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HOUSING September 11, 2019 Page 3 Special Edition INSIDE L O C A L N E W S The Week in Review page 2 page 6 M ETRO photo by b everly C orbell /t he p ortlanD o bserver Community volunteer Lisa Klein visits with Ray Turner Jr. of Portland 5 Center for the Arts as she hands out free hot dogs, chips and water at Holladay Park during a special event to celebrate a successful effort to reduce crime in the park. A More Peaceful Holladay Park Community celebrates reduction of crime Arts & ENTERTAINMENT page 7-8 by b everly C orbell t he p ortlanD o bserver A small group of neighbors joined officers from the Portland Police Bureau and volunteers from several nonprofit agencies last week for hotdogs, snacks and snow cones at Holladay Park to celebrate a successful collabo- rative effort to reduce crime and questionable activity in the park which is bordered by Lloyd Cen- ter and a MAX Light Rail station. Although Portland police came up with the idea, the Holladay Park Safety Plan relied heavi- ly on community involvement, and more than a dozen nonprof- its stepped up to help. They in- cluded Because People Matter, Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church, SOLVE, Portland Parks & Recreation, Office of Youth Violence Prevention, Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, Portland OIC, Portland Public Schools, Transit Police Division, Bonneville Power Administration, Federal Protective Services, Port- land Police Bureau, Providence Health Care, Connect, Church of Scientology, Portland’5 Centers for the Arts, Lloyd EcoDistrict, and Oregon Youth Authority. Over the past few months, many groups have added events and ac- tivities in the park to strengthen its community use, and increased police patrols have helped protect the space as a public resource. The results show a dramatic 50 percent decrease in 911 calls over the summer months compared with last year, along with a 44 percent de- crease in thefts, 30 percent decrease in disturbance calls, 22 percent de- crease in unwanted persons, and a 34 percent decrease in assaults. The point of the safety cam- paign is to keep wholesome activ- ities going in the park, said Capt. Anthony Passadore of Portland police. He said the model has been successful and he’s working with security personnel in nearby Lloyd Center Mall to bring the ef- C ontinueD on p age 4 Portland Service for Winters O PINION C LASSIFIEDS pages 9 pages 10 Later this month, there will be a memorial service in Portland hon- oring the life of service of Oregon State Sen. Jackie Winters. On May 29, 2019, Winters, known as the soul of the Oregon Legislature, passed away after a battle with lung cancer. A memo- rial service at the state capitol in Salem followed in June and filled the legislative chambers with law- makers, supporters, family and friends. Sen. Winters, the only black Republican in the Oregon Leg- islature, impacted thousands of people’s lives during her lifetime, providing them with hope and a future through her legislative ad- pioneer, stateswoman and valiant leader,” Senate Republican leader Carl Wilson R-Grants Pass, said in a statement. “For many years, Sen. Winters embodied the spirit in Oregon, overcoming obstacles, setting a course for others to fol- low and bridging divides.” The Portland memorial service will take place on Friday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. at Vancouver Ave- nue First Baptist Church, 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. The public is wel- come and encouraged to attend. Sen. Jackie Winters There will be a reception follow- vocacy and with Jackie’s Ribs, her ing the service for those who were restaurant with locations in Salem touched by Winters’ life to share and in Portland. their experiences and love for her “Sen. Jackie Winters was a true with her family.
