Alan Kessler

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Attorney. Activist. Public records, transit, bikes, and abundant housing.

DPSST website Employee Details Niiya, Jeffrey M. ID: 30666 Portland Police Bureau Status: Inactive Rank: Lieutenant Level: Class: Assign: Skip Navigation Links Employment Certificates Training Requirements Tracking Education Date Agency Action Rank Classification Assignment 4/14/2021 Portland Police Bureau Resigned Lieutenant 2/8/2018 Portland Police Bureau Promotion Lieutenant 8/11/2016 Portland Police Bureau Hired Sergeant 8/10/2016 OHSU University Police Resigned Lieutenant 6/2/2014 OHSU University Police Hired Lieutenant 5/30/2014 Portland Police Bureau Resigned Sergeant 10/20/2005 Portland Police Bureau Promotion Sergeant 10/3/1996 Portland Police Bureau Hired Police Off 10/2/1996 Portland Police Bureau Resigned Reserve 4/4/1995 Portland Police Bureau Hired Reserve
Photo of a cop on the left five stripes on his sleeve. on the right: Captain Jeff Niiya Professional Standards Division Captain Niiya currently oversees the Professional Standards Division, which includes the Office of Internal Affairs, Policy Development, and Personnel / Recruitment. He joined the Boise Police Department in April 2021 as a lieutenant. While a lieutenant, he was a Patrol Watch Commander before transferring to the Community Outreach Division. In the Community Outreach Division, he oversaw the Motorcycle Unit, Night STEP, Downtown Bicycle Unit, the Behavioral Health Unit, and Special Events. Captain Niiya had nearly 25 years of law enforcement experience from the Portland Oregon Metro area before joining the Boise Police Department. He has held many supervisory roles during his career in units ranging from patrol operations, specialty units and police administration. He holds an Executive Certification from the State of Oregon and is a graduate of the International Public Safety Leadership & Ethics Institute. Captain Niiya believes in procedural justice for not only the community but also the members of the Boise Police Department. He hopes to continue building relationships and providing leadership as the department grows.
Exhibit 20 — Video, June 5, 2026 (1∶51) 0∶16–0∶43 Circulator: “This would actually add behavioral health professional staff, because the calls they get the most are mental breakdown cases.” Recorder: “So, uh, mental health staff and 911 staff?” Circulator: “Yes, this would add both.” Count 3, ORS 260.555(1).
Exhibit 8 — Video, June 18, 2026 (1∶29) 0∶44–1∶01 Recorder: “Is that the whole text right there?” Circulator: “Oh, this is just what they want us to say, but if you want more information, you could scan this barcode.” Recorder: “So they didn’t give you the full text?” Circulator: “Like the full ballot initiative?” Recorder: “Yeah.” Circulator: “Nah, I don’t know anything about that, to be real.” Count 2, ORS 250.265(10) (a barcode is not a copy of the measure); Count 5, Manual pp. 11, 26.
Exhibit 5 — Video, June 3, 2026 (1∶49) 1∶08–1∶26 Recorder: “Do you have the text of the measure?” Circulator: “I have this little, um, note sheet that they gave me … It’s my first day, so I’m just gonna learn it today, too.” Count 2, ORS 250.265(10); Count 5, Manual pp. 11, 26.
Exhibit 2 — Video, May 31, 2026 (1∶25) 0∶47–1∶00 Recorder: “Is the full text on the back?” [the measure text is three pages and does not fit on the back of a sheet] Circulator: “It might be. They didn’t even tell us that. And I’ve been doing this like a week.” Count 2, ORS 250.265(10); Count 5, Manual pp. 11, 26.
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Memorandum DATE: February 12, 2004 TO: All DPSST Employees and Volunteers FROM: John Minnis Director SUBJECT: Outside Employment/Conflict of Interest, Policy #100 DPSST Policy #100, dated 4/26/02, is suspended until further notice. I believe all full- and part-time employees and volunteers are professionals and I expect each person to make decisions professionally, consistent with their duties. Please keep in mind that we represent a state agency with outside customers who also have a reasonable expectation that our conduct is professional. I will be asking the Labor/Management Committee to develop a revised, simplified policy to accommodate employees and managers of the agency. I would appreciate any comments on “Outside Employment/Conflict of Interest” policy revisions to be directed to the members of the Labor/ Management Committee. Keep in mind ORS 244 and subsequent chapters still apply to conflicts of interest, as do associated administrative rules.
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Comic: Image of a "push button wait for walk sign" button and the text "What if intersection crossings were designed for pedestrians not vehicles?" Second panel: A driver reaching out a window to press a button reading "vehicles yield for pedestrians. push button wait for drive sign" while many silhouettes of pedestrians cross in a marked crosswalk in front of the stopped car.
