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Page 2 July 5, 2017 The in Week Review Minimum Wage Increase $728,000 in federal income taxes from $2.6 million in revenues from strip shows and prostitution. War on Sanctuary Cities The minimum wage increased by $1.50 per hour in the Portland metro area Saturday and by 50 cents per hour in the rest of the state. An estimated 301,000 jobs — about one in seven jobs in the state — was expected to see the pay increase which was enact- ed by the Legislature last year to take effect July 1, according to the Oregon Employment Department. House Republicans joined President Donald Trump on Thursday in declaring war on sanctuary cities -- passing legislation targeting the cities’ funding while hammering a message of the dangers posed by undocumented immigrants. The bill would also increase maximum penalties for undocumented im- migrants who repeatedly enter the country illegally after deportation. Supporting Net Neutrality Bus Driver Assault Arrests City Commissioner Dan Saltzman joined Mayor Ted Wheeler, Oregon U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and other advocates Friday in support of a proposed city resolution denouncing the Trump administration’s proposal to repeal Obama-era rules protecting the freedom of the Internet. “Net neutrality is a pocket book issue for American households,” said Wheeler. Three teenage girls were arrested last week after the public helped identify them for assaulting a TriMet bus driver. Portland Police arrested 18-year-old Jada Thompson, a 14-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl for the June 9 attack. Officials allege the girls spit on and pepper sprayed a TriMet bus driver in the area of Northeast 42nd Avenue and Holman Street. Vatican Cardinal Charged Subscribe! 503-288-0033 Fill Out & Send To: Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Address: or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com A high ranking leader of the Catholic Church said on Thursday he will take a leave of absence from his post after Australian authorities charged him with multiple counts of sexual assault. Victoria state po- lice summoned Cardinal George Pell, 76, the Vatican treasurer, to appear in Australian court to face what they are calling “historical sexual assault offenses.” Strip Club Owners Sentenced Confederate Flag Lawsuit A federal judge last week sentenced Kandace Des- marais, 65, and her brother, Gilbert “Mace” Des- marais, 52, to two years in prison for their roles promoting prostitution at a former Cully neighbor- hood strip club in northeast Portland and nine other area strip clubs and adult video stores. They also were charged with conspiring to evade more than A black Mississippi citizen is taking his case against the state’s Confederate-themed flag to the U.S. Su- preme Court. In papers filed last week, attorneys for Carlos Moore argue that the flag is a symbol of white supremacy that harms him and his young daughter by violating the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection to all citizens. 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 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 Lucinda Baldwin Paul Neufeldt Christa McIntyre P ublic r elAtions : Mark ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 Washington Jr. r ePorter : Zachary Senn 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