Rapid Response Requests Wrongful Death Lawsuit Ruling Be Tossed Because They "Forgot" About The Case
8:45am, 5-22-2024
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Further Information:
- Street Roots Coverage of Rapid Response Bio Clean's lawsuits, concerns, & complaints [5/15/24, Terah Bennett]
- City of Portland Weekly Campsite Reports prior to being renamed 'Weekly Street Service Reports' in 2020
- Media Coverage of Debby Ann Beaver's death and the subsequent wrongful death lawsuit in the Portland Mercury [Alex Zielinski, 8/12/21], Street Roots [Desiree Hellegers, 1/10/20], & Willamette Week [Sophie Peel, 7/8/21]
- Class Action Lawsuit against City of Portland over Rapid Response Bio-Clean's handling of personal property during sweeps, first reported on by OPB [Rebecca Ellis, 5/24/21]. The suit was later settled out of court.
Rapid Response Ordered To Pay for Personal Items Confiscated During 2020 Homeless Camp Sweep [Courtney Vaughn, Portland Mercury, 6/20/23]
Portland City Council Minutes Approving $4.5 million annual contract for Rapid Response Bio-Clean [1/8/20]
Episode Credits:
Reporting & Interview: K. Rambo, Street Roots Editor-in-Chief + Reporting Contributed by Terah Bennett, Street Roots Correspondent
Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager
Post-Production & Editing: Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio