Wheeler's PPB reforms include $12M, local policing options

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said Tuesday he'll commit $12 million to black and brown communities as part of "significant reforms to local policing" in the wake of widespread protests throughout the city. And as "systemic racism extends beyond police agencies," he's asking all city bureaus he oversees to develop new strategies to combat it. “The public has given us this historic opportunity to re-imagine what policing and public safety looks like in Portland and all across America,” Wheeler said…