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HOUSING Page 2 September 11, 2019 Special Edition photo by b everly C orbell /t he p ortlanD o bserver Helmet Traced to Proud Boys Robert Banks keeps up with the activities of the racist Proud Boys and was surprised when he saw one of them throw their helmet away in Washington Park after a march, which Banks quickly retrieved. He said he felt the helmet was discarded because the man did not want to be recognized. Helmets have been worn by both right and left wing protesters at rallies in Portland that spiraled into combat. Established 1970 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. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 P ublisher : 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 Paul Neufeldt Danny Peterson P ubliC r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. o ffiCe A ssistAnt /s Ales : Shawntell Washington PO QR code news@portlandobserver.com • ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208 Benson Cancels Football A lack of players has resulted in Benson High School canceling the football season, coach Mychal Gann said Monday. It came after the Techman’s game against Mad- ison was canceled Friday for hav- ing less than the school district’s required 25 players. There won’t be any junior varsity football at Benson either, Gann said. House Fire Claims Victim A woman res- cued but crit- ically injured from a fire that gutted a North Albina Avenue apart- ment building on Sept. 4 died on Thursday in the hospital, four days later. Authorities identified the victim as Sarah Oxenreider, 26. The cause of the fire has not been determined and arson inves- tigators are asking the public to contact them if they have any in- formation. The Week in Review ing to sell the two-acre transporta- tion hub the city helped establish in mid-1980s in favor of a curb- side pickup location a few blocks away. The development was re- ported Thursday by the Portland the “Make America Great Again” Business Journal. hat associated with President Trump’s election. Other witnesses said the man and a woman were the aggressors and wanted to pro- voke hostilities. Neighbor Guilty of Threats A 61-year-old white man who yelled racist epithets at two young black brothers because one of them was looking at him and then threatened to use a knife on one of the boys was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison. The judge said Michael Tori Amatullo did real damage to the brothers, ages 7 and 15, and deserved a harsh sentence. Vaping Death in Oregon The Oregon Health Authority announced an investigation last week into the state’s first death believed linked to an e-cigarette or vaping device, the second such death nationwide. Authorities MAGA Hat Brawl Dismissal said the person had been using an A Multnomah County grand jury e-cigarette containing a product refused to indict a white man and purchased from a cannabis store. black woman last week who were charged by police with assault, ac- Greyhound Moves Out cused of attacking a man at a Port- Greyhound has closed its bus sta- land bar last month for wearing tion in Portland’s Old Town, opt- New Buses Hit Streets The next generation of TriMet bus- es has started to roll into service. TriMet announced last week that between now and next summer you’ll see 71 new buses on the street which go hand in hand with better service because they help improve reliability and reduce delays. Afro Sheen Founder Dies Joan Johnson, 89, the co-founder of Johnson Prod- ucts Company, the pioneering black hair care company which made iconic products such as Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, died Friday in Chicago after a long illness. Johnson and her husband, George Johnson, started the company in 1954 with a $250 investment.
