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Page 2 The ^ ^ Jn rtlanb (Ohsemer Portland Observer Established 1970 USPS 9 5 9 -6 8 0 __________________________ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 P u b lis h e r : E d it o r : A public hearing began in U.S. District Court in Portland Tuesday to determine a final settlement in a lawsuit against Portland Police for engaging in a pattern of excessive force against people with or perceived to have mental illness issues. The settlement calls for dozens of changes to use of force and Taser policies, training and over sight. M ich a el L eighton Rakeem Washington C reative D irector : P aul N e u feld t O ffice M anacer /C iassifieds : A dvertising M anager : Lucinda Baldwin Leonard Latin R eporter /P hotographer Donovan M. 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A L L R IG H TS RESERVED, R EPR O D U C TIO N IN W H O L E OR IN PART W IT H O U T PERM ISSION IS P R O H IB ITE D The Portland O bserver-O regon's Oldest M u lticu ltu ra l Publica- tio n -is a member o f the National Newspaper A ssociation-Founded in 1885, and The National A dvertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association S u b s c r ib e $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $ 125.00 for 1 year (p lease include check w ithform ) N ame : _________ T elephone : A ddress : _ TheWeek Review Hearings on Police Begin Mark Washington, Sr. E xecutive D irector : Black History Month A 49-year-old Portland woman who was stopped and searched by police for being a “mail-theft suspect” is suing the city for unlawful seizure, assault and battery. The suspect police were looking for was described as male and Hispanic. Lisa Haynes, an African American female, claims the two officers who stopped her verbally threat ened her, patted her down sexually, and shoved her before she was let go. insurance on the Cover Oregon website after the site made some fixes on Tuesday. There's no date for fully launching the enrollment system to the general public. Pedestrian Fatalities Rise Yan Huang, 78, was hit by a motorized vehicle and killed, while walking across Southeast Divi sion Street with her husband on Friday, Valentine’s Day. This was the sixth pedestrian fatality in volving automobile traffic in east Portland in the past three months. A petition for city leaders to address these traffic problems is now being circulated by the group Oregon Walks. Loud Music Killing Verdict The man who killed 17-year-old Florida teenager Jordan Davis was found guilty of second-degree murder Sunday, but the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on the charge of first-degree murder. Michael Dunn, 47, fired 10 bullets at a car Davis occupied after an argument with the teens for playing music loudly at a gas station. Devo Guitarist Dies Visioning for MLK & Alberta The North/Northeast Business Association and the Portland African American Leadership Fo 503-288-0033 Attn: Subscriptions, The I rum are holding community visioning sessions on Portland Observer, PO Box | what should be done with the vacant lot at 3137, Portland OR 97208. | Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and I A lberta Street. The outreach com es after a ---------------------- I public outcry over a Portland Development Com mission deal that would have brought a Trader Joe’s grocery to the site. Cover Oregon Fix Made Insurance agents and community organizations on Tuesday were able to enroll people for health or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com February 19, 2014 Bob Casale, guitarist for the band Devo, died Monday at the age of 61. 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