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Page 2 July 6, 2016 Diversity Pledge in County Projects OAME meets with county chair Multnomah County Chair Deb- orah Kafoury shared some of the steps being taken to empower mi- nority business owners in county construction projects when she met with a large group of Portland area business owners, entrepreneurs and contractors at the Oregon Associa- tion of Minority Entrepreneurs. Kafoury shared her admiration for the OAME organization as well as the intentional work that the county is doing for minority contracting through the Sellwood Bridge Project, the new Central Courthouse, the Gladys McCoy Health Department Headquarters and other county capital projects, during OAME’s June 24 “Coffee Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury speaks at the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepre- and Issues session. When the Sellwood Bridge Proj- neur’s “Coffee and Issues” event as OAME Founder and Chair Sam Brooks (right) and Multnomah ect wraps up this fall, the county’s County Purchasing Manager Brian Smith look on. The in Week Review No Charges in Clinton Email FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday that the FBI does not rec- ommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for use of a private email serv- er while conducting busi- ness as Secretary of State. The Clinton camp rejoiced in the decision, leaving a bitter Donald Trump, her oppo- nent in the presidential election, to start the hastag “#RiggedSystem” on Twitter. Transgender Ban Lifted The Pentagon announced Thursday that it Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin c reAtive d irector : Paul Neufeldt P ublisher : e ditor : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Cervante Pope will put an end to its ban on transgender people openly serving in the U.S. military. The decision follows a serious review of the roles women, homosexual and bisexual service members have played in the mili- tary recently. The ban takes effect immedi- ately, meaning a transgender person can no longer be discharged for that reason. Affordable Housing Vote The Portland City Council voted unani- mously Thursday to refer a historic afford- able housing bond measure to the Nov. 8 ballot. If approved by voters, the measure would raise $258 million from property taxes to build or acquire 1,300 affordable housing units in Portland, housing about 2,900 people each year. New Police Chief Accused Word broke on Thursday that newly ap- pointed Police Chief Mike Marshman had assaulted his former stepson during an argument in 2006. Marshman was never charged and down- played the seriousness of any injury in the in- cident, but pledged to make the police report public along with his entire personnel file, this week. general contractor will be on track to meet the goal of awarding 20 percent of the subcontracts to mi- nority, women, and emerging small business contractors, Kafoury said. She said the county is also tak- ing steps toward a labor agree- ment on the Central Courthouse Project to make sure it takes into account community values and in- creases opportunity for minority, women and emerging small busi- ness firms. The county wants a workforce on all public projects that “reflect the diversity of our community,” she said. Kaufory also discussed the county’s efforts to decrease home- lessness, highlighting the forma- tion of a Joint Office of Homeless- ness between Multnomah County and the City of Portland and $47 million in new resources for af- fordable housing, new shelter beds and homeless services. Shootings Disrupt Bridges Both the Morrison and Hawthorne bridges were closed early Friday morning as police were in search of a man involved in multi- ple shootings and a kidnapping. The initial incident near Southeast 41st and Woodward left a woman wounded. The male suspect, Anthony Stone, 43, has a significant and vi- olent criminal history on the East Coast and is still at large, police said. Teenager Shot at Transit Center A 15-year-old boy was shot during an al- tercation at the Gateway Transit Center in northeast Portland. Police responded to re- ports of gunfire around 10 p.m. on June 29 but were unable to locate any suspects. The victim is expected to survive. 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