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Portland Rental Housing Study to
Conduct Voluntary Inspections
A pilot study w ill begin in A pril to
help assess the quality ol rental hous
ing in Portland. The Portland Rental
Housing Study, a joint effort o f the
Citizens Advisory Committee lor Qual
ity Rental Housing and the City ol
Portland, w ill include voluntary in
spections of single- and m ulti-fam ily
housing in five neighborhoods around
the city.
“ Maintaining a healthy housing
stock is a top priority for the city,” said
Portland City Commissioner Gretchen
Kafoury, who heads the Bureau o f
Buildings. “ This study is a direct out
come of recommendations ol the Com
prehensive Housing Affordability Strat
egy (CHAS) wc adopted last year. It
w ill give us a gauge o f what the city s
rental housing is like.
The CHAS recommendations led
to the appointment o f the Citizens A d
visory Committee, which includes rep
resentatives form landlord groups and
neighborhoods as well as citizens in
terested in housing issues. 1 he com
mittee is sending letters to about 800
landlords to inform them o f the study
and to ask for their voluntary participa
tion. If a landlord chooses to take part,
a city housing inspector w ill visit the
Carlson o f the Bureau o f Buildings.
“ The program is a real benefit to every
one involved. Inspectors w ill advise
landlords about potential hazards and
maintenance issues, landlords w ill get
a written evaluation of their property
and the city w ill get better information
about how to better use limited re
sources.”
If the inspector finds immediate
threats to safety, such as exposed w ir
ing, broken pipes or lack ol heat, the
owner w ill need to make needed re
pairs. Violations which arc repaired
within an agreed-upon period o f time
w ill not be subject to fines and w ill not
be kept as a permanent record.
“ The committee has worked hard
to make sure the study is useful to
every body,” said Sharif Abdullah, who
chairs the Citizens Advisory Commit
tee. “ The combination o f all our back
grounds, from landlords to neighbor
hood activists, helped us to hammer
out a solid and workable plan.”
Inspections w ill occur in portions
of the Brentwood-Darlington, King,
Northwest, Portsmouth and Sellwood
neighborhoods. Carlson said the neigh
borhoods were chosen because they
represent a cross-section ol the city s
housing.
The first inspections in the four-
month study arc scheduled for mid
property.
“ The purpose o f the study is to
gather information about the condition
of Portland’s rental housing,” said Greg
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The M inority Affairs Council and
the O ffic e fo r D iv e rs ity and
Multicultural Affairs at Portland Slate
University host a reception for commu
nity members on Friday, April 24,1 rom
4:30 to 7 p.m. in the Vanport Room
(Room 338, Smith Center, 1825 S.W.
Broadway). Invitations went out to rep
resentatives from the metropolitan area
who share diverse urban population
concerns.
The purpose o f this reception is to
share information about activities pro
moting diversity and crosscultural com
munication at PSU, to recognize the
special efforts o f two students in these
activities, and to share information about
upcoming events sponsored by PSU s
student organizations.
The two students honored at the
reception are IndiraSampson-Dawson
and Andres Vargas.
Sampson-Dawson is a recipient of
the Presidential Associates Commu
nity Service Scholarship for 1992-93;
one of five students awarded $2,000 for
scholastic ability and community in
volvement. She is aboard member with
the American Indian Association of
Portland, working on two sub-commit-
tees for youth and education. She also
participates in the Oregon Indian Coa
lition on Post-Secondary Education,
working toward the recruitment, reten
April.
Deadline for classifieds is Monday 5pm
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Fax: 288-0015
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Doesn't Want Kids
To Smoke
One of the most trying aspects of being a
parent is encouraging your child to make the
right choices — not just to follow along. In
today's complex society, growing up involves
more pressures and choices than ever before.
Studies show that young people do things
because their friends do. Smoking is one
of those things.
At Philip Morris U.S.A.. we believe that
smoking is an adult decision. We don't want
children and teenagers to smoke.
That's why the tobacco industry is ottering
a booklet aimed at helping parents meet the
challenge of providing their children with the
tools to resist peer influence. The booklet.
"Tobacco: Helping Youth Say No,' is
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Students Honored at PSU Reception
designed to keep parents and children
communicating about important issues like
smoking.
