastic bottles being poured out and “recycled.”
Typical Brim-Edwards, typical halfway measure, good for a media bamboozle and nothing substantive. She'll never answer the essential question: why is the county aiding and abetting drug addiction?
Enabling behavior that is not in the best self-interest of addicts and the mentally ill is bad social and public policy and does those individuals a disservice.
I'm not even considering the addicts anymore. If it doesn't serve the tax-revenue producing or law-abiding citizenry in creating a stable, safe, healthy public square, then I'll oppose it. I am so tired of being held hostage to drug addicts and people who won't or cannot follow basic rules of shared public life, and I'm equally wearied of the Social Justice Warrior contingent, who demand a blank check from the rest of us to enable that behavior ad infinitum. Kafoury, JVP, Meghan Moyer, Mike Schmidt, most of the clown-car City Council, most of our State legislators from the metro area... the list is breathtakingly long of past and present politicians who have and who continue to use their ideological bias to the detriment of our city and county's common ordinary people.
Stop the madness!
For full context:
We met with Sen Reynolds in June 2025 to talk about this issue. That session, we put forward HB 3956. Reynolds took no action to support our efforts in the 2025 session. She did not sponsor the bill, nor did she do anything to move that bill forward.
We put forward SB 1573 in 2026. She did not sponsor the bill, nor did she do anything to move that bill forward. It ended up in her committee, where it died.
When Sen. Reynolds says that she's "been working to get guns out of schools for eight years." My response is: "Sen Reynolds, I've been working on this in my free time for two years. And while I am glad that you are finally starting to work with us, you also ignored us for a long time. And with all due respect, you are part of the reason that this has taken so long. You stood in our way and blocked this from moving forward."
Again, I am happy that this is moving forward at the county level, but I am also frustrated and exhausted.
I oppose needle distribution to drug addicted individuals. It will be a long fight to stop this policy as it has a galvanized group of proponents in psychiatry now, in public health, and in the greater medical community. I think the greater community in Portland and elsewhere oppose needle distribution so I think it will eventually end up in the dustbin. Historians looking at this in the future will not have good things to say about policies that have normalized behavior that is destructive to personal and social responsibility. I wanted to ask both Brim Edwards and Reynolds how they would feel if needles were distributed across the street from their house but have a hard time staying composed about this issue which I think is a great evil. I suspect that neither one are wild about distributing needles but are under lots of pressure to conform to the party line.