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OCTOBER 5, 2016 25 CENTS Portland and Seattle Volume XXXIX No. 1 News .......................3,6-7,10-14 A & E .................................... 8-9 Opinion ...................................2 Dr. Jasmine ......................6 Calendars ........................... 4-5 Bids/Classiieds ...................15 CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW PHOTO BY IAN POELLET (CC BY-SA 3.0) VIA WIKI- MEDIA COMMONS HEART AND SOUL Construction has begun on the Washington Park Reservoir Improvement Project, guided by a Community Beneits Plan which allocates 1 percent of funds for minority and women-owned businesses. By Christen McCurdy Of The Skanner News A report released by the Equita- ble Contracting and Purchasing Commission in September tout- ed the success of two pilot proj- ects — the Kelley Butte and Interstate Renovation Projects — in improving the rates at which the city hired disad- vantaged, minority and women and emerging businesses. But critics say the formula that guid- ed the Community Beneits Agreement See CBA on page 3 World News Briefs Veep debate, Yahoo scans emails and more page 14 Paisley Park Opens to the Public for Tours page 10 Northwest Tap performed their piece #Hellyoutalmbout at Rainier Beach Heart and Soul: A Community Fair! on Saturday, October 1 on the plaza outside the Rainier Community Center. The event which was sponsored by the Seattle Public Library’s African American Community Engagement Team and the Parks Department featured free books for kids, incredible entertainment by renowned Seattle artists like, the Total Experience Gospel Choir, Lady “A” and free hot dogs and hamburgers. Brown, Pierce Debate Violence, Spending Remarks on domestic violence drew gasps, boos and a resignation By Arashi Young Of The Skanner News G overnor Kate Brown and Republican chal- lenger Bud Pierce squared of for a sec- ond time at the City Club of Portland Sept. 30. The discussion between the candidates was a depar- ture from the candidates’ polite and courteous, if oc- casionally spiky, conduct during the irst debate in Bend Sept. 24. This time both candidates iercely questioned the other’s abil- ity to lead the state. Pierce, the Salem oncol- ogist, pitched a vision of governing that empha- sized frugality, cost cut- ting and empowering job growth. He also took shots at Brown’s long politi- cal career and expensive government failures that were undertaken when she was Oregon’s Secretary of State. “We see the Columbia River Crossing — $240 mil- lion, no bridge built.We see Cover Oregon — $300 million, no website that works, and now we are go- ing to give Oracle $500 mil- lion to ix our IT system,” Pierce said. Brown, in contrast, por- trayed herself as a progres- sive candidate who has created irst-in-the-nation policies such as the Oregon Family Leave Act — which allows family members to take time of to tend to fam- ily illness without fear of losing their jobs. “Despite tremendous challenges this state has faced, I am so proud of the work we have been able to do together to move Ore- gon forward,” Brown said. Pierce’s theme of mar- ket-based solutions fell lat when he responded to a question about domes- tic violence rates for Ore- gon women. The City Club crowd erupted in boos and gasps when Pierce said that well-educated women were protected from do- mestic violence and dispa- rate pay rates. “A woman that has great education, training and a great job is not suscepti- ble to this kind of abuse by men, women or anyone,” Pierce said, he added that See DEBATE on page 3 After Battering Haiti, Hurricane Matthew Hits the Bahamas Storm may hit U.S. late Thursday or early Friday By David Mcfadden Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Rescue workers in Haiti struggled to reach cutof towns and learn the full ex- tent of the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew as the storm began battering the Bahamas on Wednesday and triggered large- scale evacuations along the U.S. East Coast. At least 11 deaths were blamed on the powerful storm during its week- long march across the Caribbean, ive of them in Haiti. But with a key bridge washed out, roads impassable and phone communications down, the western tip of Haiti was isolated and there was no full accounting of the dead and injured in Matthew’s See HURRICANE on page 3 AP PHOTO/RAMON ESPINOSA Critics are concerned the city won’t use CBA model in the future PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED Stakeholders Spar On Contracting Projects A woman cries amid the rubble of her home, destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba Wednesday. The hurricane rolled across the sparsely populated tip of Cuba overnight, destroying dozens of homes in Cuba’s easternmost city, Baracoa, leaving hundreds of others damaged.