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APRIL 24, 2019 Portland and Seattle Volume XLI No. 30 25 CENTS News ................................ 3,6,8 A & E ........................................5 Opinion ...................................2 Americans on Race .........6 Calendar .................................4 Bids/Classifieds .....................7 CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE NOW I-1000 MARCH FROM SEATTLE TO OLYMPIA Fontaine Bleau By Christen McCurdy Of The Skanner News ttorneys last week filed a motion for a summary judgment in a pending lawsuit claiming the City of Portland and the Oregon Liquor Licensing Commission con- spired to put a Black nightclub owner out of business. Rodney DeWalt sued the City of Portland in 2015 for intentional inter- A See FONTAINE BLEAU on page 3 Four of the youngest participants leave Rainier Beach High School April 19th on the first day of a 60 mile march from Seattle to Olympia in support of I-1000. The four-day, 60-mile march will end with a rally at the capital where speakers will urge the legislature to support the initiative which would bring back affirmative action in Washington state. Low-Income Areas Face Climate Risk Researchers investigate the impacts of climate change on poorer zip codes By R. Dallon Adams Of The Skanner News Portland State University study determined that low-income neigh- borhoods around Portland are disproportionately affected by flooding and extreme heat — and those risks are only expected to increase as a result of cli- mate change in the coming years. The research team mapped flooding and ex- cessive heat and then test- AP PHOTO/MANISH SWARUP A Buddhist monks pray during a ceremony to invoke blessings on the dead and wounded from Sunday’s bombings at the Kelaniya temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka Wednesday. Sri Lanka’s president has asked for the resignations of the defense secretary and national police chief, a dramatic internal shake- up after security forces shrugged off intelligence reports warning of possible attacks before Easter bombings that killed over 350 people. World News Briefs page 8 New Movies Opening This Week page 5 ed this data alongside so- ciodemographic data (e.g. income, education, etc.) and other variables such as proximity to green space and impervious ground surfaces. In major cities, as green space is replaced by pave- ment and buildings, hot spots known as urban heat islands develop. The Ur- ban Heat Island effect can raise temperatures up to 5 degrees Celsius. The PSU study found that the ar- eas with the greatest heat hazards are found in East Portland, North Portland and places situated along major thoroughfares. These largely paved ar- eas also increase an area’s flood risk as there are few- er plants to absorb accu- mulating precipitation and hold this water in the soil. The researchers pinpoint- ed “high flood potential areas” along I-205 and in East Portland. The greatest risk of both extreme heat and flooding were found in pockets throughout East Portland, SE Portland, and North Portland. “Not surprisingly, those poorer, low-lying areas on the eastside along Highway 205 are disproportionately exposed to floods and ur- ban heat islands,” said Hee- jun Chang, a geography professor in PSU’s College of Liberal Arts and mem- ber of the research team behind the study, in a press release about the study. “Those are the potential target areas where the city needs to pay attention.” Cities around the globe are using creative ap- See STUDY on page 3 Black Voices United Hosts Portland School Board Candidates Forum Forum focuses on equity, disproportionate discipline By Saundra Sorensen For The Skanner News ive candidates for the board of Portland Public Schools gath- ered at Maranatha Church on April 13 to address issues of ra- F cial inequity in the district. The Black Voices Candidate’s Fo- rum was organized by Black Voices United and moderated by community organizer Sam Thompson. In open- ing the forum, activist and public school elementary teacher Nichole Watson highlighted the historically low voter response to board races. “These seven folks hold an enor- mous amount of power,” Watson told the crowd. School board positions are four- See PPS on page 3 PHOTO BY SAUNDRA SORENSEN Attorneys note expedited liquor suspensions are rare — and disproportionately aimed at Black club owners PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED DeWalt Files Motion in Fontaine Bleau Suit Nichole Watson speaks at an April 13 forum on upcoming school board races.
