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Serving Portland’s Northwest Neighborhoods since 1986 FREE Boiling point Water Bureau targets familiar foe, and it isn’t water-borne bacteria

By Allan Classen Portland Utility Review Board for eight years until 2008, Shaff here are people who believe the dispensed with details “boil water” alert in November and launched immedi- was unnecessary. ately into a slanderous Westsiders were supposedly diatribe unbecoming of a exposed to E. coli contamination for two public official. Tdays before the alert went out, and the “He doesn’t know diddly— water they were told to not drink was he’s not a chemist,” said Shaff, never a health hazard. who had earlier admitted that he Some activists question the Portland himself was unable to explain the Water Bureau’s motivations and consider chlorination process at Reservoir 3 in its conclusion that the culprit may have Washington Park because he likewise been a bird, perhaps a seagull, more a mat- was no chemist. ter of public manipulation than science. “Scott’s not a water-quality expert,” (See sidebar, page 5.) Shaff continued. “Nobody would recog- Behind it all is the suspicion that the nize Scott as an expert on anything.” bureau is using every circumstance to sell Asked about Fernandez’s degree in the city on the idea that Portland’s open microbiology, Shaff said, reservoirs must be covered, at great expense “I’m sure he does have a and to the great benefit of the global degree in microbiology— infrastructure firm Montgomery Watson so what? I’m a lawyer.” Harza, which has been the bureau’s main Shaff said that a degree with- source of knowledge for years. Continued on page 5 The Water Bureau is doing everything it can to silence this kind of talk. When this reporter asked bureau Administrator David Shaff to comment Boiling water turned out to be unnecessary, but it on critical statements by Scott Fernan- did drive home the point to many that our reservoirs

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By Allan Classen version of PGE Park for Major League Soccer. He was paid $100,000 for his services in 2009, and if the stadium deal is he general manager of the Multnomah Athletic Club approved, Beard said he is promised an even larger contract to recently made an unusual request of the Examiner. At facilitate actual construction. the end of a November meeting of the Goose Hollow It matters a great deal to Beard the businessman whether this Foothills League board, of which he is a treasurer, he $31 million project goes forward. As the representative of the asked that the evening’s hottest topic not be reported because “it people of Goose Hollow, coincidentally, he seems to have arrived Twould be embarrassing.” at the same position. If Norm Rich was naïve in the basic tenets of journalism, his “It’s pretty exciting,” Beard told his board last March, referring Kenny & Zuke’s sense of the consequences of shining a light on the neighborhood to the possibility of a major league soccer team playing here in No frills, just good sandwiches association’s inner workings was well placed. The organization is 2011. foundering on the shoals of conflict of interest, compromising its Page 12 And lest any neighbor wonder how they were to feel about the role as the voice of the neighborhood as it glosses over the private plans backed by his benefactor, he added, “Our support of major interests of its leaders, and the blame is spread broadly. Street work starts league soccer is really important to Merritt and the city.” The GHFL board is led by individuals serving more than one 23rd Avenue construction ends in June Beard had at other times mentioned his contract with the city, master, and most are content to assume all is well. Page 24 but at the March meeting in which his boosterism was showing, Alan Beard, president of the board, has simultaneously been representing the city regarding Merritt Paulson’s proposed con- Continued on page 23 The Zinc SW Marconi SW 48th SE Andover NW Albemarle NW 24th – 14 units sold

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What happened to Inaccuracy: Operator of Linnton tank farm fails to report emissions to the Toxic Release Inventory. Fact: Kinder Morgan’s Linnton tank facility is not required to report to the Toxic chain of command? Chemical Release Inventory because the facility does not meet all of the agency’s reporting criteria. Specifically, the facility does not combust coal and/or oil for the How did the Portland police get so out one in the force, implying that they too purpose of generating electricity for distribution in commerce nor does it manufac- of control? How can they beat a defense- can challenge orders successfully if they ture processes, or use any EPCRA Section 313 chemical in quantities greater than less man to death, fire a less-lethal round have enough political leverage. the established threshold in the course of a calendar year. at an unarmed 12-year-old girl and then The chain of command is violated even protest over moderate discipline, forcing Inaccuracy: Kinder Morgan is a spinoff of Enron. more hideously by the line officers, who the commissioner in charge to back down? are in open rebellion against Sizer. Read Fact: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) was formed in February The police union wouldn’t even tolerate their union newsletter, The Rap Sheet, to of 1997 when a group of investors led by Chairman and CEO Richard D. Kinder their chief describing the bean-bag inci- see through their childish motives. They and former Vice Chairman William V. Morgan acquired the general partner of a dent as “troubling.” want the chief to defend them auto- small, publicly traded pipeline limited partnership. The Portland Police Bureau has utterly matically and immediately when they’re Kinder Morgan operates approximately 37,000 miles of pipelines and 170 termi- violated a fundamental principle pertain- suspected of misconduct. Without a hint nals, so like all energy companies, we have had some isolated incidents. However, ing to democratic governance and police of irony, they consider anything less as our overall safety record is very good. No industrial process is flawless. The majority powers: It’s called chain of command. playing politics. They take internal votes of incidents, particularly the ones you noted, are caused by outside forces, usually When it becomes necessary to autho- of no confidence to wield against the chief someone hitting an underground line. rize the use of arms—either by armies and commissioner, and they use sagging Kinder Morgan has an Operational Excellence initiative within the company, and or law officers—ultimate authority must morale among the troops as a cause justi- we post our EH&S performance on our website, www.kindermorgan.com. This data reside with civilian officials. We know fying the tail wagging the dog. is updated monthly and currently results show Kinder Morgan has outperformed enough about countries run by generals So the police chief defies the elected the industry averages in virtually all safety and release categories. and military juntas to understand that officials and the police patrol officers defy Kinder Morgan is committed to operating our assets safely and protecting the such a model offends every thread of our the chief. The thuggish or trigger-happy public, contractors, employees and the environment. Our pipelines are regulated, Constitution and national tradition. Only cop is a law unto himself. Attempts at and we are committed to meeting or exceeding federal, state and local rules and by retaining civilian control can those internal police discipline are routinely regulations. authorized to wield guns be restrained overturned, and the prosecutors use the from making their own law and ruling for grand jury system to play softball and Emily Mir Thompson their own purposes. fail to return indictments. The only hint Manager, PR & Corporate Communications Chain of command also refers to every of justice is the civil law system, which Kinder Morgan individual in any army or police force. frequently awards judgments for police Houston, Texas Each reports directly to a higher-ranking misconduct that goes otherwise goes officer, who in turn reports to the next unpunished. Editor’s note: Reporter Paul Koberstein called Kinder Morgan corporate offices in level of command. To overstep one’s It’s not hard to grasp why this system Houston but was not called back. The story never asserted that the company was obli- immediate supervisor to take direction isn’t working. The kids are running the gated to report its emissions, but five of the seven companies operating tank farms from their commander is a serious breach household and the parents are locked in along the Willamette River in Northwest Portland do report and this information is of order. the attic. The lunatics are running the asy- vital to the public interest, including tracing the source of incidents. This is almost too basic and obvious to lum. Pick your metaphor. Dan Saltzman is Kinder Morgan is considered a spinoff of Enron by a host of business sources. repeat, yet these bedrock rules are turned the commissioner in charge in name only. Thompson contends the term doesn’t apply because Enron was not the actor in creating on their head every day in the Portland And still the line officers aren’t happy. the new firm. “Spinout” is sometimes used in such circumstances. Police Bureau. In The Rap Sheet, officer-writers without Police Chief Rosie Sizer overstepped exception see the latest bean-bag shoot- Obituaries...... 4 her rank when she refused to accept ing and the James Chasse death as further Randy Leonard as the commissioner in evidence of their persecution. Any public The Pearl ...... 8 charge of her bureau. Assigning Leonard criticism is more than they can bear. The Going Out...... 12 was the prerogative of the mayor and was only proper role for the public and elected index not hers to resist, which she did publicly officials in their minds is to support the Community Events...... 16 and repeatedly until the mayor caved in police, right or wrong. Business & Real Estate...... 21 and appointed a weak commissioner more Commissioner Randy Leonard is bull- In the ‘Hood ...... 26 to her liking. headed; often wrong but never silent. He Taking her protest to the news media may, however, be the last person in Port- was in itself call for her dismissal. Within land who would be more than a puppet as the chain of command, it is possible to police commissioner. He should have the question one’s superior, but all bets are off chance. I’m sure he knows what chain of when a public challenge is issued. That is command means. an invitation to insubordination by every-

