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August 4, 2021 Page 2 The in Week Review York Statute Found Toppled A bust of York, the enslaved Black mem- ber of the historic Lewis and Clark Ex- pedition, was found toppled and badly dam- aged Wednes- day morning atop its perch at Mt. Tabor Park. The statute was anonymously installed in February after another monument on the site was toppled in vandalism, that of for Harvey W. Scott, a white man in ear- ly Oregon history who opposed voting rights for women. Proud Boys’ Tarrio Guilty Henry “Enrique” Tarrio—the 37-year- old leader of the Proud Boys hate group who traveled from his home in Florida to Portland for far-right protests last year — pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges stemming from the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner stolen from a Black church in Washington, D.C., this winter, the Department of Justice an- nounced Monday. Track Coach Banned for Life Portland track coach Alberto Salazar has been permanently banned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for sexual and emo- tional misconduct. In 2019, a handful of runners, including Mary Cain, Kara Goucher and Amy Yoder Begley, revealed that they had been emotionally and phys- ically abused while working with Salazar as part of the Nike Oregon Project team. Warning of Fires in Camps Portland plans to begin strictly prohib- iting people from camping in forested areas of the city to prevent potentially deadly wildfires. At the urging Commis- sioner Jo Ann Hardesty, the council last week directed the fire marshal to address frequent reports of fires at unsanctioned houseless campsites and RV clusters as well as safety issues threatening home- less individuals. Anthony to Leave Blazers Free agent and NBA all-star Carmelo Anthony will be leaving the Portland Trail Blazers after two seasons of serving as one of the team’s key players off the bench. Anthony agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, his manager Bay Frazier told ESPN on Tuesday. DaBaby Apologizes for Comments DaBaby has issued an apology to the LGBTQ+ community after being dropped from multiple concert festival lineups due to recent derogatory and ho- mophobic comments he made onstage. The rapper has faced heavy backlash, be- ing called out by Madonna, Elton John, Quest Love, “Levitating” collaborator Dua Lipa, and more. Affordable apartments and homes centered around a plaza, garden and communal office space is envisioned by a Black-led development team to advance the community vision for development of a vacant block at North Williams and Russell Street, a parcel that was once the epicenter of Portland’s historic African American community before 1970s Urban Renewal and expansion plans for Legacy Emanuel Hospital. Black-led Vision for Russell-Williams Team settles on affordable housing plan Black community members assigned to come up with priorities for development of the vacant block at North Williams and Russell Street in historic Albina has se- lected a Black-led development team to advance its community-based vision for the 1.7-acre site, officials announced last week. The six-member team includes Adre, a Portland-based equity-centered devel- opment company; Portland Communi- ty Reinvestment Initiatives, a northeast Portland affordable rental housing leader; Community Development Partners, an af- fordable housing developer and asset man- ager, based in northeast Portland; and Port- land-based Colas Construction, the largest Black-owned construction firm in the Pa- cific Northwest; LEVER Architecture, a designer of affordable housing, community spaces and office developments in north- east Portland; and Hood Design Studio, a Black-owned landscape design and public art firm based in Oakland, Calif. The team was selected based on its pro- posal for creating a new block of afford- able apartments, affordable homes, a plaza and garden, and communal office space, the unanimous choice of the community members tapped to decide what should be going on the block. Group members cited the team’s deep knowledge base, history of serving Port- land’s Black community, alignment with community values, and attention to equi- ty practices and goals as key factors in the selection. Anyeley Hallová, founder of Adre, said, “It is an incredible privilege to be the cho- sen development team to advocate for and realize the dreams of Portland’s African American community for the Williams & Russell project, and to lay down a founda- tion where the community can rebuild and set down roots once again.” C ontinued on P age 4 Mask Indoors and in Schools for Safety Warning issued after spike in COVID variant In response to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Oregon and updated national guid- ance calling for masking measures to pre- vent the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant, state health officials are now recommending that people wear a mask in public indoor settings and in schools — in- cluding those who are fully vaccinated. The new guidance comes as the state’s daily case count has grown to its highest levels since January based on recent data. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s office an- nounced Thursday that masks will be re- quired indoors at K-12 schools come the fall. The governor’s office said it was work- ing with the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to mandate masks indoors for the upcoming school year, to reflect the most recent rec- ommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Citing new information about the vari- ant’s ability to spread among vaccinated A store sign advises shoppers to wear masks. Because of a spike in COVID-19 cases, Oregon is now recommending that people wear a mask in public indoor settings and in schools, including those who are fully vaccinated. (AP photo) people, the CDC has recommended indoor is the vaccine. However in Oregon, around masks for all teachers, staff, students and 29% of adults have yet to be vaccinated. visitors at schools nationwide, regardless Health officials warn the increased spread of the delta variant poses a great risk for of vaccination status. Oregon’s new recommendations for unvaccinated people. Last month, the COVID-19 safety apply statewide and not health authority reported that 92% of coro- navirus cases in June and 94% of corona- just in areas with high infection rates. Health officials continue to reiterate that C ontinued on P age 5 the greatest protection against COVID-19