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General Counsel Adam W. Gibbs Multnomah County District Attorney's Office October 10, 2025 Page 2 of 2 (2023), 1 (“The City correctly cites our significant body of decisions noting our procedural inability to resolve factual challenges to a public body’s assertion that it does not possess responsive records.” (collecting cases)). This petition should be dismissed on that basis alone. Some context that may be helpful. Near the end of 2024, the PPB ceased collection of Automatic License Plate Reader (“ALPR”) data. The vendor of the hardware and software ended its support for the ALPR program. Due to its first vendor’s obsolescence, PPB has since searched for new vendors, and had a trial pilot program where it collected ALPR data from April 2025 to July of 2025. Beyond that, the City simply does not have any ALPR data/records for September 17, 2025. Mr. Kessler’s arguments regarding bad faith and illegal withholding of records are therefore meritless and inapplicable. CONCLUSION The City conducted a thorough search and no responsive records exist. As such, the City asks that Mr. Kessler’s petition be dismissed. Sincerely, Trevor Byrd Deputy City Attorney TB/dm cc: Alan Kessler (via email only)
Letter from Dan Ryan Dear Portlanders, Let’s be honest. Like many of you, I’ve been reflecting on President Trump’s decision to send the military to Portland. At the same time, I have been taking an objective inventory of the current state of our city. This I know is true: We don’t want to live in a country where the President sends in troops against the wishes our federal delegates in Congress, Governor Tina Kotek, Mayor Keith Wilson and local elected officials—of which I am one. Let me be clear. Deploying troops to displace local law enforcement is an extreme federal overreach that threatens our local autonomy. The federal administration was looking for a fight to justify its claims about our city being unmanaged. This path leads to violence, stronger federal intervention, and ultimately justification of the federal overreach. So here we are. This is not new to us. We were in similar scenarios in 2016 and 2020, and how we handled ourselves at those times has made a permanent imprint on Portland’s reputation. We can act with reason and purpose without tearing this city up. We must also admit that all is not perfect in Portland. Our economy is struggling with historically high vacancy rates and rising unemployment. We have a humanitarian crisis on the streets that has become enabled and normalized. We need to address intolerable and illegal actions in our community, like open drug use, vandalism, violence, and theft. Portlanders rightfully expect us to get our house in order. With love for my hometown, Dan
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3. Choose a Network Model • Radial: routes radiate from a central hub (good for city centers) • Grid: perpendicular routes with many transfer points (efficient in dense areas) • Pulse system: buses meet at timed intervals at hubs • Feeder-trunk: neighborhood feeders connect to high-capacity trunk routes • Demand-responsive (flex routes): for rural/low-density areas 4. Define Routes • Route endpoints (hubs, major destinations) • Intermediate stops (spacing: every 300–500m urban, 500–1000m suburban) • Route length: balance between directness
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the County would need to set up an account for you on the server. To do this, we would need to you to again confirm your IP address to enable a connection from your computer. It could take a number of days for our IT folks to complete this work, which means that if you elect to have the data provided to you via the external FTP site you would likely not be able to download that data until sometime next week. In addition, the responsive records on the jump drive are large files -- ~100 MB for the smallest file and ~521 MB for the two largest files. Data loss is possible if not likely when files that large are transferred over a network, such as for delivery via FTP. Given the above issues, please confirm that you would like the County to start work on creating the FTP account for delivery to you via that means. Cheers, Will. -- Will Glasson (he/him/his) | william.glasson@multco.us
Excerpt from letter: iv. Last, attorneys are subject to an array of record retention requirements.5 Oregon’s Professional Liability Fund recommends that attorneys keep records “for a minimum 5 See https://www.findlaw.com/legal/practice/how-to-start-a-law-firm/law-firm-document-retention-and- destruction-policies.html and https://www.uschamber.com/co/start/strategy/how-long-to-keep-business- documents. of 10 years after closure of the matter.”6 The minimum retention period for attorney files is the subject of debate.7 Some jurisdictions interpret their state analogs of ABA Model Rule 1.15 (Safekeeping Property) to require attorneys to keep litigation records for a minimum of five years.8 The same obligations apply to attorneys who are also plaintiffs. Accordingly, if the County was in fact required to provide Mr. Kessler with copies of all the Responsive Records he received under the SPO, rather than only the redacted version of the record he previously did not receive, then the County’s assumption was reasonable that he still retained copies of the record based on Mr. Kessler’s participation in Multnomah County Circuit Court Case No. 22CV42753 as plaintiff and plaintiff’s counsel as retention of the records was required under professional rules governing Mr. Kessler’s practice. For the reasons provided above, Mr. Kessler’s Appeal should be denied. Sincerely, William Glasson
Identity of Police Officer - Reference #H245188-091322 RE: Identify Portland Police Bureau Officer of September 13, 2022 Reference #H245188-091322 Dear Alan, The City of Portland received your request for officer identification on September 13, 2022. Based upon our investigation into the information you provided, the officer is: Brent Taylor 51250 The City now considers your request fulfilled and it will be closed. Please note, messages sent on closed matters will not be monitored. Sincerely, Police IA Admin
REQUEST NO. 13: All communications regarding MCAS, employees, other volunteers, or the animals from the entire period of volunteer service. RESPONSE:
REQUEST NO. 23: All documents related to Plaintiff’s membership in or support of advocacy groups including those with political or charitable missions. RESPONSE: DATED this 22nd day of April, 2024. JENNY M. MADKOUR, COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON
(Screenshot from email) Idealism Without Pragmatic Action Will Get Us Nowhere. Commissioner Dan Ryan
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