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Page 2 sportiani» CObseruer A p ril 23, 2014 Say Goodbye to Trader Joe’s Specialty grocer issues final 66. no to MLK and Alberta It’s official, Trader Joes is out of a development deal that would have brought the specialty grocer to a lot on Martin Luther King Boulevard and Alberta Street. Portland Mayor Charlie Hales made the announcement in a news release Tuesday. He said he got the final rejection from Trader Joe’s in a phone call on Friday. photo by D onovan M. S mith /T he P ortland O bserver The lot which has been vacant for a va ca n t lo t on N o rth e a s t M a rtin L u th e r K in g Jr. B o u le v a rd a n d A lb e rta S tre e t a w a its developm ent. around a decade, was picked to be M a y o r C harlie H a le s a n n o u n c e d T uesda y th a t he w as n o t s u c c e s s fu l in an e ffo rt to g e t T rade r developed by Majestic Realty of Los J o e ’s to re c o n s id e r b u ild in g a s to re on the site. Angeles for bringing in a major retail anchor that would serve as an adja cent commerce hub to Vanport Square. The proposed deal was brokered by the Portland Development Com mission and announced last No vember, but pushback came prima rily from the Portland African Ameri can Leadership Forum, a group of local activists who called for afford able housing to be included in the 2- acre site. Citing negative community con cerns, Joe’s announced in February that they would not continue with the plans. Hales tried to revive the deal. He says Majestic Realty Co. will stay on for future plans to develop the space in some capacity saying, “Majestic knows the site, they know the players, and they know the is sues of concern. If we want to fast- track a development that meets the needs of the neighbors, the busi ness community, and the city, then Majestic should take the lead.” Sheriffs Pivot on Immigration Multnomah and others pull back on jail holds S h erriffs in M ultnom ah, Clackamas, and Washington coun ties announced last week that they will immediately suspend the prac tice of honoring requests from fed eral immigration enforcement to hold individuals in their jail without prob able cause. This is in response to the Miranda- Olivares decisions set forth by the U.S. District Court of Oregon. An Immigration Customs Enforce ment “ICE” detainer is used by fed- A light-hearted look at Charles Schulz's exploration of the natural world. eral government to apprehend indi viduals who come in contact with local and state law enforcement agen cies. The detainers are written re quests that a local jail or other law enforcement agency hold a person for 48 hours after his or her release date for the government to decide whether to take him into federal cus tody and begin formal deportation proceedings. Marion County Sherriff Jason Myers released this statement in re sponse to his decision, “the Marion County Jail will no longer hold in mates pursuant to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer alone. ICE may issue or forward a federal judicial warrant or order au- ■M M M TheWeek Review Fired Administrator will Sue D e lig h tin g us all th ro u g h M a y 4 Portland’s former chief administration officer, Jack D. Graham, announced last week that he plans to sue the city for racial discrimination, defamation, and a lack of due process tied to his firing. Mayor Charlie Hales fired Graham in November because of controversies involving the Office of Management and Finance that Graham supervised. DISCOVERY MUSEUM EasterSunday Assault 0 OREGONIIVE Chevron Zhe (Ortgonun w w w .w o r ld f o r e s t r y .o r g ri,t Jlnrtlanò dObsvrUer P ublish er : E d it o r : Established 1970 Mark Washington, Sr. 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 O ffice M anager /C lassifieds : A dvertising M anager : Police were called when two women who attended an Easter Sunday service at Oliver Elementary School in southeast Portland, where the Life Restoration Church holds church service, got into an altercation Sunday. The victim was cut with a knife. The suspect was- arrested for assault. USPS 959-680 REPORTER/PHotoGRAPHER Donovan M. Smith ----------------- Affirmative Action Repeal The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled by a 6-2 vote that Michigan voters had a right to ban affirmative action in their state via a ballot initiative. The decision is a blow to the use of racial preferences in higher education but not an outright ban. K9 Shooting Suspect A 20-year-old man accused of shooting a Portland police officer in the legs and killing the officer’s K9 dog made his first court appearance on Monday. Police say the man and two other suspects were on a crime spree preceding last week’s shooting. TriMet Ticket Forger Busted Efren Escarsega Jr. was arrested April 16 accused of forging more than 1,000 TriMet passes with stolen ticket stock. He faces multiple crimes, including first- degree theft and conspiracy to commit forgery. 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 sell addressed envelope. 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Jail staff will con tinue to collect and submit informa tion to ICE regarding foreign-bom arrestees, but will not place holds upon such arrestees unless a judicial warrant or court order is received authorizing detention,” Carmen Madrid, the organizing director for the Center for Intercul tural Organizing in W ashington County, says this policy changes move the region in the “right direc tion.” “This will undoubtedly improve the relationship between each of these offices and immigrant and refu gee communities,” Madrid says. news @ portlandobserver. com CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 ads@portlandobserver.com subscription @portlandobserver, com P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3 1 3 7 , Portland, OR9 7 2 0 8
