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Public testimony at county meeting spotlights homelessness, housing displacement and calls for body-worn cameras
Summary
Public commenters at the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners meeting urged more action on homelessness and housing placement, described personal experiences with service-animal attacks and medical neglect, and asked the county to press for body-worn cameras for law enforcement and corrections staff.
Four public commenters addressed the board on non-agenda matters during the meeting’s public testimony period. Speakers raised recurring concerns about homelessness and housing placement, access to benefits, treatment of service animals, and calls for increased police accountability.
One speaker who identified themself in the transcript as "Injured and pissed off" described a long dispute involving attacks on a service animal, spinal-cord injuries, multiple medical…
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