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October 26, 2016
Write-in Campaign for Sheriff
‘Don’t Shoot’ activist
Raiford seeks votes
C ervante p ope
t he p ortland o bserver
Just as ballots went out for the Nov. 8 General
Election, Don’t Shoot Portland founder and police
reform activist Teressa Raiford has announced the
launch of a write-in campaign for Multnomah Coun-
ty sheriff.
“Mike Reese is unfit to be the Sheriff,” Raiford
wrote in a press release announcement Monday. “He
by
was a bad police chief and he’ll be a bad sheriff.”
Raiford has been deeply entrenched in activism
calling for police accountability and racial justice
since her nephew was shot and killed by Portland
police in Old Town in 2010. She ran an unsuc-
cessful campaign against Multnomah County
Commissioner Loretta Smith two years ago.
Formerly Portland Chief of Police, Reese was
appointed interim sheriff in August following the
forced and controversial retiring of Dan Stanton,
amid accusations of sexism, profiling and misuse
C ontinued on p age 4
The
Week in Review
Trump “BS” Food Truck
Northwest Explosion
Portland Bagelworks on North-
west 23rd Avenue was destroyed
in an explosion Wednesday after
construction workers accidentally
tapped a natural gas line. Eight
were injured in the blast, includ-
ing two police officers and a fire-
fighter who was credited with sav-
ing lives by evacuating buildings
before the explosion.
Teachers for Black Lives
Hundreds of teachers, students
and parents wore Black Lives
Matter shirts in public schools
across Seattle last week as part
of an unofficial “day of action” to
bring attention to racial injustice
in schools. The efforts were sup-
ported by Seattle’s 5,000 member
teachers union.
Family Locked In Exam Room
A mother and her sick 4-month-
old son in Puyallup, Wash. were
accidentally locked inside an ur-
gent care facility Thursday eve-
ning while waiting for a doctor to
come see them. After waiting in
the exam room for 40 minutes, the
mother peeked outside the room to
find the facility empty with all of
the lights turned off.
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
Downtown Portland advertising
agency Wieden+Kennedy erect-
ed a Donald Trump themed food
truck in Pioneer Square Friday af-
ternoon. Meant as a political per-
formance art piece, the food truck
served “Donald Trump’s Menu of
B-S,” with the “BS” standing for
baloney sandwich.
Cocaine Speedway
Portland officers arrested a man
Sunday after he was pulled over
for speeding on I-5 and a po-
lice dog found 20 pounds of co-
caine with an estimated value of
$320,000 in a hidden compart-
ment of his BMW. The driver was
identified as Mauricio Gomez Al-
varez, 30.
Latino Market Vandalized
Officials at the Portland Mercado
food truck and market hub in the
Lents neighborhood of southeast
Portland revealed Monday that 8
of their 10 food trucks were dam-
aged by vandals over the week-
end. Cash, equipment and per-
sonal items were stolen. Officials
estimate the damage at around
$25,000.
Affordable Housing Preserved
The 11x13 Preservation project
re-opened the affordable housing
building Hawthorne East Monday
after a series of upgrades. It means
that a building that was set to be
converted into high price rent-
als will now remain as Section 8
housing for another 60 years.
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