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T he P ortland O bserver • O ctober 9, 1996
Portland Utilities Review
Board vacancies
M ayor V era Katz is seeking rep
resentatives to fill the follow ing va
cancies on the City o f P ortland’s
Utilities Review Board (PU RB ).
• one neighborhood representa
tive from each o f the follow ing areas:
N orth. N ortheast, S outheast, and
W est Portland;
• two public interest advocacy rep
resentatives;
• one large com m ercial/industrial
business representative;
• one local business representa
tive and
• one at-large representative.
Established in A ugust. 1994, the
PURB is a 15-m em ber citizen ov er
sight com m ittee, appointed by the
M ayor, to provide independent and
representative custom er review of
water, sew er, and solid w aste finan
cial plans and rates. T he PU RB o p er
ates in an advisory capacity to City
Council.
T o be eligible to serve on PURB,
individuals m ust reside or w ork pre
dom inantly in the City o f Portland
and dem onstrate a strong interest in
sew er, w ater and solid w aste issues.
City code also states that “ no indi
vidual with any direct financial inter
est in a city utility or solid w aste
franchise, w hether by ow nership,
em ploym ent, contract or otherw ise,
shall be appointed to or serve on the
B oard."
All m em bers will be appointed for
three-year term s ending N ovem ber
1999, with the exception o f the N orth
ea st n eig h b o rh o o d re p re se n ta tiv e
w ho w ould fill a recently vacated
position that expires in N ovem ber
1997. PURB m eeting are m onthly,
w ith each B oard m em ber also serv
ing on one o f three standing c o m m it
tees: W ater. Sew er or Solid W aste
S ta n d in g c o m m itte e s a lso m e e t
m onthly.
D e a d lin e fo r a p p lic a tio n is O c
to b e r 14, 1996. A ll in te re s te d c i t i
z e n s a re e n c o u r a g e d to a p p ly an d
m ay p ic k up a B o a rd a n d C o m
m is s io n s a p p lic a tio n fo rm at th e
M a y o r ’s O ffic e o r th e O ff ic e o f
N e ig h b o r h o o d A s s o c ia tio n s in
C ity H a ll, 1400 SW F ifth A v
enue.
Oregon women for
Clinton/Gore
A talented and distinguished group
o f women will announce their sup
port for President C linton and Vice-
President G ore by agreeing to serve
as co-chairs on the O regon W om en
for Clinton/G ore Advisory C om m it
tee today.
Led by R epresentatives E lizabeth
Furse, who serves on the N ational
W om en for C linton/G ore Steering
Com m ittee, several o f the prom inent
co-chairs will gather today at H anna
A n d e r s s o n , an O re g o n - b a s e d
children’s clothing business at an
event highlighting the P resid en t’s
accom plishm ents on behalf o f women
and w orking families.
Portland M ayor V era K atz, State
R epresentative G ail S hilbley and
M argaret C arter, M ultnom ah County
C hair Bev Stein, M ultnom ah County
C om m issioner T anya C ollier, O r
egon First Lady Sharon K itzhaber
and Kelly B ruggere, w ife o f Senate
candidate Tom Bruggere are am ong
the H onorary C o-C hairs o f O regon
W om en fo r C lin to n /G o re . M ary
B otkin, C hair o f the D em ocratic
N atio n al C o m m itte e ’s W o m e n ’s
C aucus, has agreed to serve as Co-
Chair.
“ In 1992, the w om en o f O regon
helped elect Bill C linton President.
In 1994, w om en stayed hom e from
the polls and we w atched as N ewt
and com pany led an extrem ist C o n
gress. T oday, w om en in O regon
have the pow er to m ake the w inning
m argin for P resident C linton, Tom
Bruggere and all D em ocrats. W hen
w om en vote, w om en and children
w in," said Botkin.
T he O regon W om en for C linton/
G ore A dvisory C om m ittee will sup
port the President and C ongressional
candidates in N o v em b er’s election.
A m ajor portion o f their w ork w ill be
advising the O regon cam paign on
strateg y and h elp in g to turn out
w om en voters in record num bers on
N ovem ber 5.
"In this election, the issues that
m atter m ost to w om en — health care,
the right to choose, ed u cation, crim e
and the env iro n m en t — will be at the
forefront throughout the cam paign.
