July 29, 2015
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Renewal and
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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-
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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.
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Portland Mayor Meets with Pope
Mayor Hales joined 60 mayors from
around the world in Italy last week,
attending Pope Francis’ international
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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.