When Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty called 9-1-1 to complain about her Lyft driver, the irony was too much for the incident to just vanish in the night.  That’s because Hardesty wants to defund police. Last week, Hardesty called for an $18,000,00 cut to the Portland Police Department, claiming the police department responds to too many unnecessary 9-1-1 calls that do not involve crimes being committed. It all started because her Lyft driver wanted to keep a window open to improve circulation in the vehicle to protect himself and his passenger from COVID-19.  Hardesty would have none of that … Continue reading Listen: Portland Politician Who Called to Defund the Police, Calls 9-1-1 on Her Lyft Driver