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THURSDAY, JULY 12
PORTLAND’S HOUSING BOARD OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: The com-
mittee will discuss progress measures and project updates. The
public is encouraged to attend these meetings. 9 a.m. – noon,
Portland Housing Bureau, 421 SW 6th Ave. Suite 500.
SUMMER 50+ TRAVEL EXPO: The 50 and Better Program plan over
a dozen trips every month. People 50 and better are encouraged
to attend to learn about types of trips offered. Refreshments
and prizes available. 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Marshall Community
Center, Oak/Elm Rooms, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver.
80’S REDUX – BOOK SIGNING BY MIKE HIPPLE: Photographer Mike
Hipple with special guest Nu Shooz, Bill Wadhams from Anima-
tion and Martha Davis from The Motels, launches his new book
“80’s Redux.” 7 p.m. Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside St.
SATURDAY, JULY 14
OUR STORY – RESISTANCE PHOTOGRAPHS, PAINT, PRINT OPENING
RECEPTION: Join the library and BCC Brownhall for a reception
with performances, live music and light refreshments. This ex-
hibition celebrates the release of the library’s digital gallery. 2
p.m. – 4 p.m., Central Library, Collins Hall, 501 SW 10th St.
THE SOUL OF ’71 CLASS REUNION 65TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION:
We will be celebrating all African American 1971 high school
graduates from all Portland metro area high schools. Join us for
a community family & friends picnic. Cost is $5, bring a dish to
share, Noon to dusk. Columbia Park, 7701 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
TUESDAY, JULY 17
RENTAL SERVICES COMMISSION MEETING: Topics for discussion
for this meeting will be: Screening criteria, security deposits
and program and policy updates. Open to the public. 2:30 p.m.
– 5 p.m., Portland Housing Bureau, 421 SW 6th Ave. Suite 500.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
CINDERELLA CELEBRATION, SING-A-LONG, ICE CREAM SOCIAL:
Portland Opera presents a free Cinderella Celebration featureing
performances from the opera cast members and a sing-a-long of
favorite Cinderella tunes. Children are encouraged to dress up
as a favorite character. Noon, Director Park, 815 SW Park Ave.
Seattle Metro
FRIDAY – SUNDAY, JULY 13 – 15
REDMOND ARTS FESTIVAL: Shop over 80 curated designers, art-
ists, and crafts people. Enjoy live bands, sidewalk chalk for kids,
food and drinks and community projects. Noon – 8 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, noon – 7 p.m. Sunday, Redmond Town Center,
16495 NE 74th St., Redmond.
WEST SEATTLE SUMMER FEST: The 36th annual West Seattle
Summer Fest offers fun for the family including shopping, live
music, dining, beer gardens and a kids’ play area. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday. Cost is
free. West Seattle Junction, California Ave. S. & SW Alaska St.
SATURDAY, JULY 14
2018 QUEEN ANNE DAY FESTIVAL: Join the festivities, games,
food, entertainment (for kids and adults) and lots of other hap-
penings. This is fun for the entire family. All-day event Queen
Anne District, Seattle.
TUESDAY, JULY 17
DOWNTOWN MOVIES IN THE PARK – BOSS BABY: There will be free
popcorn and movie on a giant 40-foot screen. Free. 7:30 p.m. – 11
p.m., Bellevue Downtown Park, 1020 NE 4th St., Bellevue.
FRIDAY – SUNDAY, JULY 20 – 22
BITE OF SEATTLE: Seattle’s original food & beverage showcase
features more than 60 restaurants and pop-up vendors, craft
beer and cider tasting, more than 90 live bands, kids’ activities.
Free admission. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday. Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St.
PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED
FRIDAY, JULY 13
Paint the Block Party
Zubeyde, age two, joined dozens of community members July 8 to paint the plaza and parking lot at the corner and 23rd and Union
in Seattle. The area will be developed at the beginning of 2019 and until then it will be used by the community for events including a
Marketplace and community gathering place. A mural will also be painted there in the next few weeks which will commemorate the
neighborhood’s history and look forward to the future of the Central district.
