Congratulations to the Mayor and Commissioner Leonard for letting the zones die! This is an excellent outcome. I am pleased to see that Mr. Campbell's report is an honest and open assesment of the exclusion zones problems.

I will be extremely happy to see this ordinance go. This law was and is an embarrassment to the city of Portland and should be remembered as such. The recent data on the racial bias exhibited by officers in excluding citizens is disgraceful. However, I am sure that the data set will be useful in future battles against racial bias in the police bureau so at least something good can come out of the exclusion zone mess.

As an attorney who has advocated for many people excluded from their own neighborhoods I want to thank the Mercury for continuing to cover the issue while so much of the media remained silent or uninterested. By keeping tabs on the topic and bringing some of the questionable practices and procedures of the City to the attention of non-lawyers you provided information and attention that advocates for change needed to continue to press the issue.

The city has spent a large amount of time, energy and money building the exclusion zone structure up and defending it against the voices of reason. I hope that our city will take this opportunity and use that time money and energy in really assisting the addicts, the homeless and the mentally ill. If you want to get crack dealers and their clients off the streets you need to offer mental health services, addiction treatment beds and

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance, so let's get fighting on that "Sit Lie" ordinance and keep up the pressure on racially biased policing.

And a big thanks to Chris O'Connor, who was a pleasure to watch in the oversight committee meetings.