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Jaquona Lakaya Goggans
Terrorism Task Force Exit Approved
Citing a deep distrust in the ability to root out
terrorism while upholding the civil rights of
residents, the Portland City Council voted
3 to 2 last week to withdraw from partici-
pation in the Joint Terrorism Task Force, a
partnership between local and federal law
enforcement. The issue was a key campaign
promise for Portland City Commissioner Jo
Ann Hardesty and follows a similar move
done by San Francisco in 2017.
Blazers Sign Enes Kanter
The Portland Trail Blazers
signed free agent Enes Kanter
last week. The 26 year old
center previously garnered
an average of 14 points, 10.5
rebounds, 1.9 assists and 25.6
minutes in 44 games during the 2018-19
season with the New York Knicks. Kanter
ranks 14th in the NBA in rebounding.
Tenant Protection Bill Passes
The Oregon Senate passed a bill last week
The death of a woman whose body was
found inside of a car in southeast Portland
has been called “suspicious” by police and
the family of the deceased said they believe
she was killed.
Police identified the woman last week as
Jaquona Lakaya Goggans, 43, after initially
reporting that the victim was male. Her body
was found on Feb. 7 around 12:30 a.m., after
police were called to investigate a body that
had been found in a parking lot in the 13500
block of Southeast Division Street, adjacent
to Foxy’s Den Eatery.
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that provides basic protections for tenants
Senate Bill 608, which includes protections
from predatory renting practices, and other
mechanisms to stabilizes housing for fam-
ilies, must still be passed by the Oregon
House of Representatives before coming
before Gov. Kate Brown, who has voiced
support for it and said she’d sign the bill.
States Sue over Border Wall
16 states, including Oregon, filed a lawsuit
Monday challenging the national emer-
gency President Trump declared in order
to pay for a US-Mexico border wall. The
lawsuit argues that Trump is circumventing
Congress in order to fulfill a key promise
of his 2016 presidential campaign.
Googans’ mother, Annette Campbell, told
KOIN at a vigil Saturday night that she be-
lieved her daughter had been killed and left
in the trunk of a car.
“I’m really upset. I’m angry that some-
body would do this to another human being,”
Campbell said.
The family of Goggans, who was a mother
and grandmother, has established a GoFund-
Me page to help pay for funeral expenses.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone
with information should contact Detective
William Winters at 503-823-0466.
Bernie Sanders to Run Again
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose 2016
presidential campaign helped reshape the
Democratic Party, announced Tuesday he
will run again in 2020. The 77-year old
who lost the Democratic nomination to
Hilary Clinton in 2016 enters the race this
time with a crowded field of Democratic
presidential candidates, many of whom
have embraced his socialist policy ideas.
Trimet Debuts New Look Buses
Dozens of new buses are getting ready to
be rolled out by TriMet, the transportation
agency announced Friday. The Gillig 3900
series will feature a number of upgrades
including debuting a new look: a splash of
bold, orange striping on each side over their
classic blue base. The new buses will grow
TriMet’s fleet to 712 and bring the average
age of their vehicles to about five years.