What happens now that Portland activist Dan Handelman has passed

Portland lost one of its most active and knowledgeable advocates for police accountability earlier this month.

Dan Handelman spent decades of his life keeping track of the actions of the Portland police bureau, and pushing for reform.

On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters Dirk VanderHart, Alex Zielinski and Troy Brynelson discuss Handelman’s life, death and what happens when an institutional watchdog is no longer there.

Listen to full Politics Now episode: www.opb.org/article/2025/04/25/opb-politics-now-da…

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