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As the former president of a homeowners assocaition in the Old Town and Pearl districts we have seen our crime shoot through the ceiling. Rosie Sizer and her liasons were always accessable to us however, we never received any response from the mayors offices or the city council for that matter. Priot to the mayor and city council allowing the "exclusion zone" to sunset, our arrest rate in this neighborhood was around 25 per month since the law sunseted we have seen that arrest rate shoot to 135 per month.

How can the people of Portland feel safe when the city makes cuts to law enforcement and increases services to the homeless, whom are responsible for most of the crime?

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