🚨 Attention candidates for Portland City Council 🚨 It's time to show your commitment to protecting and expanding Portland Street Response by taking the 2026 PSR Pledge! Candidates can view, print, and sign the pledge online at friendsofpsr.com
Friends of Portland Street Response
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As Friends of PSR, we are united in our unequivocal support for the original goals of PSR & specific actions needed to restore & support the program. #SavePSR friendsofpsr.com
We have appreciated DCA Cozzie's leadership on PSR and are disappointed to hear of his departure. He understood a modern public safety system requires de-escalation and unarmed responses. We expect similar values and community voices to be included in the search for his replacement.
Top Public Safety Leader at the City to Depart Later This Month
Bob Cozzie, the deputy city administrator overseeing the public safety area at the city of Portland, is leaving the city later this month.
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Thank you! I'm committed to working with the Mayor, who generally IS a strong supporter of PSR, to get this right.
We appreciate @councilorkanal.bsky.social raising concerns with rhetoric from @mayorkwilson.bsky.social telling Portlanders to call 911 and ask for PSR anytime they see someone experiencing homelessness. This is not PSR's mission & a troubling scope creep that could undermine the program's success.
“PSR likely wouldn’t have been able to respond to this call because it involved a person inside a building, rather than on a street or other publicly-accessible outdoor area.” As PSR expands to 24/7 as promised next year, City leaders should continue to expand where PSR is allowed to respond.
Portland Mercury@portlandmercury.com · 8mo agoIn November, a grand jury declined to indict the Portland Police officers responsible for the death of Damon Lamarr Johnson, who died in June while in their custody.
“The proposed Department of Community Safety would send mental health teams to respond to 911 calls, rather than the police.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social you are welcome to come to Portland anytime to learn all about Portland Street Response!
City Council Introduces Bill to Create Mamdani’s Community Safety Agency
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It was inspiring to hear the difference Portland Street Response is making in the lives of those most vulnerable in our city at the East Portland PSR Town Hall. In the short period since PSR has scaled up their programs, more Portlanders are receiving the right responder at the right time.
Hope to see you at the D1 PSR Town Hall tonight!
Councilor Candace Avalos@counciloravalos.bsky.social · 9mo agoTomorrow: Portland Street Response is holding a town hall at the East Portland Community Center from 6-7:30 pm! You'll have the chance to hear program updates and have the opportunity to ask questions. More info:
Tomorrow: Portland Street Response is holding a town hall at the East Portland Community Center from 6-7:30 pm! You'll have the chance to hear program updates and have the opportunity to ask questions. More info:
Portland Street Response Town Hall
Join Portland Street Response for a town hall on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 from 6-7:30 p.m.
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This coming Tue, Nov. 18th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm, the City of Portland will be hosting an in person Portland Street Response Town Hall at the East Portland Community Center (740 SE 106th Ave) We encourage PSR supporters to show up - learn more about PSR's status, ask questions, and express concerns.
Policies that criminalize poverty are cruel, wasteful investments for addressing homelessness and can make it harder for those living unhoused to access the services they need. It can be a traumatic experience that can cause more of the mental health crises PSR was established to respond to.
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"It’s wrong when it’s a Trump policy, and it’s wrong when it’s a City of Portland policy,” Friends of Portland Street Response wrote.
‘Wasteful investments’: Friends of Portland Street Response denounces camping citations
Mayor Keith Wilson previously confirmed the city would resume homeless camping enforcement by issuing citations starting on Nov. 1.
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📣 Help spread the word! 📣 PSR was built with community, for our community. Now you have a chance to help grow PSR so they can provide a compassionate first response citywide, 24/7 by becoming a volunteer for the PSR Community Committee! Learn more and apply to volunteer at bit.ly/growpsr
You can also still request PSR through 911 — the new number is an additional option to directly connect with PSR.
Councilor Candace Avalos@counciloravalos.bsky.social · 10mo agoPortland Street Response Update: PSR has new hours (6 a.m. to midnight), a new number (503-823-7773), and is recruiting for a new advisory committee! Hit the link in bio to learn more about the committee and apply by Oct 27 to help shape PSR’s future.
Portland Street Response Update: PSR has new hours (6 a.m. to midnight), a new number (503-823-7773), and is recruiting for a new advisory committee! Hit the link in bio to learn more about the committee and apply by Oct 27 to help shape PSR’s future.
📣 Help spread the word! 📣 PSR was built with community, for our community. Now you have a chance to help grow PSR so they can provide a compassionate first response citywide, 24/7 by becoming a volunteer for the PSR Community Committee! Learn more and apply to volunteer at bit.ly/growpsr
The brand-new Portland Street Response Committee, which was created by the resolution I co-sponsored, is accepting applications for 14 members who will advise the City Council on the development and growth of Portland Street Response. Apply today! Applications are due Monday, Oct. 27.
Volunteer (Non-Paid) Position - Portland Street Response Committee
APPLY HERE: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01988189184173e2a4f533359898a72dThe Portland Street Response Committee (“PSRC” or “Committee”) is a volunteer body that will advise City Council as it sup...
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The non-police line for responding to people in a mental health crisis is adding a new phone number and expanding hours.
New phone line aims to streamline Portland Street Response
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Street Response, the non-police line for responding to people in a mental health crisis, is adding a new phone number and expanded hours, among other changes. Begin…
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Look at all these Portland Street Response Champions sporting their Friends of PSR buttons 🩵💚🩵
Did we mention we have buttons? See you at the East Portland People’s Picnic!
Friends of Portland Street Response@friendsofpsr.bsky.social · 12mo agoExcited to be in East Portland today at the @counciloravalos.bsky.social D1 People’s picnic! Come by and say hello, and learn how you can get involved in our efforts to expand Portland Street Response!
Excited to be in East Portland today at the @counciloravalos.bsky.social D1 People’s picnic! Come by and say hello, and learn how you can get involved in our efforts to expand Portland Street Response!
Councilor Candace Avalos@counciloravalos.bsky.social · last yr.When I was elected, I promised East Portland that I would bring their perspectives to everything I did in City Hall. On August 24, I’m bringing some of City Hall in a fun festival that the whole family can enjoy!
PSR's highly skilled first responders – experts is utilizing de-escalation tactics to resolve behavioral health crises – are finally getting the support they deserve from City Hall, which recently proclaimed PSR Appreciation Week. Let us know in the comments: Why do you appreciate PSR?
This Tuesday, August 12 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m, the City of Portland is hosting a virtual Community Town Hall on Portland Street Response. We encourage supporters to emphasize the need to grow to 24/7 coverage under the policy guidance recently provided by the City Council. Sign up ⬇️
Portland Street Response Community Town Hall
Come join us for a community discussion about Portland Street Response
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Marc, as always, with some key insights in his 🧵-> The collective bargaining agreement for the police union has a chokehold on public safety policy in the city.
Marc Poris@marcporis.bsky.social · last yr.When people say that Portland Street Response can or can't do certain things without saying why they can't do them, you can probably find the reasons in the 2 page Letter of Agreement for Portland Street Response on pages 91-92 here in the current PPA Contract. www.portland.gov/bhr/employee...
Let’s be clear: it’s the police pushing this false choice between Portland Street Response and law enforcement. No one else is doing that. We've been incredibly clear about the need for a stronger public safety continuum. PSR is saving lives. Why does the PPA keep trying to discredit them? 📰🔗
Portland police union criticizes city leaders for ‘false binary’ between police and Portland Street Response
The Portland Police Association criticized city leaders and staff on Tuesday, accusing them of trying to pit police and behavioral health first responders against each other in the wake of a man’s rec...
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When City leadership is finally catching up to public demand for an expanded Portland Street Response — it’s unfortunate the Portland Police Association is attacking some of PSR’s biggest champions on Council. Every 911 call does not require a police response, and PSR is part of the solution.
Portland police union criticizes city leaders for ‘false binary’ between police and Portland Street Response
The Portland Police Association criticized city leaders and staff on Tuesday, accusing them of trying to pit police and behavioral health first responders against each other in the wake of a man’s rec...
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The latest controversy on Councilor Dan Ryan — the only current elected official who has voted against the expansion of Portland Street Response multiple times. We believe District 2 wants to invest more in PSR and less on controversial right wing podcasters.
Portland Mercury@portlandmercury.com · last yr.Councilor Dan Ryan's office had controversial local podcaster Andy Chandler on staff for 3 days before realizing Chandler's personal views were "not in alignment" with that of Ryan and his team. Chandler frequently platforms anti-trans guests and lambasts DEI as racial discrimination.
Today, I joined a Portland Street Response ride-along in District 1 to see firsthand the vital work this team does every day—responding to mental health crises, supporting unhoused neighbors, and offering compassionate care where it’s needed most.
This is phenomenal! 🎉 Portland street response is being made into a co-equal branch of public safety, fully funded and 24/7 city wide response, a community advisory committee, and expansion of covered services. This is critical in reducing the load on fire, ambulance, and police services.
Friends of Portland Street Response@friendsofpsr.bsky.social · last yr."The Portland City Council approved a resolution Wednesday to strengthen the Portland Street Response (PSR) program. The resolution will support and provide policy guidance to establish PSR as a co-equal branch of the city's modern public safety system."