Chloe is going to blame PPB for killing the Handelman. He had so much hate and obsession for cops that he popped a vein in his head. Anyways, Happy Easter!
The Oregonian ran a piece about him when he passed under the headline "Portland’s toughest police critic, Dan Handelman, dies at 60." I didn't know him from Adam. I now know I was fortunate.
Most people in Portland didn’t know him, but he’s had an influence — courtesy of every mayor from Vera Katz on. Even so, Handelman had a habit of complaining that City Hall was disrespectful towards him.
The 82 percent of voters who approved this latest police oversight board (during the George Floyd hysteria) probably wouldn’t recognize Handelman's name. But Portland is now developing a police oversight bureaucracy to discipline and fire police, and it is guaranteed a budget that will be equal to 5 percent of the police budget. He had a hand in that.
You know how most Portlanders were caught unaware about ranked-choice voting and the strange configuration of three councilors for each of four districts? It’s going to be the same with the new Community Board for Police Accountability. Fun fact: When the Police Accountability Commission (that Handelman and Renaud both belonged to) were trying to come up with a name for the new board, one member didn’t want the word “police” included, because the mere word “police” could be traumatizing to some people. That tells you something about the caliber of the people the Wheeler administration chose for that commission.
While I'm typically loathe to judge someone based on appearance, Handelman looks like he'd be a miserable person who resents the success of others and chooses to tear people down to compensate for his own failures.
Did you see what Chloe Eudaly (our kicked to the curb divisive former Portland City Council member) said about Pam?
“Chloe Eudaly's Street Wonk
Pamela Fitzsimmons’s article attacking Jason Renaud isn’t just mean-spirited—it’s misleading. She accuses Renaud of manipulating public perception through a supposedly “loaded” survey question, yet the question she cites is straightforward: whether any Oregon district attorney has successfully prosecuted a police officer for using deadly force. That’s not a “lie”—it’s a legitimate question that highlights a glaring accountability gap in our justice system, not just in Portland but nationally.
Fitzsimmons also takes aim at Dan Handelman, a widely respected advocate who dedicated more than 30 years to police accountability through Portland Copwatch. Like Renaud, Handelman’s work was grounded in truth, documentation, and an unwavering commitment to justice. He was known for being calm, meticulous, and deeply principled—even when facing hostility or indifference from city officials.
Her attempt to discredit these advocates ignores the broader context: in 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice found that the Portland Police Bureau had engaged in a pattern of excessive force against people with mental illness. That finding led to a federal settlement agreement requiring sweeping reforms—a direct validation of the concerns Renaud and Handelman had been raising for years.
I’m all for dissent, debate and discourse but only if it’s grounded in truth. Fitzsimmons’s writing often strays into inflammatory rhetoric, personal attacks, and bad-faith misrepresentations. When someone downplays police violence or sneers at the people who fought to prevent future tragedies, they’re not adding to the conversation. There’s nothing informative about this screed, it just conveniently confirms your own bias“
She is a racist who hates black people. You should read the article my wife Theresa wrote about Chloe. What a hypocrite. Good to know Pamela's article made her upset. Must have hit home. Lol
Add to Pam's brave report: most members of the progressive media in town have never answered a 911 call with a cop, either.
As a very young reporter in Chicago, I rode for a night with members of a police squad that patrolled the city's then-unfashionable west side. I'll never forget a call for a person with a gun at a certain address. It was a rundown two-story building. Inside was a stairway lit by a single dangling lightbulb--a set from a horror movie. At the top was a closed door.
The cops climbed up. Rather casually, I thought; they didn't have their weapons out.
Dan Handleman has always been an irrational, extremist, lying, crazy, self-destructive basket case. Such a joke of a cop hating Cop-Wanna-Be, it’s funny!
Years ago, when I didn’t know any better I called him to ask him a couple questions about a particular incident, and he was incredibly rude, and unfriendly. He struck me as a person who was miserable with himself.
Dead at 60? That’s telling. Honestly the world is a better place. But good grief Kieth Wilson has turned out to be such a spineless ZERO. What a total predictable disappointment of a Mayor!
And Renaud too! Great article Pamela! Good for you for calling them out!!
As Fitzsimmons points out, it is an outrageous lie to claim no police officer has been convicted of criminal misconduct since the 70s in Oregon.
I was a prosecutor in Eugene, Bend, and Astoria and I sent at least half a dozen once-cops to jail for various misdeeds. If Renaud lies about that, he’s likely lying about other claims.
Just as absurd is the denunciation of police for their rare use of deadly force. The whole concept behind armed police, existing in almost every nation, is that the government trains and commissions officers to do just that - use deadly force, if necessary to save others.
You probably heard about the shooting today at Florida State University. The gunman turned out to be a 20-year-old student using his mom’s firearm (she’s a deputy sheriff). The cops shot him, and he’s in the hospital.
I appreciated the basic explanation offered by Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence E. Revell to the media:
“He did not comply with commands and was shot,” Chief Revell said.
In Portland, Chief Bob Day doesn’t have the luxury of simply telling the truth. There are political egos to massage, progressive feelings to soothe.
Chloe is going to blame PPB for killing the Handelman. He had so much hate and obsession for cops that he popped a vein in his head. Anyways, Happy Easter!
Oh, so that's who Dan Handelman is.
The Oregonian ran a piece about him when he passed under the headline "Portland’s toughest police critic, Dan Handelman, dies at 60." I didn't know him from Adam. I now know I was fortunate.
