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August 10, 2016 The Skanner Page 3 News “ The irst event, which will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 26, is called ‘Focus on Family’ vided for the irst 10 chil- dren who show up (with a limit of two per fami- ly). The event will also include, healthy snacks, balloons – and organiz- ers will distribute cur- rent health information. In September, Pre- SERVE will host “Stress and Mindfulness,” an event with a Tai Chi “ At the August event, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren will make homemade granola for the “taste” portion of the program. “We encourage every- one to come and bring a friend to care for them- selves or a loved one,” PreSERVE cofounder Tifany Kirkpatrick told The Skanner News. PreSERVE was found- ed in 2007 to provide education and outreach for older African Amer- icans, particularly in the areas of brain and memo- ry health, with attention to the link between hy- pertension and diabetes — which are overrepre- We encourage everyone to come and bring a friend to care for themselves or a loved one demonstration and dis- cussions on stress man- agement, meditation and mindfulness practice from experts. That event takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 24. In October, PreSERVE will collaborate with the Alzheimer’s Asso- ciation, Oregon Chap- ter, and OHSU’s SHARP program to host “Tips for Healthy Aging” to present healthy habits for brain and body. The program will include a dance demonstration and information about historical neighborhood walking routes to try. All events are free of charge and include healthy snacks, and a healthy soul food recipe. Baltimore sented in African Amer- ican populations – and dementia. Past events have included socializa- tion, physical exercise, healthy eating, and the expressive arts. Exam- ples might include theat- rical play, poetry, paint- ing, life history writing, walking programs, gardening, and cooking workshops. The group has held several Aging and Mem- ory Conferences, and has also regularly organizes culturally relevant social events intended to reach seniors – as well as peo- ple in their 50s who may not consider themselves “seniors” yet — to lead healthy, engaged life- styles. The Matt Dishman Community Center will hold its annual community appreciation event and block party from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at 77 NE Knott St. Improvements are coming to the indoor pool and spa this fall, thanks to the Parks Replacement Bond. The work will begin during Matt Dishman Community Center’s annual maintenance shutdown for two weeks beginning August 13. The pool will remain closed up to an additional six weeks after the community center re-opens to complete the work, with an expected pool re-opening in mid-October. CRC cont’d from pg 3 having closed meetings is that it doesn’t matter how well inten- tioned the group is, when you go behind closed doors, it is easy for people to get pressured …, espe- cially when there are people of authority in the room, such as many police oicers,” Chambers said. Currently the CRC can appeal the indings of police command staf ater a complaint has been investigated by the Independent Police Review or Police Internal afairs. The 11-member volunteer committee gathers community concerns and publicly reports its indings. In the new model the CRC would be involved at the beginning of a police complaint instead of an appeal. The CRC would also be able to hear deadly use-of-force complaints. The combined board would have more citizens than police oicials as voting mem- bers. The city council will vote on the proposed changes Sept. 7. These changes are being con- sidered so that complaint cases are decided within 180 days, a condition of the U.S. Department of Justice settlement agreement. In a memo to the Citizen Review “ plaints taking too long to be resolved,” Portland Copwatch wrote. “Getting rid of public ap- peal hearings on misconduct cas- es thwarts the will of the people.” The town hall provided over an The CRC opposes, in the strongest terms, any change to the process that decreas- es transparency and public access to the complaint and appeal process Committee, Portland Auditor Mary Hull Caballero wrote that it took a median of 149 days for a complaint to move through the appeal process. In response Portland Copwatch listed reasons why CRC appeals took a longer time. These reasons included asking for more inves- tigation, Portland Police Bureau disputing the recommendations of the CRC and scheduling con- licts from appellants. “The proposal doesn’t solve the problem of misconduct com- hour for community testimony and more than 20 people signed up to speak. Nearly every person who tes- tiied urged the council to keep public meetings. People were also very critical of the public outreach of the meeting and of the proposed plan. When announcing the town hall meet- ing online, the release read “Port- land Police Discipline System: What Works? What Doesn’t?” Read more at TheSkanner.com cont’d from pg 1 community are not mutually exclusive endeavors. We don’t have to choose one or the other. We’re choosing both. It’s 2016,” Davis said. The commissioner and Mayor Steph- anie Rawlings-Blake promised the re- port would serve as a blueprint for sweeping changes. “ Matt Dishman Pool Federal investigators spent more than a year interviewing Baltimore residents, police oicers, prosecutors, public defenders and elected oicials, as well as riding along with oicers on duty and reviewing documents and complaints. “Nearly everyone who spoke to us ... Black residents account for roughly 84 percent of stops, though they represent just 63 percent of the city’s population The court-enforceable consent decree will force the police agency to commit to improving its procedures to avoid a lawsuit. The decree likely will not be inalized for many months, Gupta said. The Justice Department has under- taken similar wide-reaching inves- tigations into the police in Chicago, Cleveland, Albuquerque and Ferguson, Missouri, among other cities. agreed the Baltimore Police Depart- ment needs sustainable reform,” Gupta said. Among the indings: Black residents account for roughly 84 percent of stops, though they represent just 63 percent of the city’s population. Like- wise, African Americans make up 95 percent of the 410 people stopped at least 10 times by oicers from 2010-15. During the same time period, oicers stopped 34 black res- idents 20 times, and seven African Ameri- cans 30 times or more. No individuals of any other race were stopped more than 12 times. One man who spoke to investigators said he was stopped 30 times in less than four years. In this July 27, 2016, ile photo, with a mural depicting Freddie Gray in the At least 15 of those background, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, speaks stops, he said, were to during a news conference after her oice dropped remaining charges check for outstand- against the three Baltimore police oicers who were still awaiting trial ing warrants. None of in Freddie Gray’ death in Baltimore. the stops resulted in Oicers routinely use unreasonable charges. and excessive force, including against In addition to pat-downs, Baltimore juveniles and citizens who aren’t dan- oicers perform unconstitutional pub- gerous or posing an immediate threat, lic strip searches, including searches of the report said. people who aren’t under arrest. AP PHOTO/STEVE RUARK, FILE Americans 55 and older in the Portland area, par- ticularly in the area of brain health. The irst event, which will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 26, is called “Focus on Family” and participants are invited to bring grandchildren. Free haircuts will be pro- cont’d from pg 1 PHOTO COURTESY OF PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION PreSERVE