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Page 8... I he Portland Observer...October 21,1992
Police Funding
Statement By
Vera Katz
Since early this year, I have urged
the C ity C ouncil to find the money to
hire the lull 100police officers. In May,
I found the necessary money by digging
through the budget and identifying 52
m illion in reduction options and 53.5
m illion in long-term sayings.
One hundred and seventy-six days
after I released my budget reduction
proposal and only 20 days before the
m ayoral election, Com m issioner Blu­
m enauer has announced he has lound
the m oney - not from budget reductions
as I did, but from a property tax windtall
he seem s only too eager to spend.
T he m oney I found came from
reductions in the current budget, not
from spending additional tax dollars as
C om m issioner Blum enauer has pro­
posed today.
U nder the savings I identified five
and a half m onths ago, the city could
have already begun the process ol hir­
ing additional police officers, and to ­
day w ould be able to put this windtall
into a contingency tund for a rainy day.
For Portlanders who are looking
for differences between the two candi­
dates for m ayor, there is now another
clear one: my proposal is funded with
e x istin g re so u rc e s; C o m m issio n er
B lum enauer’s is funded by spending a
tax w indfall.
A Celebration Of
Diversity
If you are interested in good food
and lots o f fun, come to “ A Celebration
of D iversity” a fund-raiser dinner spon­
sored by One Church, One Child, the
keynote speaker is former Oregonian
D r.O . Virginia Phillips of Battle Creek,
M ichigan. The Celebration will be held
at the Northwest Service Center 1819
NW Everett on Friday, November 13 th
at 6:30 pm. come and find out how you
can make a difference in the lives o f
children. For more information, call the
One Church, One Child office at 285-
Blumenauer Announces
Budget Plan to Hire 57 More
Police Officers
The Portland Police Bureau could
hire 57 more officers, enough to com ­
plete its implem entation of community
policing, under a proposal announced
today by City Commissioner Earl Blu­
menauer.
“Tw o years ago, the City Council
made a com m itm ent to hire the 200 new
officers we need to make community
policing work,” said Blumenauer. Be­
cause public safety is my number one
priority, I’ve worked hard to find every
dollar 1 can to fulfill that pledge.”
“ So far, w e’ve funded 143 offices,
without raising taxes,” noted Blumenauer.
“Today, we have a fiscally responsible
way to pay for the remaining 57.”
On Tuesday, M ultnomah County
officials announced property tax assess-
ments for the current year. Because o f a
9.8% increase in property values, 3.8%
higher than the original estim ate, Port­
land will receive 52.9 million in new
recurring revenues.
“This is more than enough money
to hire the police we need now ,” said
Blumenauer. “I will ask the council to
use as much o f it as necessary to lully
staff our community policing program
as quickly as we can.”
According to the Police Bureau, it
would cost S3 million to hire 42 uni­
formed officers and eight support per­
sonnel. The C ity’s financial plan a l­
ready calls for hiring 10 new officers
next fiscal year and 10 more the follow ­
ing year. Blumenauer said he would file
his proposal on Friday as a budget reso­
lution for council action next W ednes­
day.
Barbara Maher Building To Open
October 13; New SRO Units Will Aid
32 Homeless Women
Opening cerem onies for the Bar­
bara M aher Building will be held Tues­
day, October 13 at 11:00 a.m. The 32-
unit, single-room occupancy building
will provide perm anent housing for
homeless women in recovery from a l­
cohol and drug abuse.
The building is a joint venture in­
volving Transition Projects, Inc. (for­
merly Burnside Projects), the Portland
D evelopm ent C om m ission (PD C ),
Housing Authority of Portland (HAP),
Federal Home Loan Bank, Bank o f
A m erica O regon, and M ultnom ah
County Community Action C om m is­
sion. The Oregon Chapter o f the Ameri­
can Society of Interior Designers do­
nated interior design services to the
project.
Speakers at the event will be U.S.
Congressman Ron W yden, Transition
P ro je c ts E x e c u tiv e D ire c to r Jean
D e M a ste r, C ity C o m m is s io n e r
G retchen K afoury, PDC Chairm an
Douglas M cGregor, HAP Executive
Director Denny W est, Director o f the
State Housing and Community Ser­
vices Departm ent Rcy Ramsey, and
Vice Chairm an, Bank of America O r­
egon, Jeff Farber.
The rehabilitated building is named
for Barbara Maher, a homeless woman
who had successfully completed alco­
hol and drug treatm ent programs at
Transition Projects. Finding no afford­
able permanent housing in the City, she
returned to the streets o f Portland where
she was abducted and murdered in May
1986. The Barbara M aher Building is
named in her memory.
Opening Event
Tuesday, October 13
11:00 a.m.
2322 N. W illiams Avenue
7634.
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City Receives $1000,000 EDA Grant To Aid
N/NE Businesses; OAME Announces
Expansion Of Small Business Loan Fund
Elected officials, local business lead­
ers and mem bers o f the banking com m u­
nity joined today to announce the City
has received a 5100,000 grant from the
federal Economic Development A dm in­
istration (EDA). City officials praised
the efforts o f Oregon Senator Mark O.