However, Handleman looked like such a belfry-dwelling loon in the photo that I opted not to read it. See for yourself: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/04/portlands-toughest-police-critic-dan-handelman-dies-at-60.html
Most people in Portland didn’t know him, but he’s had an influence — courtesy of every mayor from Vera Katz on. Even so, Handelman had a habit of complaining that City Hall was disrespectful towards him.
The 82 percent of voters who approved this latest police oversight board (during the George Floyd hysteria) probably wouldn’t recognize Handelman's name. But Portland is now developing a police oversight bureaucracy to discipline and fire police, and it is guaranteed a budget that will be equal to 5 percent of the police budget. He had a hand in that.
You know how most Portlanders were caught unaware about ranked-choice voting and the strange configuration of three councilors for each of four districts? It’s going to be the same with the new Community Board for Police Accountability. Fun fact: When the Police Accountability Commission (that Handelman and Renaud both belonged to) were trying to come up with a name for the new board, one member didn’t want the word “police” included, because the mere word “police” could be traumatizing to some people. That tells you something about the caliber of the people the Wheeler administration chose for that commission.
The first sentence of the article is a real mouthful of subtle deception. And yes, you can see the crazy in his eyes.
While I'm typically loathe to judge someone based on appearance, Handelman looks like he'd be a miserable person who resents the success of others and chooses to tear people down to compensate for his own failures.
Serious Small D Energy.
And a photo of Townsend's strange facial tattoos says a lot about his mind. She may have left it out for dinnertime reading.
Did you see what Chloe Eudaly (our kicked to the curb divisive former Portland City Council member) said about Pam?
“Chloe Eudaly's Street Wonk
Pamela Fitzsimmons’s article attacking Jason Renaud isn’t just mean-spirited—it’s misleading. She accuses Renaud of manipulating public perception through a supposedly “loaded” survey question, yet the question she cites is straightforward: whether any Oregon district attorney has successfully prosecuted a police officer for using deadly force. That’s not a “lie”—it’s a legitimate question that highlights a glaring accountability gap in our justice system, not just in Portland but nationally.
Fitzsimmons also takes aim at Dan Handelman, a widely respected advocate who dedicated more than 30 years to police accountability through Portland Copwatch. Like Renaud, Handelman’s work was grounded in truth, documentation, and an unwavering commitment to justice. He was known for being calm, meticulous, and deeply principled—even when facing hostility or indifference from city officials.
Her attempt to discredit these advocates ignores the broader context: in 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice found that the Portland Police Bureau had engaged in a pattern of excessive force against people with mental illness. That finding led to a federal settlement agreement requiring sweeping reforms—a direct validation of the concerns Renaud and Handelman had been raising for years.
I’m all for dissent, debate and discourse but only if it’s grounded in truth. Fitzsimmons’s writing often strays into inflammatory rhetoric, personal attacks, and bad-faith misrepresentations. When someone downplays police violence or sneers at the people who fought to prevent future tragedies, they’re not adding to the conversation. There’s nothing informative about this screed, it just conveniently confirms your own bias“
https://substack.com/@streetwonk/note/c-110360362?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=12nari
She is a racist who hates black people. You should read the article my wife Theresa wrote about Chloe. What a hypocrite. Good to know Pamela's article made her upset. Must have hit home. Lol
How can one view the article?
I believe this is the piece Don is referring to:
https://medium.com/@theresakennedydupay/chloe-eudaly-exposé-on-racism-65a36c69197e
Add to Pam's brave report: most members of the progressive media in town have never answered a 911 call with a cop, either.
As a very young reporter in Chicago, I rode for a night with members of a police squad that patrolled the city's then-unfashionable west side. I'll never forget a call for a person with a gun at a certain address. It was a rundown two-story building. Inside was a stairway lit by a single dangling lightbulb--a set from a horror movie. At the top was a closed door.
The cops climbed up. Rather casually, I thought; they didn't have their weapons out.
It turned out that there was no gun.
But there could have been.
You can't pay anyone enough to do that job.
Sounds like a fitting obituary to a true a-hole.
Dan Handleman has always been an irrational, extremist, lying, crazy, self-destructive basket case. Such a joke of a cop hating Cop-Wanna-Be, it’s funny!
Years ago, when I didn’t know any better I called him to ask him a couple questions about a particular incident, and he was incredibly rude, and unfriendly. He struck me as a person who was miserable with himself.
Dead at 60? That’s telling. Honestly the world is a better place. But good grief Kieth Wilson has turned out to be such a spineless ZERO. What a total predictable disappointment of a Mayor!
And Renaud too! Great article Pamela! Good for you for calling them out!!
As Fitzsimmons points out, it is an outrageous lie to claim no police officer has been convicted of criminal misconduct since the 70s in Oregon.
I was a prosecutor in Eugene, Bend, and Astoria and I sent at least half a dozen once-cops to jail for various misdeeds. If Renaud lies about that, he’s likely lying about other claims.
Just as absurd is the denunciation of police for their rare use of deadly force. The whole concept behind armed police, existing in almost every nation, is that the government trains and commissions officers to do just that - use deadly force, if necessary to save others.
You probably heard about the shooting today at Florida State University. The gunman turned out to be a 20-year-old student using his mom’s firearm (she’s a deputy sheriff). The cops shot him, and he’s in the hospital.
I appreciated the basic explanation offered by Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence E. Revell to the media:
“He did not comply with commands and was shot,” Chief Revell said.
In Portland, Chief Bob Day doesn’t have the luxury of simply telling the truth. There are political egos to massage, progressive feelings to soothe.