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June 23, 2021 The CAREERS Special Edition Page 3 INSIDE L O C A L N E W S Week in Review M ETRO C LASSIFIED /B IDS page 2 page 12 pages 14-15 TriMet’s Board of Directors has named Sam Desue Jr. as their new general manager, becoming the first Black leader of Oregon’s largest transit agency. Desue is pictured early last month when he joined members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, including Local 757 President Shirley Block to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine shots. TriMet Names First Black GM Arts & ENTERTAINMENT page 16-17 O PINION page 18 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 PO QR code Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton Office Mngr/Clasfds: Lucinda Baldwin Admin.Coord.: Quayuana Washington C reative d ireCtor : Paul Neufeldt G raPhiC d esiGn : Emma Szeimies o ffiCe a sst /s ales : Shawntell Washington P ublisher : e ditor : CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015• news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com• subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3137, Portland, OR 97208 Transit leader promoted following national search TriMet’s Board of Directors last week named Sam Desue Jr. as the transit agency’s new General Manager, becoming the first Black leader in TriMet’s five-decade his- tory. Desue has extensive experience at transit agencies in Seattle, Kan- sas City and most recently in Port- land where he served as TriMet’s interim General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. “When Sam joined TriMet in 2019, he quickly established him- self as a proven, measured, and years of transit expertise, custom- er-driven vision, commitment to building consensus and his hu- manity are sure to benefit transit riders and the agency for years to come.” “I am honored to be selected by the board as the next General Man- ager of this impressive agency,” Desue said in a statement. “While we are collectively facing signif- icant challenges as we recover from the impacts of the pandem- ic, I have full confidence in the TriMet team, our regional partners and in the strength of the commu- nity we serve. With a critical lens on equity and social justice, I will Sam Desue Jr. diligently work to advance new thoughtful leader who was com- customer, safety, maintenance and mitted to safety, service and the climate initiatives.” community,” said TriMet Board C ontinued on p age 13 President Bruce Warner. “His Smith Announces Run for Congress Former Multnomah County Commissioner Lo- retta Smith, a longtime leader in Portland’s African American community, announced Tuesday that she will be running for Congress to represent Oregon from a new congressional seat. “Big news - I’m running for Oregon’s new Con- gressional seat to fight for the change our vibrant, diverse community so desperately deserves,” Smith said, making the announcement on her Facebook C ontinued on p age 10 Loretta Smith
