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The Page 2 The Portland Observer Black in Week Review Panel Approves New Taxicabs A regulatory panel approved 242 new taxi permits last week in response to widespread public interest in having more taxi service in the Portland area. The city’s Private for Hire Transportation Board also recommended a new taxicab pro- vider called Ecocab, which plans to offer service with a fleet of all-electric vehicles. Guilty of Terrorism Charge A Portland resident and former city wastewater treatment employee, Reaz Qadir Khan, plead guilty on Friday to the crime of accessory after the fact for assistance he provided to individuals connected to a 2009 suicide bomb at- tack at the headquarters of Pakistan’s intelligence service in Lahore, Paki- stan, that killed about 30 people and injured 300 more. New Yellow Traffic Signals The city of Vancouver announced Friday that they started upgrading traffic lights at 16 separate intersections through- out town. The installations will add flashing yellow left-turn- arrow signals to indicate that left-turning traffic may proceed after first yielding to oncoming traffic. ACLU Sues Gresham Police The ACLU of Oregon filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court last week arguing that a Portland woman’s consti- tutional rights were violated when a Gresham police officer snatched her phone away while she was live- streaming police activity. Oil Train Explodes in Fire Fires were still burning Tuesday more than a day after an oil train carrying more than 3 million gallons of crude derailed in a snowstorm, shooting fireballs into the sky and leaking oil into a West Virginia waterway. Hundreds of families were evacuated; two water treatment plants were temporarily shut down and a nearby house down to its foundation. Accident Now Called Murder Nearly six years after a 23-year-old Portland woman fell to her death from the Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia River Gorge, a friend hiking with her that day has been charged in her murder. Stephen Wagner Nichols, 40, of Bend was arrested on the charge Thursday in San Francisco. Deadly Storm in East Winter Storm Octavia that has ravaged the east coast has left 8 dead, hundreds of thousands of people without power, and deeply disrupted and even halted travel through- out the northeast. More than 1,500 flights were cancelled Tuesday in connection with the snowstorm. Established 1970 P UBLISHER : E DITOR : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR : Rakeem Washington O FFICE M ANAGER /C LASSIFIEDS : Lucinda Baldwin C REATIVE D IRECTOR : P a u l History Month USPS 959-680 R EPORTER /P HOTOGRAPHER Olivia Olivia Honoring Our Past Alberta group looks back and plans ahead Alberta Main Street, a group representing businesses, organizations and residents, is reaching out to the commu- nity to gain historical perspectives and help identify priority projects, programs and events going forward. The mission is to advance efforts to develop Northeast Alberta Street as a vibrant, creative, equitable, sustainable, and most importantly racially diverse commercial and live- able district serving residents and visitors. On Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6:30 p.m., the group invites the community to “Honoring Our Past, Planning Our Future” discussion, which will include three Alberta Street pioneers: Roslyn Hill (developer and community activist), Pastor Robin Mayfield (commercial property owner), and Florence Fleskes (long time resident). The panellists will talk about their history and experience on Alberta Street as well as their vision for the future. The session will take place in the Oscar Romero Room at the St. Andrew Catholic Church Community Center, 806 N.E. Alberta St. Participants are encouraged to RSVP at albertamainstreet.org, by emailing rsvp@albertamainst.org, or calling 503-683-3252 4747 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 Neufeldt A DVERTISING M ANAGER : Leonard Latin February 18, 2015 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 3137 , Portland, OR 97208
