BREAKING: Mayor Adams "Open To Meeting" With Reverend Jesse Jackson On Campbell Shooting

Mayor Sam Adams is "open to a meeting with Reverend Jackson" when he comes to Portland tomorrow afternoon, the mayor has told the Mercury this afternoon.

"I talked to Pastor Haynes this morning and he told me a little bit about Reverend Jackson's visit," says Adams. "I'm very concerned that our collective follow-up to the Grand Jury's decision last week be that we get the transcripts released, that we have a public inquest and move quickly and fairly to make improvements in our response to these kinds of incidents."

The mayor has met with the police chief and police commissioner and "will continue to be involved in the next steps," he says.

"I think Reverend Jackson's visit has the potential to be an important reminder to continually be looking to improve our law enforcement operations," says Adams. "And that the impacts of the criminal justice system continue to be disproportionate on communities of color."

We'll put a call in to the Albina Ministerial Alliance to see if Jackson might be willing to meet with the mayor.