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OBITUARIES Maybelle Clark Macdonald Sue K. Reed Maybelle Clark Macdonald, who Sue Kelley Reed, who attended Catlin Gabel and founded the Macdonald Center women’s Lincoln High School, died Oct. 30 at age 75. Mrs. Reed shelter in Old Town, died Dec. 10 at age was born July 15, 1934, in Portland. She was a member of 93. Maybelle Clark was born at Good the Multnomah Athletic Club and the Irvington Tennis Samaritan Hospital March 27, 1916, Club. She married Malcolm Reed in 1956. They retired and grew up in Northwest Portland. She to Cannon Beach. Survivors include her husband; brother, attended Ainsworth Elementary and Bret; sons, Kelley, Terry, Clark and Craig; daughter, Liz; 13 Catlin Gabel High School. She went grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. on to Mills College and graduated from Maude F. Caputo Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute in Paris. She founded Meals on Heels, which later became part of Maude Fry Caputo, a 1965 graduate of Lincoln High the Loaves & Fishes Meals-on-Wheels program. She co- School, died Nov. 9 at age 62. Maude Bowman was born founded the Albertina Kerr Guild. In 1970, she created March 13, 1947, in Portland. She was an artist and lived the Maybelle Macdonald Fund to “relieve the misfortune in Lincoln City. She married Daniel K. Mottern. She is and promote the well-being of mankind.” She married survived by her husband; son, Hunter D. Caputo; and Fred Madconald; he died. Survivors include her son, Clark daughter, Kelsey M.C. Marcel. Munro; stepson, Craig Macdonald Jr.; stepdaughters, Christina Macdonald and Denise Burns; eight grandchil- Henry A. Harth dren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Henry Arthur Harth, an engineer for Anne Knox Look Good Samaritan Hospital, died Dec. 7 at age 95. Mr. Harth was born in Sellwood Anne Knox Look, a graduate of Catlin School, died April 21, 1914. He designed the door Nov. 27 at age 88. Anne Marie Knox was born in Portland. knockers now at Rams Head for Timber- She graduated from Scripps College. She was a home- line Lodge in the 1930s. He is survived maker and fine-arts appraiser. She was a member of Trin- by his daughters, Merry and Melody; and ity Episcopal Cathedral and Portland Garden Club. She son, Mike. married Edward “Ned” Look. They lived on Northwest Westover Road. She is survived by her son, Bradford. Urban G. Kubat Nancie M. Pilato Urban George Kubat, a gardener and landscaper at Good Samaritan Hospital, Nancie Michelle Pilato, a volunteer died Nov. 7 at age 93. He retired in 1982 at Chapman Elementary and Cathedral after 15 years as the head gardener at Middle School, died Dec. 17 of cancer. the hospital. He won five annual Royal Mrs. Pilato was born July 1, 1950, in Rosarian rose-growing competitions. Rochester, N.Y., and received a bach- Mr. Kubat was born March 5, 1916, in elor’s degree from Brook University in Portland. He is survived by his step- New York and a master’s degree from daughter, Vera N. Mehrtens; and stepson, Marvin Cal- Nazareth College in Rochester. She laway. SundaySunday School Low at 10 Mass, in school 8am year worked for six years in social services at Sunday Sung Mass, 10am the Rochester Psychiatric Center. From Frances D. Goss 1979-1994, she held several management positions at Frances Deborah Goss, who grew up in Goose Hollow Tektronix in Beaverton. She married Jon Torrey in 1982. and attended neighborhood schools, died Dec. 6 at age Ascensionwww.ascensionepiscopalparish.orgTraditional worship Episcopal in an intimate Parish setting She is survived by her husband; son, Sam Torrey; sister, in Portland Heights since 1889. 70. 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Reservoir continued from page 1 criticized Fernandez at a public meeting. out professional experience means nothing, Before the May 2008 meeting Rossi and he warned that treating Fernandez referred to, Fernandez was notified that his as a news source would mean “getting it term on the board would not be renewed. wrong.” Rossi said the microbiologist had made Shaff ’s tirade was not out of character. himself unpopular with the bureau by He launched into Fernandez in similar requesting technical information and then fashion at a meeting of the PURB two complaining when it wasn’t provided or years ago. was provided only after long delays. Paulette Rossi, who was chair of the Rossi considered his requests reasonable PURB at the time, said, “David Shaff and praised his knowledge and diligence. started attacking Scott at the meeting in “He just knows so much, it was mind- front of everyone. It was so bad. To have boggling,” she said, noting that he was far someone who is head of a bureau yelling at ahead of other PURB members, at times a citizen—I had never heard anything like predicting future regulations based on his that in my entire life.” reading of news and trade journals. Fernandez’s recall of the event was more He even went to Washington, D.C., last terse: “He did everything he could to dis- summer at his own expense to attend fed- credit me every chance he could.” eral hearings on the LP2 public reservoir Shaff denied it all, saying he “never” standards. Scott Fernandez, in front of Reservoir 3, says the Portland Water Bureau has failed to take E . coli scare modest steps to make the city’s drinking water safer while championing mammoth projects What should have been done? that could harm water quality. Contrary to Shaff’s statements, Rossi By Allan Classen sign of contamination, most of Port- water distribution system. Small animals and Frank Ray, who chaired the PURB in land’s west side was under a boil-water such as birds or rodents can find their the 1990s and served with Fernandez on a The recent E. coli scare is not cause alert for about 24 hours Nov. 28-29. way into any covered reservoir through citizen panel convened in 2004 to advise the for covering Portland’s open reservoirs, Another route not taken is “bird the pressure-equalizing vents, thus con- city on covering the reservoirs, suggested according to Scott Fernandez, a micro- wires”—wires stretched across open res- taminating drinking water.” that the bureau’s real problem with Fernan- biologist who served on the Portland ervoirs to prevent birds from landing on Fernandez contends that covering dez was that he knew too much. Utility Review Board for eight years. the water. reservoirs may actually reduce safety and “I absolutely disagree with David’s char- The contamination that triggered “We made recommendations about impair water quality. acterization of Scott as lacking expertise,” a boil-water alert the Saturday after protecting the reservoirs from birds that “Deaths have been associated with said Ray. “He has very good expertise, and Thanksgiving could have been addressed were never put into place,” said Frank closed reservoirs from chemicals (meth- more important, he’s someone who’s inde- by less disruptive measures, said Fernan- Ray, a former PURB chair who also ane) and microorganisms (salmonella). pendent of the Water Bureau.” dez. served on the 2004 panel. “It’s puzzling No deaths have been associated from An example of that independence played “Detection from current technology to me. There were steps that could have chemicals or microorganisms in our out in 2002 when he wouldn’t accept the advancements can be made in a matter been taken.” open reservoirs. Water Bureau’s conclusion about crypto- of seconds to minutes,” he said. “Com- Ray said bird wires have “proven to “Our deep, open-water reservoirs at sporidium levels in the Bull Run Reservoir pare this with the days it took the Port- work in other places.” Mt. Tabor and Washington Park have and asked to see sampling reports. Shaff land Water Bureau to identify an easily The water bureau concluded that the been wrongly portrayed as not sup- said it would be too expensive to provide the solved E. coli situation. These technolo- offending E. coli most likely came from porting public health benefits for our reports, even though it was policy to provide gies can immediately detect an intrusion a bird. drinking water, when just the opposite public records to PURB members without from E. coli or unwanted chemicals. “Open reservoirs are not the prob- is true. In sunshine and open air, waters charge, Rossi said. “Over the years, these technology lem,” said Fernandez. “At Washington break down and vent gaseous chemicals, Fernandez pushed for an estimate of that updates have been made available to Park’s Reservoir 3 [where the November reflecting the natural functioning of a cost, and when he was told it would be $200, [City Commissioner] Randy Leonard contamination originated], the plastic healthy water system. We do not live in he wrote a personal check for that amount. and [Water Bureau Administrator] liner has workmanship problems, and a sterile world, and the open reservoirs Once ahold of the data, he made bar graphs David Shaff, only to fall on deaf ears.” the metal grating at the south end of expose us to nothing more than we are showing that no cryptosporidium had been Shaff told the Examiner that the the reservoir acts as a direct conduit already subjected to in everyday living.” found in the reservoir after improved detec- bureau’s newly installed “online instru- for vector contamination of the water. In addition to his work on the PURB, tion equipment had been installed, contra- mentation does not detect bacteriologi- These need to be addressed and removed Fernandez was on the 2004 independent dicting the bureau’s position that they could cal contamination. That requires us to immediately.” review panel that recommended against not be sure it was not present. collect samples, process them in the lab, “Covering the reservoirs does not covering the reservoirs. He was also part The PURB forwarded Fernandez’s find- incubate them and then analyze the protect us from E. coli or other contami- of a team of Water Bureau officials and ing to the City Council. The board also results 24 hours later.” nants,” he continued. “Construction and citizen activists who presented Port- asked the bureau to refund Fernandez’s Due to the long incubation period pipe breaks are recognized as the greatest land’s case for a waiver from federal LP2 expenditure for the public records, which it and day’s delay in retesting after the first source of contamination in the drinking- water treatment standards last summer. finally did. Continued on page 7

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Paul Koberstein By Paul Koberstein more hiking and jogging paths. There is plenty of room for everybody to be served.” The city of Portland is close to giving “New trails are a key part of making this mountain bikers wider access to Forest work,” he said. “Most people realize that Park by expanding the availability of the the sharing of trails doesn’t work.” challenging, narrow, single-track pathways He said he was “pretty disappointed” they prefer. with the limited amount of mountain- But the decision awaits the work of an bike trails in the city when he moved advisory committee that is balancing the to Portland five years ago. Many cyclists demands of bikers with such things as drive to Mt. Hood to find a place to ride, budget constraints, potential conflicts and an uncomfortable option for ecologically collisions with hikers, and the ecological conscious riders. needs of the park’s soils, flora and fauna. Mountain cyclists looking for a back- The 18 committee members include hik- country experience in Portland see Forest ers, cyclists, conservationists, park neigh- Park as the main potential venue. And bors and biologists. while the park is Portland’s largest and The city Parks and Recreation depart- certainly its wildest, it offers only limited ment expects to decide on the committee’s opportunities for the mountain cyclist. recommendations sometime this spring. Bicycles are currently allowed only on Signs indicate that bikes, motorcycles and horses aren’t permitted on most Forest Park trails. A There is a “huge demand” for new Forest Park’s main roadway, Leif Erickson deep bike rut indicates what can happen when cyclists ride on rain-softened trails. single-track pathways inside the city, said Drive, and the several fire lanes that cut Jonathan Maus, a local blogger on bicycle through the park. Most of these routes are issues. “Just like there is a huge demand for broad enough for both cyclists and hikers;