Hatfield and Oregon Congressman Ron
W yden for their assistance in helping to
secure the grant.
The Portland Developm ent C om ­
mission (PDC) will adm inister the grant
through the Oregon Association o f M i­
nority Entrepreneurs (OAME) to expand
support services for small businesses in
North/Northeast Portland. The 5100,000
grant is for the first o f three available
years.
Details of the grant were laid out by
Mayor Bud Clark; Congressm an Ron
W y d e n ; P D C C h a irm a n D o u g la s
M cGregor; and OAM E Executive Di­
rector Sam Brooks.
Congressman W yden, who asked
the EDA and the private banks to pursue
the projects announced today at a hear­
ing o f his small business subcommittee
in O ctober 1991, said, “W hen sm all in­
ner-city businesses have im proved ac-
BOBPAC
Endorses
AuCoin,Wyden,
Katz & Hales
The Black O regonians for Busi­
n e ss P o litic a l A ction C o m m itte e
(BOBPAC) has endorsed Lcs Aucoin
for the U.S. Senate, Ron W yden for
U.S. Representative 2nd District, Vera
Katz for Portland mayor and Charlie
Hales for City Council Position #4.
In other races, BOBPAC endorsed
Phil Kcisling for Secretary of Slate, Jim
Hill for Treasurer, Ted Kulongoski for
Attorney G eneral, M argaret C arter for
State Representative Dist. 18 and Avel
Gordly, State Representative Dist. 19.
In M ultnomah County C om m is­
sioner races, BOBPAC endorsed Ed
W ashington for M etropolitan Service
District Councilor Dist. 11.
BOBPAC is composed of about
one-dozen business persons in the Port­
land area who support candidates that
have dem onstrated responsible posi­
tions on issues that impact the business
community. They support candidates
w ho are d e d ic a te d to im p ro v in g
O regon’seconom y and w hoensure that
the free enterprise system works for fall
people.
Three Portland
Public Schools
Offer Parenting
Classes
Astor, Rigler and Sitton Elem en­
tary School will offer free classes on
child-rearing beginning this month.
All courses deal with popular con­
cerns and issues, and instructors allow
ample time for questions and discus­
sions. Free or for-fee child care also is
offered during some sessions.
Most classes are led by counselors
and ch ild -d ev elo p m en t specialists
w orking in P ortland s elem entary
schools.
Please contact the listed schools
for further information.
Single Parents' Group, Astor E l­
ementary , 5601 N. Yale 280-5822.
First and Third T uesday of each m onth.
O ctober 6 through May 18, 6:30-
8:00pm. Child care one dollar pcrchild.
Good Times: A Positive Approach
to Family Communications. Rigler E l­
em entary,5401 NEPrescott280-6152.
Thursdays, October 15 through N o­
vem ber 19. 6:00-8:00pm. Additional
sessions: January 14, through Febru­
ary 18; April 1, through June 6.
Becoming A Love And Logic Par­
ent - For Astor And Sitton School
Parents. Sitton Elementary 9930 N.
Smith 280-6279. October 29, Novem­
ber 5, 19, December 3,9,17. 7:00-
8:30pm. Child care one dollar pcrchild
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cess to capital, the whole com m unity
benefits. T oday’s announcem ent sig­
nals a new activism on the part of the
federal governm ent in the innercity, and
itcouldn’t come at a more needed tim e.”
OAM E is a non-profit organization
headquartered in North/Northeast offer­
ing loans and technical assistance to
minority and women-owned businesses.
In this capacity the organization is well
suited to adm inister the EDA grant in
cooperation with PDC under terms of
the grant requirements.
The EDA grant will be used to
expand O A M E ’s business support pro­
gram to link businesses with firms offer­
ing technical assistance. The EDA grant
follows last w eek’s announcem ent of
the 54.3 million North/Northeast B usi­
ness Assistance Fund which will deliver
loans and counseling support to busi­
nesses in N orth/N ortheast Portland.
“T oday’s announcem ent is w on­
derful news and adds to our arsenal in
boosting the economic vitality o f North/
Northeast Portland,” said M ayor Clark.
“ Along with the technical assistance the
grant brings, we will also be able to
study local businesses to learn more
about what they need to succeed. Their
success means more jobs for local resi­
dents so we all end up winners. O ur
sincere thanks goes to Senator Hatfield
and Congressman W yden for working
hard to help us secure this important
grant.”
O A M E ’s Executive Director Sam
Brooks used the news conference to
announce a major expansion o f its Loan
Fund The 52.25 million Loan Fund was
established in 1991 by U.S. Bank, Bank
O f America Oregon, the Northwest Area
Foundation, and Nike, Inc. To date the
fund has loaned 5600,000 in short-term
capital to small North/N ortheast Port­
land firms, with no defaults.
