“Serving the community through cultural diversity
Voinnin XXIV. Number 12
March 23. 1994
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Walnut Park Project To Restore Economic Hope
In Northeast Portland Says Portland Mayor
PCC Reports
Winter
Term
Enrollment
by
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H e a d cou n t e n ro llm e n t at P o rtla n d
C o m m u n ity C o lle g e is up 3.30 percent
fro m the same tim e last year, acco rd in g to
e n d -o f-fo u rth -w e e k reports fro m the O f­
fice o f In s titu tio n a l Research. H eadcount
co llc g e w id e fo r w in te r term is at 30,377,
an increase o f 970 students.
F u ll-tim e -e q u iv a le n t e n ro llm e n t fig ­
ures, h ow ever, are a m odest .62 percent
lo w e r than they were last year at the same
tim e.
C o lle g e w id e , lo w e r-d iv is io n transfer
courses have flip p e d s lig h tly w ith a 1.06
percent decrease fro m w in te r term last
Selection o f Videoland was made by the
P romise K ing
HE WALNUT PARK p r o j e c t
Portland
Mayor Vera
Katz
announcing
Videoland
as Walnut
Project
anchor
tenants
WILL RESURRECT ECONOMIC
VITALITY AND OPPORTUNITIES
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FOR THE NORTHEAST COMMUNITY.
M a y o r V era K a tz ’ s w ish and perhaps the
w ish o f m any northeast residents w h o have
w a llo w e d in abject poverty, due to harsh
econom ic re a lity fo r too long and have lo s t a ll
hope o f any restoration, in better economic sense.
Last weeks, announcement by M ayor Katz
that the project w ill usher in a new economic
via b ility serves as good news, but residents inter­
viewed expressed reservations, saying that until
the projects actually kicks o ff and jobs are being
given to folks there is no reason to be happy yet.
M ayor Katz, w hile announcing the selection
seven-member, community-based W alnut Park
Leasing Panel, w hich is advising the Portland
Development Commission (P D .C ) on the project.
The Panel’ s goal was to first identify an anchor
tenant, able to generate major traffic, and then to
proceed to identify smaller comm unity businesses
fo r the remainder o f the retail space.
Videoland w ill occupy approximately 1000
square feet o f highly visible space on the north­
east comer o f the center and represent the com ­
mercial cornerstone o f the W alnut Park/North
Precinct Project, w ith eight to ten employees
working full-tim e.
It’ s expected that jobs w ill be targeted to
residents o f North/Northeast Portland and help
achieve one o f the primary goals set by the Project
Leasing Panel last summer.
W ith the anchor tenant in place, the Leasing
d o w n s lig h tly , 1.52 percent. G ains are in
o f C ianci’s Vidcoland Inc. as the project anchor
tenants said “ i t ’ s going to be the rebirth o f the
the E n g lish as a second language classes,
se lf-im p ro ve m e n t courses and self-paced
comm unity. I t ’s the rebirth o f business in this
community. This project is about partnerships” .
basic s k ills courses.
B y cam pus, headcount e n ro llm e n t at
S y lva n ia in southw est P o rtla n d is up 5.17
percent w ith 13,920 students taking classes.
According to the M ayor “ this store promises
tive tenants.
The W alnut Park Project w ill fu lfill a long­
to bea winner for Vidcoland, it w ill help make the
W alnut Park Project a commercial winner, and
standing desire to the comm unity to provide a
more secured neighborhood through commercial
it ’ s one more step toward building the “ C ritical
Mass’ needed to begin restoring the N.E. M artin
Luther King Jr. Corridor as a center o f economic
activities.
Funding the project w ill come fro m the
C ity ’ s General Fund, from the C ity ’ s Bureau O f
Housing O f Community Development and from
year. C areer tra in in g program s are also
S y lva n ia reports a .95 percent increase in
lo w e r-d iv is io n courses and a 20 percent
increase in self-paced basic s k ills classes.
C a sca d e C a m p u s in N o r th P o r t­
la n d has in c re a s e d its h e a d c o u n t 2 .9 6
Panel w ill be evaluating other smaller prospec­
v ita lity ” .
Vidcoland President V ic Cianci said “ W a l­
store there w ill do a high volume o f business,
needs and look forward to a long-term relation­
nut Park is a h ig h -visib ility, high-traffic site in an
adding that ‘ W e’re pleased that our commercial
ship and partnership w ith the North/Northeast
the State Lottery.
Construction is expected to be completed
p e rc e n t, w it h th e m a jo r ity o f th e i n ­
area that is undeserved and we anticipate our new
goals dovetail so w ell w ith the com m unity’ s
Portland Community”
this fa ll.
crease f e lt in c a re e r tr a in in g p ro g ra m s ,
u p 6 .7 0 p e rc e n t fr o m th e sam e tim e
Black United Fund
Of Oregon
Presents
Development Plan
Workshop
la s t y e a r. L o w e r - d iv is io n cla sse s are
d o w n 2 .5 5 p e rc e n t. T h e re are 3 ,1 6 6
s tu d e n ts o n c a m p u s w in t e r te rm .
