November 18, 2020
The
Week
in
Review
come vice president, an achievement
that comes as the U.S. faces a reckon-
ing on racial justice.
COVID-19 Restrictions Return
Gov. Kate Brown announced new lim-
its on person to person contacts Friday
because the coronavirus is surging
statewide and medical facilities are ex-
pected to soon be filled to capacity. So-
cial get-togethers both indoors and out-
doors were limited to no more than six
people, restaurants and bars were again
limited to take-out only and gyms and
fitness organizations were closed to
keep the virus at bay.
History is Made!
Democrat Joe Biden defeated Presi-
dent Donald Trump in the November
General Election and will become the
46th president of the United States
on Jan. 20. Kamala Harris also made
history as the first Black woman to be-
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ter the Oct. 29 shooting of a Black man
on Highway 99 in Hazel Dell, saying
they have not found any evidence Kev-
in Peterson Jr. fired a handgun before
deputies shot and killed him during a
drug sting operation. The 21-year-old
did have a handgun and pointed it at
deputies at times, but that it does not
appear Peterson fired the gun, author-
ities said.
demic response. The amendment was
proposed by Commissioner Jo Ann
Hardesty, but drew opposition from the
mayor because it was not vetted for the
police layoffs it would cause.
In Gresham, First Black mayor Wins
Mapps Beats Eudaly;
Wheeler Re-elected
Mingus Mapps captured a seat on
the Portland City Council after vot-
ing tabulations on Nov. 3, which will
make him the third person of color, a
new majority on the five-member pan-
el, when he takes office in January,
joining current Commissioner JoAnn
Hardesty and incoming Commissioner
Carmon Rubio, the executive director
of the Latino Network. City voters also
re-elected Mayor Ted Wheeler in a
close contest against Portland activist
Sarah Iannarone.
Black Man Dies in Police Action
Investigators last week contradicted
what Clark County police first said af-
In
Gresham,
Travis Stovall,
won the Nov.
3 election for
Mayor, the first
African Amer-
ican mayor of
any
munici-
pality in the
Portland area.
A
long-time
resident, small
business owner
and community leader, Stovall cap-
tured 16,218 votes to 16,145 votes for
second place finisher Gresham City
Councilor Eddy Morales, a difference
of just 145 votes.
Police Bureau Cuts Rejected
Portland City commissioners rejected
a budget amendment on Nov. 12 that
would have slashed another $18 mil-
lion from the Portland Police Bureau
amid months of racial justice protests
and shifted the money to the city’s pan-
Blazers Hire Kent for TV
The Portland Trail Blazers named Jor-
dan Kent as its new television play-by-
play broadcaster last week, the fourth
person of color to hold an NBA play-
by-play job. Kent previously hosted
the Blazers Toyota Pregame Show and
called games during the team’s recent
playoff run. He graduated from the
University of Oregon where lettered
in three sports: basketball, football and
track and field.
Icons Named to Music Hall
The late music icons Whitney Houston
and the Notorious B.I.G. were among
the artists inducted into the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame this year during a
HBO special that aired Nov. 7. Alicia
Keys shared a speech for Houston in
which she spoke about her dear friend.
The Notorious B.I.G was the only rap-
per to be inducted at this year’s virtual
ceremony.