December 11, 2019
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INSIDE L O C A L N E W S
The
Week in Review
M ETRO
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photo provided by the p ortland p oliCe b ureau
At least 55 shots of gunfire at a party last Friday at a short term vacation rental in the 4600 block
of North Gantenbein Avenue took out the windows of a car parked on the street and also riddled the
home with bullet holes. One woman was injured.
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55 Shots of Gunfire at Party
Woman injured in melee;
multiple guns found
The Portland Police Bureau reported that a wom-
an was hospitalized after being shot at a party Fri-
day night where police say more than 55 shots were
fired and multiple guns were found at the scene. The
woman’s injuries were not life-threatening.
People scattered when shots rang out at the short-
term Airbnb vacation rental in the 4600 block of
North Gantenbein Avenue, according to witnesses.
Police responded just after 11 p.m. after getting re-
ports of gunfire. Authorities said the owner of the
property was told the rental was for a family gath-
ering.
The incident harkened to another shooting at a
vacation rental in the Bay Area last Halloween night
that was attended by more than 100 people and led
to the deaths of five people.
Police are still trying to locate all the people who
were at the Portland party. Anyone with information
about the shooting is asked to contact Jeff McGuire
at jeff.macguire@portlandoregon.gov. Tips on gun
crimes can be called in to 503-823-4106 or emailed
to guntaskforce@portlandoregon.gov.
Food Stamp Cuts Condemned
Arts &
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O PINION
C LASSIFIED /B IDS
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F OOD
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New rule will
impact 24,000
people in Oregon
e riC t egethoff
The Trump administration’s new
rule tightening work restrictions for
the Supplemental Nutrition Assis-
tance Program is drawing strong
criticism from hunger-fighting
groups.
The finalized U.S. Department
of Agriculture rule undoes the abil-
ity of states to issue waivers on the
three-month limit for SNAP ben-
efits to people who aren’t either
working or in a training program for
20 hours a week.
An estimated 24,000 people in
Oregon are expected to lose assis-
tance because of the change.
Oregon Food Bank CEO Susan-
nah Morgan says she’s horrified,
noting SNAP serves 12 times more
people than the state’s food bank
network.
“As someone who was raised in
the Quaker tradition, I find it extra
appalling that this is happening in
the holiday season, that we are tak-
ing food off the tables of our neigh-
bors at the time when we are sup-
posed to be at our very best selves
and taking the very best care of our
by
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The SNAP food stamp program serves low income people. A new
rule by the Trump Administration is expected to remove 24,000
Oregon residents from its rolls.
communities,” she states.
in rural areas.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Son-
“So of course, we are most in-
ny Perdue pointed to the coun- terested and most centering those
try’s low unemployment rate and 24,000 people who may be affected,
the goal of moving people toward but do also want to mention that this
self-sufficiency as the reasons for is a larger benefit to the rural econ-
the rule change.
omies as a whole that will also go
The Agriculture Department away,” she states.
estimates the change will save the
Morgan says the rule could be
government $5.5 billion over five challenged in the courts. It’s one of
years. It’s scheduled to go into place three rule changes the Trump ad-
on April 1.
ministration has proposed to SNAP.
The new rule affects able-bodied
According to a study from the
people ages 18 to 49 without depen- Urban Institute this week, those
dents.
rules taken together would drop 3.7
Morgan says the rule will also million people from the program
result in $18 million in lost revenue nationwide.
to places such as grocery retailers
Eric Tegethoff is a reporter with
and agricultural producers, largely Oregon News Service.