AUGUST 3, 2016
Portland and Seattle Volume XXXVIII No. 44
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News ...............................3,9,10 A & E .....................................6-7
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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.
