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keep up with maintenance and is a safety issue.
S ix M o n k e y s
A 72-year-old Klamath Falls man died while cutting
down a tree He was about 20 feet from the tree’s base
which was about a foot in diameter.
D ie a t Z o o
During quarantine at
the Oregon Zoo, six
m onkeys died on
May 25. The cotton-
top tamarins all ar­
rived at the zoo just
a few day s earlier and
died o f unknow n
causes, a zoo spokesman said.
New Grocer Bids
for MLK Lot
M a n K ille d By T ree
C h ic a g o G u n fire G o es S ile n t
During the Memorial Day weekend, Chicago and its 2.7
million residents went 42 hours without a single gun­
shot reported. The peacefulness is credited in part to
Chicago-bred artist Chance the Rapper launching a
viral campaign with his father promoting community
with the hashtag #SaveChicago.
T r iM e t D riv e r S a v e s T o d d le r
While driving in Gresham, TriMet bus driver Bill Clark
saw a barefoot toddler wandering in traffic on a busy
road and quickly pulled over. He took the boys hand,
brought him on the bus, and called authorities; the
child was later returned to his father.
S t r e e t F e e P ro te s t
Citizens packed into Portland City Hall on Thursday
to protest of a proposed street fee; one that could cost
homeowners up to $144 a year. Mayor Hales and
Commissioner Steve Novick say the fee is needed to
lu n e 4 , 2 0 1 4
PDC updates plans at open meeting
Plans by the Portland Develop­ Square, many of whom have been
ment Commission to develop a long- struggling financially for years.
vacant lot on Martin Luther King
The agency will continue to offer
Boulevard and Alberta Street are a $2.4 million reduction in price for
S p e llin g B e e Tie
moving forward with many of the the land as an incentive.
Forthe first time in52
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same players involved before a com­
years, the Scripps Na- I
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Protests erupted from some in
munity protest caused grocer Trader the African American community
tional Spelling Bee
Joes to pull out of the bidding.
after the deal with Trader Joes was
found two boys shar-
PDC Executive Director Patrick announced expressing concerns on
me the title l.o, week
Sriram Hathwar of
IB Quinton announced at an open com­ how the deal was formulated and
Painted Post, N.Y., r'
jE munity meeting at the adjacent Cu­ that it could cause further displace­
rious Comedy club last Wednesday ment of blacks in the area.
and Ansun Sujoe of !
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evening
that California developer
These protests are likely what
Fort Worth, Texas,
Majestic
Realty
Co.
and
local
minor­
caused Trader Joes to later pull out.
got back-to-back words wrong, each giving a reprieve
ity
contractor
Colas
Construction
Subsequently, Mayor Charlie Hales
to the other. Neither stumbled again, and a dozen
would
be
staying
on
board
as
par­
convened about 50 leaders from the
words later, they ended up as co-champions.
ticipants in the venture.
local black community, business
Negotiations are currently un­ owners, and stakeholders in April
derway among unnamed grocers to discuss the lot’s future and fu­
that PDC is purposely keeping un­ ture plans for affordable housing.
der-wraps. Quinton says it’s not a Hales pledged an additional $20
definite deadline, but PDC is giving million towards affordable housing
Majestic Realty Co. about 90 days at the end of that meeting.
to come back with a desired pro­
As PDC looks to break ground
posal for the land that would in­ within the next 10 to 12 months,
clude another grocer as anchor ten­ Quinton also said he wanted to put
ant.
together a 20 to 30 person ‘’project
He said the plans respond to past working group’ ’ that wouldcreate a
and present calls from the King community benefits agreement with
Neighborhood to bring an anchor Majestic and Colas.
tenant grocer to the site for the small
The Portland Observer will pro­
businesses in the adjacent Vanport vide more updates as they come.
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