mees S choen-^eirspaper Poca i i t y o f Oregon L ib r a r y r ’ Oregon 97403 B lacks in V e rm o n t Page 3 L T ro y B eyer, D y n asty S ta r I Z J e T h re a ts to Freed om Page 7 Page 5 25C P O R TL ERVER 1 '%PS 959 600 8555 Copv’ ight Ea>e PubliStng Co Inc 1984 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." • . 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. ’ 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.