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September 21, 2016 The Skanner Page 3 News cont’d from pg 1 bers said they are grate- ful for the outpouring of support ater the assault, which police are investi- gating as a racially moti- vated incident. According to police reports and interviews, on Sept. 13 three young African American boys were pepper sprayed while sitting in a parked car waiting for their mother at Northeast 9th and Killingsworth, by an attacker who rode up on a bike, sprayed pepper spray through an open window and yelled ra- cial epithets at them. The ‘They keep asking me why. I keep telling them there’s cruel people in the world’ crime is being investigat- ed by Portland Police Bu- reau’s bias crimes unit. The boys attacked are 12, 11 and seven-years old. According to Foia Frazer, the boys’ mother, she and Patricia Garner, the boys’ grandmother were indoors exchang- ing keys at the time of the incident and came out- side ater they heard the children screaming. “It was like a natural disaster,” she added, and the car was “fuming.” The boys and their grandmother were treat- ed onsite by paramed- ics. Frazier also told The Skanner she took the old- est boy to the emergen- cy room for treatment, since he was closest to the open window. All three children went to followup appointments Saturday, and she said they continue to experi- ence skin irritation and itchy eyes. Fraizer said a hospital nurse told her the chil- dren were most likely Police ritant exposure if need- ed. Depending on the severity of exposure, we would deliver the ap- propriate level of treat- ment,” said Sue Reyn- olds, nurse manager of the Children’s Emergen- cy Department at Ran- dall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in an emailed statement to The Skanner. “This would in- clude airway treatments if needed (bronchodila- tors), comfort measures or medications for pain/ discomfort, eye irriga- tion with saline, shower with soap and water, and continued monitoring of breathing diiculty if present.” The youngest of the three boys also has spe- cial needs, and Frazier said he has struggled in school. “They keep asking me why. I keep telling them there’s cruel people in the world,” Garner told The Skanner. Read the rest of the story at TheSkanner.com Thousands of Oregonians will participate in the 33rd annual SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup, presented by the Oregon Lottery Sept. 24. SOLVE invites volunteers of all ages to help remove invasive plants, restore natural areas, and clean up hundreds of miles of beaches, rivers, parks and neighborhoods before fall rains wash litter and debris into storm drains and out to sea. Volunteers can ind more than 100 projects, including 46 beach cleanups coastwide, at solveoregon.org or by calling (503) 844-9571 x 332. CBA cont’d from pg 1 minorities, women and disad- vantanged workers. In Septem- ber 2012 the city council — ater working with a coalition of labor, minority employers, pre-appren- “ tablished an oversight committee to develop project-speciic agree- ments and oversee implementa- tion of CBAs for each pilot proj- ect. The resolution also asked city Ater working with a coalition of labor, minority employers, pre-apprentice- ship training programs and communi- ty-based organizations, the City Council approved a resolution to adopt a mod- el community beneits agreement for use as a template on large city construc- tion projects ticeship training programs and community-based organizations — approved a resolution to adopt a model community beneits agreement for use as a template on large city construction proj- ects. In the drat model CBA es- procurement services and the Portland Water Bureau to evalu- ate the efectiveness of the CBAs to be piloted on the projects. The report, which is available for download at https://www. portlandoregon.gov/auditor/ article/589902, says the project has largely been successful in meeting its goals of increasing workforce diversity on minori- ty contracting projects; holding contractors, subcontractors and stakeholders accountable; in- cluding key stakeholders in the project; and engaging unions in recruitment and training and placement of workers. It includes the following recom- mendations: • Consider combining the e La- bor Management Community Oversight Committee and Com- pliance Subcommittee. • Make improvements to tech- nical assistance programs and services. • Restructure administrative costs. • Consider both project duration and hard construction costs when determining an appro- priate administrative budget. cont’d from pg 1 members and bringing in more Police Review Board panelists to round out a seven-member group. Portland Auditor Mary Hull Caballe- ro said the changes to the CRC were in response to the DOJ recommendation to reduce the rate of dismissals, investi- “ SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup to Take Place Sept. 24 Club last Friday. Jo Ann Hardesty, pres- ident of the Portland NAACP, moder- ated a discussion among Portland Po- lice Chief Michael Marshman, former COAB Chair Kathleen Saadat and Dr. Rev. LeRoy Haynes, Jr. of the AMA. When Saadat was asked what the big- ‘Let’s not rush, but seek to install a truly more simple accountability and review process’ gate more cases and to resolve appeals within 21 days. Hull Caballero said appeals haven’t been resolved in that time frame, and the problem is getting worse: “We are experiencing an increase in appeal requests, and the current backlog ex- tends to next June,” she said. Hales and Fritz expressed hope that the community and city could come to consensus on the key issues outlined. Hales called for a stakeholder group to form and the session was adjourned. Police accountability was also the topic of discussion at Portland City gest challenge was when she worked with the Community Oversight Adviso- ry Board, she immediately responded: “institutional barriers.” Saadat said changing police account- ability is complex due to competing in- terests. “We are working with several bu- reaucracies all of which have their own set of policies, their own individual goals,” Saadat said, adding that none of the current systems have a good way of incorporating community input. Haynes said his ideal police account- ability system would empower commu- nity members with the ability to sub- poena oicers in- volved in excessive and deadly force cas- es and compel testi- mony. Haynes said that “trust is a two- way street,” where community mem- bers trust police to treat them fairly and without racial bias. Former COAB Chair Kathleen Saadat speaks at Portland City Club forum on “If you are really Police Accountability. Saadat was joined by Portland Police Chief Michael going to be able to Marshman, Albina Ministerial Alliance Chair Dr. Rev. LeRoy Haynes, Jr. and develop trust in the Portland NAACP President Jo Ann Hardesty. community, being able to hold oicers “I think it is either the best time to be accountable for the excessive force and in policing or the worst time to be in po- deadly force is critically important,” licing, and people need to pick a lane, to Haynes said. be blunt,” Marshman said. Marshman spoke optimistically Marshman spoke of changing inter- about a cultural shit around police re- nal police culture and eforts to edu- form. He said that he believes the time cate the police force on racial discrim- for reform and community engage- ination and racial bias. ment is now -- but not everyone in law Read more at TheSkanner.com enforcement agrees with him. PHOTO FROM A YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT “ attacked with bear spray — a form of pepper spray that contains a higher concentration of capsi- cum than pepper spray marketed for self-de- fense against human at- tackers. Some outdoor recreation stores — like REI — sell bear spray in canisters speciically designed to it the wa- ter-bottle holders on bikes, and market it for mountain bikers who fear they may encounter bears on trail rides. “People exposed to bear/ pepper spray would be treated for ir- PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED Attack