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N ovem ber 25, 1987
"The Eyes and Ears of the Community"
Volume XVIII, Number2
Churches Say City
Not Doing Enough
Citizens tell Clark:
War on Crime Losing
Last Tuesday morning, Novem
ber 24, 1987, the most talked about
subject on Portland television was
the meeting that took place at
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3610
North Maryland, the night before.
Organized by the Portland Organ
izing Project, an alliance of 13
churches from North Portland,
Northeast
Portland,
Northwest
Portland and Southeast Portland,
the meeting featured Mayor Bud
Clark in one corner and citizens
from several communities through
out the greater Portland Metro
politan area in the other.
Saying that it was disappointed
with the city's war on crime effort,
the Portland Organizing Project
urged Mayor Clark to immediately
adopt the following proposals:
• Closure of drug houses/
places o f p ro s titu tio n under the
ordinance: (The "ordinance" re
fers to the new Drug House law
that gives the city the power to shut
down suspected drug houses.) It
was proposed that the Police Bu
reau send out warning letters to a
minimum of 50 different specified
crime properties (places where il
legal drugs are sold/prostitution is
occuring) each month and/or as
sign at least 2 full-time sworn staff
people and 2 full-time non-sworn
staff people (clerical/administra-
tive) to speed up the Bureau's pre
paration of investigative case pack
ages under the Specified Crime Pro
perty Ordinance.
Mayor Clark disagreed.
"The
issue is still there. That's where
the criminals have lost respect for
the Criminal Justice System. We re
out there arresting people, and they
are right out of jail immediately. To
say that enforcement is lacking isn't
true. Our number-one priority is
the eradication of crime," he ex
plained.
Several citizens gave personal
testimonies that described the ef
fects of drug/prostitution-related
crimes upon their persons and their
neighborhoods:
death threats,
harassment, drug trafficking, johns,
prostitutes, violence and murder.
A chilling hush feel over the crowd
as a Black woman described how
she has been threatened by drug
dealers because of her efforts to
close down a well known drug
house. Addressing the Mayor, she
said, "N o disrespect to you, Mr.
Mayor, but the Ordinance is not
doing the job; it's not enough.
The Portland Organizing Project's
meeting with the Mayor left no
doubt that many citizens feel that
crime in Portland is the biggest
threat to their well-being.
It is
also clear that these same citizens
are now willing to make crime the
number-one issues at election time.
Remembering that election time is
right around the corner, it will be in
teresting to see how Mayor Clark
responds.
M ore police resources to r
neighborhood crim e zones:
It
was proposed that the city/police
will, by January 31, 1988, initiate
proactive police patrols in two North
Precinct neighborhoods.
These
zones are 1) Union east to 15th,
Killingsworth to Alberta, and 2) on
Interstate Avenue from Going to
Lombard. The goal of these pro
active patrols will be to reduce
crime, particularly visible drug deal
ing and prostitution in these neigh
borhoods.
It was proposed that the Captain
of North Precinct will present the
highlights of this proactive plan to
representatives of the Portland Or-
' ganizing Project by January 15, and
will meet with the Project represen
tatives on a regular basis to discuss
the progress of these efforts.
P ublicity: It was proposed that
the City/Mayor's office mount a
publicity campaign to publicize the
phone number and what informa
gested that Portland's rising crime
rates were largely due to the City's
lack of effective law-enforcement.
"The enforcement is there. But
what you need is jail space. Now,
we voted for jail space, but we
haven't gotten it yet," the Mayor
countered
A woman sitting near the front of
the room said she felt that the men
tion of the need for additional jail
space was an old issue.
Bogle Names Tw o New staffers
Faye Burch
Faye Burch, a Northeast Portland resident and current interim execu
tive director of the Oregon Commission on Black Affairs, will join the staff
of City Commissioner Dick Bogle on December 1 as a commissioner s assi
stant.
In announcing the appointment. Bogie praised the solid contributions
Faye Burch has made, in both public and private sectors, over the past 12
years."
Bogle cited her service as legislative aide to State Representative Mar
garet Carter (D-Northeast Portland) during the 1987 session of the Oregon
Legislature as an example of the "added depth she will bring to my office.
