VETERAN’S DAY
Special Edition
November 7, 2018
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Contractors Monday were preparing space for a new homeless shelter inside the Multnomah
County-owned Walnut Park building at the corner of Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and
Killingsworth Street.
Shelter Prepared
Walnut Park to
open space for
homeless
A new homeless shelter slated
to open by Thanksgiving in the
heart of Portland’s historic Afri-
can-American community will
give those struggling to fend for
themselves on the streets a place
of refuge and assistance.
Coming to the Multnomah Coun-
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ty-owned Walnut Park building at
the corner of Northeast Martin Lu-
ther King Jr. Blvd. and Killingworth
Street, the shelter will offer accom-
modations for about 80 people seek-
ing an overnight stay on a referral
basis, with an emphasis on housing
people 55 and older, those with dis-
abilities, and veterans, official said.
The building is already used for
several public purposes, includ-
ing a county health center, multi-
cultural senior center, and dental
clinic, activities that will continue.
Transition Projects, a Portland
nonprofit, will run the new shelter,
offering basic accommodations,
like bunk beds, a place to store
belongings, and bathroom and hy-
giene supplies, officials said. The
shelter is also slated to allow pets.
Regular meals and other services
will not be offered.
Reservations for the shelter can
be made by phone at 503-280-
4700 or by visiting the Transition
Projects Resource Center at 650
N.W. Irving St.
Mayor Proposes Protest Curbs
Would apply to groups with history of violence
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler
will bring a proposed emergen-
cy ordinance to the City Council
on Thursday asking the city to
restrict when and where protest
groups with a history of violence
may gather and demonstrate, say-
ing tougher regulations are need-
ed to curb injuries to people, dam-
age to public property and offset
other safety concerns.
Wheeler cites the rash of vio-
lent confrontations between rival-
ing factions in public demonstra-
tions that have occurred over the
past two years as the catalyst for
the ordinance, including an Oct.
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13 demonstration that culminat-
ed with right-wing Patriot Prayer
and counter-protesting Antifa
brawling in the streets.
“We’ve become a magnet for
agitators either with a history
of—or an expressed intent to vi-
olent,” Wheeler said.
The new regulations could
be applied when two groups an-
nounce that they’ll meet at the
same place and time for a demon-
stration and each have a history of
violence with each other, officials
said. If the new rules are broken,
violators could face a misdemean-
or charge and fine of $500 and up
to 6 months in jail, or both.
The American Civil Liberties
Union of Oregon has condemned
the proposal saying it regulates
Constitutionally-protected speech
and assembling with no meaning-
ful oversight for abuse.
“The proposed ordinance rais-
es many constitutional concerns,”
said Mat Dos Santo, legal director
for the ACLU of Oregon. “Per-
haps worse than the legal issues
it raises, is that this ordinance is
being sprung on the public with
little notice as an emergency mea-
sure that will take effect immedi-
ately.”
Dos Santos said he expects
the opposition to grow with more
public outcry, planned demonstra-
tions and challenges in court.