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MONTH The Week in Review Mumps Cases Grow Page 2 BLACK HISTORY February 8, 2017 tors in the crash, Landlords File Suit An emergency ordinance requiring landlords in Portland to pay moving expenses when they evict tenants without cause was passed by the Portland City Council last week in response to the housing crisis impacting low income residents. But by Tues- day, the rule led to a lawsuit by two property owners who claim it conflicts with state law prohibiting rent control. House Speaker Tina Kotek of north Port- land, meanwhile, pledged Monday to help change the state law. No Roving Protests at PDX Portland International Airport will no longer allow roving protests. The change policy was issued last week following the large protests that erupted over the previous weekend over President Trump’s ex- ecutive order on immigration. The Port of Portland will now offer Free Speech Permits that designate a zone for protests outside the airport terminal. Iman Delivers Invocation An ongoing outbreak of the mumps virus has con- tinued to grow in Washington state with at least 367 people either diagnosed or suspected of having the mumps, according to the Washington State Health Department. The vast majority of those infected have been school-aged children, officials said. Hedgehog Calls Early Spring FuFu, an African pygmy hedgehog at the Oregon Zoo, did not see her shad- ow on Groundhog Day, meaning an early spring could be in store here in the Northwest. Hedgehogs and not groundhogs are the real weather experts of the ani- mal world, according to the zoo animal curator Tan- ya Paul, who oversaw the Feb. 1 prediction. Imam Muhammad Najieb, director of the Muslim Com- munity Center of Portland, opened the 2017 legislative session in the Oregon House of Representatives last week by reciting the opening chap- ters of the Quaran. Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek invited Imam Najieb to deliver the invocation. Bicyclist Killed in Bike Lane A 53-year-old male riding his bicycle in the north- bound bike lane on Interstate Avenue was killed Monday when a truck driver travelling in the same direction made a right turn onto Farragut Street. Of- ficials said preliminary information indicates that neither impairment nor distracted driving were fac- Established 1970 P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton e xecutive d irector : Rakeem Washington A dvertising M AnAger : Office Manager/Classifieds: c reAtive d irector : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Leonard Latin Lucinda Baldwin Paul Neufeldt Christa McIntyre P ublic r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. r ePorter : Zachary Senn Legal Fight to Stop Pipeline The Standing Rock Sioux tribe is promising a legal battle after the Army said Monday that it’s clearing the way for completion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Tribal attorney Jan Hasselman says the government “will be held accountable in court.” ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association 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 PO QR code