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Page 2 May 20, 2015 Week in Review The PCC Fires District President Portland Commu- nity College has opened a search for a new president after parting ways Monday with Jere- my Brown who was hired less than two years ago from Dowling College in New York to replace retiring PCC President Preston Pulliams. Via a negotiated departure with the PCC Board of Directors, Brown will collect his salary through June 30, in addition to $11,000 in attorney fees, and a $300,000 severance package. First Ride on Orange Line Established 1970 ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 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 en- velope. 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 PORTLAND 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 Mark Washington, Sr. E ditor : Michael Leighton E xecutive D irector : Rakeem Washington P ublisher : Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin C reative D irector : Paul Neufeldt R eporter /P hotographer : Olivia Olivia CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 Gov. Kate Brown and U.S. Sen. Merkley joined about 500 peo- ple Friday for the first ride on the MAX Orange Line, the first time MAX trains operated at regular speeds with passengers along the entire 7.3-mile route between downtown Portland and north Clackamas County. The event marked a major milestone for the project, which opens in 119 days. Biker Gang Shootout Kills 9 Motorcycle gangs gathered for a meeting at a popular restaurant in Waco, Texas got into a shootout Sunday that left nine bikers dead and 18 injured, and it sent pan- icked patrons and bystanders flee- ing for safety. $15 Fair Wage Adopted The Portland City Council voted last week to amend its fair wage policy, raising pay for more than 150 contractors and some full-time workers to $15 an hour. The new policy applies to parking attendants, security guards, and janitorial staff in city-owned or operated buildings. The policy takes effect July 1. Baby Arrives in Transit Firefighters helped a woman deliver a baby at the intersection of South- east 10th and Woodward Street Monday morning after the expect- ant mother and her husband real- ized they would not make it to the hospital. Crews helped the woman deliver on scene and both the moth- er and her child were transported by ambulance from the scene and are reportedly in good health. Driver Hits Two People A 27-year-old man who police say got into a fight early Sunday at the White Eagle bar on North Russell Street, fled the establishment in a vehicle, and then hit two people with his car, has been identified as Avery Camacho. One woman was critically injured and one man suffered an injury when Camacho drove over his foot. Victim’s Mother Clarifies Story The Portland Observer wishes to correct two statements from a story about families gathering to stop more black youth from dying, “Converting Pain into Purpose” from our May 13 issue. Lucy Mashia, one of the Portland mothers quoted in the story, said her son, Leonard Irving died four years ago, not two, as was printed in a photo caption. She also clarified that she believes she knows who may have killed her son, but that witnesses have refused to step for- ward with information on the killer’s identity.
