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NOVEMBER 8, 2017 Portland and Seattle Volume XL No. 6 25 CENTS News ...............................3,9,10 A & E .....................................6-7 Opinion ...................................2 Lead in Portland Water ..9 Calendars ........................... 4-5 Bids/Classifieds ....................11 CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW MAXINE WATERS IN SEATTLE Constantin Severe Speaks Director of IPR talks about the present and future of police reform in Portland By Christen McCurdy Of The Skanner News P See SEVERE on page 3 PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED PHOTO BY olice reform is at a cross- roads in Portland. The city just hired a new po- lice chief — the first Black wom- an to serve in the position — after Constantin Severe a nationwide search. Outlaw replaced Mike Marshman, the interim chief after Larry O’Dea retired after the revelation he had shot a friend in the back on an eastern Oregon camping trip. And the settlement agreement the city reached with the federal govern- ment in 2012, after the Department of Justice found a pattern of excessive force against people with mental ill- ness, faced an uncertain future. While attorney general Jeff Session has asked for a review of the DOJ consent decrees across the country, Mayor Ted Wheel- er has asked the federal government to continue federal supervision of Port- Keynote speaker Congresswoman Maxine Waters enjoys a laugh with Seattle King County NAACP President Gerald Hankerson at the Seattle NAACP’s 104th Freedom Fund Celebration Nov. 4 at First AME Church. The sold-out event included the presentation of the Community Service and Justice award to Michael Bennett, the President’s award to Nikkita Oliver and the Golden Apple award to 3 outstanding teachers, Tracy Gill, Jonathan Greenberg and Tess Williams. Homeless Youth Screen Documentary Outside the Frame hosts its annual gala at The Armory Nov. 13 By Melanie Sevcenko Of The Skanner News PHOTO COURTESY OF NAACP O Derrick Johnson, the new president and CEO of the NAACP, said that the NNPA is critical, as the delivery source of information for the Black community. n Nov. 13, Portland- ers have the chance to glimpse a fresh perspective of life on the streets in a city faced with a staggering homeless crisis. Outside the Frame — a local nonprofit that offers filmmaking workshops to homeless youth — is hosting its annual gala at The Armory in Northwest Portland with the pre- miere of its new documen- tary, “Leaving Home.” “At Outside the Frame, we realize that leaving home for the streets is not a choice, it’s a last resort,” executive director Nili Yo- sha told The Skanner. Filmed over the past year, the documentary is an an- thology of shorts made by two dozen youths experi- encing homelessness in Portland. “It’s not that I left home, I left my situation for some- thing that could be better,” says one young partici- pant, named Unity, in the film. “Leaving Home” takes the viewer on a journey of street life in the Pacific Northwest, while render- ing the challenges and am- bitions of marginalized youth through various points of view. Since its foundation just two years ago, Outside the Frame has been teach- ing video production to young homeless people be- tween the ages of 17 and 25, many of whom identify as LGBTQ. The majority of its par- ticipants come to the orga- nization from broken fam- ilies or through the foster care system; several battle physical and mental health issues. But at Outside the Frame, they can pick up a camera and learn the art of film- making as an intervention — while shaping society’s perception of homeless youth. “Film has the power to open people’s hearts and bring into focus things New NAACP Approve Renewal of PCC Construction Bond Vows to Work Voters Early totals show 58 percent of voters approved with Black bond for repairs and facility upgrades page 12 Press The Weinstein Effect Continues page 9 to Grow V oters in the taxation district for Portland Community Col- lege approved a $185 million bond for construction and workforce training by a wide mar- gin Tuesday — 58 percent percent, according to returns reported by the Secretary of State’s office. PCC’s tax district includes parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Columbia, Washington and Yamhill Counties. About 400,000 voters – or 29 percent of the 1.3 million voters registered in the district — weighed in on the bond. For most Multnomah County vot- ers, the bond was the only item on the ballot. Multnomah County voters had slightly higher turnout than the district overall, with 32 percent of voters casting ballots, and approved See PCC on page 3 PHOTO BY ADUMBVOGET (PUBLIC DOMAIN) VIA WIKIPEDIA The Skanner News Staff See DOCUMENTARY on page 3 Voters in the PCC tax district voted to renew a construction bond the school plans to use for construction and equipment upgrades.