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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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