“Today I am pleased to announce
the addition of First Interstate Bank and
Key Bank to the OAM E Loan Fund,”
said Brooks. “The addition of these new
banking partners will bring the Loan
Fund to $3.25 million. As a community-
based pro v id er, O A M E know s the
struggles, hopes and needs of local busi­
nesses; and the partnerships we have
forged with local lenders and corpora­
tions will help m eet their needs and
bring us all real results.”
Local Employers To Be
Honored For Work With
Economically Disadvantaged
Ten local em ployers will be hon­
ored at an Em ployer Recognition D in­
ner hosted by The Private Industry
Council (TPIC) on Friday, October 16th
at 5:30 p.m. The dinner will be held at
M iller Hall, The W orld Forestry C en­
ter. Keynote speaker at the event will be
G overnor Barbara Roberts. M ayor J.E.
“ Bud” Clark will also be recognized for
his continued com m itm ent to The Pri­
vate Industry Council and its mission.
The Private Industry council is a
private, non-profit organization dedi­
cated to providing training and em ploy­
ment opportunities for econom ically
disadvantaged residents o f Multnomah
and W ashington counties. A primary
goal of the organization is placem ent o f
participants in unsubsidized private
sector jobs upon the successful com ple­
tion o f training.
Em ployers being recognized have
worked with The Private Industry coun­
cil fora number o f years providing gradu­
ates of TPIC training programs jobs which
offer living wages, benefits and opportu­
nities for continued training and upward
mobility. Several of the employers be­
ing honored have also participated in the
developm ent o f industry-specific train­
ing programs.
Employers being recognized are:
Advanced Data Concepts, Inc.; Anodiz­
ing, Inc.; Michael Fairchild and A ssoci­
ates; G underson, Inc.; M l St. Joseph
Residence & Extended Care Center;
Northwest Paper Box M FRS., Inc.: Resi­
dence Inn by Marriott: TASC of Oregon;
Sears Outlet; and Toshiba Ceram ics
America, Inc.
The mission of The Private Industry
Council is to prom ote individual self-
sufficiency and a skilled w orkforce by
eliminating barriers to self-sufficiency.
NAACP And Ballot Measure 9
The National Association for the
A d v a n c e m e n t o f C o lo re d P e o p le
(NAACP) will present it’s position on
Ballot M easure Nine at a press confer­
ence at the Urban League office, 10
North Russell Street, on Friday, O ctober
23 at 9:15 am.
National NAACP President, Rupert
Richardson and Gregg Evans, NAACP
State Conference President will join Port­
land Chapter President, Ed W ashington
to speak about the controversial ballot
measure. Oregon State Senators Jim Hill
and Bill M cCoy, State Representatives
Avel Gordly and M argaret Carter, Mult
nomah County Chair, Gladys McCoy
and Portland City Com m issioner Dick
Bogle are expected to attend the press
conference and offer their support o f the
N A A CP’s position. The proposed bal­
lot measure has brought national atten­
tion to the State o f Oregon because o f
it’s potential interpretation that could
legislate or mandate discrim ination o f
homosexuals in employment, housing
or governm ent services.
The mission o f the N A ACP is to
support the human rights o f all citizens.
It is the oldest civil rights organization
in America.
Frohnmayer And Other
Oregon Republicans Endorse
Bill Clinton For President
John Frohnmayer, former C hair­
man o f the National Endow m ent for the
Arts, today endorsed Bill Clinton for
President at an “Oregon Republicans
for Clinton” press conference in Port­
land, where over 23 registered Repub­
licans from all over the state endorsed
the Democratic nominee for President.
Through a written statem ent, Mr.
Frohnmayer, who was born in Medford,
O regon, stated “ whether one calls it
leadership or charism a, or the majesty
of the office, it is the President who can
bring us together, who can be our advo­
cate, our teacher, our model, our inspi­
ration. G eorge Bush may have the abil­
ity to get elected—to attack and divide,
to turn neighbor against neighbor and
race against race, to appeal to fear and
self-interest, but it is those very tactics
which, once in office assure he will be
unable to govern.
The new generation of leadership,
of which Clinton is capable, will reas­
sert our stewardship—our sense of ser­
vice to a constituency larger than our­
selves. That stewardship will reduce
the bi-partisan quarrelling by setting
clear goals by which Americans, to­
gether, take responsibility for our fu­
ture, assume blam e for failures and
share glory for successes.”
A nother prom inent R epublican
e n d o rsin g C lin to n w as Jam es E.
Bridgewater, a former Linn County Vice
Chairm an, Republican Party Central
C o m m itte e & fo rm e r M u ltn o m ah
County Republican C om m itteem an,
stated that “after supporting the Repub­
lican Party for over 40 years, I have
decided to vote for Bill Clinton and A1
Gore. Mr. Bush is a failed president and
is insensitive to the needs of our coun­
try. W e need a progressive lc a d e r-a
man who can turn the economy around,
a man who can lead Congress. And, I
certainly cannot support a candidate
who caters to the wishes of the religious
right,” Bridgewater said through a w rit­
ten statement.
Others attending the press confer­
ence included Mary Dickerson, a Port­
land businesswom an, and one of six
pro-choice women to attend the D em o­
cratic National Convention in New York
this past summer.
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