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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 2016)
October 19, 2016 Page 5 Candidates to Debate Housing and Equity A group of community and housing advocates are hosting a Friday evening debate between Steve Novick and Chloe Eudaly, the two runoff candidates for Port- land City Council facing voters in the Nov. 8 General Election. The free and open to the public forum will begin at 7 p.m. at Revolution Hall, the former Washington High School site at 1300 S.E. Stark St. The focus will be on the intersection between housing and racial justice, policing, transportation, cli- mate, government accountability, gender equality, and other community concerns, organizers said. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The debate is sponsored by 1000 Friends of Oregon, Know Your City, Port- Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel Church Celebrates Pastor Maranatha Church is honoring their se- nior pastor, Rev. T. Allen Bethel and his family, for 22 years of service to the con- gregation, the city of Portland and beyond. The community is invited to the “Stay Strong” celebration on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. at the church located at 4222 N.E. 12th Ave. Pastor Kimberly Black will bring the message and special guest sax- ophonist Eldon T. Jones, along with oth- ers, will celebrate him through songs and words of encouragement. Equity for Courthouse Build C ontinued froM P age 3 ticeship and journey level workers. Light construction activity has already started on the corner of Southwest First Avenue and Madison where the new courthouse will be located. Heavy construction is expected to begin in January and the courthouse is an- ticipated to open in 2020. Multnomah County is the lead agency for the Central Courthouse project. A team led by SRG Partnership was selected for archi- tecture and engineering services, while Hoff- man Construction was named Construction Manager/General Contractor in July. Chloe Eudaly Steve Novick land Right to the City, and the Portland Tenants United. “In 2016, thousands of Portlanders are forced to sleep on the street every night. Tens of thousands more can’t find a safe, stable, affordable place to live. And in the end, every one of the issues our communi- ties face - from policing and racial justice to transit access to climate resilience - comes back to housing,” said Kayse Jama, exec- utive director of Unite Oregon and one of the debate’s moderators. “One of these two candidates will serve on our City Council for the next four years, and this debate is an important opportunity for both to lay out their visions for housing justice, social jus- tice, and equity in Portland.”