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50¿ Lyon’s to Make Way for High-Rise Northeast entertainment venue to serve its last meal. See story, Metro Section, inside n f D /scoc’ ‘Citv of Roses www n n rtla n d n h s e r www.portlandobserver.com PctahlichpH Established in in IQ7H 1970 J Committed to Cultural Diversity Volume X X X II • Number 39 Wednesday • October 02, 2002 Drug-Free Zones OK’d Festival of Reuse on Mississippi City council gives police powers to exclude people from designated neighborhoods bv L ee P erl . man /T he P o r i land O bserver The Portland City Council has adopted new boundaries and regulations for Drug and Prostitution-Free Zones. The B ack to Scrap Festival in cluded perform ances by local m usicians and a 20-foot scrap m etal man. See story, page A6, inside. A nyone arrested for prostitution or drugs can be “excluded” from the neighborhood zones for up to 90 days by an arresting police officer. If they reappear within the designated period, they can be arrested on sight for “ failure to obey a lawful order Bus Driver Attacked; Two Killed In Crash o fa police officer.” FRESNO, C alif.— A passenger slashed the throat o f a Greyhound driver as he traveled down a Cal i- fom ia freeway, causing his bus to careen out o f control, authori ties said. At least two people died and dozens were injured. M ultnomah County Public D efenders, Better People, the R epresentatives o f the A m erican Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP and the Sabin C om m unity A ssociation opposed the zones, or called for m odifications. Some o f the critics charged that indiscrim inate use o f police powers under the local law, com bined with racial profiling, were leading to gentrification in som e areas. Congress: War Could Cost $9 Billion a Month 4 On the west side, the drug free zones have been expanded as far west as Northwest 23rd A venue, and as farnorth as Irving W A SH IN G T O N — Fighting a full-scale w ar w ith Iraq w ould cost up to $9 billion a month, congressional budget experts said as the Senate prepared to opened debate on a resolution authorizing President Bush to w age that war. Street. On the east side, the zones now include part o f the Eliot neighborhood and m ost o f the Lloyd District, including Dawson and Holladay parks. Some o f the old Beech, Alberta and W oodlaw n zones have been elim inated, including W oodlaw n Park. N ortheast M artin Luther King Jr. Boulevard w as elim inated as a Prostitution-Free Zone. The designation w asco n tin u ed fo r Sharon Met by Wall- to-Wall Criticism 4 JERU SALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cam e under wall- to-w all criticism at hom e for the bungled 10-day siege o f Y asser A rafat’s com pound, w hich w as aborted under intense U.S. pres sure. Second Trial for Einhorn Set to Begin PHILADELPHIA— Formerhip- pie guru Ira Einhom will be the centerofattention in a Philadel phia courtroom this w eek as he faces trial for allegedly blud geoning his girlfriend to death m ore than 20 years ago. O pen ing statem ents have been given. AIDS Cases Could Swell by 100 Million by 2010 L A N G LEY , Va. — A w ave o f H IV /A 1D S c a se s sw e e p in g through five o f the w orld’s most populated countries could, by 2010, sw ell the global case toll by 100 m illion new cases, says a report released by the CIA. CEOs May Be Liable for Losses In 401(k)s In an action that could prompt com panies to b eef up oversight o f 401 (k) plans, the federal gov ernm ent issued a court b rief this month that said former Enron chief executive officer Ken Lay and other top executives could be personally liable for millions o f dollars in retirement plan losses. N ortheast Sandy Boulevard and 82nd A venue. People w ho live, work, receive m edical attention, schooling Gospel Singer Debuts ‘Passion’ Local gospel singer and writer Renee Ross fills the Augustana Lutheran Church at 2710 N.E. 14th Ave. with uplifting music Saturday. The free concert featured a handful o f songs from Ross' new CD “Pas sion " and performances by the gospel troupe “The Disciples In Song." A native of Pine Bluff, Ark., Ross has made Portland her home since 1966. photo bv D avid P i . ectii TT he P ortland O bserver or training w ithin the zones can get “v ariances” to travel to or from these destinations. In a change from past procedure, the exceptions will be given on request by the arresting officer at the tim e o f the exclusion, rather than obtained later from a local police precinct. continued on page AS Shoppers Twist Through Construction /f's business as usual for the Safeway store at Martin Luther King Jr. Boule vard and Ainsworth Street. A new "during construction entrance" on the southwest side o f the building makes for easy customer access during the nearly $5 million renovation. Safeway decided to keep the store open during the remodel because o f the wishes of loyal customers. photo bv M ark W ashincton /T he P ortland O bserver Census: Number of Uninsured Increases A stru g g lin g e c o n o m y and higher health insurance costs caused 1.4 m illion m ore people to go w ithout m edical coverage last year, bringing the total u n insured to 41.2 m illion, figures to be released today by the C en sus Bureau show. Yes Vote Urged on Children’s Initiative The Portland C hildren’s Initiative, which will provide m uch needed additional sup- •*'” * for P ortland’s kids, will appear on the 5 ballot. >assed, M easure 26-33 will raise ap- nately S10 m illion annually through a ear property tax levy. The money would ;d to create a C h ild ren ’s Investm ent to target investm ent o f early child- d e v e lo p m e n t, a fte r sc h o o l an d iring program s and prevention o f ch i Id t and neglect. ty C om m issioner Dan Saltzm an, who d get the m easure referred to the ballot ity C ouncil, said, “sim ply put, the t C hildren’s Initiative is a smart, cost-effec tive idea that solves an im portant problem .” He said the investm ent in proven pro gram s for kids will m ake children a higher priority, help ease the burden on schools, m ake our com m unity a stronger, healthier and better place to live, and create trem en dous long-term savings to taxpayers.” The C hildren’s Investm ent Fund is m od eled after successful program s in San Fran cisco and Seattle that took the local invest ment from their levies and leveraged signifi cant additional federal and private dollars. In San Francisco, w here the first levy passed in 1991 and w here the city w as able 1 to m atch local taxpayer m onies with federal and private dollars by alm ost a 7 to 1 ratio, the successes have been staggering. Saltzm an said the city w as able to reduce juvenile felony arrests by 24 percent, d e crease reports o f child abuse and neglect by 25 percent, decrease the foster care popula tion by 19 percent, increase the high school com pletion rate by 11 percent and decrease em ergency m ental health hospitalizations by 32 percent. Portland m easure has won key endorse m ents from the Portland Business A lliance, theC itizens’ C rim eCom m ission, The Urban League o f Portland, the Portland A ssocia- Simplv put, the Children s Initiative is a smart, cost-effective idea that solves an important problem. -C ity Commissioner Dan Saltzman. tion o f Teachers. The Schools A lliance, The M orrison Center, The N orthw est O regon Labor C ouncil, S elf E nhancem ent, Inc., Friends o f the C hildren, Stand for C hildren, Children First For O regon, and hundreds o f other organizations and individuals.
