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November 16, 2022
We want to see
our community
stay safe and
healthy during
the COVID-19
pandemic. Please:
Black
Health
Matters
North by Northeast Community Health Center is the only clinic
in Oregon devoted to African American health. We provide
welcoming, high quality health care to adults who have Oregon
Health Plan. Since 2006, our priority has been to serve the local
African American community and to reduce the deadly effects of
high blood pressure and diabetes. We are accepting new patients,
and if you’re uninsured, we can help you get covered!
Protect yourself and
others by getting the
COVID-19 vaccine (and
booster when you are
eligible). Call us at
(503) 287-4932 to
schedule a vaccine
appointment.
Wear a well-fitting mask
over your mouth and
nose, ideally a surgical,
N95 or KN95 mask.
To make an appointment or learn
about our services, contact us:
www.nxneclinic.org
(503) 287-4932
714 NE Alberta Street
Portland, Oregon 97211
As the Year Winds Down…
The weather cools. The kids return to school. Some of us even start
planning for the upcoming holiday season. Overall, the pace of life
can seem slow in autumn, and that might mean more time staying
indoors and turning more to devices for entertainment. For some people,
that could mean that gambling online becomes more of a pastime. But
there’s good news; you don’t have to let gambling dominate your life.
Free Help and Support
If gambling begins to take up too much space in your life, or
stops being fun for you, help is available. Through the Oregon
Problem Gambling Resource (OPGR), people having issues
with gambling, and those who love them, can get support
from trained counselors, often right from home. Counseling is
effective. Professionals are ready and waiting to provide better
mechanisms to cope and to heal. And, best of all, it’s free. All it
takes is a phone call, a text, or an online chat to get started.
Reach out. Let this season be your season for change.
Change is Coming
for Portland
Gonzalez
prevails over
Hardesty in
Portland City
Council Race
Rene Gonzalez wins against Jo
Ann Hardesty in the race for Port-
land City Commissioner. Hardesty
was popular among voters in North
and Southeast Portland. Election
data shows that she beat Gonzalez
handily along most of the east riv-
erbank — especially in the Buck-
man, Kerns, Hosford-Abernethy,
King and Eliot neighborhoods.
Gonzalez was able to get a majority
of the voters in East Portland. Gon-
zalez’s election was an indication
that Portland voters are looking
for change, as they also approved a
measure that will completely over-
haul the city’s form of government.
From day one, the council race
was dominated by voter concerns
over homelessness and crime;
these are two major issues that
polls show are priority for Port-
land voters. Gonzalez’s pledge to
Rene Gonzalez, Portland City
Comissioner
come down harder on homeless-
ness and crime was well-received
by many Portlanders. Gonzalez
promised voters he would push
to hire hundreds more police of-
ficers, dramatically ramp up the
number of arrests by police for
low-level crimes, and try to get
the city’s entire homeless popula-
tion in shelter.
Rene for Portland tweeted
“Comm. Hardesty just called to
congratulate & wish me luck in
my new role.” “I want to thank
her for her service to the city. Will
have more news on celebration
& transition soon, but do want
to thank staff, donors, vols & my
family for all the help.”
“Time to restore Portland!”
Gonzalez’s campaign added.