The Weekly Catch Opinion: Portland Is Safer in the Joint Terrorism Task Force Nick Fish in The Oregonian Council Stands Against Hate Speech and Hate Groups Nick Fish Blog Outside Work – Part II Nick Fish Blog Parks Announcing Portland Parks & Recreation’s New Director Nick Fish Blog Appointment of Adena Long as The New Director Of PP&R PP&R News and Media Releases Portland Parks Looks to New York City for Its Next Parks Director Andrew Theen in The Oregonian City Hires New Yorker to Head Portland Parks & Recreation Nick Budnick in the Portland Tribune Big Deficit, New Director at Portland Parks KGW News Portland Parks & Rec. Facing Huge Budget Deficit Gordon R. Friedman in The Oregonian Unreinforced Masonry City Council Majority Now Against Building Warning Placards Jim Redden in the Portland Tribune McMenamins’ Crystal Ballroom Removed From City’s List of Earthquake-Vulnerable Buildings Elliot Njus in The Oregonian Central Eastside Enhanced Services District City Approves Updated Proposal for Security Patrol on Central Eastside Alex Zielinski in the Portland Mercury Eastside District a New Template for Homeless, Housed Relations Kaia Sand in Street Roots News Harbor of Hope Portland, Harbor of Hope Celebrate New Homeless Shelter, But Questions Remain Amelia Templeton in OPB News City Officials, Developers Break Ground on Homeless Navigation Center Alex Zielinski in the Portland Mercury Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle Is Donating More Than $3 Million to the Oregon Harbor of Hope Shelter Rachel Monahan in Willamette Week Police Portland Approves Payout for Officer Who Made Racist Remark Amelia Templeton in OPB News City Council Votes 4 to 1 to Approve Settlement Agreement for Fired Portland Police Sgt. Gregg Lewis Maxine Bernstein in The Oregonian City Council Approves $100,000 Settlement for Racist Cop Alex Zielinski in the Portland Mercury Inclement Weather Portland Drivers Struggled on Snow And Ice, Crashing At Least 88 Times On Monday Night and Tuesday Morning Katie Shepherd in Willamette Week Arts Meet Portland’s New Arts Chief, Madison Cario April Baer in OPB News RACC Announces A More Equitable Funding Plan for Arts Organizations in Portland RACC Pressroom In Other News Aging Columbia River Levees Need Improvements Near PIR Amy Frazier in KOIN 6 News Let it Flow During Next Columbia River Flood? Steve Law in the Portland Tribune Portland Funded Apartments to Bring Back People Pushed Out of Their Neighborhoods. The Building Is Still Mostly Vacant. Rachel Monahan in Willamette Week I-5 Rose Quarter Project Comment Period Extended Jim Redden in the Portland Tribune Canzano: Trail Blazers Likely to be Sold, Creating Some Angst at City Hall John Canzano in The Oregonian Lunar New Year Celebrated Around the Globe: Year of The Pig The Oregonian