there is only one-third of a mile of single- allowed on most fire lanes “where there is Paul Koberstein track pathways. The question facing the sufficient sight distance.” city Parks and Recreation department is Nationally, there more than 13 million how the 5,100-acre park can accommodate mountain cyclists who visit public lands everyone’s needs. every year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Allowing mountain bikes to venture Land Management. Maus believes thou- on the 30-mile Wildwood Trail, the spine sands of riders would use Forest Park if it of Forest Park that is popular with hik- had more single-track routes. ers, is not an option. The committee is According to the management plan, contemplating changes to the 3.2-mile adopted by the city in 1995, protecting the Maple Trail—a pathway near the center of park’s environment is the highest prior- the park that is located near other, paral- ity; recreational needs of park users come lel trails—which could be opened up to second. bicycles. Other options include the “re- Les Blaize of the Forest Park Neigh- greening” of fire lines, or connecting them borhood Association, who participated in with short bike trails, or opening trails to development of the plan, said any changes cyclists only on certain days of the week. in trail designations must be based on sci- Forest Park is governed by a manage- ence, starting with an assessment of usage ment plan that was enacted by city ordi- levels of various trails by different types nance in 1995. Last summer, city Park of users. Increasing demand for bike trails Commissioner Nick Fish said the city is not in itself justification for allowing would consider building more trails spe- cyclists on foot paths, he said, adding that cifically for bikes, but such improvements hiking in the park is also on the upswing. Bicyclists, hikers and pets share the broad Leif Erikson Trail, but bikes are not permitted on require changes to the management plan. Any activities that trample or erode nat- most of the narrow trails that wind through the 5,100-acre park. He appointed an advisory committee that ural areas, disturb wildlife or degrade water has been meeting since August. quality can be limited or banned under the The 1995 plan says mountain biking is plan, regardless of popularity, he said.

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Reservoir continued from page 5 person we encounter, but it negates our own standards to treat anyone differently According to Rossi, Fernandez was than we would expect to be treated. singled out for criticism due to his exper- “The values of fair treatment to all, tise and independence, characteristics the sharing information openly and honestly bureau finds troubling in citizens. and reacting positively and cooperatively are as appropriate with the public as with Not first time each other. “Individual citizens may feel an obli- Rossi may never have seen a case of gation to present, advocate and promote character assassination like that against viewpoints that differ sharply from what Fernandez, but Doug Larson has. Larson we believe to be supportable by profes- was targeted by the Water Bureau in the sional standards. That is their right.” 1990s for challenging the bureau’s claim Asked if he had lived up those standards, that logging in the Bull Run watershed Shaff replied, “I think so. was not harming water quality. Top bureau officials conspired to discredit Larson, a “I wish I hadn’t said Scott doesn’t know water-quality specialist who had worked diddly, but I have never impeded him from for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and speaking.” was then the clean lakes coordinator for Shaff insisted that there were no paral- the Oregon Department of Environmental lels between the Doug Larson case of the Quality. 1990s and his treatment of Fernandez. Three Water Bureau officials contacted While Shaff holds Larson in high regard universities where Larson was scheduled as a water expert, Fernandez is at the other to speak and sought to have him removed end of his ranking. for lack of qualifications. They also plotted “Nobody else in the U.S. thinks open to harangue him at various public appear- reservoirs are good for water quality,” Shaff ances. said of Fernandez. Larson sued for slander and violation of Larson, who believes Portland’s reser- his right of free speech. In 1993, the city voirs should be covered, nevertheless has settled with him for $73,000 and a written confidence in Fernandez’s research and apology. hasn’t known him to overstate his positions. “We have never condoned such behavior “Scott’s a very bright guy,” said Larson. and will not tolerate it in the future,” wrote “He’s quite articulate, and he’s informed.” then-City Commissioner Mike Lindberg. The continuing conflicts between Fer- As part of the settlement, the bureau also nandez and the Water Bureau confirm affirmed its commitment to citizen input. in Larson’s mind that his victory in 1993 Water Bureau Administrator Mike Rosen- failed to change the attitude at the Water berger notified all bureau employees that Bureau. such behavior violated the bureau’s mission “I got a promise from them that they statement and employee handbook, and would not denigrate citizen activists who issued a memo clarifying their obligations were just trying to do the right thing,” said to the public. Larson. “We may agree or disagree with them “They don’t like citizen involvement,” he as people and professionals,” Rosenberger concluded. “They want to do it their way.” wrote. “We may not share values with each joris ryerson

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8 Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 Pre-K through Grade 8! Art Daily with Art Specialist • Spanish as Second Language p. 8-10 ing,” said project architect Steve Fosler. tioners in the hallways but not in each unit. “This is new territory for us,” Fosler said, To stay cool in summer, residents will have noting that neither he nor Madden have to keep their doors open. experience in this type of housing. While admitting it “can’t be everything Nestled in Northwest Portland, right While it’s close to streetcar and bus to everybody,” Madden believes the Free- across from Montgomery Park, CLASS lines, the emphasis is on bicycles. There dom Center will offer something not seen Academy is a unique and extraordinary will be secured, indoor parking for 150 in the Portland market: affordable, new, private school. The brainchild of long-time bikes in common areas as wells as ceiling urban housing that isn’t subsidized. administrator, educator and author, Teresa racks in every unit. Even the two ground- “This might be a wave to produce more Cantlon, CLASS Academy achieves excel- lence in education through small student to I.T. floor commercial spaces may be devoted to housing without going to the taxpayer,” he teacher ratios, multi-sensory and hands-on and multi-media class- bike parking. said. curriculum, and assessing students at the es. Students learn the basics of Microsoft Madden expects rents to be about $700- The development will have green ele- National standard of education for all grade Office, Photoshop, iMovie, and Garage $800 a month. About one-third will be fur- ments, such as fountains fed by rainwater, levels. Band. Curriculum for the older grades also includes conversational Spanish, an nished with desks, shelves, televisions and though Madden is not going to the expense The CLASS Academy education can begin interactive History program, and a public built-in Murphy beds that fold into the of applying for LEED certification. It will for Pre-Kindergarten students as young as speaking class. A strong emphasis on writ- wall to maximize living space. All will have also be the first building to accommo- 2 and ½ and continues all the way through ing improves students’ metacognition. As 8th grade. In the younger grades, CLASS sliding glass doors opening onto balconies date the neighborhood’s preliminary green well as the field trips listed above, CLASS Academy curriculum strongly emphasizes or faux balconies. To avoid the sense of street guidelines for Pettygrove Street by Academy 3rd – 8th grade students take phonemic understanding, which benefits confinement, ceilings will be at least nine providing a 20-foot-wide sidewalk and no field trips to the State Capitol, Portland struggling and skilled readers/pre-readers feet tall, and in some cases, 13 feet. curbside parking. City Hall, the Central Library, and the End alike. Students experience activities of the Oregon Trail Museum near Salem. Members of the Pearl District Neigh- The neighborhood association land-use through oral, auditory, tactile and kines- borhood Association, who gave the con- committee supported the project unani- thetic exploration. Fine-motor skills and CLASS Academy advocates good citizen- cept and design high marks, were neverthe- mously and advocated for prompt approval gross-motor skills are definitive pieces of ship, respect and safety for all students. less leery about who would pay not-insub- without waiting for the city to finalize this learning environment; brain research Children participate in a Green program stantial amounts to live in such tiny spaces. green street guidelines. shows that integrating fine and gross mo- which promotes recycling and composting tor skills into education at a young age is for all classrooms. We also use Tri-Met, Some speculated that students at Pacific “To have a bike-oriented development crucial to brain development and benefits the MAX and the Streetcar for the majority Northwest College of Art five blocks away on our green street is really, really good,” higher level learning as the child advances. of our field trips. Positive reinforcement would be natural prospects, but PNCA said Pearl District Neighborhood Associa- Spanish and music are also included in allows for students to excel in a warm and Dean of Students Michael Hall said the tion planning chair Patricia Gardner. daily activities. Field Trips include ice skat- caring environment. ing and swimming lessons, the Children’s rents may be too high, considering that While some on the committee won- For more information about CLASS studio apartments with more space in the dered if the absence of parking would be a Museum, and attending plays and musicals at the Northwest Children’s Theater. Academy, please visit their website – www. nearby Northwest District typically go for problem, Jason Naiman said the commu- classacademy.com. View the calendar, less. nity is “ready for a bold move against cars.” Starting in 3rd grade, CLASS Academy’s teacher bios and weekly blogs, and class Madden said the rents may come down David August praised the Freedom program expands even further to include descriptions/curriculum. if necessary to find occupants, but he’s Center for addressing a PDNA goal of researched similar developments around providing housing for PNCA students. CLASS Academy college campuses in Los Angeles, San The project is financed through a $12.5 2730 NW Vaughn St. • Portland, OR 97210 • Across from Montgomery Park Francisco and Seattle and found them to million U.S. Department of Housing and www.classacademy.com be “extremely successful.” He said there Urban Development loan. are new complexes of studio apartments in “Affordable housing is a very high pri- Seattle’s Belltown with waiting lists. ority for both the city and the state of He researched the pent-up demand for Oregon,” wrote Congressman David Wu in NORTHWEST this type of housing in Los Angeles, where a letter of support of the loan. “This project the 20-to-34-year-old sector is grow- will serve local and newly in-migrating NEIGHBORHOOD ing rapidly. A 165-unit rental project of young service workers and entry-level pro- 375-square-foot units in Santa Monica was fessionals who want to locate in the central VETERINARY leased in seven months last year. city. … and will support our land-use, HOSPITAL Madden believes college students and transportation and environmental goals by Scott Shuler, DVM recent graduates are a natural fit for com- encouraging people to live close to where Kimberly Maun, DVM pact living—if they can readily connect they work.” Nick Gowing, DVM Carrie Fleming, DVM with their peers. Gov. Ted Kulongoski applauded the “There’s a sense of community you give project for not requiring additional public up when you leave the dormitory lifestyle,” subsidies so that “public resources could said Madden. then be better targeted on low-income Freedom Center will have common housing for the very poor and for families.” spaces for activities—ping-pong for one— The southern half of the block, where to foster social connection. a four-story office building is also being Another cost- and space-saving accom- developed by Madden. Construction on modation may also contribute to the com- both projects could begin early this year. munal atmosphere. There will be air condi-

