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C HALLENGING P EOPLE TO S HAPE A B ETTER F UTURE N OW
Costly
Funding
Plan
V OLUME XXXIV, N O . 22
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CENTS
I N SID E
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C AR on
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HAPPY GRIMM
How power brokers
fast-tracked the
‘Education URA’
B y H e le n S ilv is
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ity C o u n c il a p p ro v e d P o rtla n d ’s n e w
E d u c a tio n U rb a n R e n e w a l A re a ,
M a y 1 6 , in a th re e to o n e v o te . It w a s
a m a jo r v ic to ry fo r M a y o r S a m A d a m s , P S U
P re s id e n t W im W ie w e l a n d th e P o rtla n d
D e v e lo p m e n t C o m m is s io n .
U s u a lly th e v ic to ry e n d s th e b a ttle . T h is
tim e , th e c o n tro v e rs y h a s in te n s ifie d .
F ro m th e p u b lic a tio n o f th e d ra ft p la n to
th e fin a l c ity c o u n c il v o te , th e E d u c a tio n
U R A w a s fa s t-tra c k e d in ju s t o v e r a m o n th .
O p p o n e n ts s a y th e d e c is io n w a s ta k e n to o
q u ic k ly.
“ It’s a c o m p lic a te d c o n c e p t a n d to h a v e
ju s t o n e m o n th to e x p la in th is to th e p u b lic
w a s to o s h o rt a tim e ,” s a y s D e b b ie A io n a , a
b o a rd d ire c to r fo r th e L e a g u e o f W o m e n
Vo te rs , w h ic h o p p o s e s th e n e w U R A .
M o v in g to o fa s t? A d o w n to w n U rb a n
R e n e w a l A re a h a s b e e n in th e w o rk s s in c e
fa ll 2 0 1 0 , s a y s P D C s p o k e s m a n , S h a w n
U h lm a n . A n d M a y o r A d a m s s p o k e a b o u t
p la n s fo r a n E d u c a tio n U R A in h is 2 0 11 a n d
2 0 1 2 S ta te o f th e C ity s p e e c h e s . M o re o v e r,
p la n n e rs h a v e b e e n w o rk in g w ith M u ltn o m -
a h C o u n ty a n d P o rtla n d P u b lic S c h o o ls to
c u t a d e a l th a t e v e ry o n e c a n b e h a p p y a b o u t.
“ F ro m a n o u tre a c h s ta n d p o in t a n d a p a rt-
n e rs h ip s ta n d p o in t, I th in k w h a t w e h a v e
d o n e h e re is w o rk v e ry p ro a c tiv e ly w ith a ll
th e p a rtn e rs ,” s a y s U h lm a n . “ T h e o u tre a c h
w e h a v e d o n e is v e ry s im ila r to th e o th e r
U R A s .”
S o w h a t’s d iffe re n t a b o u t th e E d u c a tio n
URA?
F o r s ta rte rs , th e o rig in a l C ity C e n te r U R A
p ro p o s a l w a s p u t o n h o ld fo r m o re th a n a
y e a r. In D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 0 , A d a m s d e c id e d to
je ttis o n th e o rig in a l p la n . B e h in d c lo s e d
d o o rs , in 2 0 11 , p la n s fo r a s tre a m lin e d
U R A , tig h tly fo c u s e d o n P o rtla n d S ta te U n i-
v e rs ity a n d its s p in o ff re s e a rc h in d u s try,
to o k s h a p e .
B y A p ril 6 , 2 0 1 2 , w h e n th e P D C p o s te d
P H O T O B Y L IS A L O V IN G
C
Gov. Kitzhaber visited the set of “Grim,” in Portland’s NW industrial area, to celebrate the return of the popular fantasy
show for its second season. The party included NBC executives, politicians, cast and crew, and staffers from the state
Office of Film and Television. Also on hand was the actor and activist Ed Asner. Grimm will contribute $50 million to
Oregon’s economy in 2011-12.
Race and Organ Transplants
Study: African Americans least likely to find a living kidney donor
t e v e ry tra n s p la n t c e n te r
in th e n a tio n , A f r ic a n
A m e ric a n s a re th e le a s t
lik e ly to re c e iv e a k id n e y fro m a
liv in g o rg a n d o n o r.
R e se a rc h p u b lish e d in th e
A m e r ic a n J o u r n a l o f K id n e y
D is e a s e s , th e o ffic ia l jo u rn a l o f
th e N a tio n a l K id n e y F o u n d a -
tio n , u s e d d a ta g a th e re d fro m a ll
2 7 5 tra n s p la n t c e n te rs in th e
U .S ., a n d s h o w e d th a t th o s e
fa c ilitie s s e rv in g p re d o m in a n tly
A fric a n A m e ric a n p o p u la tio n s
h a d e v e n h ig h e r ra te s o f liv in g
d o n o r tra n s p la n t d is p a ritie s .
