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Page 2 November 14, 2018 Called Out for Racism Willamette Week last week pub- lished an offensive front page car- toon depicting Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw that harkened to the historically racist characterizations of African Americans in history, Portland Mayor Wheeler calls out the Willamette Week for publishing an offensive and racist cartoon depicting Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw. To make his point, he sent a Tweet showing the publication’s cover page from last week, contrasting it with the more favorable photo treatment the publication had in earlier issue (left) about a member of the alt-right. The Week Review in Deadly Fires in California More human remains were discovered in the retire- ment community of Paradise in the Sierra Nevada re- gion of California Monday as fire crews made some progress against massive wildfires. The death toll reached 42, making it the deadliest one in California fire history. In southern California, the Woolsey Fire has also claimed two lives. Comics Legend Dies at 95 Stan Lee, a comic legend who helped define modern pop culture through the cre- ation of classic Marvel char- acter, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Black Panther, died Monday at the age of 95. Lee’s characters brought audiences out in droves in blockbuster mov- ies, including Black Panther—the first mainstream black superhero whose comic book origins predate the political party that shares its name. Trump Moves on A.G. Draw Protest Nearly a thousand people congregated at Tom Mc- Call Waterfront Park in downtown Portland Thurs- day to protest President Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as Attorney General. The rally comes in the wake of the president asking for and re- ceiving the resignation of Jeff Sessions and the wor- ry he is trying to undermine the Russia investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Established 1970 P ublisher : e ditor : Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton A dvertising M AnAger : Office Manager/Classifieds: C reAtive d ireCtor : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Leonard Latin Lucinda Baldwin Paul Neufeldt Danny Peterson Mayor Ted Wheeler charged last week. Wheeler said the drawing was child- ish and demeaning and to make his point he Tweeted two side-by-side covers from the weekly publication, one that dignified a person suspected of being in a hate group and the oth- er representing Portland’s top law en- forcement officer. “On the left, an icon of the alt-right, humanized. On the right, a caricature of our Police Chief, harkening back to the Jim Crow era. Both from the same publication. We know @wweek can do better than this,” Wheeler said. In an interview with KGW, Wheeler said Outlaw also objected to the car- toon’s depiction. Oregon Sues for Federal Monies Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and state Attorney Gen- eral Ellen Rosenblum announced Monday they are filing a lawsuit against President Trump and the De- partment of Justice over the threat to withhold law enforcement grants to Oregon as a ploy to force the state to abandon its sanctuary state policies and co- operate more with federal immigration officials. Plastic Straw Ban Considered Portland City Council will consider Wednesday an ordinance that would ban restaurants from automati- cally supplying plastic straws and other small plastic products to customers. The plastic items would only be permitted if a customer requested them under a policy intended to help mitigate the millions of tons of plastic that finds its way into the ocean each year, advocates say. Officer Struck with Pipe A Portland police officer was seriously injured and hospital- ized after he was hit in the head with a pipe Saturday evening. Authorities said the officer was responding to a report that a man was throwing rocks at ve- hicles near Southeast 45th and Division. Tsegay A. Abraha, 36, was arrested for the attack and charged with multiple counts of assault. Southeast Bike Path Booby-trap A woman sustained injuries Friday as she was bi- cycling on a popular walking and bike path near I-205 and Southeast Division Street and encoun- tered a booby-trap, authorities said. Police found woven string positioned above the path apparently in an effort impede the use of the path. Three men, ages 21 to 27, were arrested, accused of causing criminal mischief. ---------------------- USPS 959 680 ------------------ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. 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