Portland Mercury article

Here's a good short article in the Portland Mercury.
 
"[T]he new park rules favor a small group of vocal residents and fail to take into account the thousands of dog owners who simply, silently, and responsibly used the parks for years. For example, recognizing that the number one complaint about dogs in the parks is poop, for the past decade dog owners and citizen groups have asked that the city fund more trash cans and dog poop bag distribution kiosks. But the city has balked, saying they don't have the funding. (Oddly, the fines collected for off-leash violations do not help fund the city's parks. Instead, it's the county who is responsible for enforcement and those fines go into a general slush fund. The city does not receive a dime.) "