R o c k C re e k C a m p u s in W a s h in g ­
to n C o u n ty has seen an e n r o llm e n t
d e c lin e o f 5 .8 1 p e rc e n t fr o m w in t e r
te rm la s t y e a r. T h e re a re 4 ,8 8 4 s tu ­
fr o m 5 ,1 8 5 la s t y e a r a t th e sam e tim e .
U n ite d Fund o f O regon C o m m u n ity F orum
fo r n o n -p ro fit executive d irectors, board
t r a in in g p ro g ra m s a re re p o r te d . E x ­
mem bers, sta ff, and volunteers.
The w o rk s h o p w ill be held M a r. 40,
9 :0 0 am to 12:00 noon, at the M a rtin L u th e r
e c u tiv e D ean B e tty D u v a ll s a id ro a d
c o n s tr u c tio n o n 1 8 5 th and o n th e S u n ­
se t H ig h w a y m a y a c c o u n t fo r th e d ro p
a n d e n c o u ra g e d s tu d e n ts to tr y a lt e r ­
K in g , Jr., branch o f U.S. B ank, located at
n a te ro u te s to th e c a m p u s .
The Open C am pus, w h ic h trains in
5505 N E M L K , Jr., B lv d .
Tom Wilson, Thomas D. Wilson & Assoc.,
Inc., w ill outline the planning process to c la rify
som c-200 sites th ro u g h o u t the P ortland
m etro area, reports a headcount increase o f
participants’ fundraising w ork and to motivate
their CEO and fundraising volunteers. This
5.79 percent fro m the same tim e last year,
seminar is offered to people frustrated by too
w ith the largest increases in career upgrad­
in g classes, 10.55 percent, and career tra in ­
in g at 7.53 percent. There is also a 4.65
much w ork, unrealistic fundraising goals, and
inadequate resources fo r their development
office. Participants are asked to bring their
percent increase in the s e lf-im p ro v e m e n t
existing development plan and/or organiza­
o r p e rso n a l-in te re st classes. T h e re are
tional mission statement, i f they have one.
14,217 students ta k in g O pen C am pus
R egistration fo r the C o m m u n ity F o ­
classes w in te r term . Classes are up at both
rum is $5.00, and can be p aid at the do o r.
the T e k tro n ix and Ross Island C enter sites.
C o lle g e e n r o llm e n t d a ta is r e ­
A ttendance w ill be lim ite d to 25. Free
p a rk in g is a vailable. F o r in fo rm a tio n c a ll
p o rte d to th e sta te a t th e e n d o f the
A rta n g ia Presley at 282-7973.
fo u r th w e e k o f ea ch te rm .
ing spouses m ay be entided to a p roperty
tax exe m p tio n , but they m ust file b y A p ril
1 in ord e r to be e lig ib le . U p to $10,000 in
p ro p e rty value can be exem pted i f the
SECRETARY OF STATE’S AUDIT
RELEASED THIS WEEK ECHOES
.W HAT OFFICIALS WITH THE
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL­
TURE HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS:
OREGON NEEDS TO ADOPT A MOTOR
FUEL QUALITY TESTING PROGRAM.
ing spouses o f disabled veterans arc also
e lig ib le .
A p p lic a tio n s m ust be made by A p ril
1 to q u a lify fo r exem ption in the n e xt tax
lin e pum ps in Oregon.
The re vie w by the Secretary o f State’ s
A u d its D iv is io n estimates that O regonians
year.
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty residents can
ob ta in ap p lica tio n form s and m ore in fo r ­
spend m ore than $750 m illio n a n n u a lly on
gasoline that does n o t meet m in im u m q u a lity
standards. The a u d it uncovered cases o f c o n ­
m a tio n b y c a llin g 248-3334.
sumers being short-changed in a d d itio n to
T h e program is o n ly a va ila b le to
ow ner-occupied homes. The veteran must
have a d is a b ility o f 40% o r more. S u rv iv ­
Dr. Jack Cioffi
George Richardson Jr.
Tom Berry
om B e rry has assumed the responsi
b ilitie s o f manager o f pu b lic p o lic y
ington state. In addition to formulating company
policy on public issues, he manages thecompany’s
and state governm ent re lations and
governmental relations program w ith state gov­
cip le in ve stig ato r fo r the N IH -
George R ichardson Jr. has been prom oted to
m anager o f federal and local governm ent
ernments, state executive and agency relations.
