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Page 2 March 6, 2019 Rent Control Law Signed by Governor Historic victory for housing advocates Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed the na- tion’s first statewide mandatory rent control measure on Thursday, giving a victory to housing advocates who say spiraling rent costs in the economically booming state have fueled widespread homelessness and hous- ing insecurity. Brown, a Democrat, said the legislation will provide “some immediate relief to Or- egonians struggling to keep up with rising rents and a tight rental market.” Landlords are now limited to increases once per year that cannot exceed 7 percent plus the change in the consumer price in- dex, which is used to calculate inflation. The law prohibits them serving no- cause evictions after a tenant’s first year of occupancy, a provision designed to protect those who are living paycheck to paycheck and who affordable housing advocates say are often most vulnerable to sudden rent hikes and abrupt lease terminations. It takes effect immediately. Democrats C ontinueD on p age 5 photo by Solidarity for Women’s Rights Thousands of protestors march down Southeast 10th Avenue in the heart of Portland State University’s urban campus Sunday in a display of solidarity and equal rights for women. The 2019 Womxn’s March, a much smaller but significant sequel to the massive women’s march that followed Donald Trump’s election, put a new focus on indigenous, people of color, and LGBTQ women after new leadership took the reins to organize this year’s march. Earthquake Building Warnings Delayed The Portland City Council agreed last week to a nearly two year delay on requirements that owners of unrein- forced brick and stone buildings post signs warning the buildings may be unsafe in an earthquake. Commission- er Jo Ann Hardesty pushed for the change after the en- forcement drew much ire among African American church leaders, those who own music venues, and other commu- nity members. Stroke Claims Actor at 52 Riverdale and Beverly Hills, 90210 star Luke Perry died Monday after suffering a mas- sive stroke last week. He was 52. Tributes on social media, in- cluded stories about how much of a gentleman the former heart- throb was. Oregon Sues over Title X Gag Rule Oregon Gov. Brown and Attorney General Rosenblum filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of the Trump Administration’s new Title X “gag rule” to re- The Week in Review 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 Norma Paulus Broke Polticial Barriers Norma Paulus, a pioneering Oregon Republican who was the first woman elected to statewide office in Oregon, died Thursday at age 85. Paulus was a member of the Legisla- ture, Oregon’s secretary of state from 1977 to 1985, her party’s nominee for governor in 1986 and the state’s elect- ed superintendent of schools for two terms in the 1990s. Washington’s Inslee Running for President strict access to reproductive health services and informa- tion about abortion. The lawsuit was joined by 21 states’ Attorneys General. The American Medical Association and Planned Parenthood also filed suit to block the rule. Washington’s Democratic Governor, Jay Inslee, empha- sizing the “existential threat” of climate change to the safety of the United States, officially announced his can- didacy for president Friday, joining a field of Democrats that’s already swelled to more than a dozen candidates. State Leader Dead at 69 Portland Teen Charged with Murder Dennis Richardson, 69, died last week after a battle with brain cancer. The Oregon Republican Secretary of State was remem- bered for his integrity, warmth, kindness and perseverance. A state funeral was scheduled for Wednesday at the State Capitol. Established 1970 P ublisher : D anny p eterson /t he p ortlanD o bserver A 15-year-old boy is facing murder charges after he shot and killed an 18-year-old at a Portland Motel 6 last December, police say. Jeremiah Hannon is also accused with another teen of beating up a man aboard a MAX train just five days after the shooting. That victim in that case told police he had asked the teens to turn down the music they were playing on the train before they attacked him. ---------------------- 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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