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Ex-Chief Seeks Disability
by Jerry Garner
Penny E. H arrington, form er Port
land Police Chief, is seeking dis
ability benefits from the Fire and
Police Disability and Retirement
Fund, claiming tha, she is suffering
from stress related illness
Harrington said her stress started
after Portland Mayor J E "B u d "
Clark commissioned an investiga
tion into the conduct o, her hus
band. Officer Bruce Gary Harring
ton, to evaluate her reorganization
of the Bureau’s drug and vice uni,
Harrington d id n 't state what her
disability was when she filed her
application, w hich is public record.
The Fire and Police Disability Re
tiremen, Fund subcom m ittee didn ,
rule on her claim and passed it on to
the full 11 member board
Several
weeks ago that same board rejected
H arrington's husband's disability
claim
Besides filing the disability claim,
i, was rum ored tha, the former chief
has filed a tor, claim, in an effort to
sue members of the Lezak Commis
sion The Commission consisted of
former U S
A ttnorney General.
M ultnom ah County Circuit Judge
John Beatty, and Col Doyle W a,
son, of the State Police
Mayor
Clark and members o, the Police
Bureau were also named in the tor,
claim
I, was the Lezak Commis
sion’s recom m endation to Mayor
Clark that Harrington be removed as
chief tha, forced her to resign
June Is,
Since her resignation, Harrington
has been critical o f the Lezak Com
mission Report and the manner in
w hich it operated During an inter
view w ith Harrington shortly after
her resignation, she said the Com
mission allowed secret testim ony
w ithout giving her the opportunity
F o rm e r P o lice C h ie f P enny H a rrin g to n .
to cross examine those w ho gave
secret testim ony
H arrington also
said tha, she believes members o,
the Commission, the Police Bureau,
and the District A tto rn e y's office
deliberately tried to embarrass her
during the hearing through news
leaks
P h o to by R ich a rd J B ro w n
The tor, claim filed by Harrington
means tha, she and the City
co u ld n't reach a settlement on her
retirement. During the July inter
view, Harrington said this about her
retirement: " I w ould like to settle,i,
w ith o u t going to court, bu, if I am
forced to sue in court, I will
Opposition to Sim pson/Rodino Bill Voiced
P o rtla n d 's h o m e le s s
to oppose the provision of the
Simpson Rodino proposal for the
fo llo w in g reasons:
P h o to b y R ic h a rd J. B ro w n
City Homeless Population
Over 9000 Report Says
by Jerry Garner
A recent draft report issued by
The Shelter, Clean Up and Clothing
Ad Hoc C om m ittee on the plight of
the homeless in Portland said the
C ity's homeless population is well
over 9,000 and that more must be
done to ensure that the homeless in
M ultnom ah County have access to
appropriate, safe and sanitary shel
ter.
A ccording to the draft report pre
sented to City of Portland and Mult
nomah C ounty officials, Portland's
homeless population is estimated at
9256 The Com m ittee came to this
figure after tabulating the number of
homeless served throughout a year
Here is a breakdow n of the type of
homeless in M ultnom ah County and
the number the County presently
can serve:
• Homeless V ictim s of Domestic
Violence
Number in M ultno
mah C ounty 1625. Number to
plan for at any one point in
tim e — 100
• Prostitution Number in M ult
nomah C ounty 430: Number
to plan for per night 15.
• Homeless Chronically Mentally
III: Number in M ultnom ah
County 600, Numtrer to plan
for per night —20
• Homeless Youth: Number in
M ultnom ah County 500 an
nually.
A t this time, The Youth N etw ork
has been unable to get an accurate
count; w ith o u t a shelter as a refer
anew point, hard statistics have
been d iffic u lt to obtain
• Homeless Families, Children
W ith One or More Parents
Number in M ultnom ah County
1,328 families, 4,750 indivi
duals.
