Where to ditch your hand-me-downs in Portland

Clinton Street Haven?

The man who owns a block of Southeast Clinton Street personally screens campers choosing to park their RVs near his property. Neighbors complain he’s welcoming unsheltered people to the neighborhood — and crime is indeed above average. But Kenny Housman, nicknamed the sheriff of Clinton Street, says he keeps the neighborhood safer by encouraging gang members with guns to leave. [KATU]

Police Union’s $680K to Hardesty

Former Portland City Commissioner JoAnn Hardesty has settled her lawsuit with the Portland police union, which has agreed to pay her $680,000. The then-union president Brian Hunzeker leaked false information, which resulted in the Oregonian running a story saying Hardesty had been the driver in a hit-and-run. (Hunzeker only lost his city police job after revelations he had a second job, in another state.) [Willamette Week]

Lloyd Center Demolition?

The Lloyd Center’s new owners have revealed their concept for redeveloping the area: The ice rink will stay, but they’ll demolish much of the mall to make way for housing, shops, and other commercial spaces. Surprise! It’s not looking good for a baseball stadium in the area. [Oregonian]

• Related: Take a listen to this conversation about the wild and wonderful place that the Lloyd Center has become lately. [City Cast Portland 🎧]

🎰 The History of Scams | Monday | 7 - 8:30 p.m.

OHSU psychiatry prof Loren Pankratz wil share tales of how scams can be traced to efforts to survive after the Black Death and how frauds and swindles played out in early twentieth-century America. [$5, Concordia]

🎤 Sting | Tuesday | 8 p.m.

What’s your favorite of the superstar’s hits — “Roxanne,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Demolition Man”? Catch him live. [$93.50+, Lloyd District]

🍁 Takahiro Iwasaki: Nature of Perception | Ongoing | Various

A leading contemporary artist, from Hiroshima, Iwasaki creates architecturally-accurate sculptures of historic Japanese sites and suspends them in the air, “with an inverted duplicate model assembled underneath.” It’s free with admission to the garden. [$21.95, Washington Park]

What Will It Take to Solve Gun Violence in Portland?

While Oregon’s tough new gun safety law is on trial in state court, we’re revisiting a conversation with the leader of a local organization that’s fighting gun violence. Even if Measure 114 is deemed constitutional and can take effect, it’s going to take more than gun restrictions to halt the violence. Earlier this summer we spoke with Lionel Irving, who leads the nonprofit Love is Stronger, about why organizations like his will need continual investment.