Portland held its final budget hearing before the city council last night at David Douglas High School.

The attendance was slightly down from earlier meetings as several line items have been restored.

Still lobbing hard for restoration were the ‘Buckman Pool Heros’ and dancers from Fulton community center. 

KBOO’s Joe Meyer was at the hearing and filed this report. 

Buckman Pool is slated for closure for the 4th time in ten years.  Portland Parks claim they have no alternative but to close the facility.  Commissioner Randy Leonard and citizen activists want management positions to be considered before services are closed.

KBOO' Joe Meyer spoke with Commissioner Fish's policy director and State Representative Jefferson Smith for details.

A civil rights organization has filed an ethics complaint with the Oregon Psychiatric Association against a Portland psychiatrist for using so-called conversion therapy. University of Oregon student Max Hirsh claims that when he sought treatment for depression, he instead received therapy that focused on his sexuality. His complaint to the Oregon Medical Board was dismissed in December.

The American Medical Association opposes conversion or reparative therapy for LGBT patients, and in 2009 the American Psychiatric Association announced there was no evidence to support the practice. The Southern Poverty Law Center's ethics complain calls on the OPA and APA to investigate the psychiatrist for violation of medical ethics.

KBOO's Zeke Harrington spoke with Christine Sun, Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center, about their complaint.

A Superior Court Judge ruled today that two Fullerton police officers will stand trial for the beating death of a mentally ill homeless man. Officers Ramos and Ciccinelli are some of the first Orange County police to face brutality charges. KBOO's Zeke Harrington has more.