A site for all who live, work and play in our inner-southeast Portland neighborhood.
The following information was sent out by our neighborhood’s crime prevention coordinator to local business associations. It’s a good reminder for everyone to be aware of their surroundings. The recent “hot spot” on the east side of the river for commercial burglaries is in inner-Southeast and does include a portion of lower DCBA (Division/Clinton Business [...]
Proposed County budget cuts may eliminate some of our limited tools for discouraging nuisance and livability crimes. Please see the attached letter from the DA’s office for an actual list of the crimes that would no longer be prosecuted. There will be a hearing on the County budget at their Commission Chambers (Hawthorne and Grand) [...]
A note from the Office of Neighborhood Involvement to Community Members: The Oregon Restaurant Association (ORA) has petitioned the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) to implement two year licensing. Public comments are currently being accepted by the OLCC through May 19th. You can view information online at (_http://oregon.gov/OLCC/_ go to “rule making” under “current petitions”) [...]
Last week, several stakeholders from our neighborhood along with local business leaders, police and representatives from the city’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement, met to discuss what many seem to believe is an uptick in transient activity within our neighborhood. At HAND’s neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, April 20th, several at-large neighbors also attended to voice their [...]
For anybody wishing to provide input on the Filmed By Bike street party we will be meeting with the event organizer on Tuesday, March 9th, 7-8pm at the Southeast Uplift building. Tuseday, March 9th 7-8 pm Southeast Uplift 3534 SE Main Street *There is a parking lot on the east side of the building or [...]
At HAND’s January meeting, Southeast Crime Prevention Coordinator Havilah Ferschweiler and area patrol officers provided updated information on crime in the neighborhood. Over the last month, there have been 4 burglaries in the HAND neighborhood, three of which were at homes either during the night or late evening. The suspects stole jewelry, cameras, workout equipment, [...]
Another Update from Havilah Ferschweiler, Southeast Crime Prevention Coordinator: Home Security Tips Recently there has been an increase in burglaries in the HAND neighborhood, so I wanted to take the opportunity to share some home security tips with you. Between 10/15/09-11/15/09 of this year we had 7 burglaries. Three of those were to businesses, one [...]
Prevention is Key to Keeping your Valuables Safe Havilah Ferschweiler, Southeast Crime Prevention Coordinator Okay, bad news first. Car prowls in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood are up. The car prowl statistics for October 15th-November 15th of this year are up from the same time frame last year. Last year, there were 8 car prowls in the [...]
Most of the liquor licensees in our neighborhood are very good neighbors. However, we’ve had two shootings in 6 months at one of our local establishments. Sometimes Good Neighbor Agreements aren’t enough. Here’s an opportunity to find better solutions. Public Forum for Liquor Licensing Concerns, Tues. Aug. 25th, 6 PM Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, 6 [...]
Celebrate National Night Out Tuesday, August 4 6 – 9 PM Piccolo Park (on SE 28th Ave., between Division/Clinton) The Hosford Abernethy Neighborhood Development association invites you to the park, Tuesday, August 4th for National Night Out. Across the country, people are meeting with their neighbors for picnics, block parties and more! Join in on [...]
