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CAREERS
EDITION 2014
C HALLENGING P EOPLE TO S HAPE A B ETTER F UTURE N OW
New
Seattle
Chief
25
FAMILY
Mayor nominates
Boston native
Kathleen O’Toole
SEATTLE (AP) — Kathleen O’Toole, a
one-time Boston police commissioner and
former inspector general for Ireland’s
national police force, was nominated Mon-
day as Seattle’s first female police chief.
If approved by the City Council, she
would take over a department of about
1,300 officers that has been struggling to
carry out a reform agreement under federal
oversight.
Mayor Ed Murray made the announce-
ment at a City Hall news conference.
O’Toole, who also served as inspector gen-
eral of Ireland’s national police force, beat
out two other finalists: Elk Grove, Califor-
nia, Police Chief Robert Lehner and Mesa,
Arizona, Police Chief Frank Milstead.
O’Toole, who also
served as inspector
general of Ireland’s
national police force,
beat out two other
finalists: Elk Grove,
California, Police Chief
Robert Lehner and
Mesa, Arizona, Police
Chief Frank Milstead
Former Seattle chief John Diaz announced
his retirement in April 2013 after a rocky,
three-year tenure. He was succeeded by two
interim chiefs, Jim Pugel and Harry Bailey.
U.S. Justice Department investigators
found in 2011 that officers too often escalat-
ed situations unnecessarily and sometimes
See CHIEF on page 3
INDEX
News ..............1,3,8-10
Opinion .....................2
Calendars ..............4,5
A & E ......................6,7
Bids/Classifieds ........11
PHOTO BY HELEN SILVIS
By Gene Johnson
Associated Press
Paul Rummell, Ben West and their son Jay Rummell-West celebrated legalization of same-sex marriage in Oregon
on the steps of the Melody Ballroom. Rummell and West were plaintiffs in the case.
Same-Sex Marriage in Oregon
Couples flock to get hitched after judge throws out wedding ban
Gosia Wozniacka, Associated Press
Steven Dubois, Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Supporters of same sex marriage
in Oregon waited 10 years for this day.
A federal judge based in Eugene on Monday struck down a
voter-approved measure that defined marriage in the state as a
union between one man and one woman.
The ruling touched off a wave of jubilation and tears among
same-sex couples and a rush to county offices to get marriage
licenses. In some cases, couples didn’t bother waiting for a
weekend to get hitched. They figured a sunny Monday would do
just fine.
Caroline Redstone and Dawn Jones pledged to stay together
“in sickness and in health, until death do us part” at a Portland
event hall.
“It’s amazing, all the community support!” Jones, 42, said
right after she and Redstone, 38, were married at Melody Ball-
room. The two women have been together for five years, have
lived as domestic partners for four, and are expecting a baby this
year. “We are part of history.”
County clerks across the state started issuing marriage licens-
es shortly after noon, when McShane’s ruling was announced.
Multnomah County issued more than 70 before day’s end,
according to Oregon United for Marriage.
Some couples in Portland lined up for their licenses more than
four hours before McShane released his opinion.
Laurie Brown, who works in advertising, and attorney Julie
Engbloom arrived at the county building a little before 8 a.m.
The couple, who celebrated their 10-year anniversary last month,
got married later in the day.
“We always knew we wanted to spend our whole life togeth-
er,” said Brown. “This opportunity has come. It feels right.
Everything has fallen into place.”
See MARRIAGE on page 3
Homeowner Association Conflicts
One local woman set to lose everything she owns in HOA dispute
Lisa Loving
Of The Skanner News
Part 1 of a 3 Part Series
W
hen Denise Kraft bought her
home in Northeast Portland – only
to move in and discover she had
no running water — it seemed simple
enough to call the homeowner association
management company and have them send
a plumber.
After all, the water was running right into
the street, and since all the residents of her
HOA were connected to just one broken and
aging water main, everyone would end up
paying for the leak until it was fixed.
That was almost four years ago. Last
month Multnomah County Sheriffs deputies
served Kraft with foreclosure papers on her
modest, two-story home in troubled
Snoozy’s Hollow, also known as Delta-
wood.
The low income single mother recently
lost a lawsuit brought by her HOA over the
debt from that disputed $1,300 plumbing
bill, which led to about $4,000 in unpaid
assessments — monthly fees residents pay
their HOA for maintenance and expenses.
See HOA on page 3