For the best experienceDownload the Mobile App
App Store Play Store
Why this Portland library is a flashpoint in the debate over downtown safety, and what can be done
Why this Portland library is a flashpoint in the debate over downtown safety, and what can be done
Why this Portland library is a flashpoint in the debate over downtown safety, and what can be done

Published on: 09/21/2025

This news was posted by Oregon Today News

Go To Business Place

Description

The Central Library in downtown Portland has been the center of ongoing debate in the community regarding safety and security concerns.

On a recent Friday afternoon, children and parents attended a playtime event in the vibrant first-floor youth section of Portland’s Central Library. Meanwhile, a pair of medical responders carried a stretcher up to the third floor to assist an adult in crisis.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/09/why-this-portland-library-is-a-flashpoint-in-the-debate-over-downtown-safety-and-what-can-be-done.html

Other Related News

How Oregon plans to slash carbon emissions
How Oregon plans to slash carbon emissions
How Oregon plans to slash carbon emissions

09/23/2025

The state recently reinstated a policy capping emissions and enforcing penalties for viola...

Oregon Zoo bids farewell to beloved polar bear Nora, welcomes Kallik to help species
Oregon Zoo bids farewell to beloved polar bear Nora, welcomes Kallik to help species
Oregon Zoo bids farewell to beloved polar bear Nora, welcomes Kallik to help species

09/23/2025

While the Oregon Zoo may be saying goodbye to Nora another polar bear will be joining the ...

Oregon State Police exhumes 'Oak Grove Jane Doe' in bid to uncover mystery after 77 years
Oregon State Police exhumes 'Oak Grove Jane Doe' in bid to uncover mystery after 77 years
Oregon State Police exhumes 'Oak Grove Jane Doe' in bid to uncover mystery after 77 years

09/23/2025

The partial remains of a woman known as Oak Grove Jane Doe were exhumed at the Mountain Vi...

St. Louis Zoo Prepares for Emotional Polar Bear Farewell
St. Louis Zoo Prepares for Emotional Polar Bear Farewell
St. Louis Zoo Prepares for Emotional Polar Bear Farewell

09/23/2025

The St Louis Zoo announced today theyre about to say goodbye to one of the polar bear brot...

Police ID 45-year-old man killed in SE Portland bar shooting
Police ID 45-year-old man killed in SE Portland bar shooting
Police ID 45-year-old man killed in SE Portland bar shooting

09/23/2025

Police identified the man killed in a shooting in a Southeast Portland bar early Thursday ...

ShoutoutGive Shoutout
500/500