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The Skanner Honored for ‘Wake of
Vanport’
The National Newspaper Publishers Association
(NNPA) honored The Skanner News with the third
place 2018 Carl Murphy Community Service Award
at the group’s recent annual convention in Norfolk,
Va., for its oral history documentary series “The
Wake of Vanport.”
This is the second year The Skanner has been hon-
ored for the multimedia project, which began in 2014
and recounts the history of the 1948 Vanport Flood
through the lens of survivors and other individuals
with a personal relationship to the event, which phys-
ically destroyed the second largest city in Oregon and
the first substantial settlement of African Americans
in the Portland metropolitan area. The project is pro-
duced with the North Portland Media Training Cen-
ter and is sponsored by the Oregon Lottery.
Portland Youth Philharmonic
Announces New Ensemble in
Memory of Leo Lester Browne
Portland Youth Philharmonic has created a new
percussion ensemble, made possible by an endow-
ment from the estate of the late beloved Portland
teacher and percussionist Leo Lester Browne (1922
– 2017). This gift establishes “The Leo Lester Browne
Charitable Fund, recognizing a lifetime dedicated to
excellence in music education and performance.”
To announce the endowment gift and the launch
of the new ensemble, Hattner will host a live stream
on Monday, July 16, 2018, at noon on PYP’s YouTube
channel, providing more details and answering au-
dience questions submitted through social media. He
will be joined by Browne’s cousin Brad Owens, who
made the gift to PYP.
The Percussion Ensemble will add approximately
six more students to the roster of over 300 musicians
currently in PYP’s other four ensembles. The PYP
Percussion Ensemble will provide aspiring young
percussionists throughout Oregon and Washington
with the opportunity to receive instruction from
expert local professionals. Auditions for this ensem-
ble, as well as PYP’s other ensembles, will take place
in August 2018. The PYP Percussion Ensemble will
rehearse weekly on Wednesdays at Jackson Middle
School in Southwest Portland, and perform regularly
with the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble in the Sky-
view Auditorium in North Vancouver, WA. Audition
details and applications may be found at www.port-
landyouthphil.org.
King County Watchdog Announces
Report on Sheriff ’s Investigations
of Officer Misconduct Complaints,
Recommends Changes
This week the King County Office of Law Enforce-
ment Oversight (OLEO) released a report, Internal
Investigations Complaint Classification Review of
the King County Sheriff ’s Office, at a briefing of the
Metropolitan King County Council’s Law and Justice
Committee. The report identifies concerns with the
King County Sheriff ’s Office’s internal investigations
system and recommends related improvements to
policy and practice.
Presently, the Sheriff ’s Office classifies incoming
complaints into three categories:
• Non-investigatory Matter - even if the facts are
true, the allegation does not amount to a policy vio-
lation.
• Supervisor Action Log – include allegations of mi-
nor policy violations that are sent to the employee’s
supervisor to address.
• Inquiries – allegations involving misconduct that
are formally investigated.
The Daigle Law Group conducted a review of 280
complaints received in 2016 and how the classifica-
tions were handled. Key findings from this review
were:
• Of the files reviewed, half of the complaints classi-
fied as “non-investigatory matters” were classified
incorrectly, or contained insufficient justification
for that classification.
• Some of the complaints that were classified incor-
rectly involved allegations about excessive force,
illegal search and seizure, discourtesy, and bi-
ased-based policing.
• There was a lack of documentation/explanation for
how the reviewer made the initial complaint classi-
fication.
• There was a lack of standardization for investiga-
tion reports of all complaints, regardless of how the
complaint is classified.
OLEO is an independent office established by the
County Council that represents the interests of the
public in its efforts to hold the sheriff ’s office ac-
countable for providing fair and just police services.
It conducts systemic reviews of the Sheriff ’s Office’s
policies, practices and trainings.
You can read OLEO’s report online at: https://
kingcounty.gov/~/media/independent/law-enforce-
ment-oversight/ Documents/2018/ DLGReview_
KCSO_Int_Affairs7-2018.ashx?la=en