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Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 9 the pearl

PearlBy Michaela Bancud Diver 2009 Christmas letter

Hello Friends and Family! Here we are at the end of another fabulously rewarding year: lots of travel, economic success, adventure, awards and accolades—all the usual goodies for us! We know you all revel in our annual update of our wondrous lives, so here we go for 2009! The year brought us exciting travel to several exotic locations. The Portland Police Horse Barn was especially fascinating, but a close second was our trip to view the falcons’ nest under the Fremont Bridge. Very unique. And last, but not least, our visits to the (occasional) fishpond in Tanner Springs Park were often riveting, espe- cially when we got to see the osprey diving in to gobble up the fish. We garnered our usual plethora of honors throughout the year. The Mr. was named “Top Producer” by his one-man firm, the Mrs. was given the “Best Attendance” award at Pearl District free events and our outstanding daughter won a scholarship to Isobel’s Club House and to Green Frog Toys’ weekly pup- pet shows. Our talents are certainly being recog- nized, aren’t they! Columnist Michaela While we value bike travel, our 1991 Cadillac is still Bancud hopes her 1991 Cadillac, with chugging along, thanks to our fabulous mechanic, Ben, the help of her favorite mechanic at the 76 station, keeps chugging along over at the Old Town 76 station. We’re hoping she’ll live for another year. to see another year. Cross your fingers! A special thanks to Paca, the police officer with the Portland Mounted Occasionally, we enjoy live music at Jimmie Mak’s. Last snow and ice. Our fabulous daughter won the low-dive Patrol unit who gave the Mrs. a jump on the day she left time the Mrs. was there, she felt a light tap on the shoul- competition three times at Jamison Square fountain last her lights on (and engine off ) while waiting for a freight der from none other than City Commissioner Nick Fish. summer. train to pass. Assuming he wanted to buy her a drink or pick her brain Yes, it has been a wonderful year for us, and we are Grandpa is busy stockpiling firewood from both Cen- about the Jamison Square loo, she was a bit disappointed grateful for all the recognition we’ve received! We hope tral Point and Stevenson, Wash. Another highlight for when he asked, “Can you move over a few feet? I can’t see.” that all of you have enjoyed similar good fortune and love him was a recent special on peanuts and chili at Cash ’n’ With all this travel and hard work, you probably yourselves as much as we do.... Carry, and discovering that the parking meters take dollar wouldn’t expect us to excel athletically as well, but yes, coins. He tacked a photo of Grandma dressed in racy zip- we do! The Mr. won a trophy this year for “Best Use of a Best Wishes for 2010, up pantsuit (circa 1970) behind the bar at the Lowbrow Warehouse Wall for Tennis Practice.” The Mrs. was given The Pearlies, aka The Incomparables Lounge with a caption that reads, “Have You Seen this several medals for winning the 100-yard dash to catch the Woman?” streetcar, both in the summer heat wave and in the winter Contact Michaela Bancud at [email protected].

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10 Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 history Mike Ryerson GladYou

AskedAnswering your questions about Northwest Portland history

By Mike Ryerson Preserving a landmark Question: “When I moved to the area more than two years ago, it looked like they were moving the house at 2270 NW Irving, because it was on jacks. What’s going on with the place? Someone must be spending a bundle of money on an old house.” –Carolyn Miller The Andrew and Ida Giesy House as it looks today. Additional landscaping work is planned Answer: this summer to complete the four-year restoration. Shawn McCloud, who began an extensive, five-stage res- toration of this historic house in mid-2006, had it on jacks Mike Ryerson Mike Ryerson so a new foundation could be laid. In the process, the house The owner of the Andrew was also raised and a new, larger basement was constructed. Giesy House went to great Stage 1: Excavation, new foundation and garage. effort to restore every exterior Stage 2: Exterior framing, siding and interior framing. and interior detail. A total of New front porch to match period design, rear stair tower, 55 rosettes were hand-made kitchen addition with French doors at the rear of the house, by well-known local wood and new windows. turner Bobby Bigger, who is Stage 3: Restore interior. A lengthy process that included now 85 years old. every detail of woodwork, sliding doors and floors. Stage 4: Basement restoration, which will eventually Mike Ryerson include a sauna, laundry room, wine cellar, wine-tasting room, pool table and wet bar. Stage 5: Landscaping and stonework. The house has recently been listed on the National Reg- When I first began the research of this house, I noticed the ister of Historic Places. last name of Andrew and Ida Giesy was misspelled on The original owner (see sidebar) was Dr. Andrew J. the bronze plaque by the front door. The owner quickly Giesy, who was one of the founding doctors of the Univer- arranged to have a new one ordered. After further sity of the State of Oregon Medical School, which is now research, I found the Giesy family was listed in the 1900 Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). The school rd U.S. Census as living in the home, which according to the was originally at Northwest 23 and Lovejoy (at the current plaque was built in 1905. A 1901 insurance map also U.S. Bank site) in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. showed the house existed earlier than previously thought. Have a question about Northwest Portland history? Once I discovered the family listed as living in the house Email it to Mike Ryerson at [email protected] This 1984 photo shows the front porch that had been altered in the 1899 city directory, it was agreed by all parties or write: Northwest Examiner, 2825 NW Upshur, Ste. C, over the years. A new porch was built to be consistent with the that the new plaque will have that date. -MR Portland, OR 97210. Arts and Crafts/Victorian style of the structure.

Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 11 going out Restaurants & Theater Kenny & Zuke’s It’s not kosher, it’s not fancy, but, oh, what sandwiches

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Ken Gordon and Nick Zukin own the immensely popular New York-style deli, Kenny & Zuke’s, in downtown Portland. So when they opened Kenny & Zuke’s SandwichWorks on Northwest Thurman a year ago, most locals assumed that more of the same was coming our way. This is not strictly true. Not only is the SandwichWorks smaller and less ambitious (it’s purely an assembly kitchen, with daily deliveries from the downtown eatery), it is also a place where, in Gordon’s words, “We make the sandwiches we don’t make downtown.” In other words, they don’t hew strictly to the Jewish deli concept, as is evident from the predominance of pork on the menu. While Kenny & Zuke’s deli serves bacon for breakfast, ham is a line that Gordon refuses to cross. That isn’t the situation at the SandwichWorks, where pig products star in two of their best sand- wiches. The Cuban Mixto, arguably their most popular sandwich, boasts hefty slices of both roasted pork and ham, grilled and pressed, with pickles, cheese The casual dining room at Kenny & Zuke’s SandwichWorks resembles a storeroom—which in a real sense it is. and a light topping of mayo. Pictured left, top to bottom, are the Roast Turkey on rye and Chicago Italian Beef sandwiches. Pure protein in every bite. More to my liking is the Super Torta Puebla, amounts to a desultory sprinkling of fla- The tangy sauerkraut also clearly shows its which balances the tender, vorless peppers. The concoction lacks soul. homemade origins. While “slider” implies roasted pork with chorizo, On the other hand, the Reuben Slid- bite-size, one slider order will satisfy all but avocado, cheese, mayo and ers are as authentic as anything served the hungriest diners. chipotle salsa. Bursting with in New York, and better than most Vegetarians are best off ordering the flavor, it’s hearty and moist. of those. Based on the beloved Ratatouille sandwich, hearty chunks of The Meatball Hero is Reuben’s served at the down- mighty good, too—three golf-ball- town deli, these are actually more sized rounds drenched in just enough sandwich than slider. They come Gordon owned Ken’s Place on marinara sauce and cheese to moisten the in servings of two small-but-sol- southeast Hawthorne, which closed bun. Less successful is the Chicago Italian id sandwiches grilled on home- in 2007, and his Ken’s Home Plate in Beef. While it overflows with thin sliced, made rye and packed with excellent the Pearl District was short-lived. fat-free roast beef (probably the biggest pastrami, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Zukin is also the creator of of the sandwiches), the meat is on the dry Thousand Island dressing. The pastrami is ExtraMSG.com, Portland food, res- side and the minimal dose of anemic juice house made, thick-cut and garlicky, with taurant and market guide. doesn’t help much. The “house gardiniera” mike ryerson enough fat to satisfy without being greasy.

