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and I believe in doing so we will capture and
energize the partnership."
Among the roundtable’s demands was that
an independent “public advocate” be identified
and advertised so sexual minority issues can he
taken directly to the mayor. Kroeker recom
mended Elise Marshall, who already serves as
the liaison between the bureau and Vera Katz.
He also said efforts to recruit sexual minority
officers will continue. The bureau even is con
sidering advertising in the Advocate and O ut
magazines.
In response to calls for improved youth par
ticipation, Kroeker said the Youth Crime Pre
vention Division will encourage sexual minority
high schoolers to join the Police Cadet Program.
He also promised to work on making connec
tions and establishing trust with street youth.
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L eadership C hanges
ana Rosenlund stepped down Nov. 16 as
chairwoman of the Rainbow Community
Foot Patrol because of health concerns. Howev
er, the group still is in existence.
The goal of the ftxit patrol is to make the
streets safer in neighborhoexis frequented by sexu
al minorities: Stark Street, Old Town and C hina
town. Members are not supposed to intervene in
any disputes, crimes in progress, accidents or other
illegal activities; their role is to listen, watch and
report any suspicicxis behavior to police.
The group needs at least 12 volunteers to get
under way. New chairman Pat Acosta says he’s
looking forward to hitting the pavement.
"I wanted to give something hack to the com
munity,” he says. “1 think it would be an improve
ment having something like this going on.”
A lthough Acosta says he never has felt
unsafe at night in Portland, he wants to he
around for anyone who does. “I used to he a
security guard, so I have a pretty good idea of
w hat I’m supposed to he doing anyway.”
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B all A ddresses
P ortland C ity C lub
obert Ball, the openly gay m an who is
leading an effort to change Portland’s
form of governm ent, says nearly 40,000 signa
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tures have been gathered in support of his ini
tiative to am end and restate th e city charter.
A total o f 26,095 names must he validated to
place it on the May 2002 ballot.
“Community support for our initiative has
been truly fantastic,” Ball told the Portland City
Club on Nov. 16. “Two out of every three voters
we spoke to have signed our petition. W e’ve
received tremendous support and have been
asked by many organizations all over the city to
speak to them and educate people on the m ean
ing of the initiative language.”
U nder the G ood G o v ern m en t Initiative,
the majority of council members would he
elected by district. Ball said this would shift
responsibility for city departm ents to experi
enced managers hired by th e mayor.
“O ur city governm ent has served us well
since 1913, hut Portland has outgrown it,” he
said. “Currently there are no checks and bal
ances because our elected commissioners super
vise city bureaus, and with their votes as coun
cil members, they adopt ordinances. As long as
K ith the lawmaking and the administrative
branches are the responsibility of the same
elected officials, there exists a natural conflict.”
M abons W ill B e
B ack in C ourt
ere’s th e latest in th e ongoing saga
invo lv in g p h o to jo u rn alist C a th e rin e
Stauffer’s lawsuit against th e O regon Citizens
A lliance for a 1991 assault.
Lon and Bonnie Mahon, who owe her more
than $31,000, once again failed to show up for a
judgment debtor hearing Nov. 26. As a result, a
Multnomah County judge will determine Dec. 12
whether they should he held in contempt of court.
Meanwhile, the Mahons’ efforts to transfer
the lawsuit to federal court seem to he going
nowhere. A judge refused to hear oral arguments
in the case and canceled a Nov. 16 hearing.
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H ealthy H abits
G roup F ormed
newly formed Healthy Hahits group in Van
couver, Wash., will help people who want to
replace unhealthy habits with healthy ones and
who would like to have support from and he sup
portive to other like-minded individuals. Smoking,
overeating, procrastination and other destructive
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the Rainbow Community Foot Patrol is mobilizing.