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January 4, 2017
The
Week
in
Review
Jimmy ‘Mak’ Dies One Day after Club’s Closing
Jimmy Makarounis, owner and namesake of the
iconic Portland jazz club Jimmy Mak’s, died Sun-
day, just one day following a New Year’s Eve party
at his downtown establishment that was scheduled
to mark its closing. Makarounis had battled throat
cancer for several years.
rep for the singer, 50, told People.
North Korea Nuclear Threat
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un on Monday an-
nounced that his nuclear-capable country is close to
test launching an intercontinental ballistic missile
whose range would be Hawaii and the West Coast
of the United States. President-elect Donald Trump
responded on Twitter, saying: “It Won’t Happen.”
House Ethics Plan Dissolves
House Republicans gutted an independent eth-
ics oversight committee in a closed door meeting
on Monday, and then reversed course on Tuesday
following public outcry and criticism from Presi-
dent-elect Trump on Twitter.
Night Club Terror in Turkey
NAACP Stages Sit-In
The NAACP staged a
sit-in on Tuesday to pro-
test the nomination of
conservative U.S. Sen-
ator Jeff Sessions as the
nation’s next Attorney
General, vowing to occu-
py his Mobile, Alabama,
office until he withdrew as a candidate or demon-
strators were arrested. Sessions, 70, has a record of
controversial positions on race, immigration and
criminal justice reform.
Janet Jackson Gives Birth
Janet Jackson has given birth
to a baby boy, according to
People magazine. The pop
superstar and her husband,
Wissam Al Mana welcomed
their first child, named Eis-
sa, on Wednesday. Janet had
a stress-free healthy delivery
and is resting comfortably,” a
A gunman reportedly dressed as Santa Claus opened
fire in a popular night club in Istanbul, Turkey during
a New Year’s Eve party, killing 39 people and injur-
ing at least 70 others. Police said most of the victims
were foreigners. The attacker has not been identified
and is still at large. ISIL (Islamic State) released a
statement taking credit for the massacre.
Gang Team Investigates
The Gang Enforcement Team of the Portland Police
Bureau is investigating a shooting during the early
morning hours of New Year’s Day involving a res-
idence in the 8900 block of North Portsmouth Ave-
nue. There were seven people inside the home when
the shooting occurred, but no reports that anyone
was injured, police said.
Driver Arrested after Search
The Street Crimes Unit of the Central Police Precinct
Street arrested a driver Friday after a search of his
vehicle at Northeast 69th and Sandy Boulevard re-
vealed bout 12 ounces of heroin, a knife, and $2,530
in cash. Edson Duran-Hernandez, 28, was booked
into the Multnomah County Jail on drug charges.
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The Portland Development
Commission has named Mayra
Arreola, a former executive with
the Oregon Association of Minori-
ty Entrepreneurs, as the new PDC
director of social equity, policy
and communications.
Arreola most recently oversaw
community investment strategies
at the United Way. She previous-
ly managed the Latino Program
for Rural Development Initiatives
and Programs and Marketing for
Oregon Association of Minority
Entrepreneurs.
PDC Executive Director Kim-
berly Branam said, “I’m confident
that Mayra’s career-long focus on Mayra Arreola
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