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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (July 29, 2015)
July 29, 2015 Page 5 Renewal and Repurpose C ONTINUED FROM P AGE 1 Calvin Hipolito, a campaign illus- trator for Verde, guided the children in painting a mural on the side of one of the buildings, sketching out the out- line of a woman on one grey corner. Behind him, Alethea Bucchal, the soc- cer and active living coordinator for Hacienda, showed a young girl how to mix paint to get the colors she want- ed. Another community artist, Kali Albert, reminded the children to wash their brushes and work together. As the landscape changes, it’s clear that a seedy history from the past will be updated to the Cully’s neighbor- hood’s needs. The former owners of the property pleaded guilty earlier this summer to promoting prostitu- tion and defrauding the IRS, with sentencing to occur this September. Living Cully will be on its way to developing the site, with the help of a $200,000 grant from the Meyer Me- morial Trust, a $25,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation, a $2.3 million loan from Craft3, a non- SUR¿WFRPPXQLW\GHYHORSPHQW¿QDQ- cial group, and a $250,000 loan from the Portland Development Commis- sion. Community members are invited to celebrate the property’s new plans at their kickoff party on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The festivities will include children and youth activities, music, and food at the Cully site, located at 6723 N.E. Killingsworth St. O LIVIA O LIVIA /T HE P ORTLAND O BSERVER <RXQJSHRSOHLQWKH&XOO\1HLJKERUKRRGHQMR\WKHLUVXPPHUE\MRLQLQJUHSUHVHQWDWLYHVRI+DFLHQGD/DWLQR&RPPX- QLW\'HYHORSPHQW&RUSRUDWLRQWRSDLQWDPXUDORQ&XOO\3OD]D7KHGRZQWURGGHQUHWDLOVLWHZDVUHFHQWO\SXUFKDVHG IRUFRPPXQLW\XVHDQGZLOOHQGLWVGHVWLQDWLRQDVDPDJQHWIRUVWULSFOXEVDQGDGXOWEXVLQHVVHV PHOTO BY Portland Mayor Meets with Pope Mayor Hales joined 60 mayors from around the world in Italy last week, attending Pope Francis’ international summit on Modern Slavery and Cli- PDWH&KDQJH7KH&RPPLWPHQWRI&LW- ies. ,W ZDV WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKH 9DWLFDQ KDV PRELOL]HG ORFDO RI¿FLDOV IRU JUDVVURRWV action on climate change and its detri- mental effects on marginalized people. The pope and mayors signed a declara- tion stating that “human-induced climate FKDQJH LV D VFLHQWL¿F UHDOLW\ DQG LWV HI- fective control is a moral imperative for humanity.” Mayor Hales said the summit was in- vigorating for mayors who are lobbying national governments to act on climate change and inequality. “We mayors can share practical ideas, and we have this new energy pro- vided by the pope’s message, that this is a moral and an ethical issue — not just PHOTO BY THE P ONTIFICAL A CADEMY OF THE S CIENCES a political issue. This gathering gives us 0D\RUV IURP DURXQG WKH ZRUOG LQFOXGLQJ 3RUWODQG 0D\RU &KDUOLH +DOHV DQG H[- HQHUJ\LQWKH¿JKWZHKDYHWRWDNHRQ´ SHUWVLQVXVWDLQDELOLW\DQGFXUELQJPRGHUQVODYHU\PHHWZLWK3RSH)UDQFLVLQ5RPH Marijuana Sales to Begin Early Oregon will allow marijuana sales to adults beginning Oct. 1, nearly a year sooner than originally planned. Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill Tuesday allowing existing medical marijuana dis- pensaries to temporarily sell the drug to all adults. Marijuana possession became legal un- der state law on July 1, but state regula- tors are still about a year away from being ready to allow licensed retail outlets to open. That means the drug can be grown or given away, but it can’t be legally pur- chased. Supporters of early sales say it will give Oregonians a legal place to buy a drug that is legal to possess. Consumers will be allowed to purchase limited quantities of dried marijuana, seeds and plant starts, but not edibles.
