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Page 4 July 29, 2015 MLK Dream Run is Back C ontinued from P age 3 entertainment from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., teen and youth entertain- ment from 4 to 6 p.m., and activ- ist-related speeches and activities in honor of Dr. King from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be food, a beer gar- den, raffle prizes, and music. Ad- mission is free and donations are accepted at the gate. Runners are encouraged to wear red, white to Sunday’s race on Aug. 2, which opens at 6 p.m. on the same site, and has stag- gered start times from 7 a.m., 7:10 a.m., to 7:20 a.m. All run- ners will receive a bag full of dis- counts, goodies, and a compli- mentary grilled cheese sandwich from Dave’s Killer Bread and Tillamook Cheese along with a Widmer Brothers beer and a free raffle ticket to win more prizes from local businesses. To learn more about the week- end celebration or to register to participate in the walks and rac- es, visit mlkdreamrun.org. Subscribe ! 503-288-0033 Fill Out & Send To: Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Address: or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com photo by O livia O livia /T he P ortland O bserver Rents at the McCoy Village on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard are not going up to market rate, despite a shocking letter to residents that was sent out by mistake, according to Catholic Chari- ties, the non-profit that owns the complex. Low Income Rental Sticker Shock Non-profit says notices were sent out by mistake O livia O livia T he P ortland O bserver A local non-profit is trying to make amends af- ter an error caused nearly two-dozen residents to receive shocking rent-increase notices. Catholic Charities, which owns McCoy Village on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, says that error came from an employee of their rental management company who may have not been properly trained. Residents were told through a form letter last week from Cascade Management that their rent would be increasing more than $1,000 a month. For one renter, Alesha Steward, the shock was so upset- ting she went to social media for help. There, she shared the letter indicating that her three-bedroom apartment would go from $921 to $1,926, far out of her range, starting Oct. 1. “This increase will help meet rising costs to main- tain our community,” read the letter. Normally, rent by Showdogs is a full service salon. We do baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing, nail trims, soft claws, flea treatments, mud baths, and ear cleaning. We also have health care and grooming products to keep your pet clean in between visits. Show Dogs Grooming Salon & Boutique 926 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97217 503-283-1177 Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm Monday 10am-4pm Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg and your kitty will be pretty. increases do not exceed 3 percent at income-re- stricted apartment complexes, officials said. More than doubling the rent would be “just about impos- sible,” said Richard Birkel, executive director of Catholic Charities. Birkel went on to explain that the error was es- pecially grievous and that he hopes the communi- ty understands it was not the intention of Catholic Charities to frighten its residents. “The whole purpose of affordable housing is to protect people from these kind of rent increases,” Birkel said. Steward, the mother who took the story to the news and social media, said she had heard of res- idents of another income-restricted Cascade Man- agement property receiving similar notices. I trust Catholic Charities, but I don’t know about Cascade Management,” she explained. “They made the mistake before, so why would they do it again?” Catholic Charities says that they are investigat- ing the issue and and that they will be monitoring notices released to residents more closely from now on. Murder Case Needs Public’s Help Portland police are asking for the public’s help to solve a ho- micide that occurred in south- east Portland on Sunday, July 12 around 3:24 p.m. That’s when of- ficers responded to sounds of gun- shots at the Shalamar Apartments at 137th Avenue and Powell and found Anthony Quincey Jackson, 19, suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. He was taken to a Portland hospital and later died Anthony Jackson of his injuries. The investigation has neither a suspect nor motive, and inves- tigators are asking for anyone in the community with more infor- mation to come forward. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of $1,000 for any tips that lead to an arrest in this case, or any unre- solved felony, and tipsters can re- main anonymous. To call in, dial 503-823-HELP.
