Politics

Kotek’s recipe for Portland: More police and social workers, less plywood, trash and taxes

By Dirk VanderHart (OPB)

PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 11, 2023 6 p.m. Updated: Dec. 12, 2023 1:54 a.m.

The recommendations emerged from a sprawling task force that Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek convened to address the city’s most challenging problems.