March 11, 2015
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PHOTO BY M ICHAEL L EIGHTON /T HE P ORTLAND O BSERVER
Market rate housing replaces vacant land once owned by the North Portland Bible College at North
Vancouver and Alberta Street.
Sticker Shock
new housing in the heart of
Portland’s historic African Ameri-
can community where gentrification
is rampant, a property sold by the
North Portland Bible College and
turned into apartments by private
developers, is making eyes roll.
The new 16 unit housing complex
at North Vancouver and Alberta
BY M ICHAEL L EIGHTON
Street has a relatively low profile
T HE P ORTLAND O BSERVER
While it may not be unusual to with its side to side units and stand-
have sticker shock for the price of ing at just two stories. You might
Bible College
land turns to
market rate
housing
even think they were affordable to
low and moderate income families.
But when the Portland Observer
checked on the rental prices, it found
the housing was designed for mar-
ket rates, advertised for people want-
ing sophisticated living in the heart
of the city with condo-grade fin-
ishes.
The price tag of $1,895 a month
for a 2 bedroom, 1,000 square foot
townhouse was a big surprise to
officials at the bible college,
school officials said Monday. The
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Clamp Down on E-Cigarettes
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C LASSIFIEDS
C ALENDAR
F OOD
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Multnomah County Commis-
sioners have voted to restrict e-
cigarettes and so called “vaping”
devices to protect children and pub-
lic health.
The board passed an ordinance
Thursday that prohibits minors from
buying and using the nicotine in-
halant delivery systems, such as e-
cigs and vape pens. When the law
takes effect on April 5, businesses
will be prohibited from selling the
devices to people under age 18.
And vaping won’t be allowed in
workplaces where smoking is pro-
hibited.
“My primary concern is protect-
ing kids from exposure to these prod-
ucts,’’ Chair Deborah Kafoury said.
“And I want to ensure that people
who choose not to vape are pro-
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners ban the sale of
tected at work.”
electronic cigarettes to minors and to prohibit the so-called vaping
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devices indoors