Garrett Andrews

Writer. Journalist. Poli sci instructor @PortlandCC

PEOPLE + MONEY.

[Garrett Andrews @GarrettGAndrews]

Per @annafkaminski, Dahlgren was paid $18K to come to Deschutes County this summer and study the homelessness problem

Local service providers say his final report is counterproductive and riddled w/ errors and omissions

https://t.co/whqacKYx1E

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@maccoinnich No these are renderings, right? Nice try, Iain

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Ezra’s Law is expected to be re-introduced this year

Mendoza-Melo is currently serving his 12-yr sentence while awaiting retrial in the sex abuse case

I talked to attorneys who said if the mistrial hadn't been granted, the case would have likely been successfully appealed

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"Jefferson County Chief Deputy District Attorney Brentley Foster referenced a mistrial in a previous case that she blamed on prior media coverage."

Think I know what case she's referring to …

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[The Bulletin @thebulletin]

MADRAS — Before testimony began Friday morning in the manslaughter trial of Brandon Kern, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Daina Vitolins rescinded the gag order she had placed on the media two days earlier.
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The next day, Josue’s defense asked for a mistrial for conflict of interest

From the bench, Whiting said he understood how his support for Ezra’s Law could give the appearance of a conflict of interest and granted the request

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@DoleBryce @thebulletin I'm annoyed but not surprised this happened in Jefferson Cty. Getting basic courtroom access was always a fight with them, and it got worse after covid

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@DoleBryce @thebulletin Just remember to avoid eye contact with school-skipping teens, @DoleBryce, and stay out of the PlayPlace (WAY too noisy)

Seriously though, McD's, is the best place in Madras, OR, to file a story on deadline. But it makes for a long day, as Bryce knows. Subscribe to @thebulletin

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*the Drinkin' Bros podcast

[Julia Shumway | jmshumway.bsky.social @JMShumway]

A couple months before he started his first run for office, #OR04 hopeful Alek Skarlatos joked on a podcast about accidentally killing women while choking them in bed and complained about how unattractive his potential constituents were. #orpol

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obligatory senior pic

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Today’s my last day @thebulletin. Thanks all for reading. Thanks for calling. Thanks for trusting me.

I started here in Jan 2018. It’s certainly been interesting. Bankruptcy. All-staff meetings. Layoffs. New owners. Covid. An office relocation during covid …

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@rachelwalexande @JMShumway @AlexBaumhardt @LynnePDX @ORCapChronicle so should I bring the bat, @JMShumway?

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Thanks to my eds @CrankyDad + @wordyjules, who always had my back

Mike’s known for folksy sayings like 'Go have a beer.' Julie’s quotable too. My favorite was when a sheriff said he’d talk to any Bulletin reporter but me.

Her response: an expletive followed by the word 'that'

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But we kept at it and for the past 2 years, won the “General Excellence” award by @ORPressAssoc

I know, awards are dumb. But those meant a lot. And in 14 years of doing this, that second one – which proved the first wasn't a fluke – is probably the award I’m most proud of

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We still don't know much about the killing of 2 Bend 18yos this week. But the name of the suspect now in custody was certainly familiar to me. The "puppies-in-a-crock-pot" guy

w/ @DoleBryce

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A defense atty who caught yesterday's mtg texted me:

'I don't know if Singer should stay or go... but this process is just bananas. (Walters) has been in charge for four years and Per has been the chair for longer. They wanna blame the guy that just showed up for this shitshow?'

[OR Cap Chronicle bsky @oregoncapitalchronicle.com @ORCapChronicle]

Stephen Singer, the short-lived head of Oregon's public defense agency, decried the maneuvers that led to his dismissal today as something out of a ‘Third World tin-pot dictatorship." #orpol

https://t.co/aIq86z0D9B by @JMShumway

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“It is a tragic loss,” Mountain View lacrosse coach Dan Marut said of Ryan O'Connell, 17. “He was one of these guys who got along with everybody. You wanted to see his journey and where it would go.”

w/ @ByBrianRathbone

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