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lune 16. 2004
Albertsons Eyes Vanport Project
Retailer
considers site
for new store
Mayor Vera Katz
Mayor to Undergo
Cancer Therapy
M ayor Vera Katz announced
Monday that she will undergo
further treatment following her
surgery and hysterectomy in April
that removed a fibroid tumor.
Last week, during a follow-up
examination, the surgeon who had
performed the hysterectomy dis
covered a polyp that contained
cancer cells.
The Mayor was advised by
her medical team to begin a course
of chemotherapy. She expects to
continue her duties as M ayor ei
ther from home or in the office
during the next 12 weeks of ex
pected treatment.
“I am blessed to have been
bom with an abundance of en
ergy,” Katz said. “This will allow
me to continue to lead this city
while completing my treatment."
M ayor Katz intends to serve
out her term in office, which ex
pires at the end of December.
by L ee P erlman
T he P ortland O bserver
M artin L u th e r K ing Jr.
Boulevard’s long-delayed Van port
Project is not only still alive, but
may delivera new Albertson *sgn>
cery store to Northeast Portland.
The Portland Development Com
mission announced that the food
chain has signed a "letter of inter
est" about locating a 50,000 square
foot market on Northeast Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard north of
Alberta Street as part of the project.
According to the PDC, A lbertson’s
o f fic ia ls w ill n e g o tia te w ith
Vanport’s African-American part
ners Ray Leary, Jeana Woolley and
the Gerding-Edlen Corp, over the
next 90 days.
PDC staffer Abe Farkas said the
com m ission will purchase four
single family homes along North
east Garfield to make room for the
p ro je c t. T w o o th e r a d ja c e n t
homeowners have refused to sell.
As a result, if an A lbertson’s is
built, it will be built around the two
remaining structures, Farkas said.
Conceived in 2001, the project
was originally intended to cover
three square blocks between North
Alberta and Killingsworth streets
photo by M ark W ashington ZT he P ortland O bserver
Albertsons has an interest in opening a new store on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard north o f Alberta Street
on the east side o f MLK, and to
include 250,(XX) square feet of hous
ing and commercial activity as well
as structured parking.
Over time, as the partners were
unable to secure an anchor, the
project was cut back in scope. The
parking structure was abandoned
and PDC abandoned plans to pur
chase the northernmost block from
Multnomah County, the site o f the
Multicultural SeniorCenter.
PDC Director Don Mazziotti said
A lbertson’s could serve as a mag
net to attract additional investment.
But the reality is the marketplace
will decide w hat's built there.”
munity leader said. "There’s always
Commission members Noelle money for housing; PDC is here to
W ebb and Janice Wilson made the do the difficult stuff. I would be
case for retail over housing inter absolutely opposed to housing on
ests.
this site.”
“This is our last chance for a
Leary said the Vanport project
commercial node on this street,” has been a trying effort, but “1 feel
Noelle, an African-American com w e’re closer than ever.”
Minority Parking Bid Expands
The Alliance o f Minority Cham
bers and Star Park has received
tw o thum bs up for the m anage
ment portion o f a m ulti-m illion
d o lla r c o n tr a c t to m a n a g e
P ortland’s Sm art Park garages.
The recom m endation m oves to
the Portland City Council for final
approval.
A frican A m erican C ham ber of
Com m erce President Roy Jay said
his gro u p ’s bid included proac
tive m anagem ent and innovative
business concepts.
Jay p ro m ise s a new attitu d e
and a new level o f p u b lic p a rk
ing se rv ic e w ith tic k e t booth
a tte n d a n ts a s s ig n e d as c o n
cierg e level re p re se n ta tiv e s to
enh an ce d ow ntow n as a sh o p
ping, to u rism and em p lo y m en t
d e s tin a tio n . S e v e ra l p riv a te
garag e o w n ers are also con sid -
The Alliance o f Minority Chambers and Star Park is poised to
take over complete management of Portland's Smart Park
garages.
erin g m oving th e ir c o n tra c ts to
the C h am b er a llian ce.
The Alliance of Minority Cham
bers includes the H ispanic Met-
ropolitan C ham ber, Philippine
C ham ber o f C om m erce and the
A frican A m erican C ham ber of
Com m erce o f Oregon.
Police Investigate Weekend Shootings
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Myesha Hammick, 28, was shot in the leg in a drive-by shooting
at Northeast Prescott and 14,h Place on Sunday.
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Tw o separate shooting inci
dents over the weekend leave po
lice looking for suspects, motives
and evidence.
Myesha Hammick, 28, narrowly
escaped life-threatening injuries
w hen she w as shot in the leg
shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Sun
day, June 13, police said.
The motive was not immediately
known but Gang Enforcement Team
officers said they did not believe
Hammick had gang relations.
Also on Sunday, approximately
half an hour later, police responded
to another shooting several blocks
away. No one was injured but a
parked car was hit with bullets near
the Texas Club at North Vancou ver
Avenue and Fremont Street.
Investigators urge anyone with
information about the shootings to
call503-823-3333.
Former President Clinton and former first lady Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. D-N. Y., stand by their
portraits during a ceremony unveiling of the Clinton portraits, Monday, in the East Room o f the
White House. (AP photo)
White House Portraits Make History
Simmie Knox
felt connected
to Clinton
g rew up in H ot S p rin g s, A rk.
He is the first b lack p ain ter to
be c o m m issio n ed fo r a p re si
d en tial p o rtra it.
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ficial po rtraits o f fo rm er P resi is the one. S om ehow I felt th a t.”
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