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Page 4 The ^ P o r t k lt t h (Ohsernvr Portland Observer Established 1970 USPS 959-680 ____________ 4 7 4 7 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 P ublisher : E ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. M ich a el L eighton I Rakeem Washington E xecutive D irector : C reative D irector : P aul N e u feld t O efice M anager /C lassifieds : A dvertising M anager : Lucinda Baldwin Leonard Latin R eporter /P hotographer Donovan M. Smith P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer, Black History Month The Portland O bserver w elcom es freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or per sonal usage without the written con sent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RE SERVED, REPRO DUCTION IN W HOLE OR IN PART W ITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland O bserver—O regon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication-is a member of the National New spaper A ssocia tion-F ounded in 1885, and The Na tional A dvertising R epresentative A m algam ated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association PO Box3 1 3 7 , Portland, OR 9 7 2 0 8 CALL 503-288-0033 INVEST TODAY IN YOUR CHILD’S FUTURE FAX 503-288-0015 nens@portlandDbserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com subscription @portlandobserver, com February 5, 2014 Back to the Table c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3 Joe's, w e understand, and w e w on't open the store in question," the state m ent said. The Portland O bserver reported on the controversy surrounding the PD C deal back in N ovem ber. Term s provided for a $2.4 m illion break on the cost o f the property and space for 4 to 10 other businesses and 100 surface parking spaces. PD C Social Equity Director, John J a c k le y , a c k n o w le d g e d gentrification in north and northeast Portland as “prim ary issues” for the city o f Portland at the time, but de nied claim s by som e A frican A m eri- Thursday • February 20th • 6:30 - 8:00 pm ___ X_ FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE Trinity Lutheran School Academic Excellence. 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M em bers o f the local civil and social engagem ent group, Portland A frican A m erican Leadership Fo rum (PA A LF), held a pre-scheduled press conference M onday at the developm ent site, com ing ju st after Trader Jo e ’s had w ithdraw n from the project. Tony H opson, form er Sen. Avel G ordly, Steven G illiam , M axine Fitzpatrick, and other m em bers o f PA A LF, spoke at M onday’s press conference. Fitzpatrick, also execu tive director o f the non-profit hous ing provider, Portland C om m unity R einvestm ent Initiatives, presented a list o f dem ands o f behalf o f PAALF. It called for readily available and accessible num bers and details on econom ic developm ent spending in the Interstate and O regon C onven tion C enter U rban R enew al Areas, and the creation o f a “V anport Small Business A ssistance Fund” to sup port the small businesses that have set-up shop in and around V anport Square. Lastly, the activists w ant a legally en fo rceab le c o m m u n ity benefits agreem ent, negotiated by an inde p e n d e n t c o m m u n ity -c o n tro lle d body that w ould ensure the em ploy ment o f African-Americans and other disadvantaged com m unity m em bers in construction jo b s as well as em ploym ent in new ly established busi n e sse s. PA A L F asserted that their con cerns and dem ands w ere “never about Trader Joes,” but about stop ping the further D iaspora o f blacks in the city, and providing affordable housing options for people o f color and others to return to the neighbor hood. M ayor Charlie Hales and the PDC issued a jo in t statem ent that called the Trader Jo e ’s pull out a “loss for the city and particularly northeast Portland.” T he city officials said they will soon be in talks w ith all the stake holders in the neighborhood, but cannot say w hat will com e next for the site. The b rief letter also con tained a nod to local A frican-A m eri can ow ned construction com pany C olas C onstruction w ho had just been nam ed last w eek as the general contractor for the T rader Jo e ’s con struction. The Portland O bserver attem pted to reach the ow ner o f C olas C on struction, A ndrew Colas, for com m ent but our phone call was not im m ediately returned. T w o ow ners o f n earby b u si nesses, Tulas, a bakery, and the haircare store Living C olor Beauty Supply, said they w ere looking for ward to having the increased foot traffic from a grocery store, but un derstood the com m unity’s concerns that the developm ent could also dis place more families.
