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The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representa- tive Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association P ublisher : e ditor : 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 Reporter/Web Editor: Cervante Pope P ublic r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 Driving a Bus for a Career TriMet recruiting with hiring event TriMet has put out the word that it expects to hire 20 bus op- erators every three weeks for the foreseeable future to keep up with service expansions, promo- tions and retirements. To help fill the demand, TriMet is hosting a hiring event on Satur- day, Sept. 17, at the Oregon Con- vention Center at 777 N.E. Mar- tin Luther King Jr. Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You’ll be able to apply for a job, as well as talk to staff throughout the agency about working for TriMet, the benefits and career opportunities. When you join TriMet, you get Springwater Sweep Begins Portland’s sweep of homeless camps on the Springwater Cor- ridor in southeast Portland has begun. A combination of private contractors, city crews and po- lice officers began the process of taking down the encampments at 8 a.m. Thursday after a month of warnings, saying clearance of the entire trail could take several weeks. and testing for the necessary Commercial Driver’s License. After a six-week training period and six-month probationary pe- riod, there are several career op- portunities available throughout the transit agency, including full time bus operators. Student bus operators earn $14.25 per hour during the train- ing period (40 hours/week). Once training is complete, bus oper- ators work part time and earn $15.63 an hour for the first six months. Pay increases occur ev- ery four months until the top rate of pay $28.39 is reached at 35 months. TriMet is recruiting bus drivers with a special hiring event on Satur- Part-time operators get the day, Sept. 17 at the Oregon Convention Center same medical, dental and vision more than a job, you get a career. ator ranks, with more opportuni- benefits full-time employees re- Most jobs within the agency are ties opening up after that. ceive after 30 days of employ- hired from within the bus oper- TriMet provides the training ment. The due to the damage, officials said. after the U.S. Department of Ed- ucation banned the institute from enrolling new students that re- ceived federal financial aid. Fireball in the Sky Pokemon Safety Campaign in Week Review at Mary Jane’s House of Grass marijuana dispensary locations in Portland and Washington state last week, including a stop at the Mary Jane’s southeast Division location on Thursday. The “Shop with Snoop” events were ticketed, private and included a walk down a red carpet. Almost 150 reports from all across western Oregon and southern Washington came in to the Amer- ican Meteor Society Friday night and Saturday morning in regards to a large fireball flying across the sky. All reports say the ball of Convenience Store Arson light was blue in color and travel A 7-Eleven store in a “left to right” path. It is unde- the St. Johns neigh- termined what exactly caused this borhood of north strange light. Portland was hit by multiple arson fires ITT Schools Closed Monday, leading For-profit and commercially fa- police to arrest and mous ITT Technical Institute an- charge Kevin Mitchell Jr., 25, with nounced Tuesday that all of their Snoop Smokes Portland first degree arson and criminal mis- campuses will be closed immedi- Snoop Dogg made a series of stops chief. The store was forced to close ately. The news comes just days The Oregon Department of Trans- portation ushered in a new safe- ty campaign last week based off the popular game Pokémon Go. Safétymon Go features Pokémon characters done up in safety attire to represent the different angles of being safe and alert while on the road. Church Shooter Arrested Police arrested Kevin Michael Farmer, 21, on Wednesday for the recent shooting of Jonathan Pierce, 29, outside of Sanctuary Church in Gresham. Farmer was apprehended when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stop, po- lice said.
