^ortlanh (Obstruer
Page 2
TheWeek Review
Trader Joe’s Meeting in Los Angeles Postponed
A meeting between Mayor Charlie Hales and officials at
Trader Joe’s, scheduled for Monday in Los Angeles, was
postponed because of a scheduling conflict. Officials from
Trader Joe’s called Friday and apologized for the conflict,
officials said. Hales will continue the dialogue regarding a
possible Trader Joe’s store on Martin Luther King Jr. Bou­
levard, said his spokesperson Dana Haynes.
Death Toll Climbs in Mudslide
March 26, 2014
their relatives did not survive.
Teenage Girl Shot at Mill Park
A teenage girl was hit with a non-life-threatening gunshot
wound in Mill Park in southeast Portland on Sunday. The
suspect is only described by police as an African American
male in his late teens or early 20s, 5 ’ -11" tall, with an average
build.
4,5Q0 Volunteers Clean Oregon Beaches
Over 4,500 volunteers helped clear 23 tons of trash of the
Oregon Coast beach at the annual SOLVE Spring Oregon
Beach cleanup Saturday. An estimated 45,955 lbs of debris
was removed, including 14 tires.
After a massive mudslide
in Arlington, Wash., north­
east of Seattle on Saturday,
the death toll has risen to 14
with as many as 176 people
missing. As rescue work­
ers continue to look through the rubble, authorities say they
expect the death toll to climb.
After suffering what is believed to be a
seizure, a 15-year-old Amur tiger named
Nicole died at the Oregon Zoo on Mon­
day. The tiger and its brother Mikhail
were brought to Portland from Michigan
in 2000.
Officials say Plane Crashed into Indian Ocean
PSU Labor Battles
Malaysia Airlines R ight 370, which has been missing for
three weeks, was reported as officially crashed at the bottom
of the Indian Ocean by Malaysian authorities on Monday.
Malaysian Airlines phoned and texted the families of the
passengers to “assume beyond a reasonable doubt” that
Portland State University professors have filed an unfair
labor complaint after school officials sent an email to all
faculty and staff declaring it would cut off the university’s
email access for any employee who decides to strike in the
wake of continued contract negotiations.
Oregon Zoo Tiger Dies
Home Forward Names
New Board Member
Charlene Mashia has been
a p p o in ted
to
H om e
Forward’s Board of Commis­
sioners, replacing Lee E.
Moore Sr., who retired from
the local housing authority ’ s
governing body after 12
years of service.
M ashia brings a diverse
fin an cial b ackground to
the agency. She is the prin­
cipal o f Charlene M ashia
CPA, with expertise in tax,
audit, budgeting, business
technology and entrepre-
neurship. u Her m
20 years of r Charlene Mashia
experience w ith Fortune
500 com panies, sm all businesses, and non-profits in ­
cludes working for NIKE, Pacificorp, and Coopers &
Lybrand (now Pricew aterhouse Coopers). She holds a
continued ' W ' on page 7
WHAT’S THE
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THESE
TWO HOMES?
HINT: IT HAS TO DO WITH SAVING ENERGY
AND MONEY.
Though two homes may look alike, energy efficiency upgrades
can make a big difference in terms of maximizing comfort
while reducing energy use and cost.
Energy Trust of Oregon can helpyou find a trade ally
contractor and provide cash incentives that help offset the
cost of qualifying energy improvements. With upgrades to
your insulation, water heater, appliances and lighting you
could save up to 15 percent on your home energy costs while
not having to scale back on comfort. And a house that costs
less to operate is worth more.
Start saving on energy costs today. Call us at
1.866.368.7878 or visit www.energytrust.org/residential
Serving customers of Portland General Electric,
Pacific Power, NW Natural and Cascade Natural Gas.
EnergyTrust
of Oregon
TJ or i lanb OThserurr
P ublisher :
Established 1970
Mark Washington, Sr.
E ditor . M ich a el L eig h to n
E xecutive D irector : Rakeem Washington
C reative D irector : P aul N e u feld t
USPS 959-680
R eporter /P hotographer Donovan M. Smith
47 47 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211
The Portland Observer welcomes 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
personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORT­
LAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The
Portland Observer-Oregon s Oldest Multicultural Publication-is a member of the National Newspaper Association-Founded in 1885, and The
National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc. New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association
O ffice M anager /C lassifieds : Lucinda Baldwin
A dvertising M anager : Leonard Latin
-----------------
news@portlandob$erver. com
CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015
sds@ponlandobserver.com
subscription @ponlandobserver, com
P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer, P 0 B o x 3 1 3 7 , Portland, OR9 7 2 0 8