Blazers, Timbers pitch for public safety funding as city faces 'crossroads' with budget

Blazers, Timbers pitch for public safety funding as city faces 'crossroads' with budget

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland’s biggest pro sports teams have penned a letter to City Council voicing their support for public safety funding in the city’s upcoming budget. The mayor’s proposal adds $2 million to the Portland Police Bureau with the expectation that the bureau will add more officers to the street. The teams’ letter asks councilors to approve a budget without any cuts to a public safety system they say is already stretched thin…