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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.
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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.
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