April 29, 2015
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Mariachi bands and the folkloric Mexican dancers will be staging their annual performances through-
out the weekend.
Cinco De Mayo Fun
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Portland’s legendary waterfront celebration returns
The 31st annual Cinco De
Mayo Festival opens Saturday at
the Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
The celebration presented by
the Portland Guadalajara Sister
City Association has been recog-
nized as one of Oregon’s best her-
itage and cultural events. It serves
as a major fundraiser for the
group’s charitable activities and
will include authentic food, live
entertainment, carnival rides, and
dozens of unique events and com-
petitions, including a Miss Cinco
de Mayo beauty pageant.
A Day of the Dead exhibit along
with a world record attempt for the
most sombreros worn at once will
Beloved School Worker Killed
A beloved cafeteria worker at
Woodlawn School in northeast
Portland was killed at her home
Saturday in the 7900 block of
North Kerby Avenue and her hus-
band is charged with her murder.
Samantha Ann Coffey, 42, was
“the type of person who knew
every kid by name,” said Port-
land Public Schools spokesperson
Christine Miles.
Her death has been tough for
the school to swallow, and stu-
dents who may have interacted
with her for the past eight years Samantha Coffey
are just coming to terms with
their grief. Woodlawn has set up
a room for the community to re-
member and grieve Coffey, with
extra counselors to provide sup-
port.
Her husband John Grant Cof-
fey, 57, was booked Sunday
morning on charges of murder
and unlawful use of a weapon.
The couple had been reportedly
known each other for 18 years and
had been married for 15. They had
a history of domestic violence, of-
ficials said.
Survey Finds Rental Discrimination
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also be featured. This year’s festiv-
ities will also include a tequila and
beer cantina for adults, a traditional
Lucha Libra masked wrestlers com-
petition, and a live butterfly exhibit.
The festival will be open May 2,
3, and 5 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The festival is closed on Monday,
May 4.
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A new report confirms what
many Oregonians may have sus-
pected – racial discrimination is
still a problem in Portland’s rental
market.
The Portland Housing Bureau
released results from a study last
week, showing that landlords
gave preferential treatment to
white renters in 12 out of 25 cas-
es. Renters of color also faced
more demands in order to access
housing – like in one case where a
Latina prospective renter who was
asked to give her Social Security
Number right away to run a credit
check, but a white peer who had
a similar background and applied
for the same apartment was not.
Pegge McGuire, the execu-
tive director of the Fair Housing
Council of Oregon, said she was
disappointed with the results and
pledged to file a formal complaint
against the landlord who discrim-
inated against the one Latino rent-
er.