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July 16.2014
photo by R affaele T imarachi /S ummer W orks
Summer employment means painting the Plaza del Sol in the Rockwood neighborhood for young people enrolled in the SummerWorks program.
A NEW LAND USE MAP FOR PORTLAND, COMING THIS SUMMER
THE CITY'S NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL INCLUDE LAND USE CHANGES
TO CREATE A HEALTHIER, SAFER, MORE CONNECTED CITY.
Z oom in to y o u r n eig h b o rh o o d
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Through the interactive Map
App, view proposed land use
changes, read more about the
project, join the mailing list
and comment.
Hired for Summer Jobs
County grows
program for
youth who face
challenges
Y oung people are getting to work
this summer with a SummerWorks
job program now underway for the
sixth year in a row.
Since 2009, Multnomah County
has contracted with the non-profit
Worksystems, Inc., to hire 2,617
young people between ages 16 and
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21 in jobs that gain them work expe
rience critical to their long-term suc
cess.
Nearly 60 percent o f the funding
comes from the city of Portland,
M ultnom ah
C ounty,
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Historic Olympian Dies
Sony Signs 8th Grade Band
• Through the Map App.
The first black woman to win an
Olympic gold medal, Alice Coach
man Davis, died Monday at age 90 in
Georgia. Davis won in the high jump
at the 1948 games in London. She
attended Tuskegee University where
she won 25 national track and field
championships, including 10 consecutive high jum p
titles.
• Submit written comments.
World Cup Digital Records
“Unlocking the Truth,” a heavy metal band compro
mised of three black
8th grade boys from
B ro o k ly n ,
N .Y .,
earned a $60,000 ad
vance and 2 album re
cording contract this week with Sony Records.
Founded in 2007, the band is made up of guitarist
Malcolm Brickhouse, 13, bassist Alec Atkins, 13, and
drummer Jarad Dawkins, 12.
• Testify in person at one of the public hearings to be held September through
November 2014.
F a c eb o o k a n n o u n c e d on
Monday that it had 3 billion
interactions throughout the
World Cup, the biggest event
in the history of the social
media website. That includes
comments, likes, and posts
from 350 million users. Twitter had 672 million tweets
about the cup, whether users were tweeting the
#WorldCup hashtag, their country's hash-flag, or any
The Comprehensive Plan Proposed Draft w ill be
released July XX.
Share your feedback with the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC):
• Tips for testifying: www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/383947
Informational open houses in September will help Portlanders understand the
proposal and prepare testimony. After considering public testimony, the PSC will
forward a Recommended Plan to City Council in early 2015.
Visit www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/pdxcompplan or call 503-823-7700.
The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is committed to providing equal access to
information and hearings. If you need special accommodation, translation or interpretation,
please call 503-823-7700, the City's TTY at 503-823-6868, or the Oregon Relay Service at 711.
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Innovation. Collaboration. Practical Solutions.
City o f Portland. Oregon
Charlie Hales. M ayor ■ Susan Anderson. D irector
Trial Begins for Activist
A trespassing trial for ‘Right 2 Dream Too’ founder
Ibrahim Mubarak was scheduled to begin in the
Multnomah County Courthouse on Tuesday. The activ
ist for people without housing was arrested Feb. 27 for
trespassing and interfering with a police officer while
protesting city actions to remove people from sleeping
under the Burnside Bridge. Mubarak pleaded not guilty
to both charges, and also claimed the booking officer
used anti-Islamic language while processing paperwork.
Correction: Robert D. Bush is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the San Diego Voice
and Viewpoint; and Tamara Weston is the Manager of Multicultural Marketing for Media in M acy’s
Marketing. W eston’s name and Bush’s title were incorrect in our coverage of the National Black Press visiting
Portland for their annual convention (July 9 issue). The Portland Observer regrets the errors.