December 28, 2016
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Battle Lines Grow
Oct. 19 -- When police were ordered to remove protesters from City Hall who were upset over a new police
union contract that did not meet the activists demands for greater accountability, a violent encounter ensued
with officers deploying pepper spray and pushing a large group of activists out of the building.
A Path for Kids to Grow
Sept. 21 -- Friends of Baseball, a Portland group promoting
Little League for boys and girls, works to break barriers for kids
unable to participate in team sports while also trying to reach,
engage and nurture more children.
Yes for Affordable Home
Alberta Commons
Oct.26 -- Measure 26-179, a Portland proposal to levy bonds to build new housing and purchase and rehabilitee
existing housing to maintain affordability, prevent displacement and allow residents to remain in their homes,
draws support from housing advocates and then passes at the polls.
Nov. 23 -- Colas Construction, an African-American and fami-
ly-owned business, starts construction on the long vacant corner of
Northeast Alberta and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the future
home of a Natural Grocers market and a second retail space.
Rebuilding Trust
Dec. 7 -- Roslyn Hill and Sara Wittenberg promote an Alberta
Main Street history markers project to recognize and celebrate
the contributions of African Americans along a street long asso-
ciated with gentrification while strengthening cultural ties.
Rattled by Trump
Nov. 16 -- Thousands of people stunned by Donald Trump’s win in the presidential election set off on a week of
daily protests in Portland that were mostly peaceful but also tinged with some of the largest and most destruc-
tive protests against Trump in the country.