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arrests or further problems.
Four people have been shot and killed by police since last
summer in this agricultural city of 68,000, where about half
the population is Hispanic.
Following the gathering at the park, the crowd chanted
and marched to Vinny’s Bakery, where the shooting took
place. The march was led by members of Zambrano-
Montes’ family.
The family of the orchard worker, who was a citizen of
Mexico, has filed a $25 million claim with the city of Pasco,
the first step toward a lawsuit.
Franklin County Coroner Dan Blasdel has decided to
order an inquest, which would be open to the public, in
hopes of calming “some of the fears and outrage of the
community.”
While an inquest won’t proceed until police finish gather-
ing evidence and witness statements, “it’s going to make
this whole investigation transparent,” Blasdel said.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
Four people have been shot
and killed by police since last
summer in this agricultural city
of 68,000, where about half
the population is Hispanic.
Luke Reinert practices some tricks before competing in the Pacific Northwest Regional Yo-Yo
Championship Feb. 14 at Seattle Center. Luke took 7th in the 5A Division final.
Brown
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swearing-in, Brown praised Kitzhaber for
his contributions to Oregon but also said
“we must restore the public’s trust.”
“There is a great deal of work ahead of us,
and I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get
to it,” she said.
“We are all keenly aware of the difficult
circumstances that brought us to this
moment — circumstances that none of us
would have predicted only a short time
A series of newspaper reports since Octo-
ber have chronicled Hayes’ work for
organizations with an interest in Oregon
public policy. At the same time she was paid
by advocacy groups, she played an active
role in Kitzhaber’s administration, a poten-
tial conflict of interest.
The spotlight on Hayes led to her reveal-
ing that she accepted about $5,000 to
illegally marry a man seeking immigration
‘Oregon has been in the national news for all
the wrong reasons,’ she said of the ethics
scandal. ‘That changes starting today’
ago,” the new governor said.
“Oregon has been in the national news for
all the wrong reasons,” she said of the ethics
scandal. “That changes starting today.”
Brown, a 54-year-old Minnesota native,
came to Oregon to attend law school in
Portland, the state’s largest city, and estab-
lished a family law practice before her first
run for the Legislature.
Kitzhaber handily won re-election in
November to a fourth term after surviving
the botched rollout of Oregon’s online
health care exchange, which turned into a
national embarrassment.
But the allegations surrounding Hayes’
work were more harmful, dominating head-
lines in the state following his victory.
benefits in the 1990s. Later, she acknowl-
edged purchasing a remote property with
the intent to grow marijuana.
Though questions about Hayes have
swirled for months, the pressure on
Kitzhaber intensified recently after newspa-
pers raised questions about whether Hayes
reported all her income on her tax returns.
She has not publicly addressed the allega-
tion and Kitzhaber has declined to.
Both state and federal officials have
launched investigations.
Kitzhaber, 67, met the 47-year-old Hayes
before the 2002 election, when he was gov-
ernor and she was a candidate for the state
Legislature. She lost her race, but they
reconnected after Kitzhaber’s term ended.
Gov. Brown on Wednesday named
her new executive team. These are
the bios provided by the governor’s
staff:
Brian Shipley, Chief of Staff
Brian comes to the Governor’s Office
after having served in the government
relations department at Oregon Health
& Science University. Prior to that, he
held positions throughout state gov-
ernment, including serving as Kate
Brown’s Deputy Secretary of State
and as a member of Governor Ted
Kulongoski’s executive team. He also
was Chief of Staff for the Senate
Majority Leader and Director of Legis-
lation for the Peter Courtney,
President of the Senate.
leading D.C. litigation firm Williams &
Connolly LLP. Upon returning to Port-
land, he continued in private practice
as an attorney, first with Lane Powell
PC and then as a founding attorney of
what is now the Angeli Ungar Law
Group LLC. He is also a founding
member of the Advisory Board to the
Oregon Innocence Project.
Kristen Grainger,
Communications Director
Brian graduated from Willamette Uni-
versity with a degree in Politics and
Environmental Science and received
his law degree from Georgetown Uni-
versity.
Kristen graduated from the University
of Washington in 1988, and has been
vice president and assistant to the
president at Willamette University
since 2002. Prior, she worked in Ore-
gon state politics for more than 13
years as a journalist, political advisor
and legislative advocate, including
service with Oregon Attorney General
Hardy Myers from 1996 to 2002, and
communications director for Oregon
Governor Ted Kulongoski’s 2002
gubernatorial campaign.
Benjamin Souede, General
Counsel
Gina Zejdlik, Senior Policy
Advisor
Ben graduated summa cum laude
from the University of Pennsylvania
and cum laude in 2002 from Harvard
Law School. After law school, he
served as a judicial law clerk for the
Hon. Susan P. Graber of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit. After completing his clerkship,
Ben moved to Washington, D.C. to
serve as a Senior Advisor to then-Sen.
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY).
Ben began his legal practice with the
Gina is a graduate of the University of
Washington and Notre Dame law
school. She previously worked as
a Deputy Legislative Counsel for the
Oregon Legislature with an emphasis
on government ethics, redistricting
and election law. After serving as Leg-
islative Director for Secretary of State
Kate Brown, she was appointed Inter-
im Elections Director. Most recently,
Gina served as Chief of Staff to the
Secretary of State.
Roosevelt
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begin. Landscaping is expected to finish in
the winter of 2017.
To help prepare students, families, and
community members, Portland Public
Schools will be hosting a community forum
on Thursday March 5 at 6p.m. in the Roo-
sevelt Cafeteria.
The forum will discuss the phases of con-
struction including the order of construction
and the plans for setting up temporary facil-
ities. The meeting will address how the
project will affect extracurricular activities
To help prepare students, families, and
community members, Portland Public Schools
will be hosting a community forum on Thursday
March 5 at 6p.m. in the Roosevelt Cafeteria.
and the new academic programs being
developed and expanded through the
remodel.
Information will be provided regarding
how construction will impact the neighbor-
ing community in terms of logistics, noise
and parking.
Light refreshments and translators for
Spanish and Somali will be provided. All
interested St John’s residents and Roosevelt
Families are encouraged to attend. This
forum is free and open to the public.
Portland Public Schools will have a
groundbreaking ceremony for the Roosevelt
High School modernization on May 2.
For more information visit the Roosevelt
Bond
website:
http://RooseveltBond.pps.net
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