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By Don MacGillivray income housing. A no vote would defeat the Metro bond measure and there would not be any The Metro bond measure on the No- additional funding for affordable housing vember ballot will authorize $653 million from Metro, thus keeping property taxes in general obligation bonds to fund afford- unchanged. able housing in Washington, Clackamas, The significant reduction of housing and Multnomah counties. It is Measure 26- construction during the Great Recession 199, titled Metro Housing Bonds. and a rapid increase in new residents has Property owners in these counties worsened a severe shortage of housing for will pay an estimated tax of $0.24 per low-income residents in Portland. $1,000 of assessed value annually. For the Between 2010 and 2016, the median homeowner in the Metro area with an as- income for a renter increased 19 percent, sessed value of $240,000, the tax will be while the average rent increased 52 per- Dave Hillman by a picture of Mt. Tabor in Israel $57.60 per year. cent. Demand for affordable housing con- If the voters approve, Metro will is- tinues to outpace supply, especially for sue bonds to finance the building of afford- those on limited incomes, working fami- Mt. Tabor Visitors Center able housing through purchase, rehabilita- lies, seniors, and the disabled. tion, preservation of affordable housing, Metro reports that more than 67,000 Marks Fifty Thousand purchase of land for affordable housing, and preventing the displacement of low- turn to page 23 By Nancy Tannler trol and the Weed Warriors. These services have received the Volunteer Service Award The Friends of Mt. Tabor Park and the Spirit of Portland Award. (FMTP) held a celebration marking the It was while attending a park bud- Signs of the Times at PPS fifty thousandth visitor to the visitor center get meeting at Hoyt Arboretum that Hill- By Midge Pierce since it opened in 2011. man first noted the nice visitors center the On Saturday, September 15, Don and park has. His first thought was how much Anna Wesley from Milwaukie, Oregon that was what was needed at Mt. Tabor The needle drop-box positioned on brought and their six month old baby and Park. Other members of the FMTP were in the fence in front of the Sunnyside K-8 Don’s visiting parents from Ashland to Mt. agreement as was Portland Parks & Recre- school is a sign of the times, and while the Tabor Park for a morning stroll. Little did ation (PP&R). park the school shares with the community they know they would be making park his- In 2001 the first official meeting of (and sometimes vagrants) is unusual, drug tory. the Friends of Mt. Tabor Park was held. paraphernalia on playgrounds gives par- On hand to present a plaque and to The building where the visitors center is ents, and all Portland residents, pause. hand out cake and coffee, was First Chair located now was being used for storage, so The list of PPS worries is long: stag- of the FMTP, Dave Hillman; long time vol- PP&R was happy to let them use the space. nant test scores, large class sizes, environ- unteer Randy Lowler; park photographer It was easy to transform with elbow grease mental and earthquake threats and the long Andrew Halliburton and his wife Mel, and and a coat of paint. shadow cast last spring by Parkland. A needle drop-box a few other visitors at the park. The success of the visitor center is Parents of kindergartners coming letter to the PPS Community about security FMTP was established in 2000 when due to the evolving relationship between from preschools with locked and coded enhancements to make school perimeters a group of locals decided to help out the the FMTP, PP&R, the Water Bureau doors face particular alarm at the open en- more secure and control access to school beleaguered park crew by maintaining and (PWB), the Portland Police and the people tries adjacent to their five-year-olds’ class- buildings. improving park conditions using all volun- who have donated time, talent, money and rooms. Installations will include video inter- teer help. services. More shock comes when they learn coms, system override buttons to provide Over the past eighteen years, subsid- Jan Caplener has donated a series of of lockdown drills during the first few automatic “lockout” control, additional iaries of FMTP has included the Foot Pa- his historical photographs that portray a vi- weeks of school. public address systems, speakers in hall- sual history of early Portland and the park. Some ease of mind came in a recent turn to page 23 Greg Bunker of KB Frames, has generous- ly framed posters and photos, Rick Slagter of Natural Furniture donated a bookcase and PWB donated office furniture. SE Updates Other contributions that have en- hanced the presentation of the visitors cen- mission By David Krogh ter/gift shop are the topical brochures avail- • Commissioner Chloe Eudaly able thanks to the contribution of Warner Mayor’s Bureau Assignments ([email protected]) Bureau of Pacific University and the Caplener Group; Mayor Wheeler has been shuffling Transportation (PBOT) Office of Civic and stickers and paper imagery from Elena and bureau assignments for City Commission- Community Life (formerly known as the Jeremy of Ninja Stickers; cards and post- ers as he becomes aware of bureau prob- Office of Neighborhood Involvement) cards from Andrew Halliburton; postcards lems. • Commissioner Nick Fish (Nick@ by watercolor artist Georgina Ottaviano, Since Portland is the last large city in portlandoregon.gov) Bureaus: Parks and t-shirts, sweatshirts and hats with the Mt. the nation to have a commission form of Recreation, Environmental Services Tabor logo, magnets and a few other items government, this shuffling will likely con- • Commissioner Amanda Fritz that help support the park. Last year they tinue until a more efficient system of gov- ([email protected]) Water Bu- made $5k. ernance is ultimately put in place. reau Office of Equity and Human Rights “We started out with six brochures New bureau and office assignments, Open and Accountable Elections Program and now have around one hundred,” Hill- along with email contacts for the respec- • Commissioner Dan Saltzman man said. For any tourist visiting the park tive City Commission members are as fol- ([email protected]) Bureaus: they can find out about local events and lows; Emergency Communications, Emergency activities in the Portland area as well as • Mayor Ted Wheeler (mayorwheel- Management, Fire (Since Commissioner other parts of the state. There are specific [email protected]) Bureaus: Police, Saltzman is not up for re-election, his bu- brochures that describe the parks timeline, Housing, Planning and Sustainability, De- reaus will be reassigned after November). the geological history of the park, the trees velopment Services Offices: Management • The City Ombudsman operates of Mt. Tabor Park and more. and Finance, Government Relations, City out of the City Auditor’s Office and is not turn to page 22 Attorney, Budget and Development Com- turn to page 19 2 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 ON On the Streets Where We Live By Nancy Tannler, Editor

Fall has such a sense of or- I, like a bumper sticker I saw the gertips as the Catholic do. derliness and clarity to me. As other day, consider the idea that It stimulates the pineal long as I can remember, I’ve been “Nature is my Church.” gland that in turn brings a sense most aware of the season change of well-being and connection to a at the end of summer when the air Moving forward on another person. It was suggested in one of has another feeling, the angle of more esoteric topic, why do some the articles I read that people kiss the sun changes, school begins people have so much conscience one another on their foreheads for and we begin to tuck ourselves in when others, well you know, look this stimulation. So Portlander, for a different journey. around. I was recently at a yoga how about, a kiss on the forehead We ended this summer with class taught by Signa Cheney instead of both cheeks? That will a family camping trip to one of and the intent of the class was keep us weird. our favorite spots on Mt. Adams; to stimulate the pineal gland, lo- Technology has always a place we have been going to cated in the middle of the brain at been a part of the human endeav- for the past twenty-five years. It the brow point. It is named pineal or and ultimately, even high tech was recently written up in Sunset because it resembles a pinecone. really hasn’t changed us all that magazine so it has been “discov- After class, I came home much. I recently heard a young ered.” and researched the pineal gland woman describe some of the in- I understand that a lot of and came up with thought-pro- ventions of humans as light tech people want to experience the voking information. According to instead of low tech since it really magic of nature these days (and theory, this is the gland that is our isn’t the opposite of high tech, who can blame them?), but one conduit for our relationship with just a different progression. thing bothered me that I’ve no- the supernatural. When this gland Ever since we rubbed two ticed, not only camping, but hik- becomes calcified (which I under- sticks together and created fire ing as well is that some people stand is a common occurrence in we have been using technology. don’t seem to notice they are modern society) we lose our con- The caveman, just like us, mostly leaving bits of detritus along the nection to the otherness of life. wanted to stay warm, cook food, way. It actually relieved me to gather with friends and family, be I’ve always understood that read there might be some kind of entertained – just live. the unwritten law of the land was physical manifestation that en- When I asked myself, has to leave it better than you found ables people to make such poor the computer, smartphone, iP- it, or, as the Native Americans decisions about the welfare of the ods, iPads or the web changed professed, to think seven genera- human race. the essence of anything we do, I tions ahead. Rather than wondering what realized not that much. It’s just So I was disappointed that planet others come from, or how another roadside distraction that’s some people aren’t taking their re- they disseminate information so gives us more tools in our tool sponsibility seriously. We are all differently than I do, I can now box. shifting around to make room for infer that their pineal gland has On a final note, last week I the burgeoning population here become calcified and they need to commuted everyday to take my in the northwest and the impact start treatment ASAP. grandson to his school. I was this has on our natural amenities. And what treatment is driving the commuter routes be- My mantra is to tread lightly and available? Well, I think that a fore and during rush hour and I great majority of Portlanders came up with a question: Why do are already working on this. No some people think their commute fluoridated water is number one, is more important than everyone thoughtfulness in whatever form elses as they drive like maniacs, you understand, is number two zipping in and out of traffic and and from there the list goes on: generally being a hazard and a encompassing, exercise, medita- nuisance. tion, good food, good thoughts, Don’t they get it? We’re and serving the greater good. all more crowded now and shar- One more thought on this ing the road is just part of every nebulous subject: I think I under- one’s duty. Not that any of us are stand now why in supplication all that happy about it, but that’s many different religious practices the breaks. touch their forehead, either to the We all need to keep repeat- ground as in Islam or with the fin- ing the mantra, twenty is plenty.

