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EDITION HOUSING SPECIAL Page 2 April 27, 2016 Commission Candidate Sets Priorities Childs’ emphasis on children, seniors and the displaced by C ervante p ope t he p ortland o bserver With the May 17 Primary Election rapidly approaching, voters are fervently looking at candidates to prove their worth. For those that live within the conines of Multnomah County District 1, which encompasses the west side of Portland, inner southeast Portland from I-84 to Sellwood and east to Cesar Chavez, Marisha Childs just may be the answer needed. Childs is an attorney and member of the black community in Portland for the last 11 years. She is running on a platform primarily focusing on three speciic priorities – improving mental healthcare for senior citizens, food insecurity (espe- cially concerning children) and culturally-relevant affordable housing. Childs points to her experience on housing issues in the operation of her own family and senior based law irm in Van- couver and having worked on community projects such as inding housing for seniors and foster youth. Understanding the importance of properly representing communities of color and other disadvantaged populations, she makes a pledge of working with minority-based orga- nizations like Portland Community Reinvestment Initia- tives (PCRI), the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), the Urban League of Portland , the Asian Paciic American Network of Oregon (APANO) and the Center for Intercultural Organizing on solidifying housing for those who have been forced out. “Recognizing the signiicant impact created by the city in displacing many communities of color, I will work to bring people back to the neighborhood they were displaced from. Living in housing that meets your cultural and emotional needs is uplifting and when you’re uplifted, your whole out- look on life can shift,” says Childs. Having quality and healthy food is another important facet of life not everyone experiences and Childs seeks to change that. With the somewhat recent cuts to SNAP (food stamps) beneit qualiications and the steadily increasing prices of nutrient rich foods, many are left in food deserts, starved by food insecurity. “I have yet to understand the disconnect between a city that has such an abundance of ‘great restaurants,’ yet has a food shortage,” Childs says. She hopes to see county buildings and schools brightly livened by the colors of healthy treats. “I en- vision fruits and veggies being biked around like SoupCycle to area food deserts. Think of ice-cream man music, but a new tune.” Marisha Childs Black Families Talk Madison Rebuild p.m. with the community meeting kicking off at 6:30 p.m. Childcare will be provided. The school district is asking for the community’s thoughts on what a future Madison should look and feel A community conversation with the African American families in the Madison High School cluster will take place on Tuesday, May 3 at the Highland Christian Center, 7600 N.E. Glisan St. Dinner will be provided starting at 6 The Remembering Prince in Week Review a pellet gun outside a recreation center. nounced last week. Tubman to Face $20 Bill Intel Workers Face Layoffs Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist who was born a slave, will stand with George Washington, Abra- ham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin among the iconic faces of U.S. cur- rency. The $20 bill will be redesigned with Tubman’s portrait on the front, becoming the irst African-American on U.S. paper money, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew an- Prince, one of the most inventive and in- luential musicians of modern times was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis. His longtime law- yer called the death a complete shock and said Monday that the 57-year-old singer lived a clean and healthy lifestyle, disput- ing suggestions that he had a drug addic- tion. Tamir Rice Family Settles The city of Cleveland has reached a $6 mil- lion settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white police oficer while playing with Established 1970 P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington Ofice Manager/Classiieds: c reative d irector : Lucinda Baldwin Intel has notiied Oregon oficials it plans to lay off nearly 800 workers in Portland’s western suburbs. The company announced last week it is shedding 12,000 jobs world- wide. The move is part of a restructuring caused by declining personal computer sales. Intel is Oregon’s largest private em- ployer with 19,500 workers in Washington County. Diverse Workforce Threats at Intel Intel executives have faced unspeciied “threats” from their own employees over their push to diversify the company’s work force, according to the company’s CEO. a dvertising M anager : Leonard Latin r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Cervante Pope “We’re not bringing in women or Afri- can-Americans or Hispanics in exclusion to other people. We’re actually just trying to bring them in and be a part of the whole environment,” Brian Krzanich said at a Friday conference in San Francisco. PSU Viking Pavilion Construction Portland State University broke ground Saturday on the new Viking Pavilion and Peter W. Stott Center. It marks the begin- ning of a $50 million renovation of an out- dated athletics facility. Earth Day SOLVE IT Cleanup Folks came out in force Saturday to make a difference in communities across Or- egon for the 27th annual SOLVE IT for Earth Day clean up. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRO- DUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. he Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and he National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and he West Coast Black Publishers Association Paul Neufeldt Advertise with diversity in The like as plans to remodel the school move forward. What parts of the building and campus work well? What parts don’t? How can Madison better support its students and families? Because Madison High School is a uniquely diverse school, the district seeks to ensure that all the voices of the Madison community are represented in the process. 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