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Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 13 going out Floating World Comics Expanding the image of comic book art

carol wells By Carol Wells Mini Episode #1. It fea- tures black line drawings The charismatic and quietly knowledge- on lavender paper and able person behind the counter at Floating costs $1. Another sports World Comics in Old Town is Jason Leiv- a cute vampire on the ian, who said the idea for his store grew front cover and is a nar- naturally out of a love of comics he’s had rative about the vampire since he was a kid. He created the kind told in woodblock-print of store he’d like to go to, filled with art style art. The only words books, all kinds of comics and an array of are the name of the artist handmade zines that anyone can bring in on the back cover: Pete and put on the shelves. Soloway. Are there any zines he won’t accept? Leivian explains that “I would never say no,” said Leivian. In he stocks three major fact, his central business philosophy is, “Try categories: traditional to say yes.” American comics, more In pursuit of this philosophy, he choos- refined European com- es merchandise to accommodate a broad ics and Japanese com- range of tastes, including graphic-design ics. The traditional and fine-arts books, and lesser-known work American comics, with sourced straight from the artists themselves their superheroes, tend rather than through distributors. The store to be about power and features a subscription-box service for its strength. They often fea- regulars, in which customers give him a ture “property damage, list of the comics they read regularly, and clenched teeth, sinewy he orders and holds them. It’s a win-win: muscles, people being customers get exactly what they want, plus struck in the face.” Euro- they get a discount as a thank you for their pean comics are like for- Floating World Comics owner and comic-book lover Jason Leivian has created the kind of store he’d love to loyal patronage. eign films: a little more visit. Casual customers are also welcome. Since artistic. Japanese comics, the 1980s, the breadth of the medium has or manga, have more of a playful spirit. tion with the brutal, the absurd and the located for a short time at the ActivSpace ranged well beyond Superman. In his book He also carries work by such artists as subconscious. on Northwest Raleigh, which led him to Reading Comics, local writer Douglas Wolk Paul Pope and Taiyo Matsumoto, who The style of these comics can be realize he had something worth keeping, notes, “If there’s such a thing as a golden have created a fusion of the three styles. described as dark, both aesthetically, using but also that he needed a place with more age of comics, it’s happening right now.” “I am trying to expand people’s percep- a lot of black ink on the page, and in sub- foot traffic. The current space brings in Leivian enjoys helping people who tion of what a comic can be and what art ject matter. The major figure of the scene people from Wieden+Kennedy and Pacific haven’t read a comic in years discover can be,” he said. is Danilo Milosev-Wostok, who says com- Northwest College of Art and the other something that will move or amuse them. Two or three times a year, Leivian also ics saved his life when he was a child. He businesses around him, including Com- A glance through the titles indicates that curates and publishes Diamond Comics, views the art as a social activity. He and pound and Upper Playground. comics can be about anything. an anthology newspaper. A glance through other artists hold jam sessions where they Customer Craig Ducey is a regular at The influential comic artist Will Eisner shows short narratives and surreal draw- get together and draw together. the store. He uses the subscription program defined the form as sequential art, and that ings. (Like some of the comics in the store, An example of his work is Life After and notes that Leivian runs it efficiently. does indeed seem to be the only common this is not for those who are unnerved by Death, a little comic zine about 3 inches by He likes the way the books are displayed, factor. One title is The Bush Junta: 25 Car- sexual and violent images.) 3 inches done in a black-and-white Soviet on shelves rather than in the dusty bins toons on the Mayberry Machiavelli and the “I’ve gotten just the right response from realism-like style. It is in English and tells found in other comic stores. He also finds Abuse of Power. Next to that on the shelf people—they’re confused and amazed,” a complete story. it helpful that “none of the stuff is in plastic is Angst Vol. 2: the Best of Norwegian Com- said Leivian. Also in the show is Portland artist sleeves, so you can browse through it.” But ics. On another shelf is The Book of Genesis The next issue will be an insert in the Dunja Jankovic, who was born in Croatia basically he said, indicating Leivian, he Illustrated by R. Crumb, and on another a Portland Mercury. and is a graduate of the Fine Arts Academy comes in because, “I like this guy and I like comic called The Simpson Treehouse of Hor- Starting at First Thursday and continu- in Zagreb and the School of Visual Arts in supporting him.” ror: Get dragged into the fiery depths, along ing through January, the store will feature a New York. The meticulous drawings in her Floating World Comics is at 20 NW with traditional DC and Marvel issues celebration of Komikaze Vol. 8 (www.komi- EGO #41 look like little etchings. Fifth Ave., #101. Phone: 503-241-0227. It featuring Batman and Captain America. caze.hr), a publication of a Croatia-based Leivian picked his Old Town location is open every day, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The zine area where people drop off their comics network, featuring more than 15 partly because of the people that come in work includes Tiger Vendor, a hand-bound artists. Their common ground is a fascina- on First Thursday. 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This little restaurant at the edge of the menu, however, is filled with creative and Pearl District offers a decent, if slight- flavorful snacks, including a barbecued pork ly high-priced happy hour. Unlike other sandwich with apple fennel slaw, traditional upscale restaurants in Portland, where they macaroni, and cheese and steak fries. They don’t care if you come in sweat pants or a also offer a nice assortment of salads and ball gown, Davis Street wears its pretension lighter food that pair with the wine nicely. on its sleeve. Each time I’ve been there, it has taken several minutes to be seated and, while it seems to draw a decent crowd for its happy hour, the reason for the delay has never been apparent. There is a distinctly elegant feel to the dinning area, although it’s only feet from a MAX stop where some fright- ening people hang out and skateboarders scoot down the sidewalk. The drink menu offers few inexpensive options. There are only three wines, ranging from $5-$6, and two beers at $4. The food Barbecued pork sandwich.

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50 Plates has one of my favorite happy like rum and Coke to fancy options like hours in Portland. The Portland dining champagne cocktails and gin gimlets. I scene is known for its lack of snobbishness, was excited to find a highball on the menu and 50 Plates meets the standard. While and even more excited when I tasted it. If ALL DAYExceptional SUNDAY the stylish interior and the grommet menu you’re not into mixed drinks, there is also a might suggest your jeans and tennis shoes house red and a house white wine for HAppYMenus HoUr are not welcome, the friendly staff let you the same price. know right away that you are. Carnitasfor Lunch,Sundays The menu is intense, in a good way. Make your own Carnitas Tacos Come with an appetite. With choices like with HandmadeHappy Corn Hour Tortillas fried chicken sliders served on a waffle and Fresh Salsas! with coffee maple syrup, dirty-rice and Dinner. beignets, and shrimp and grits, it’s Tamale Tuesdays hard to decide what to order. Don’t Two Varieties of hold back; the prices are reasonable handcrafted tamales made and the different flavors make filling Full Bar every Tuesday served up on snacks more fun than dinner. The drink menu is unique among happy with Ancient Mexican warm hours. There are 13 choices of mixed drinks cornmealNW 21stbeverage & Everett (atole) for only $5, ranging from traditional drinks Chicken sliders in a waffle. NW 21st503.295.4077 & Everett 503.295.4077 Top Shelf: Meriwether’s 2601 NW Vaughn St . | Happy hour: Daily, 3-6 p .m .

With a cozy fireplace, photos of Lewis The mixed drinks are full price, but the and Clark above the mantel, and a friendly beer and wine are cheap at just $3 for a pint bartender, Meriwether’s is as Northwest as it and $5 for the weekly wine selection. gets. It’s a restaurant that has regulars who come day after day to sit at the same table. In the hour I spent there, three couples asked about holding wedding receptions in the beautiful garden. I don’t blame them. Beyond the amazing outdoor seating, the building is a space that feels warm and comfortable, like a stay at a little bed and breakfast in the country. While Meriwether’s eclectic happy- hour prices are on the high side, the Pantry Platter, which includes five items for $13, is a great deal. With varied flavors of fried oysters, anchovy and avocado toast, and a tangy caponata, the small snacks turn Pear raclette, with into a well-rounded meal. pears and bread in melted cheese.

Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 15 going out Portland Plan Homeopathy lectures The first public hearing in preparation Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave., of the Portland Plan, intended to guide the offers free homeopathy lectures Monday, Jan. Community city’s development for the next 25 years, will 25, noon-1 p.m., and Wednesday, Jan. 27, 7-8 be held Tuesday, Jan. 26, 6-9 p.m., at 1900 p.m. Serena Zilliacus, LLSH, CCH, RSHom SW Fourth Ave., Room 2500. Comment on (NA), will show how alternative measures Events background reports will be the topic of this can supplement your medical plan. hearing. (The reports can be seen at www. Forum on taxes Rotary schedule portlandonline.com/oni/search, at Neigh- Architectural history bors West/Northwest, 2257 NW Raleigh A forum on Ballot Measures 66 and 67 Pearl Rotary hosts speakers every Tues- Historian, author and photographer Don St. or the Northwest Library, Northwest with state Rep. Mitch Greenlick and Sen. day morning at 7:30 in the Ecotrust Build- Nelson will be exhibiting a photo display, 23rd and Thurman.) Later hearings on peri- Suzanne Bonimici will be held Saturday, ing, 721 NW Ninth Ave. A $10 charge Recycled, Renovated, Re-invented & Refused: odic review and land-supply assumptions Jan. 9, 10 a.m., at Friendly House, 1737 th includes a continental breakfast. For infor- 150 Years of Adaptive Re-use in Portland, will be held in the same location Feb. 9 and NW 26 Ave. The state officials will “clar- mation, contact George Wright at georgec- Oregon, at the American Institute of March 9, 1:15-3 p.m. ify the issues of state services and fairness th [email protected]. Architects Portland gallery, 403 NW 11 Theologian speaks of the tax.” Coffee will be served. Ave., beginning Thursday, Feb. 4, 5:30 Jan. 12: Oregonians Against Human Yoga classes p.m. The exhibit includes several early Theologian Marcus J. Borg will lead a Trafficking A new series of Northwest Portland buildings that have weekend lecture and workshop Jan. 22-23 noon yoga classes at Chris Killmer, human trafficking ser- been moved or substantially remodeled at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 NW th Friendly House with vices coordinator, Catholic Charities over the years, such as the George Williams 19 Ave. Borg’s lecture, “Speaking Christian: certified instruc- Townhouse (the former Lawn apartments, Recovering Christian Language,” will be Jan. 19: Chess for Success tor Sheila Schmid which at one time did have a massive at 7:30 p.m., Friday, and the workshop will Philip Margolin, Portland attorney, begins this month. A lawn.); the Beaver Apartments (removed explore the same topic Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon. author and past president, Chess for Tuesday class meets in 1938), which started out as St. Vincent’s Cost of the lecture is $15 and the workshop Success Jan. 12-March 16, and a Thursday class Hospital in the 1870s; and the W. P. $35. For students, the cost is $5 for each. meets Jan. 14-March 18. The fee is $68 for Jan. 26: Oregon at the Movies Fuller Paint Company building, which the Borg, canon theologian at Trinity Episcopal the 10-session series. Call 503-228-4391 to Vince Porter, executive director, Gover- advertising company Wieden+Kennedy Cathedral, is internationally known as a register. For information about the instruc- nor’s Office of Film & Television converted into its corporate headquarters biblical and Jesus scholar, and is author of tor, visit www.bhaktiyogapdx.com. Religious symbols 10 years ago. 18 books, including Reading the Bible Again for the First Time (2001), and The Heart of Cancer survivorship “The Dove, the Cross, and the Serpent,” Christianity (2003), both best-sellers. a lecture by Steven Marshall, will be hosted Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital offers by the Theosophical Society in Portland, Town hall a class for patients having completed acute 2377 NW Kearney St., Sunday, Jan. 17, 3-4 A town hall meeting with Sen. Suzanne cancer treatment. Instructor Reza Antosze- p.m. Marshall, an ordained priest of the Bonamici, Rep. Mitch Greenlick and Rep. wska, MS, nurse practitioner, will explore Ecclesia Gnostica and rector of the Queen Chris Harker will be held Thursday, Jan. questions about symptoms, daily life, work of Heaven Gnostic Church, has been a 28, 6 p.m., at Cedar Mill Library, 12505 and general well-being. The next classes member of the Theosophical Society since NW Cornell Rd. All our invited to join a are Wednesday, Jan. 20, and Tuesday, Jan. 2001. He will discuss the imagery, mythol- conversation about issues of concern and to 26. Contact [email protected] or call 503- ogy and cultural interpretations of these get a preview of the 2010 legislative session. 413-6550 for a schedule and to register. three symbols. The Lawn, when it had a lawn. Families are welcome.