• Homeless Individual Men and
W om en W ith Alcohol Drug
Problems Number in M ultno
mah C ounty 1,060 ( 960 men,
,00 w om en); Number to plan
for w ith alcohol free housing
300 400 per year; Number to
plan for w ith alcohol fre t em
ergency housing 100 125 per
nigh,
• Homoless Couples W ithout
Children Number in M ultno
mah County 375 people; 189
couples. Number to plan for a,
any one pom, in tim e 22
couples
• Homeless Individual Men and
W om en: Number in M ultno
mah County women. 960 400
including 500 victim s of dome
stic violence and prostitution;
Men, 2,470 including 960 vie
tim s of alcoholism and drug
addiction.
As these figures show and as the
report indicates, existing programs
to serve the homeless in M ultnom ah
County isn't reaching the m aiority
of those w h o need the help, espe
cially the homeless w ho are victims
of dom estic violence, children w ith
one or more parents, youths, and
the chronically mentally ill
The report said the emergency
shelter needs of domestic violence
families differ from non domestic
violence families in their need for
immediate emergency shelter and
longer term emergency shelter.
"U nlike many homeless situations,
domestic violence is an emergen
c y ," the report said
The Committee recommended
that additional shelters be provided
for the homeless w ho are victims of
dom ostic violence and tha, they be
located in Southeast Portland and
East M ultnom ah County
A N ew Class: In fa n t CPR
Instruction on in,an, CPR (cardio
pulm onary resuscitation) will be
given a, a new class offerer) by St
Vincent Hospital and Medical Cen
ter on Monday, Oc, 6, from 6 to
9 p m. I, will be held in a classroom
of the S, Vincent Medical Office
Building, tha, is located due east o,
the hospital a, 9155 S W Barnes
Road
Persons taking this course will
become certified in the cardiopul
monary resuscitation tha, is specifi
cally for children up to one year o,
age
To register for this new oppor
, unity, drop by St. Vincent Health
and Lifestyle Center, 11640 S W
Parkway, weekdays, 8 30 a m. to
5 p.m . The course fee is $10.
For more inform ation, call Jill
Jaccard, press relations officer,
phone 291 2225
R am on R a m ire z
W illa m e tte V a lle y Im m ig ra tio n P ro je c t.
P h o to b y R ic h a rd J B ro w n
Monday,
representatives
and
supporters o f Oregon's Hispanic
C om m unity gathered to reiterate
their opposition to the Simpson
Rodino Im m igration bill, HR 3810,
and to express that the Rule de
feated by the House o f Représenta
tives on Friday, September 26th,
does not signify that the bill is dead
for this Congressional session
"O n the contrary, the bill still has
a chance of passing," stated Ramon
Ramirez of the W illam ette Valley
Im m igration Project "W e continue
• The proposed employer sani
tion w ill only serve to increase
racism against non whites see
king em ploym ent.
• The "Legalization" provision is
nothing more than a mass re
pa,nation program tha, seeks
to remove hundreds of thou
sands o f undocum ented from
the U S.
Eligibility require
ments w ill make i, impossible
for the m ajority o f undocu
mented now residing in the
U S. to qualify
• For the firs, time in the history
o f the U S., im migrants will
be required to have a w orking
knowledge of the English Ian
guage, U S. history and the
C onstitution
• The proposed "G uest W orker
program is nothing more than
the ex Bracero program in dis
guise The Guest W orker pro
gram w ill create slave like con
ditions for "G uest W orkers'
and
depress
Farmworkers
w ages."
“ The proposal is ill-considered
and b a ckw a rd ." said Ramirez
"T h e im plem entation of this bill will
cos, tax payers billions of dollars
The cos, w ill be too high for a bill
tha, does no, address the root pro
blem. As long as M exico and Cen
tral America remain in turm oil, peo
pie w ill continue to come to the
United States "
If in fact the Simpson Rodino im
m igration bill is dead, i, is sincerely
hoped tha, the new House Leader
ship w ill seek input from the His
panic C om m unity in creating a bill
that is just and fair for all in the next
session "U n til then, we remain in
opposition to the current bill and
urge our Congressional Représenta
tives to oppose i, if it reaches the
floor of the H ouse." said Ramirez