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‘The intent is to give people
who either formerly lived in the
neighborhood or people who
live in the neighborhood now
priority access to development
that public money is involved in’
can-owned general contracting firm, Colas Construction.
City officials say the Grant Warehouse housing prioritizes
families who have been displaced or are at risk of displace-
ment because of rising housing prices.
Saltzman said there is a focus group to create policy to
give these residents the first right of refusal for housing.
“The intent is to give people who either formerly lived in
the neighborhood or people who live in the neighborhood
now priority access to development that public money is
involved in,” Saltzman said.
The new rules may involve providing proof of current or
past residency in the neighborhood.
Saltzman said the new policy should be completed in the
next month.
The developments may mark a new beginning after the
fallout from the controversial Trader Joe’s deal. Trader Joe’s
was the original anchor tenant for the Alberta Street grocery
store shopping plaza. The arrangement sparked heavy crit-
icism after Portland Development Commission announced
it had sold the land to developer Majestic Realty for $2.4
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
anchored by a Natural Grocers grocery store. The plaza will
have room for up to 10 other stores. These tenants will be
chosen by a Tenant Advisory Committee who will prioritize
local and minority-owned businesses.
Both developments will be built by the African Ameri-
Seattle Parks and Recreation and Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute’s annual teen summer
musical extravaganza, “Snow White and the Seven: ‘Each One, Teach One,’” was performed at the
Seattle Repertory Theatre Aug. 20-23. The production featured 80 local youth between the ages of 7
and 18.
million less than its appraised value.
Community leaders from the Portland African American
Leadership Forum said money set aside to develop the Inter-
state Corridor Urban Renewal Area should directly benefit
the community that lives there. PAALF suggested investing
in local minority-owned businesses, creating community
benefit agreements to employ minority employees and miti-
gating gentrification through housing.
Many of these criticisms were discussed in the North/
Northeast Neighborhood Housing Strategy Community
Oversight Committee. According to Saltzman, many people
professed their desire to either stay in the neighborhood or
be able to move back into the neighborhood. He said the
Grant Warehouse was created in response to these commu-
nity concerns.
Making policy to prioritize those at risk of displacement
from gentrification is a new effort by city officials. Saltzman
said there is no guarantee of success, but said it is a sincere
effort to balance growth with community.
“Many of the issues focused around North and Northeast
Portland are flashpoints in many cities across the country, in
how do you deal with gentrification,” he said. “I think we
are really trying to come up with some tangible policies that
might do that.”
Rally
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we’ll use our art to do that, that’s a tool.
That’s Black power.”
Jesselle Hedman, a senior at Portland
State University, was one of the many faces
in the crowd on Monday.
She said she’s been increasingly drawn to
issues around police accountability in recent
years.
“I’ve missed some of the police account-
ability events that we’ve had in the past,
but I think right now is really the time to be
against those things. I have a brother, I have
a sister, I have family, I am those people that
are going through those things and I can’t
just sit and do nothing,” she said.
Though Monae invited law enforcement
to attend the rally, none were visibly pres-
ent.
The event also doubled as a drive to gather
school supplies.
Though unsure of how much was col-
lected, Raiford said some attendees were
Portland for a Rosemary Anderson High
School’s backpack giveaway at Plaza Del
Sol Wednesday.
As for Monae and Jidenna, they per-
formed later that night at the Roseland The-
‘I have a brother, I have a sister, I have family,
I am those people that are going through those
things and I can’t just sit and do nothing’
allowed to take home materials at the park,
while the rest were later dropped off at
Columbia International and in Northeast
ater downtown to a packed crowd, with la-
belmates Wondaland, in what was their last
show before wrapping their tour in Monae’s
said.
In a press release announcing the guide’s
publication, the ACLU suggested members
of the public may want to consult with an
attorney before filing a complaint, as it may
affect future legal proceedings.
doesn’t disappear,” McCullough said.
“If people are still afraid of retaliation,
they can always consult with an attorney be-
fore they file a complaint. They don’t have
to consult with an attorney before they file
one if they’re feeling hesitant,” McCullough
home base of Atlanta, Ga. at the end of the
month.
Reportedly, Monae closed out her set that
night by performing “Hell You Talmbout”
for a second time that day.
The two will continue to attend similar
rallies on their tour.
In an interview with New York radio-sta-
tion Hot 97 earlier this month, Monae said
community has been at the “forefront” of
their movement.
“We looked at the music industry, and no
disrespect to anybody working hard, getting
their money, focusing on what they need to
focus on, but we saw a lack of voices that
were bringing something new, a different
perspective,” Monae said.
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dardized way to report misconduct.
While compiling the guide, staff members
sometimes made multiple phone calls to the
same law enforcement agency to get infor-
mation about how to file a complaint.
“Every police department sort of has their
own method, and there’s a few different
avenues of filing a police report with each
department,” Kimberly McCullough, legis-
lative director for the ACLU of Oregon, told
The Skanner.
McCullough said members of the public
frequently approach the ACLU with com-
plaints about their interactions with law en-
forcement and questions about what steps to
take, and can find the process intimidating.
“We always give people tools to help peo-
ple and empower them. This was just sort of
a way to give them a resource without them
having to reach out to us first,” McCullough
‘One of the things that’s really important
with police complaints is that people file it
really quickly’
But McCullough also said the sooner a
complaint can be filed, the better.
“One of the things that’s really import-
ant with police complaints is that people
file it really quickly. That way the evidence
said.
Often, McCullough said, people are hesi-
tant to report police misconduct, either be-
cause they feel intimidated by the process or
because of fear of retaliation.
McCullough said it’s important for there
to be a record of allegations of misconduct,
in part so authorities can note patterns of
misbehavior, either on an individual offi-
cer’s part or on the part of a department as
a whole.
“Say there’s something really high profile
that happens, like a police shooting. The de-
partment can look back, and say, ‘Hey, did
this officer have a bunch of complaints over
time? That might be valuable to know,’”
McCullough said.
McCullough also noted there will be a sep-
arate process for filing complaints related to
racial profiling, per House Bill 2002, which
passed out of the Legislature this spring.
“There will be a specific procedure for fil-
ing profiling complaints. We’ll have updates
when we find out exactly what those proce-
dures are,” McCullough said.
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