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June 19, 2019
Mural Artist Correction
In a story about a Juneteenth calendar sign-
ing event with artist Isaaka Shamsud-Din in last week’s issue, the Portland Observer incorrectly attributed
him with also creating the murals at the new shopping plaza on Northeast Martin Luther King and Alberta
Street. Those murals are actually the works of artists Arvie Smith and Mehran Heard. We regret the error.
photo by
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Renovation Falls Short
Renovation of the Portland Building is over budget by $19 million,
has not complied with equity goals, and the work needs greater
public transparency, an audit released last week by the City Auditor
found. Mayor Ted Wheeler, disagreed with many of the findings,
but pledged that the yet-to-be spent $1 million set aside for equity
grants, “though delayed, will be realized.”
The
Week in Review
Jackie Winters Remembered
Sen. Jackie Winters was remem-
bered as a natural born leader who
helped create
the Oregon
Food Share
Program and
was known
for her char-
acter, kind-
ness, confi-
dence
and
heart, during
a memorial
service that
filled
the
state capitol in Salem Thursday.
Winters, the first black Republi-
can elected to the Legislature and
a survivor of the Vanport Flood,
died May 29 at the age of 82.
last June are planning to sue the
university. A law firm representing
Jason Washington’s family noti-
fied PSU of the pending lawsuit in
a letter last week.
Toronto Raptors Celebrate
First NBA Championship
After a hard-fought six-game se-
ries last week against the Golden
State Warriors, the city of Toronto
honored their team’s first NBA ti-
tle with a parade through the city
Monday. The celebration, howev-
er, was marred by a shooting that
caused a panic.
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Portland Pride Parade
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday
urged the Oregon Court of Ap-
peals to reconsider its ruling up-
holding a fine against a Gresham
bakery that refused to sell a wed-
ding cake to a lesbian couple. The
bakery cited religious opposition
to their marriage. But the Oregon
Bureau of Labor and Industries
determined that the company had
violated state anti-discrimination
laws.
Thousands gathered downtown
Sunday for the 2019 Portland
Pride Parade, a celebration of the
local LGBTQ+ community. Ap-
proximately 8,000 people from
nearly 200 groups participated,
and included such dignitaries as
Mayor Ted Wheeler, Sen. Ron Woman Falls 16 Stories
Wyden and Portland’s new Fire A woman suffered life-threaten-
Chief Sara Boone.
ing injuries Monday after first
responders say she fell 16 stories
PSU Shooting Draws Lawsuit down a garbage chute in down-
The wife and daughters of a black
town Portland. Portland Fire
U.S veteran and postal worker fa-
& Rescue was called out to the
tally shot by Portland State Uni-
building on West Burnside near
versity officers near the campus
Providence Park.