M any critical choices will be m ade
by voter at the ballot box - and w hat
voters decide will affect w om en and
fam ilies. It is the resp o n sib ility o f
O regon W om en for C lin to n /G o re to
articu late the P re sid e n t’s a c c o m
p lish m en ts on b e h a lf o f w o m en
across this state and help them to
understand w h at’s at sta k e,” said
C ollier.
Contras, Crack And The CIA
The U.S. Justice D epartm ent has
pledged to investigate charges that in
the 1980’s the C IA -funded N icara
guan contras may have distributed
crack cocaine through Los A ngeles
street gangs.
H eated denials o f personal and
CIA involvem ent cam e from Retired
M arine Lt. C ol. O liver N orth, a
former m em ber of the N ational S e
curity Council staff under the Reagan
Adm inistration.
However, C ongressm an C harles
Rangel (D -N Y ) supports further in
vestigation of the alleged C IA drug
connection.
A m erica's Black Forum , he na
tionally syndicated television show ,
exam ines this controversy w hich has
sparked rallies, m eetings and news
conferences all across the country.
Join host and syndicated co lu m
nist Juan W illiam s and w eekly co m
m e n ta to r s J u lia n
B o n d an d
A rm strong W illiam s for unique per
spectives on w hat som e called “the
latest conspiracy” targeting the black
com m unity.
Saying, "T he D em ocrats are fa
m ous for this,” O liver N orth called
the C IA /C ontra crack connection al
legations “ ...The most recent ‘O c
tober S urprise’ in a long series [it
happens) every presidential e lec
tion...”
A m erica’s B lack forum is a half-
hour w eekly television program seen
on 67 television stations nationw ide.
Please check local listings for air
tim e and station.
Magazine
goes down
under
B E T H oldings, Inc. announced
last week that it will discontinue
publication o f YSB M agazine, the
m agazine for Young Sisters and
Brothers.
The m agazine has been o p erat
ing at a loss—$ 1.9 m illion—for the
fiscal year ending July 31, 1996,
and has been in existence for five
years. BET Holding, In c.’s sub
sidiary, Paige Publications. Inc.,
will cease publication o f YSB with
the m agazine’s O ctober 1996 is
sue.
O ne o f Y SB ’s main goals was
to provide relevant and concise
inform ation to young, A frican-
American adults. Black Entertain
ment Television (B ET) will c o n
tinue to meet the goals o f provid
ing young people with vehicles
for discussing their opinions and
concerns through program s such
as Teen Sum m it, U nR E A L and
Rap City.
A lthough Paige Publications is
providing a severance package to
Y S B ’s em ployees, the cost o f dis
continuing the publication will not
be m aterial to the consolidated
financial results o f BET H old
ings. Inc. BET H olding. Inc. will
continue its publication o f Em erge
m ag azin e and B E T W e ek e n d
magazine
BET is the nation’s first and
only national television network
providing a platform for quality
program m ing targeted tow ard and
A frican-A m erican audience.
BET represents the best in en
tertainm ent, music videos, news,
public affairs, jazz, specials, off-
netw ork sitcom s, gospel, and c o l
lege sports. BET is ow ned by BET
Holdings. Inc., a publicly traded
com pany on the New York Stock
Exchange (N Y SE-B TV ), and is
currently available in 46.4 mill ion
households, as reported by Nielsen
M edia Research.
Vancouver essay contest
V ancouver Parks and Recreation
is launching the first "How Van
couver Parks and Recreation Enriched
My Life” contest. People who feel
their health, well-being, or life in
general has been enhanced by partici
pating in any parks and recreation
program may enter by writing a brief
essay describing their experience.
W inners will be chosen in 16
categories including youth program,
teen program, adult enrichm ent, citi
zens o f disability, senior enrich
m ent, S N A P /M eals on W heels,
Retired and Senior V olunteer Pro
gram , Foster G randparents, H eri
tage Services, F itness, T ennis, S pe
cial Events, A quatics, Sports, F a
cilities and Parks and Trails.
C ategory w inners w ill receive a
$25 gift certificate to apply tow ard
registering in Parks and R ecreation
program s. T here will also be a $50
grand prize certificate w inner.
Entry deadline in Jan. 15.
Entry forms may be picked up at
Bagley Center, 4100 Plom ondon or
M a rsh a ll
C e n te r,
1009
E.
Me Lough I i n BI vd.. or by cal 11 ng Ton i
Syverson, 735-8801.