16 Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 going out Film series promotes transition to sustainable community life

By Allan Classen Jan. 16: A Farm for The Future From the BBC, a look by a third- Before moving to Northwest Portland generation English farmer who is chang- two years ago, David Johnson lived in a ing practices on her family farm in South small town in England where the Transi- Devon in anticipation of declining oil tion Towns movement began. availability. She explores ways of increas- The movement, based on ideas of mak- ing her farm’s productivity and biodi- ing communities environmentally, eco- versity while decreasing reliance on oil. nomically and socially sustainable, was founded by Rob Hopkins, author of The Feb. 6: The Power of Community: How Cuba Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency Survived Peak Oil CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to Local Resilience. When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in 1445 NW 26th ~ 503-916-6295 Johnson, who has a master’s degree in the early 1990s, the country transitioned “eco-psychology,” was peripherally involved from large, fossil-fuel-intensive farming www.chapman.pps.k12.or.us with the movement and saw Hopkins’ ideas to small, organic farms and urban gardens. rapidly “spread around Britain.” “Everyone who is concerned about peak January Spreading the movement to Portland oil needs to see this film,” said Rich- 1 Winter Break NO SCHOOL was not on his mind when he moved to ard Heinberg, author of The Party’s Over Portland, but through his involvement with and Powerdown. “Cuba survived an energy 4 Classes Resume Portland Peak Oil and the city’s Climate famine during the 1990s, and how it did so 13 Site Council Meeting, 2:30 PM Action Plan, he again became engaged constitutes one of the most important and with local activists. He helped found Tran- hopeful stories of the past few decades.” 13 PTA Board Meeting, 7 PM sition PDX, a local chapter that has been 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day NO SCHOOL most active in Sunnyside and other South- March 13: Transition Perspectives: An Intro- east Portland neighborhoods. 20 Late Opening - School Begins at 10:00 AM for all grades duction to Transition Johnson and Transition PDX are staging The Transition Towns movement is 22 Parents’ Night Out and Kids’ Night In their first public event in Northwest Port- about the optimism possible when com- land this winter with three film showings munities address their responses to peak oil at Kenny & Zuke’s SandwichWorks, 2376 February and climate change. The film visits groups NW Thurman St. All are on Saturday and projects that are part of this global 1 See’s Candy Sale nights and will begin at 6 p.m. movement. 10 Site Council Meeting, 2:30 PM The showings are co-sponsored by the Northwest Examiner, Northwest District 10 PTA Board Meeting, 7:00 PM Association, City Club and Kenny & Zuke’s.

Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 17 18 Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 19 20 Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 business Finance & Real Estate p. 21-26 Neighbors not satisfied with ESCO’s offer to fund monitoring