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An Argument for the Banning scapes throughout our city. New our sewers and rivers. of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers growth and developing flowers Of the 18 most commonly are damaged and precious top- used herbicides, seven are cancer Gas powered leaf blow- soil is blown away. Blower winds causing, six cause birth defects, ers have become ubiquitous in stress plants causing dehydration, six have reproductive effects, Portland and the noise and air burned leaves, and the suspension eight are neurotoxic, nine are pollution they cause is particu- of photosynthesis. Blowers effec- damaging to the kidney and liver, larly egregious and pointless, tively distribute disease spores, and fourteen are irritants.3 directly impacting our quality of weed seeds, insect eggs and dried The poisonous mix of oil life. More than an irritant, these fecal matter throughout the land- and gas pollutants produced by machines actually accomplish scape leaf blower exhaust has been little while causing a great deal of The common practice by linked to cancers, heart disease, harm to the environment and our professional landscapers is to asthma and other serious ail- health, especially to children and simply blow the plant debris with ments. According to the EPA to the elderly. accompanying pesticides and and the California Air Resources This should not be ignored toxins off the property and onto Board, leaf blowers increase the or minimized, as small off-road the city streets, while simultane- number and severity of asthma engines used for residential and ously polluting the air we breathe. attacks, bronchitis or other lung commercial lawn and garden Rains then carry the residue into turn to page 21 will soon exceed automobiles in greenhouse gas emissions.1 The 2-stroke gas powered engines used by most commercial HawtHorne Gardens senior LivinG backpack-style blowers are noth- ing less than pollution bombs. Join us for Hawthorne Gardens’ Annual About one-third of the gasoline that goes into this sort of engine is 6:00 P.M. HAWTHORNE GARDENS spewed out, unburned, in an aero- SENIOR LIVING sol mixed with oil in the exhaust. WEDNESDAY, It was determined that a half-hour ST of such “yard work” produced OCTOBER 31 HALLOWEEN the same amount of hydrocarbon HALLOWEEN emissions as a 3,887-mile drive in a truck.2 Leaf blowers are inordinate- SpooktacularSpooktacular ly large emitters of carbon mon- oxide, nitrogen oxides, and hy- drocarbons, according to a study Trick or Treating • Refreshments conducted for the California Air Kids’ Haunted House • Games & Activities: Resources Board. The two stroke Bean Bag Toss, Coloring Corner, & Vintage Cartoons engine fuel is a gasoline-oil mix- ture, and is thus, especially toxic. Wind speeds in excess 2828 SE Taylor St. Portland, OR of 180 mph are blasting land- 971.222.0396 • hawthornegardensslc.com 4 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 Is PSC Turning Deaf Ear in the Name of Profit?