To continue its longstanding commitment
that smoking is not for young people, the
tobacco industry also has strengthened its
marketing code and is supporting state
legislation to make it tougher for young
people to buy cigarettes. We are also
working with retailers for strict compliance
with state laws prohibiting sales of cigarettes
to minors.
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of "Tobacco: Helping PHILIP MORRIS
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tion and graduation o f Indian students.
She is active in areas addressing
women’s issues and multicultural is
sues.
“ My career goal of being involved
with the educational system as a teacher
and as an adminr trator is intercon
nected with my activities in the com
munity and at PSU,” says Sampson-
Dawson. “ It is important for me io
make a difference in people’ s lives.”
Andres Uribes Vargas is the first
graduate o f the Portland Teachers Pro
gram at Portland State. He finished a
vocational training program at a com
munity college but continued his stud
ies in higher education until he was
forced to drop out. Returning to school,
he received his BA in ceramics in 1990
then entered the Graduate Teachers
Education Program in Spring of 1991.
As a teacher’ s aid, he worked in both
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Kafoury Seeks Nomination for
Housing Commission
Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury
called for nominations from interested
citizens to serve on a new county-wide
Housing and Community Development
C om m ission
(H C D C ).
The
Commission’ s charge is to improve the
public sector housing delivery system
and to provide the leadership to increase
awareness of affordable housing issues.
Portland .Gresham and Multnomah
County are adopting ordinances to ap
point a citizen commission charged with
coordinating housing policies and re
sources. HCDC w ill advise the jurisdic
tions on housing, supportive social ser
vices, and related community develop
ment needs, and link those needs to
recommendations for policy, program
and budget development.
HCDC w ill consist o f 15 volunteers
appointed by Portland (9), Gresham (3),
and Multnomah County (3). Staff sup
port to the Commission w ill be provided
by City and County agencies.
The HCDC w ill have direct access
to local government on issues o f policy
development, budgetrecommendations,
and program coordination for public/
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private housing initiatives. Commis
sioner Kafoury stressed the importance
of the new Commission. “ We need some
dedicated and capable citizens who are
dedicated to solving local affordable
housing problems,” she said.
The HCDC proposal is based on a
major recommendation o f the Compre
hensive Housing Affordability Strategy
(CHAS) that was adopted by the cities
of Portland, Gresham and Multnomah
County in December, 1991.TheCHAS,
a federally-required document, was de
veloped by over 100 local citizens to
guide affordable housing development
and supportive social services in the
county for the next five years.
Nominations for the commission
are due Maya 12. Appointments w ill be
made in early June and the Commission
is expected to begin work in July, 1992.
If you are interested in finding out more
about the Housing and Community
Development Commission, contact the
Bureau o f Community Development,
City of Portland, 808 S.W. Third Ave.,
Suite 600, Portland, OR 97204, phone:
823-2375.
Primary Election
Voters’ Pamphlet
Produced Faster, Less
Expensively
The 1992 Primary Election Vot
ers’ Pamphlet w ill arrive in Oregon
homes before the twenty-day voter reg
istration deadline has passed, Secretary
ofStatePhil Kcisling announced today.
“ In the pasL voters’ pamphlets have
arrived in the mail after the deadline to
register to vote,” Secretary Keisling
said. “ We’ ve worked hard to get this
pamphlet to Oregonians before the
deadline, so that after having seen it,
they’ d have time to register.” Voters'
pamphleLs w ill arrive at Oregon resi
dents’ homes between A pril 18 and 25.
The deadline to register to vote in the
May 19 primary election is A pril 28.
Secretary Kcisling also said that
the Elections Division saved roughly
$100,000 on budgeted publication and
mailing costs.“ Byusingsmaller, lighter
paper and presorting pamphleLs by mail
route, we were able to cut costs by
$100,000,” Secretary Keisling said.
Secretary Kcisling exhibited the
Primary Election Voters Pamphlet on
A p ril 14 at Oregon L ith o p rin t in
M cM innville, where the pamphlet is
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he his finishing his Masters in Edu
cation and w ill continue studying to
ward a Masters in Special Education.
“ I decided that the only way my
son would get a good education was for
me to be involved in education, says
Vargas. “ It’ s been a long road.” Vargas
hopes to continue his schooling, how
ever, eventually getting a doctorate.
being printed.
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