Fall leaves
gathered soon
City crews plan to start collecting
leaves in all City o f V ancouver neigh
borhoods on a weekly basis starting
the week o f Oct. 14 (or later, if neces
sary) through Dec. 24. The City of
Vancouver Public Works Department
requests resident cooperation in the
following ways:
• Leaves only—no pine needles,
yard debris, etc.
• Leave room between leaf piles
and vehicles (about 10 ft.)
• Keep leaves one foot aw ay from
curb toward street to allow rainw ater
to flow along curb.
• Help keep leaves out o f storm
drains.
The Fall LeafC ollection is funded
by the City o f V ancouver’s Storm
W ater Drainage Utility. Solid W aste
Division. Call 696-8244 for more
details.
City and C-Tran help 90-
year-old man
The City o f V ancouver’s Paint
Program and 19 volunteers from C-
Tran have teamed up to make a differ
ence in the life and home of a blind
90-year-old Roscmerc resident.
The city’s N eighborhood Self-
Help Paint Program provides free
paint and materials to eligible appli
cants for exterior painting.
The paint program is intended
to im prove the condition of local
housing stock, increase property
value, encourage pride in hom e
ow nership, help foster neighbor-
liood pride, encourage others to
im prove their hom es and beautify
the com m unity.
C-Tran volunteers will be coordi
nated by another R osem ere resident,
Gayl James. The group will spring
into action this Saturday to paint the
residence.
T he Paint Program is funded
through a Com m unity Development
Block Grant. A pplications for the
spring program are now begin ac
cepted.
For more information on the city’s
Paint Program, call Helen Kim, 696-
8005.
“ON NOV. 5 th I ’M VOTING
FOR M Y MOTHER.”
Bruggere calls for
family-friendly companies
C am paigning in Portland today.
Democrat T om Bruggere said he
would use his position as a Senator
to encourage m ore A m erican com
panies to im plem ent “fam ily-friend”
p o licies. B ru g g ere sp e c ific a lly
praised the H anna A ndersson C o m
pany and Pro-T eam tem porary ser
vices, com m ending child care pro
grams and the exam ple these com
panies set for the com m unity in
providing a fam ily-friendly envi
ronment.
Bruggere endorsed incentives,
not regulations, to encourage em
ployers like H anna A ndersson and
Pro-Team in fam ily-friendly initia
tives.
“I’m a businessm an. I’m n o t talk
ing about m ore bureaucracy and
more red tape,” said Bruggere. "B ut
we can and we should rew ard com
panies that are family and w orker
friendly. C om panies that go the ex
tra mile for w orking fam ilies d e
serve a break.”
M entor G raphics, the com pany
Bruggere founded, provides on-site
child care for its em ployees. M en
tor G raphics w as recently nam ed
for the 4th year i n a row as one o f the
T op 100 C om panies for W orking
W om en by W orking M other m aga
zine, in large part due to the aw ard
w inning child developm ent center
on-site.
“W e b e lie v e fa m ily -frie n d ly
w ork policies m ake good econom ic
sense,” said B ruggere. “C hild care,
flex tim e, and fitness pro g ram s
helped m ake our w orkers at M entor
m ore productive. It’s new way o f
doing business, and it enabled us to
recruit the best w orkers in O reg o n .”
M e n to r w a s a ls o r e c e n tly
aw arded the “C o rp o ratio n s that
M ake a D ifference” aw ard by the
International W om en ’s Forum . The
aw ard, given to only 9 com panies
w orldw ide this year, recognizes
enlighted leadership and support
for the advancem ent o f w om en.
And a vote for Democrats is your best chance to
make sure she doesn’t lose the things she’s worked
so hard for.
affordable • Cut Taxes for 15 million working
families • Cut the cost of buying a home • Signed
the toughest, smartest Crime Bill ever.
And you can bet those benefits won't continue if
the Newt Gingrich Republicans have their way,
continuing to cut, slash and eliminate programs
we’ve worked hard for. They want to roll back
Affirmative Action and put assault weapons back
on the streets.
Democrats are dealing with the hard issues. But they
can’t continue to do it without your vote.
You have the power to stop them.
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The Democratic Party is there, fighting for the things
that are important to families, protecting our values.
Over 10 million new jobs • Increased the
minimum wage • Protected the Health Care of
millions • Made Student Loans for college more
On Nov. 5th, vote for the people who care about you.
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