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east Lombard Street to the Springwater Corridor of southeast
Portland was celebrated Thursday. Roughly following 28th
Avenue, the rare north-south route jogs to parallel streets for
stretches with most of the 9 mile route comprised of neigh-
borhood greenways, residential streets with low traffic vol-
umes and low speeds, where bicycles and pedestrians are
given priority.
Oregon Guard Helps Texas with Rescue Operations
The Oregon Air National Guard was deployed over the
weekend to help with rescue operations in Texas as thou-
sands of people flee from the rising waters of Hurricane
Harvey. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown deployed 15 special
tactics airmen to assist rescue efforts. “My heart goes out
to Houston and all who have lost loved ones, homes and
property,” she said.
Portland Schools Work on Lead Pipes
Work replacing water fixtures for Portland Public Schools
started again on Monday with at least some fixtures at all 90
schools in the district to be replaced to ensure that students
have access to drinking water that does not have unaccept-
able levels of lead. Bottled water will again be provided stu-
dents until the replacements are made.
City Council Adopts 48 Hour Rule for Police
The Portland City Council last week unanimously approved
a new rule requiring police officers who use deadly force
to speak with police internal affairs investigators within 48
hours of the incident. A court review of the policy will be
taken to address officers’ due process rights. The council
also voted to create a new commission on “community-en-
gaged policing.”
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Trump Reverses Limits on Military Gear for Police
President Trump signed an executive order Monday reviving
a controversial program that pro-
vided local police departments
with surplus military equipment.
The directive repeals Obama-era
limitations on police agencies’
access to such military items as
grenade launchers, armored ve-
hicles and other gear that was
seen as inflaming confrontations
with protesters.
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Monday challenging President
Trump’s ban on transgender in-
dividuals joining the military -
one in Seattle by multiple plain-
tiffs and another by the American
Civil Liberties Union in Maryland on behalf of six service
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Wapato Jail for Sale
Multnomah County announced Thursday that it has re-
tained a property brokerage firm to sell or lease the nev-
er-opened Wapato Jail and other surplus properties. It
comes after two earlier offers to buy the north Portland jail
site fell through. The county built the complex in 2004, but
it was never opened.
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Missile Fired Over Japan by North Korea
North Korea on Tuesday fired a midrange ballistic missile
designed to carry a nuclear payload. It flew over Japan and
splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said, as
Washington and South Korea were conducting war games
nearby. President Trump later told reporters, “We’ll see,
we’ll see” when asked what he would do.
Portland Completes North-South Bike Corridor
The completion of a $4.5 million bike corridor from North-
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