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ethics questions surrounding his partner Cylvia Hayes,
Kitzhaber took 49 percent of the vote compared to 45.3 per-
cent for Republican candidate Dennis Richardson.
Measure 87 that would have allowed judges to be hired by
the National Guard and public universities; allows school
employees to serve in the legislature, passed. Measure 90,
which would have created a top two primary election sys-
tem, failed.
Over a hundred community
and family members
including Seattle mayor Ed
murray attended a walk and
vigil Nov. 1 for Zeytuna Edo, a
7 year old girl who was struck
by a hit and run driver while
walking to the Boys and Girls
club on martin Luther King
way in September. The walk
ended with a “solutions
meeting” at the Boys and
Girls Club.
Measure 89, that amends the Oregon constitution with an
Equal Rights Amendment for women, passed with a large
margin.
Measure 92 that would require labeling of genetically
modified foods looks likely to fail by a small margin.
Despite the millions that flowed into the state to prevent
Measure 92 from passing, the result looks to be very close,
with current results showing 49.4 percent in favor and 50.6
percent against.
Oregon’s national lawmakers, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici,
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Peter DeFazio, Rep. Kurt
Schrader and Rep. Greg Walden all won their bids for re-
election. Walden will be the only Oregonian legislator in the
US Congress to be part of the majority Republican party.
The City of Portland Parks bond and schools levy both
passed easily.
Washington
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has to be pleased that voters
gave the thumbs up to his progressive agenda, passing new
levies for a parks district, for transit and for universal pre-
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
Despite the millions that flowed
into the state to prevent
Measure 92 from passing, the
result looks to be very close
school. More than 60 percent of Seattle voters passed Tran-
sit Proposition 1, which will pay for more buses and
cross-town service. And they passed option B to fund early
childhood education with property taxes.
A proposal to create and fund monorail in Seattle was
defeated with 80 percent of the electorate voting no.
Not all results are in yet, but it looks as if Republicans
will retain control of the Washington State Legislature. At
press time Republicans look to win the Washington State
Senate with a 26 seats to the Democrats 23.
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Law
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things, but for our group which was very
concerned about use of force by police, it
was a pretty significant thing to say – ‘here
is something happening all over the state
and everyone’s going to figure out how to
deal with it,’” said Dan Handelman of Port-
land Copwatch.
“There’s not as much outcry in other cities
when somebody is shot by the police, but
that does not mean that every shooting that
happens is completely justified, or that
everyone in a community where it happens
thinks it was the right thing to do.”
Unfunded Mandate
On Oct. 17, Copwatch compiled the data
and sent it to Oregon Attorney General
‘We appreciate this inquiry and we are reviewing
our procedures for making sure that all the
required information is accurately reported to
the Oregon Department of Justice’
—Kristina Edmundson Oregon DOJ
Ellen Rosenblum; Rosenblum’s staff says
they are reviewing the statistics and also
reviewing what they should be doing with
them, as per SB 111.
Contacted by The Skanner News two
weeks ago regarding the status of SB 111,
Kristina Edmunson, Oregon Department of
Justice spokesperson, spent days trying to
track down what happened with the 2008
law, sending updates on her progress before
finally turning up the bottom line.
The task proved difficult because almost
every official and lawmaker involved in
passing it is retired or out of office; each
one contacted by The Skanner News
thought it had gone into effect.
“ORS 181.789(6) provides that law
enforcement agencies are to collect and
report certain information to the Oregon
Department of Justice (DOJ) when the use
of deadly force results in a death. However,
the DOJ grant for this program has not been
legislatively funded since the 2007 -2009
biennium,” Edmunson told The Skanner
News this week.
“Any reports that the Oregon Department
of Justice has received have been forwarded
to the Public Health Division of the Oregon
Health Authority. They, in turn, are to report
these deaths to the federal CDC and U.S.
Department of Justice.
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Employers
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Subsequent violations result in penalties up
to $1,000.
JAO went into effect on Nov. 1 of last
year, and applies to most jobs within Seattle
city limits, not including: law enforcement;
or jobs with unsupervised access to children
under 16, individuals with developmental
disabilities or vulnerable adults.
“One in four adults in the U.S. has a crim-
inal record, and the racial disparities in
incarceration rates have devastated commu-
nities of color,” said Patricia Lally, Director
of the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. “Poli-
cies that prevent people from working
because of actions in their past hurt all of us.
The Job Assistance Ordinance allows an
applicant a fair chance at employment,”
Lally says.
“This law is an important step to strength-
en communities, reduce crime and save tax
dollars.”
The employers charged cover a wide
range of businesses: pet care, general con-
tractor, construction, commercial and home
cleaning, medical marijuana sales, land-
scaping, IT technical support, home food
The Job Assistance Ordinance is a Seattle law
that sets limits on employers’ use of criminal
history in hiring and other employment decisions
delivery, liquor sales and telecommunica-
tion. Some are located in Seattle; others are
based outside Seattle but have employees
who work within Seattle city limits.
In addition to banning ads that exclude
applicants with criminal history, the Job
Assistance Ordinance also:
Prohibits employers from asking ques-
tions about applicants’ criminal history until
after they conduct an initial screening.
Prohibits employers from denying a job
based solely on an arrest record.
Gives applicants the opportunity to
explain or correct criminal history informa-
tion.
Requires employers to provide a business
reason if they deny a job based solely on an
applicant’s conviction record.
“Now that the Job Assistance Ordinance
has been in effect for a year, we have started
to file charges in situations that clearly vio-
late the law.” said Michael Chin, SOCR’s
Enforcement Manager. “While we want to
educate employers on how to comply with
JAO, we will enforce the law if we see a
violation.”
SOCR offers free training and technical
assistance for employers on the Job Assis-
tance Ordinance and other Labor Standards
laws, like the Paid Sick and Safe Time Ordi-
nance. A free JAO Employer Workshop is
scheduled for December 2, noon-1 pm in
the Central Building, 810 Third Avenue in
downtown Seattle. To register, visit
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HK6SC
F5. For more information or to report a vio-
lation, call 206-684-4500 or visit
http://www.seattle.gov/civilrights/criminal-
records.htm.
Director’s Charges filed under
Seattle Job Assistance Ordinance
As of 11/3/14
Patricia Lally vs. Thrive Pet Care, LLC
dba G’day! Pet Care
Patricia Lally vs. David C. Akers dba
Belltown Dog Walker VIP Pet Serv-
ices
Patricia Lally vs. Innovative Founda-
tion Solutions, LLC.
Patricia Lally vs. Alpine Specialty
Cleaning, Inc.
Patricia Lally vs. Solstice Group, Inc.
dba Solstice
Patricia Lally vs. Elliott Bay Land-
scape Design Inc.
Patricia Lally vs. Cities Digital Inc.
Patricia Lally vs. Downtown Spirits
LLC dba Downtown Spirits
Patricia Lally vs. Caviar, Inc. dba
Munch on Me
Patricia Lally vs. Atlas Networks Cor-
poration
Patricia Lally vs. Homejoy, Inc.
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