October 19, 2016
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Candidates to Debate Housing and Equity
A group of community and housing
advocates are hosting a Friday evening
debate between Steve Novick and Chloe
Eudaly, the two runoff candidates for Port-
land City Council facing voters in the Nov.
8 General Election.
The free and open to the public forum
will begin at 7 p.m. at Revolution Hall,
the former Washington High School site
at 1300 S.E. Stark St. The focus will be
on the intersection between housing and
racial justice, policing, transportation, cli-
mate, government accountability, gender
equality, and other community concerns,
organizers said. Doors will open at 6:30
p.m.
The debate is sponsored by 1000
Friends of Oregon, Know Your City, Port-
Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel
Church
Celebrates
Pastor
Maranatha Church is honoring their se-
nior pastor, Rev. T. Allen Bethel and his
family, for 22 years of service to the con-
gregation, the city of Portland and beyond.
The community is invited to the “Stay
Strong” celebration on Sunday, Oct. 23
at 4:30 p.m. at the church located at 4222
N.E. 12th Ave. Pastor Kimberly Black will
bring the message and special guest sax-
ophonist Eldon T. Jones, along with oth-
ers, will celebrate him through songs and
words of encouragement.
Equity for
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ticeship and journey level workers. Light
construction activity has already started on
the corner of Southwest First Avenue and
Madison where the new courthouse will be
located. Heavy construction is expected to
begin in January and the courthouse is an-
ticipated to open in 2020.
Multnomah County is the lead agency for
the Central Courthouse project. A team led
by SRG Partnership was selected for archi-
tecture and engineering services, while Hoff-
man Construction was named Construction
Manager/General Contractor in July.
Chloe Eudaly
Steve Novick
land Right to the City, and the Portland
Tenants United.
“In 2016, thousands of Portlanders are
forced to sleep on the street every night.
Tens of thousands more can’t find a safe,
stable, affordable place to live. And in the
end, every one of the issues our communi-
ties face - from policing and racial justice to
transit access to climate resilience - comes
back to housing,” said Kayse Jama, exec-
utive director of Unite Oregon and one of
the debate’s moderators. “One of these two
candidates will serve on our City Council
for the next four years, and this debate is an
important opportunity for both to lay out
their visions for housing justice, social jus-
tice, and equity in Portland.”