A
“ W e w e re q u ite d is a p p o in te d
to fin d th a t n o t a s in g le c e n te r in
th is c o u n try h a d e q u a l a tta in -
m e n t o f liv e d o n o r k id n e y tra n s -
p la n ts in A fric a n A m e ric a n s a n d
n o n -A fric a n A m e ric a n s ,” s a id
th e s tu d y ’s le a d a u th o r, D o rry
S e g e v, M D , o f J o h n s H o p k in s
U n iv e rs ity S c h o o l o f M e d ic in e .
“ W e w e re h o p in g to fin d a t
le a s t a fe w c e n te rs w h e re th e re
a s ra c ia l p a rity, s o w e c o u ld
l e a r n b e s t p r a c t i c e s ,” S e g e v
s a id . “ W e w e re s u rp ris e d to fin d
th a t th o s e c e n te rs th a t tre a te d
th e
h ig h e st p e rc e n ta g e
of
A fric a n A m e ric a n s a c tu a lly h a d
th e h ig h e s t ra c ia l d is p a ritie s .”
In P o rtla n d , th e M u ltic u ltu ra l
In te g ra te d K id n e y E d u c a tio n
P ro g ra m is w o rk in g to g e t a h e a d
o f th e s ta tis tic s th ro u g h h e a lth
le a d e r s h ip c la s s e s f o r y o u th .
M .I.K .E . P re s id e n t C h e ry l N e a l
s a y s p re v e n tio n is th e b e s t w a y
to s a v e liv e s fro m k id n e y fa il-
u re .
“ A fric a n
A m e ric a n s
are,
r o u g h l y a n d p r o p o r t i o n a t e l y,
a b o u t fo u r tim e s m o re lik e ly to
b e tre a te d fo r k id n e y fa ilu re ,”
s h e s a id . “ A b o u t 7 0 to 8 0 p e r-
S ee K ID N E Y S o n p a g e 3
See U R A on page 3
IN D E X
News ................2,3,5,6
Opinion .....................4
A & E ......................5,8
Healthy Food.............6
Bids/Classifieds ..........7
c e n t o f k id n e y fa ilu re is p re v e n t-
a b le b y e a tin g w e ll, s ta y in g fit
w ith p h y s ic a l a c tiv ity, a v o id in g
s a lt, d rin k in g w a te r – s im p le
th in g s w e k n o w c a n im p ro v e
o u r h e a lth in g e n e ra l.”
S tu d ie s s h o w th a t liv in g k id -
n e y s – d o n a te d b y a c o m p a tib le
in d iv id u a l – la s t lo n g e r a n d a re
g e n e ra lly h e a lth ie r th a n k id n e y s
ta k e n fro m a d e c e a s e d d o n o r.
T h e Jo h n s H o p k in s stu d y
s h o w e d th a t a t tra n s p la n t c e n -
te rs w ith th e h ig h e s t d is p a ritie s
o n l i v i n g o rg a n d o n a t i o n ,
One Student’s Struggle Against Gangs
Juan Rogel’s sights are set on making the Olympic boxing team
W
ith h is s ig h ts s e t o n th e 2 0 1 6
O ly m p ic s , b o x in g h o p e fu l J u a n
R o g e l h a s p a c k e d a lo t in to h is
s h o rt life .
R a is e d in M e x ic o a n d N o rth P o rtla n d , h e
h a d n o p a re n ts to s te e r h is p a th . B u t w ith
h e lp fro m P o rtla n d ’s o u tre a c h w o rk e rs a n d
s ta ff a t R o o s e v e lt H ig h S c h o o l, R o g e l m a n -
a g e d to ris e a b o v e th e p u ll o f s tre e t g a n g s .
“ Yo u w a n t th a t s u p p o rt a n d y o u w a n t
re s p e c t,” h e s a y s a b o u t h is fe e lin g s a s a
s tru g g lin g h ig h s c h o o l s tu d e n t.
R o g e l g ra d u a te d w ith a h ig h G PA , a n d h a s
n o w g ra d u a te d fro m H e a ld C o lle g e w ith a
p a ra le g a l d e g re e – a ll w h ile w o rk in g to s u p -
p o rt h im s e lf a t M c D o n a ld s . H e s h a re d h is
s u c c e s s a t th e G a n g Ta s k F o rc e m e e tin g a t
th e N o rth e a s t p o lic e p re c in c t M a y 2 5 a n d
re c e iv e d a n o v a tio n .
R o g e l’s lo n g -te rm p e rs o n a l a m b itio n is to
m a k e th e b o x in g O ly m p ic te a m . T ra in in g a t
K n o tt S tre e t a n d G ra n d A v e n u e b o x in g
c lu b s , h e h a s b e e n s p a rrin g w ith p ro fe s s io n -
a l b o x e rs a n d g e ttin g e n c o u ra g e m e n t to
fig h t th e b e s t a m a te u r b o x e rs .
“ I’m 2 1 a n d n o w I c a n g o a n y w h e re ,”
R o g e l s a id . “ S o I h a v e to th in k a b o u t d o I
w a n t to b e c o m e a P ro o r s ta y in a m a te u r?
S ee B O X IN G o n p a g e 3