August 28, 2019
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INSIDE L O C A L N E W S
The
Week in Review
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A reclaimed sink from the ReBuilding Center is prepared to be installed by a volunteer at a home
in north Portland, helping a long time resident make needed repairs and stay housed. The Day of
Service event was sponsored by the community organization and the African American Alliance for
Home Ownership, another nonprofit.
Fighting Displacement
Volunteers help
residents stay housed
The ReBuilding Center teamed up with the Afri-
canAmerican Alliance for Home Ownership Satur-
day to tackle the housing crisis by providing home
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
repairs for low-income and struggling long-time
homeowners in Portland who may be in danger of
losing their homes because of maintenance issues
that risk code violations.
The 2019 Day of Service provided home re-
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker bought his presidential campaign to Portland Sunday for a meet-and-greet
fundraiser, the end of a week-long West Coast tour. (KGW photo)
O PINION
C LASSIFIEDS
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F OOD
Booker Campaigns in Portland
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As he continues his long-shot
bid in the Democrat presidential
race, Sen. Cory Booker came to
Portland Sunday and hinted that
that Oregon would be more of a
player in this year’s national race.
Booker said the lengthy prima-
ry season gives a more weight to
states like Oregon and his own
state of New Jersey, which have
later primaries, and that might
help tip the scales.
According to KGW, Booker’s
fundraiser at the Riveter in south-
east Portland was all but sold out,
and in his speech, as he addressed
homelessness, he recalled his own
family’s struggles with racism
when they tried to buy a home.
But he says he has a plan -- us-
ing a new kind of tax credit -- to
help prevent homelessness. The
government should also put more
money toward solving problems
of homeless veterans and people
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