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Page 2 February 14, 2018 PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE: 55TH ANNUAL WEST COAST PREACHERS & LEADERS FORUM Black Parents Name Smith The Black Parents Initiative, an organization that helps lo- cal families prepare children for academic success, announced Wednesday that it has named Chuck Smith as its interim lead- er, and has suspended executive director and co-founder Charles McGee as it investigate alle- gations of sexual assault made against him. Smith has served the non-prof- it organization as program direc- tor for four years and has over 35 years experience in human ser- Chuck Smith vices. McGee was the subject of an investigative story in the Wil- lamette Week last week about the sexual assault of a woman he knew six years ago and who pledged to make her story public if he ever ran for public office. Last Tuesday, apparently in anticipation of the article, Mc- Gee announced he was no longer running for Multnomah County Commissioner, for a seat that will open next year because of term limits. The tinued coverage of current bene- fits is part of the contract. Lying About Videotaping Rights A veteran Portland police sergeant admitted to investigators that he deliberately told a protestor in 2016 that he could get arrested for videotaping police and that mis- leading the public on such legal practices is common among po- lice, the city’s Independent Police Review panel reported last week. The findings are expected to result in disciplinary actions for the offi- cer in question. Shelter Roof Leak Ousts Families Jeremiah 29:11 Week in Review OHSU Drops Policy Denying Transplants to Undocumented An antiquated policy at Oregon Health & Science University pro- concerns. The families moved to hibiting an undocumented mother a church across the street, then to of four children, who has lived in the motels as county officials evaluate local area for decades, a life-saving and decide on repairs. liver transplant, has been rescind- ed. The ACLU began a petition to reverse the policy and when it was brought to the attention of hospital leaders, it was discontinued. Over 100 parents and children were displaced last week from the city’s largest homeless shelter Unity Kicks Off Olympics for families, located on Southeast North and South Korea leaders sat 160th Avenue and Stark Street, side-by-side and shook hands in after a roof leak sparked safety an unexpected display of unity as the 2018 Winter Olympics kicked off Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Yuna Kim, South Korea’s figure skating gold medalist, was shepherded to light the torch by two athletes from the unified Ko- rean ice hockey team. Portland Teachers Receive Raises Portland Association of Teachers has won a bargaining contract with Portland Public Schools af- ter the school board voted 7-0 last week to ratify a new 3-year agree- ment. An 8 percent raise, spread out over three years, and the con- Residential Speed Limit Reduced The Portland Bureau of Transpor- tation started changing speed lim- it signs on residential streets from 25 mph to 20 mph last week, the first phase of a new attempt from the city’s Vision Zero Initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities over the next decade. Free Tuition for PSU Transfers Beginning this fall, some low-in- come Oregonian college students transferring to Portland State Uni- versity will no longer have to pay tuition, so long as they are enrolled full time and are eligible for a Pell Grant, the university announced last week. The program will cov- er tuition and fees up to 15 credits for transfer students of a four year college or community college. 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