Richardson, who has worked for the com­
relations and c o m m u n ity a ffa irs at N o rth w e st
pany since 1965, w ill address the company’s
funded O cu la r H ypertension T reatm ent
Study. Devers is now re sru itin g patients
fo r the study, w h ic h w ill d e term ine how
N a tu ra l Gas.
Berry, who has worked fo r Northwest N atu­
relations w ith local tri-county governments and
e ffe ctive current eye pressure m edications
tri-county community groups. H is new duties
are in preveng o r dela yin g the d ve lo p m e n t
ral Gas since 1964, has assumed expanded duties
include representing the company before Con­
o f glaucom a.
that include responsibility fo r lobbying in Wash-
gress and federal agencies.
evers Eye In stitu te O p h th a lm o lo
g ist D r. Jack C io f fi is the p rin
Motor Fuel Quality A Question Mark In Oregon
“ O regonians are being d e live re d m o to r
fuel that c o u ld n ’ t be sold in m ost oth e r states,”
says K en S im ila , a d m in istra to r o f O D A ’ s
M easurem ent S tandards D iv is io n , w h ic h c u r­
re n tly checks the v o lu m e tric accuracy o f gaso­
taxpayer meets e lig ib ility q u a lific a tio n s .
Largest-Ever National Glaucoma
Prevention Study
O ffic e ” is the tid e o f the M arch 30 B la c k
D e c lin e s o f 3 .4 3 p e rc e n t in lo w e r -
d iv is io n cla sse s and 1 2 .7 4 p e rc e n t in
D isa b le d veterans and th e ir s u rv iv ­
Devers Eye
Recruits Patients
“ The D eve lo p m e n t Plan: C re a tin g a
V is io n o f the F uture fo r Y o u r F u n d ra isin g
d e n ts o n c a m p u s w in t e r te rm , d o w n
Deadline For Veterans
Property Tax
Exemption Approaches
Promotion, Realignment At
Northwest Natural Gas
problem s o f v e h ic u la ra irp o llu tio n , increased
auto re pair costs, and reduction o f an engine ’ s
life because o f substandard gasoline.
A ll th is has com e as no surprise to the
O regon D epartm ent o f A g ric u ltu re , w h ich
ran its o w n surveys o f gasoline stations in
1987 and again in 1990.
“ W e checked about 100 sites and found
that ro u g h ly a th ird o f the samples o f fu e l
the o n ly P a cific Coast state that does n o t have
a testing pro g ra m , we receive petroleum p ro d ­
ucts that may not meet standard specifications
and cannot go in to states that have standards.
In O regon, there is nobody to v e rify that the
products meet national consensus standards.”
co u ld n ’ t be sold in other states where there are
Oregon is one o f o n ly six states that does
standards,” says S im ila . “ Some o f the p ro d ­
ucts w ere misrepresented in term s o f octane not have a m o to r fu e l q u a lity testing program
levels. Some contained co n ta m in a tio n fro m o r even a la w that sets standards fo r m otor
fu e l o il o r diesel. In some cases, there were fuels. Iro n ic a lly , Oregon was one o f the firs t
r ic u lt u r e w a s a s s ig n e d th e r e s p o n s ib il­
it y . G as s ta tio n s w e re b e in g r o u t in e ly
c h e c k e d b y th e sam e s ta f f th a t w as c h e c k ­
in g th e v o lu m e tr ic a c c u ra c y o f th e gas
p u m p s .”
So w hat happened?
“ D u rin g W o rld W a r ll w hen lots o f p ro d ­
ucts w ere rationed, gasoline became scarce,”
says S im ila . “ It was rationed and it w o u ld
have been u n p a trio tic to produce an in fe rio r
gasoline. The State o f Oregon decided that it
was g e ttin g good gasoline and dropped the
to have such a program before it was discon­
p rogram , co n clu d in g it d id n 't need one.”
M o st states that had m o to r fu e l q u a lity
tinued fiv e decades ago.
“ O re g o n w as a m o n g th e v a n g u a rd o f
program s lik e O regon at the tim e chose to
con tin u e those program s. C a lifo rn ia has had
states th a t e n a c te d m o to r fu e l s ta n d a rd s
lems have not gone away. W ith o u t the threat b a c k in the 1 9 3 0 s ,’ says S im ila . “ A n
o f a q u a lity assurance p rogram , Oregon ap­ e n fo rc e m e n t p ro g ra m w as fu n d e d b a c k
pears to be ripe fo r being a substandard fuels th e n and the O re g o n D e p a rtm e n t o f A g ­
a testing program since the 1930s and fin d s
problem s w ith w ater and sedim ent in the fu e l.
These th in g s c le a rly d o n ’ t enhance the p e r­
form ance o f internal com bustion engines.”
The latest a u d it shows that these p ro b ­
less than 4% o f the samples taken d o n ’ t meet
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“ W e are surrounded by states that do
have testing program s,” notes S im ila . “ B eing
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