Portland City Council voted 3-2 this morning to let police unit commanders have a vote in certain cases before the new police review board.  Does this make the new board "structurally flawed" or does it increase accountability as commissioners supporting the change claim? Voices from the Edge Hosts Dave Mazza and Jo Ann talk about this new development. 

Hosts Cecil Prescod and Celeste Carey interview Oregon State Representative Lew Frederick about his move for concrete police reform in the legislature and other legislative issues.

The body charged with investigating complaints against Portland police has itself come under fire for allegedly failing to fully investigate or resolve citizen complaints.

After Portland’s Independent Police Review Committee released their annual report last week, a number of groups have raised issues with the report.

They say that the Committee is trying to make itself look good, even though citizen dissatisfaction with the process has grown.
Despite the Independent Police Review’s description of their record as improving and responsive, local groups have documented a number of problems with the police review process.

Dave Mazza talks with Justice Betty Roberts, the first woman to serve on Oregon's supreme court, about the Kagan nominations hearings and about her newly released memoir "With Grit and By Grace."

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Guest:  Janet Bower, Policy Analyst for Oregon Center for Public Policy

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Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you and your community. Every week, Voices from the Edge provides KBOO listeners a place to engage in meaningful talk about racial disparity, government accountability, environmental justice, local and national politics, and other crucial issues of the day. Jo Ann and Dave bring you guests you won’t hear on other talk radio programs and conversation about making Oregon and the nation a better place.

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