During the session, Burch monitored committee activity, researched
House and Senate bills, assessed the impact of pending legislation on House
District 18, and made voting recommendations. Areas of particular concern
included economic development and jobs, and human resource issues.
She also assisted in the drafting of legislation introduced by Rep. Carter,
including the successful Comprehensive Minority, Women and Business Act
of 1987.
Burch started her career in 1976 as administrative assistant for operator
services at Pacific Northwest Bell. .In 1982, she moved up to PNB's General
Services department, where she was responsible for program research and
Photo by Richard J. Brown
A vacant building that used to house Motorcycle Specialists at
2616 N.E. Alberta was destroyed, the result of a two-alarm fire. Fire
fighters battled the fire in smoke that at times was so thick it was
impossible to see the building.
Photo by Richard J. Brown
evaluation.
.
She also served as the phone company's representative on special pro
jects for Junior Achievement, the United Negro College Fund, Tri-Met, Light
Rail, the new Convention Center, and the City of Portland s City Listens/
Mayor's Spirit of Portland Awards" program.
Prior to joining the phone company, Burch attended the University of
Oregon, majoring in English and minoring in sociology. She continued her
studies at Portland State University, in the Department of Public Admini-
Meeting Notice
StratShe has participated in city government as a member of the Burea
The Econonic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) for the
City of Portland will meet on Monday, November 30, 1987 at
4:00 p.m. in the Portland Building, 1120 S.W. Fifth,Ave., Meeting-
Room B. The Committee will be discussing issues related to updating
the City's economic development policy.
tion should be given to report a drug
house. The campaign will be ini
tiated when the computer is on
line and repeated at intervals.
Flyer to landlords: It was pro
posed that the City will develop and
distribute a flyer about the Specified
Crimes Property Ordinance to land
lords informing them of their rights
and responsibilities.
During the presentation of the
Project's proposals, Mayor Clark
appeared shaken when it was sug
Advisory Committee for Parks and Recreation, a citizen's committee charged
with making policy and budget recommendations.
In 1986, Burch co-chaired the Black Women's Gathering Steering Com
mittee, an assignment she will take on again in 1988. She also is a member of
the Advisory Council of Portland State University's Black Studies Depart
ment.
Marian Carney
The appointment of Marian Carney as communications assistant for
the City of Portland's Office of Neighborhood Associations has been
announced by City Commissioner Dick Bogle.
As part of her duties, Carney will be responsible for internal and external
public information activities related to neighborhoods, including preparation
and distribution of the nEIGHBORHOOD Association Meetings Calendar.
She will coordinate special projects such as the "Spirit of Portland
Awards program, and Neighborhood Recognition Week. She will also write
and coordinate production of ONA publications.
• Bogle, the commissioner-in-charge bf the Office of Neighborhood Asso
ciations, said Carney's background in employee relations, education and
publications, together with her strong organizational and management skills,
"fit perfectly with the needs of the neighborhood network."
ONA Director Sarah Newhall agreed, saying, "Marian will be a real asset
to our office, and through her work, we hope to expand the information we
make available to citizens."
According the Newhal), one of her top priorities will be to "increase
awareness of citizen involvement opportunities, and draw in more volunteers
to help in the community."
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Carriey studied business administration at Fresno (California) City Col
lege before joining the Palo Alto Unified School District in 1969 as a recep
tionist, secretary and teachers aide. While in that job, she studied psych
ology for two years at Foothill Community College.
From 1972 to 1975, she studied business management at Stanford Uni
versity. She was then hired by the university as administrator for the vice-
provost and dean of undergraduate studies, a position she held for three-
and-a-half years.
She served as personnel manager for the Sunbeam Appliance Corpora
tion in Oak Brook, Illinois, for close to three years Returning to California,
she became publications manager for World Vision International, in Mon
rovia.
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She was employed as director of client services (or Management Deve
lopment Associates, in Orange, California, before moving to Portland in
May with her husband, the Rev Glandion Carney, pastor of Maranatha
Church.
The Carneys live in Northeast Portland.