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ESCO Corp. offered the Northwest neighbor- hood $25,000 to monitor air quality at Chapman School but was told to do more. While thanking the company for its “generous offer,” Mary Peveto, founder of Neighbors for Clean Air, made a counterproposal. “We are asking that ESCO take a leadership role in gaining the support of other large sources of industrial pollution,” she wrote in a letter to ESCO environmental affairs manager Carter Webb, “to fund monitoring at each of the indus- trial toxic hot spots, as in North Portland, where the schools deemed most at risk from industrial pollution are situated.” Webb had suggested the grant go toward “the monitoring that neighbors want at Chapman. We’ve suggested a collaborative approach from the start so everyone can have confidence in the results.” But Peveto wants to expand the scope. “Clarendon-Portsmouth K-8, George Middle School and the schools on the Roosevelt campus all ranked in the top 1 percent of schools nation- wide with the worst air due to proximity to large sources of industrial pollution,” she said. (Chapman and other schools of Northwest Portland were ranked in the worst 2 percent in a USA Today report ranking industrial air pollution th at schools across the nation.) Pedestrians walk on Northwest Vaughn Street near 24 Avenue, a spot identified by neighborhood monitoring projects in recent years Peveto said the communities surrounding the as a toxic hot spot. North Portland schools “have not had the resourc- es to organize the citizen action campaign that has bene- A recent ESCO audit showed that its lead emissions Since the benzene samples were within a range of con- fited the Northwest neighborhood in securing site-specific have increased by a factor of 32 since 2001, the year before centrations monitored “in the absence of ESCO’s odors,” monitoring. … We hope that industry will see its obliga- the study took place. ESCO says in its reports to the EPA Amundson said, “it is doubtful that emissions of benzene tion to address the impact of its emissions on not only the that it released 128 pounds of lead in 2008. from ESCO can be detected” from cars and other mobile immediately adjacent Northwest neighborhood but these ESCO’s profits increase as the amount of lead in its air sources in the area. other at-risk neighborhoods as well.” pollution goes up. The company said in a memo that it ESCO’s air pollution permit says the company has the Northwest activists have been involved in air-quality pays less for raw materials that contain less lead, which it potential to emit nearly three tons of benzene per year. monitoring for many years. Some have independently considers an impurity. The DEQ established a monitoring site at the post collected and tested dust accumulations on their porches Nine years later, company spokesman Carter Webb office on Northwest 24th and Savier for 2005, and discon- and windowsills since 1997. A 2002 study conducted by noted that the company still faces higher costs for raw tinued it in 2006 for lack of funding. Dr. Robert Amundson and sponsored by the Northwest materials that have a lower lead content. The price of The monitoring showed elevated levels of several dan- District Association attempted to answer three basic ques- lead-free raw materials is higher, he said, than materials gerous metals and compounds. It found levels of arsenic, tions: What toxic compounds are in the air, what are their containing some lead content. He said ESCO sees lead as a metal emitted by ESCO, at nearly five times the EPA’s sources and are they dangerous? an impurity whose presence can weaken finished products. benchmark. Levels of some kinds of nickel compounds The study was unable to determine how much of the “We don’t melt lead and [we] pay more for clean scrap were just over the EPA’s benchmark, as were levels of cad- chromium emitted by ESCO was of a deadly variety, steel to avoid lead,” Webb said in an email. “But some mium and acetaldehyde. ESCO emits varying amounts of hexavalent chromium, which the Department of Environ- lead is inherent in the steel, and it’s referred to as a ‘tramp’ all three substances. mental Quality recently acknowledged is a component of metal.” But the DEQ monitored only 19 substances. There ESCO’s air pollution. The DEQ says small emissions of lead are legal if they are no monitoring results for more than two-thirds of the Amundson did, however, detect the presence of a “hot come from factories, but gasoline must be lead-free. The substances known to be emitted by ESCO. spot” of elevated concentrations of several other toxic met- EPA says lead may cause a range of health effects, from ESCO has questioned the validity of monitoring in th als on 24 Avenue across the street from one of ESCO’s behavioral problems and learning disabilities, to seizures 2008 performed by Cooper Environmental Services of two plants. Measured levels of some metals, such as alu- and death. Children 6 years old and under are most at risk. Portland. Working under an EPA contract, Cooper’s state- minum, barium, boron, magnesium, manganese, molyb- For years, some medical experts have been trying to per- of-the-art monitors found 14 substances not reported to denum and nickel, were greater here than anywhere else suade government agencies to ban industrial emissions of the EPA or DEQ. But Webb said Cooper could not prove in the neighborhood, and were at least twice the levels of lead altogether, saying there is no safe level for the metal. that all substances it detected came from ESCO. Cooper’s the second-most contaminated site located on Thurman Amundson reported that two samples of two hazardous monitors were installed within a few blocks of the ESCO Street a few blocks to the south. In contrast, levels of lead vapors—acrolein and benzene—both tested above health property line. were at least three times higher at the Thurman site, and benchmarks set by the EPA. Samples of acrolein, a respira- “ESCO does not have a basis to assess the accuracy of zinc was five times higher than at the site near the ESCO tory toxicant known to exacerbate asthma, tested as much the Cooper report or the Cooper tests,” Webb said in an plant. as 250 times higher than the EPA’s reference concentra- email. “The report says Cooper was testing a prototype of Six sites had levels of lead greater than twice the EPA’s tion for long-term exposure. ESCO’s air-pollution permit a monitoring instrument that Cooper wants to manufac- standard for lead in household dust (40 micrograms per says its plants, when operating at full capacity, have the ture and sell to the EPA. If Cooper’s device was reporting square foot), according to Amundson. potential to emit 45 pounds of acrolein per year. emissions accurately, those results describe air quality gen- “These six sites are located in a downwind trajectory Benzene concentrations were as large as 22 times the erally, not just the impact of ESCO’s emissions.” from the ESCO foundry,” he wrote in his report, which is EPA’s cancer benchmark. The benchmark is the level at Northwest area residents hope to monitor the air again published on the group’s website: www.northwestdistric- which the EPA says emissions would result in 1 addi- in 2010. The DEQ plans to conduct more tests next sum- tassociation.org. tional cancer in a population of 1 million after a lifetime mer as part of an audit of ESCO’s emissions and opera- The neighborhood group did more sampling in 2009, of exposure. tions. but samples were accidentally destroyed at the laboratory Benzene is used at ESCO and is burned in cars. 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22 Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 business letic field. It all depends on attaining urban Hollow’s opinions on policy, why in heav- The statement read: Stadium Continued from page 1 renewal funds, and for that, neighborhood en’s name is he not calling the president of not a word of qualification was offered. association support is a virtual prerequisite. the board?” Hill asked indignantly. “Why The standard of behavior … is that all staff, volunteers and board mem- There may be a reason the architect/ So the GHFL has a tradition of leader- doesn’t he come here and ask us what we bers scrupulously avoid any conflict of consultant attracts little attention for his ship by representatives of major institu- think?” interest between the interests of the dual role on this board. Many of his col- tions in the district. There have always Prince offered a theory about that, sug- neighborhood on one hand, and per- leagues also have multiple masters. been individuals on the board motivated gesting that the mayor and his staff sus- sonal, professional and business inter- Longtime board member Ken Puckett simply by a desire to work with neigh- pected they weren’t getting a fair reading ests on the other. This includes avoid- manages the stadium for Paulson. When bors in improving their community, but of the GHFL’s position on the possibil- ing actual conflicts of interest as well board members ask about stadium plans the dominant roles are now commanded ity of a parking structure Paulson suppos- th as perceptions of conflicts of interest. and contingencies, he offers a “no com- by people who have a professional reason edly wants to build at Southwest 18 and ment” in deference to his primary alle- to be there. And they are not individuals Salmon. I understand that the purposes of this giance. sensitive to the corrupting possibilities of And Valeant suggested that the mayor’s policy are: to protect the integrity of “I work for Merritt Paulson,” he said at conflict of interest. office may have included Prince in its com- a recent meeting. “I don’t speak allan classen the neighborhood’s decision-making for him.” process, to enable our constituencies to He does, however, stay at the have confidence in our integrity, and table and speak for the facility to protect the integrity and reputation on a range of other topics not of volunteers, staff and board members. central to Paulson’s current politi- cal goals. Upon or before election, hiring or appointment, I will make a full, writ- Rich manages the luxury ath- ten disclosure of interests, relation- letic club that once owned the ships and holdings that could poten- stadium and is headquartered tially result in a conflict of interest. next door. The Multnomah Ath- This written disclosure will be kept on letic Club has lived at peace with file and I will update it as appropriate. the neighborhood association for two decades, but the interests of In the course of meetings or activities, I the 20,000-member organization will disclose any interests in a transac- and those of the neighborhood tion or decision where I (including my have boiled over in the past, cul- business or other nonprofit affiliation), minating in an overturned elec- my family and/or my significant other, tion in 1989 after an attempt employer or close associates will receive to stack the GHFL board with a benefit or gain. After disclosure, I MAC members. understand that I will be asked to leave Since then, the MAC’s general the room for the discussion and will not managers have always had a seat be permitted to vote on the question. on the neighborhood board. This represents no conflict of interest Preliminary construction steps began at PGE Park before City Council approved the project. I understand that this policy is meant in the sense that Rich or his pre- to be a supplement to good judgment, decessors seek personal gain from and I will respect its spirit as well as its their community involvement, but they’re Although the topic hardly ever comes munication loop because board leadership wording. there because their employer wants them up in public meetings, raw nerves are was too conflicted to give a reliable answer. to be. When their employment ends, they touched when it does. Hill seethed at the insinuation. The board voted in June 2008 to endorse are not seen by the Goose Hollow Foothills Mary Valeant, a member of the GHFL “Like we’re all so incestuous [that we the statement. Beard and most of the board League again. land-use committee, accused Beard of hav- can’t be trusted],” she said. “It is embarrass- signed. Petrusich, Puckett, Reilly, Rich and GHFL Vice President Ken Kowalski ing a conflict of interest at the November ing and it is inappropriate. It’s inappropri- two others did not. manages Portland Towers Apartments, a board meeting. ate for the mayor’s office to get involved in There is no evidence that the statement 185-unit building owned by Harsch Invest- Board Secretary Adrienne Hill came to that manner, and they should know about was followed or was even mentioned again. ment Properties, one of the neighborhood’s his defense, explaining that the concern it. Beard did not provide a written explana- and city’s largest property owners. was posed to Mayor Sam Adams’ chief of “Alan does not work for Merritt Paul- tion of his conflicts. He fully participated Dan Petrusich and Bill Reilly Jr. have staff, Tom Milller, who found no ethical son,” she continued. “Alan is advising the in votes and discussions regarding the strong financial reasons for serving on the violation, and to Neighbors West/North- city on their negotiations with PGE Park. stadium. GHFL board. They own a half block of west Executive Director Mark Sieber, who He represents the city’s interests. He has th “I’ve done everything above board,” property on Southwest 18 Avenue across likewise uncovered no basis for a grievance. disclosed that.” Beard told the Examiner. from the stadium, a parcel that could mul- What bothered Hill and other board Beard’s disclosures are another murky “If there are any areas I’ve misinterpret- tiply in value if a proposed urban renewal members much more than Valeant’s asser- subject. Although no one disputes that he ed,” he added, “no one has told me.” district sought by the GHFL comes about. tion, however, was a report by board mem- has revealed his city contract to the board, Lincoln High School business man- ber Tracy Prince at the same meeting that no details have entered the official minutes. As for the effect of the stadium deal moving forward, guaranteeing him a lucra- ager Kirsten Leonard also has a seat on the Miller had called a meeting of selected In 2008, all members of the GHFL were tive phase-two contract, he contends, “I board at a time when monumental rede- GHFL board members—not including asked to sign a conflict of interest state- don’t think it would necessarily benefit me velopment of the school site is envisioned, Alan Beard—to discuss an unspecified ment on the advice of Neighbors West/ professionally.” visions that include high-rise towers, com- concern. 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Li Ning Sports USA 910 NW Hoyt St ., 503-227-4380 A Chinese athletic shoe company opened its first U.S. store in the Pearl this month. In addition to a modest- sized showroom, the site will have a design center and the company’s American headquarters. Beijing-based Li Ning Co. was founded in 1990 and has 6,000 out- lets in China, where it is the third-leading brand. “This Mike Ryerson is really a testing ground for us to expose the brand,” said Jay Li, spokesperson for U.S. operations. Baron Davis of the Los Angeles Clippers, who endorses the Employees Nicole Herranen and Brian Yoder at the brand, will appear at the store’s grand opening Feb. 15. new Li Ning Sports store. Pinky Jewelry 1015 NW 23rd Ave ., #100, 503-227-3662 Barber-Q Ex-Intel employee Sungwook Cho recently opened 2346 NW Westover Rd ., 503-222 1335 Pinky Jewelry, featuring inexpensive costume jewelry. Cho said he chose the name and the dominant color Kenny Trinh and his wife, Quynh Pham, are open- of the décor because “90 percent of girls like pink.” ing a two-chair barber shop in the former loca- Most items are $10-$30, and there is a 20-percent- tion of Big Dan’s West Coast Bento at Northwest off sale through the end of January. Willamette Week Westover Road and Everett Street early this month. said it offers “every possible on-trend piece of cos- The couple opened the first Barber-Q (the Q refers tume jewelry you can imagine,” from a wall of silver to her first name) on Southeast Hawthorne Boule- Reconstruction of Northwest 23rd Avenue began Jan. and gold hoop earrings of every size, to charm neck- vard last April. They will offer basic cuts for men, 4, requiring closing the street to all southbound traffic laces and ethnic cuff bracelets in various widths. women and children. Men’s haircuts will cost $12. between Lovejoy and Westover through Feb. 15. One allan classen northbound lane will remain open during this period. Nemesis Jiu-Jitsu In addition, Northwest Glisan will be closed between 1919 SW Morrison St ., 503-477-6248 nd rd rd th 22 and 23 and between Northwest 23 and 24 A school for Brazilian-style jiu-jitsu was launched avenues. Phase one of the project, involving sidewalk and last month in the Civic Building across from PGE sewer work, will be completed Feb. 15. Southbound traffic Park. The discipline is a hybrid combining, cre- th will be detoured to Northwest 25 Avenue. ated by a Japanese jiu-jitsu master in the early Businesses will remain open, and both on-street and 1900s and his Brazilian students, who brought off-street parking will be available. Sidewalks will remain their gritty street-fighting skills. Instructors open during the project. include Eric Hemphill, who holds a black belt. The second phase of the project, rebuilding the street, will be completed May 31. For more information about the project, visit www. portlandonline.com/transportation and search “NW 23rd Pinky Jewelry owner Sungwook Cho has covered vir- Reconstruction” or email questions to NW23rdProject@ tually every surface in his new store in shocking pink, pdxtrans.org. with ample lighting to complete the effect.

