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AUGUST 3, 2016 Portland and Seattle Volume XXXVIII No. 44 CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW 25 CENTS News ...............................3,9,10 A & E .....................................6-7 Opinion ...................................2 Heat Stroke and Dogs .....9 Calendars ........................... 4-5 Bids/Classiieds ....................11 PHOTO BY MBISANZ (CC BY 2.0) VIA WIKIME- DIA COMMONS. KICK IT Local police accountability advocates say a recently released report detailing the eforts of the Independent Police Review is misleading and lacking analysis necessary for reform. IPR Report and Response T he oice of the city auditor recent- ly released its annual report de- tailing the eforts of the Indepen- dent Police Review, citing progress in the handling of police complaints. The report gives an overview of the complaint process and IPR’s role. High- lights of the report include shorter resolution times for complaints, more independent investigations and few- er dismissed complaints compared to previous years — 67 percent dismissed down from 76 percent in 2014. But local police accountability advo- See POLICE on page 3 Prince Charles, 7, and a couple of his teammates attempt to catch a ball in the air to guarantee an out during the “Kick N it” Kickball Classic, July 31 at Rainier Playield. The event, which was organized by B.U.I.L.D (Brothers United in Leadership Development) brought the community together for everyone’s favorite recess game — kickball. City Rolls Back Homeless Camping Policy City Promises to Continue Some Programs Meant to Address Homelessness The Skanner News Staf T In the documentary ‘Olympic Pride, American Prejudice’ Cornelius Johnson of the USA competes in high jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Opening This Week Kam previews ‘Nine Lives’, ‘Suicide Squad” and more page 6 Simmons and RushCard expand partnership with The Peace Keepers page 11 uesday aternoon Mayor Charlie Hales’ oice announced an update to the Home- lessness State of Emergen- cy it declared six months ago — which will roll back some aspects of the city’s response to homelessness and continue others. “The State of Emergency means three things: irst, rapid action; second, de- liberate experimentation; and third, real money,” Hales’ statement said. “We quickly launched several pilot programs in response to livability issues associ- ated with the homeless cri- sis. They were deliberate experiments to determine how we should allocate re- sources.” Notably, the city will dis- continue its practice of allowing overnight house- less people to sleep outside without interference from law enforcement. The statement from the mayor’s oice said the camping guidelines released six months ago created confusion for res- idents and let nobody – including law enforce- ment, homeless people and housed residents of neigh- borhoods near camps – sat- isied. Some residents, the statement argued, believed the guidelines made un- permitted camping (which is a violation of a city or- dinance) legal. Homeless camps will be swept and campers will be given 72- hour notice to leave — but will still be able to store their belongings in locking storage container provid- ed by the city. “The City will continue to work with social ser- vice providers and Police Bureau to communicate to homeless people the situations that will be pri- oritized for enforcement. Police will continue to use compassion in enforce- ment, recognizing that the city doesn’t have enough shelter beds for everyone, and that some people have to sleep outside. The city also announced it would attempt to create nonproit-managed out- door shelters — with basic services provided by the city, and social services provided by nonprof- it partners — similar to self-governed communi- ties like Hazelnut Grove, Dignity Village and Right 2 Dream 2. The following aspects of See CAMPING on page 3 OHS to Feature Photos From The Skanner’s Archives Exhibit to highlight work of photographer Julie Keefe By The Skanner News Staf T he Oregon Historical Society Research Li- brary will exhibit its collection of photo- graphs from The Skanner News Aug. 24 through Dec. 18. The exhibit will feature the work of photographer Ju- lie Keefe, whose work has ap- See PHOTOS on page 3 PHOTO BY JULIE KEEFE By Arashi Young of The Skanner News PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED Critics say recent report on IPR process contains some omissions Start of the Junior Varsity Men’s 100 meter race during meet between Benson Polytechnic High and Jeferson High.