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B usines S B R I E F S Adidas will shut down its store at 1039 NW Couch St. disabled vehicles. Jeff Baldwin, son of the former opera- Jan. 17. ... Steve Kwak has closed his Virgo & Pisces tors of the store, has used the building and parking lot Restaurant at 500 NW 21st Ave. after three years in busi- for what he has described as a recycling business since ness. ... Art Work Rebels, a tattoo parlor, has opened at 2001. ... The former Burger King building at the cor- 510A NW 23rd Ave. ... Ping was ranked No. 4 in GQ ner of West Burnside and Broadway, vacant since 2003, magazine’s Top Ten Best New Restaurants of the Year. will soon be demolished to build a mental-health clinic. ... The Portland Classical Chinese Garden at North- Central City Concern obtained an $8.9 million federal west Third and Everett has been renamed the Lan Su grant to purchase the property. ... Several neighbor- Chinese Garden. ... The Powder Room, 814 NW 23rd hood businesses will celebrate milestone anniversaries Ave., is holding a closing sale. ... Sweet Jayne’s space in 2010. Frank Warrens Automotive Service is 65 at 826 NW 23rd Ave. is for lease, though store founder years old and Yur’s Lounge is 50 this year. Wilf’s Tod Breslau indicated it may continue operating while Restaurant is having its 35th birthday and Acapulco’s a new tenant is sought. ... Lynn Medoff has moved her Gold, Katayama Framing and Floor Factors are all bridal shop, Lena Medoyeff Bridal, 805 NW 23rd Ave., celebrating 30 years in business. McMenamins Blue into her main shop, Lena Medoyeff Studio, 710 NW Moon is 25 and Liner & Elsen Wine Merchants, 23rd Ave. ... Amenity Shoes, 820 NW 23rd Ave., closed Cheers, Equinox Jewelers and McMenamins Rams after 15 months in business. It will retain its main store Head are all 20 years old. on Northeast 42nd Avenue. ... Stone Pie Joe’s at 1015 rd NW 23 Ave. closed last month, less than six months allan classen after opening. ... Silverado is moving from Northwest 23rd and Hoyt to Bridgeport Village at the end of January. ... American Flatbread will open early this year in the newly renovated General Automotive Build- ing at 411 NW Park Ave. It will feature artisanal local meats, cheeses, produce and foraged foods served on flatbread baked in a wood-fired oven. A brewery and taproom are planned later. ... Eddie Bauer recently told a bankruptcy court that it plans to close 11 stores, including one in the Metropolitan building in the Pearl District. ... The city is taking action against owners of the former Northrup Market property at Northwest The city has begun enforcement action against the owners of the st 21st and Northrup for several nuisance prob- former Northrup Market at Northwest 21 and Northrup for illegal lems, including storage of trash, pallets and storage of trash and vehicles.

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Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 25 business Although city officials say the project will be done by the end of May, a lighted flashing sign near 23rd and Over- ton reads “until July 10.” Who are you going to believe? By Mike Ryerson In the ’Hood Holiday oops! Katy Parsons, owner of In The Bag at 708 NW 23rd Businesses brace Ave., took a hit awhile back when Paper Source opened a store just a few doors away at the corner of Northwest for street repairs 23rd and Irving. To make it even worse, the new competitor was a sup- plier of some of her wrapping papers. In hindsight, many Northwest 23rd Avenue business Laurelwood Pub will close until sometime in April, Parsons has managed to hang in there, but she recently owners wish the long-overdue street repairs in front of Alotto Gelato has closed for January and 23Hoyt Restau- took another needless slam from the business association their shops could have been done a couple of years ago rant has discontinued lunch service during the construc- that promotes the avenue. when the economy wasn’t as bad. tion project. The Nob Hill Business Association opened a “holiday Back in May 2007, they met with city officials and Nob Hill Bar & Grill has taken a positive approach village” Saturdays in December across the street from her urged them to put off the repaving and sewer repairs due by renaming one of their hamburger specials the “Detour in the former Elizabeth Street location. They hoped to to the business hardships it would cause. Deluxe” through the duration of the street work. boost holiday shopping and support retailers along the A few of those businesses have since shut their doors in Mike Ryerson avenue, but they forgot an important detail. fear of what’s to come in the next few months. Seems that the folks at the new Umpqua City workers began sewer repairs in November and rd Bank at 23 and Glisan thought it would be work will continue through May. Crews will start at West great to sponsor free gift wrapping, which Burnside and work north with sidewalk work at each cor- happens to be one of the ways Katy makes her ner. Once they get to Lovejoy, they’ll work their way back money. south with the actual street work. Until mid-February, “Gift wrapping is our bread and butter,” one traffic will be limited to one northbound lane. of her employees told me. “I don’t really believe the city will get it done by May We know Umpqua Bank meant well, but 25,” said Lynn Medoff, owner of Lena Medoyeff Bridal they should check things out before offering and Lena Medoyeff Studio. free services that undercut their neighbors. Not Medoff recently combined her bridal shop at 805 NW only did they interfere with a gift-wrapping 23rd Ave. with her clothing boutique at 710 NW 23rd Ave. service, but they also offer free internet access to avoid getting hit twice with the reconstruction work in while the FedEx Office (formerly Kinko’s) next front of two locations. door charges for the service. “I’d rather consolidate and make the cut in rents than Beware of bankers bringing gifts. make cuts by letting any of my employees go during this period,” she said. At least four 23rd Avenue businesses announced their You can reach Mike Ryerson at 503-381-8050 or closings in December, and many shops are adjusting their [email protected] hours to avoid competing with peak times of construction. Lynn Medoff, owner of Lena Medoyeff Bridal and Lena Medoyeff Studio.

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26 Northwest Examiner, JANUARY 2010 Buying local begins with promoting local Our thanks to the following businesses for advertising in their neighborhood newspaper in 2009.

Advantage Services Forest Park Federal CU Nob Hill Business Association Powell’s City of Books Albina Community Bank Friendly House NW Neighborhood Pro Photo Supply Darrin Amico, Realtor Community Center Veterinary Hospital Quinn in the City Flowers Joan Amico, Realtor Fresh Air NW Portland International Hostel Quinn’s Prime & Vine Market Apple Music George Morlan Plumbing NW Postal/Yeon Mini Storage RingSide Restaurant APICS-Portland Chapter Goby Walnut & NW Reign Madeleine Rose, Realtor Western Hardwoods Ascension Episcopal Parish Oil Can Henry’s Sal’s Famous Italian Restaurant Goforth & Rice Audubon Society of Portland OMSI Sammye Sanborn, Realtor Guarantee Mortgage Corporation A Woman’s Time On Deck Sports Bar & Grill Scribe PDX Leslie Hammond, Realtor Bargreen/Ellingson Oregon Society of Artists Shutterbug Nancy Campbell Hanks Bark Market Oxalis Singer Properties Highland Properties Besaw’s Restaurant & Bar Pacific Oncology Mike Skillman, Realtor Himalayan Art & Handicraft Beau Thai Restaurant Park Kitchen Slabtown Community Festival Hoyt Street Properties Doug Bell, Realtor Park 19 Slabtown Ribs & BBQ Humanists Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Parish & Company So Fit Income Property Management BridgePort Brewpub & Bakery Parish of St. Mark Al Solheim Inn @ Northrup Station Bruno the Handyman Paseo Sun Dog Construction Ironwood Holistic Care Home Steve Buchert, Realtor Vincent “Pesky” Paveskovich Sunset Medical Practice Janus Home C.Z. Becker Wood Floors Pearl District Tea Zone & Camellia Lounge Kellie Jenkins, Realtor Neighborhood Association Celebration Christian Church Temple Beth Israel Katayama Framing Pharmaca Integrated Pharmacy Cha Taqueria & Bar Ten Thousand Villages Kearney Plaza Apartments Polaris Dance Center Chapman Elementary School Thomas Goodwin Real Estate Kenny & Zuke’s Sandwichworks Pomarius Nursery Chow Tom Leach Roofing Kettleman Bagel Company Portland Bureau of Chown Hardware Trader Joe’s Kingston Sports Bar & Grill Environmental Services Chuck Arbuckle Interior Design Trilogy Video Kornblatt’s Delicatessen Portland Closet Co. Circle Studio T-Ruth Art Space Kruger’s Farm Portland Development City of Portland Turtle Island Developments Jennifer Lauck Commission Bud Clark 21st Avenue Bar & Grill Laurelwood NW Public House Portland Girl Choir Class Academy Uptown EyeCare Laurie Holland Real Estate Portland Office of Consolidated Management & Finance Urban Farmer Federal Credit Union Lee Davies Real Estate Portland Office of Transportation U-Store Self Storage Con-way Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Portland Tradesmen Dan Volkmer, Realtor Core Palates Legacy Health System Dustin Posner, Architect World Cup Coffee & Tea Cornell Farm Le Happy Postal Annex Zion Lutheran Church Brian Currier/Morgan Stanley Charlie Lehn Debbie Thomas Real Estate Let It Bead DEQ LHL Homes D&R Construction Limo Peruvian Restaurant Downtown Self Storage Linnton Community Center Dublin Bay Knitting Company Linnton Feed & Seed Judie Dunken, Realtor Little Green Grocer Ecru Modern Stationer Lucky Labrador Beer Hall Melissa Eddy, Realtor Marathon Taverna Serving Portland’s Northwest Neighborhoods since 1986 Elephant’s Delicatessen Marrakesh Restaurant Elliot, Powell, Baden & Baker McMenamins Tavern & Pool Enneagram Portland METRO Escape from New York Pizza Dr. Ellen Michaelson ESCO Corporation Miller Paint Company Esquire Motors Mio Sushi Everett Street Autoworks Moonstruck Chocolate Family Healing Center Nature’s Pet First Immanuel Lutheran Church Mark Neibur, Insurance Flagstar Bank Neighborhoods W/NW Food Front Cooperative Grocery New Old Lompoc Brewery Forest Heights Veterinary Clinic 937 Condominiums Nob Hill Bar & Grill

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