By Midge Pierce trification, says United Neigh- two years at multiple hearings, in borhoods for Reform’s Margaret written testimony and again dur- Tens of thousands of resi- Davis. As Portland’s demolition ing heated PSC testimony. dents could be displaced by a derby continues, she says, the Crying foul over conflicts rezoning proposed by the Port- loss of diversity as well as afford- of interest, he says PSC mem- land Planning and Sustainability ability will accelerate. Without bers are affiliated with builders Commission (PSC) to allow up to affordability requirements, even and groups like 1000 Friends of four houses on virtually any sin- four-plexes will be beyond reach. Oregon’s Portland for Everyone’s gle family lot in the City as part “You never get a cheap- (P4E). of the Residential Infill Project er house than the one you tear “For them, zoning deregu- (RIP), according to data analyst down,” she says.” This is Robin lation unlocks profitable rede- Meg Hanson. Hood taking housing from the velopment opportunities.” False PSC’s recommendations poor and giving it to the rich.” information peddled by pro-RIP would expand so-called upzoning Frequent RIP critic Michael paid advocacy equals Portland 4 to 96% of single family neighbor- Molinaro adds, “As for lowering Sale, he charges. hoods, a considerably broader housing costs, what developer has After pushing for expanded densification swath than the 60% infill, P4E seems elated by PSCs proposed by the Bureau of Plan- Expect a new wave of decision to extend RIP’s hous- ning and Sustainability. gentrification, says United ing overlays, including into outer The Commission purports Neighborhoods for Reform’s East Portland, an area planning the expansion is needed to ac- staff excluded for lack of services. Margaret Davis. As Port- commodate more than 100,000 Postings on its website land’s demolition derby con- new households in coming years, praises housing advocates for do- tinues, she says, the loss of but Hanson warns it incentivizes ing the “almost impossible” by diversity as well as afford- demolition that could displace convincing PSC to back multi- more than 40,000 current resi- ability will accelerate. With- unit housing almost everywhere. dents. out affordability require- P4E holds that densification The group is a volunteer ments, even four-plexes will fosters affordability and greater commission in which some be beyond reach. housing options, citing a local re- Best Price! members have development ties, “You never get a cheap- altor who said, “Because land is guides City planning processes. er house than the one you half the price of a Portland home, Best Quality! Its recommendations are likely tear down,” she says.” This cutting lot size down will reduce slated for final Commission vote is Robin Hood taking hous- the purchase price.” in November, and from there to ing from the poor and giving Michael Andersen, a Sight- City Council to approve early it to the rich.” line Institute fellow and P4E next year. blogger, called the September Hanson, an affordable hous- PSC meet a showdown in which ing activist, tenant’s advocate, re- housing advocates slightly out- searcher, historian, blogger and come forward with a cogent four- numbered “defenders of the sta- planning watchdog, has a word plex proposal? None.” The units, tus quo.” He describes RIP as a for Council: DON’T. he says, cannot be delivered to “re-legalization” of a 1959 ban That’s because rezoning market for less than $400k each on plex housing, as well as a way 7960 SE Stark St. 503-284-0036 single family neighborhoods for due to labor, construction and ma- to stop the “mansionization” of NFPDX.COM Open 7 days multiplexes encourages razing terial costs. Portland and lower housing bar- sound, comparatively modest- “And parking? There are riers. priced homes with no guarantee 1.4 cars per household in Port- The narrative is convincing of affordable replacements, she land. PSC is ignoring this reality.” for many renters struggling with says. Turnover and rising housing While PSC chair Katherine high housing costs. costs will result, hitting vulner- Schultz has said RIP will increase Jessica Engelman is an af- able, low income tenants hard. housing options, ownership op- fordable housing proponent who “There is no housing cri- portunities and a more livable hopes greater options will enable ses,” she contends, “only an af- Portland for more people, Mo- more young people to partake of fordability crisis.” The City turns linaro warns that no accommo- the American dream. “a blind eye and a deaf ear” to dations are being made for infra- After a recent SE Uplift legitimate concerns, she adds, for structure, schools, transportation, presentation on Metro’s Housing 3352 se belmont st the sake of profit and real estate green spaces. Bond by Metro Councilor Bob speculation. Facts, adds tenant advocate Stacey, Engelman suggested that Women’s fashion boutique specializing According to Hanson’s anal- Hanson, are the only way to stop the need for housing is so acute, ysis, proposals to upzone most RIP from moving forward. building should be allowed in in local and domestic made clothing of Portland could impact more Those facts are in short sup- steep, geographically-exempt than 18,500 non-owner occupied ply according to Rod Merrick, a westside hillsides. and artisan jewelry. single family homes. Assuming RIP stakeholder advisor who, like Passion for housing every- 2.5 members per households, Molinaro, accused the project of where is a hallmark of so-called that’s 46,350 renters who could developer bias. Citing a failure of YIMBYs – Yes in My Backyard – be displaced, she says, to make due diligence, Merrick says the now a progressive political party way for costly-to-build duplexes, promised impact analysis from in California. YIMBYs have ac- triplexes or four-plexes that, with BPS is absent, with no modeling cused NIMBYs (not in my back- bonus allocations, could cover up for affordability, displacement, yard) of racist practices to protect to 4000 square feet. demolition, market and land val- the status quo. “Who is RIP for,” she asks. ue impact, environmental waste, While no love is lost be- “It’s not for low-income families tree canopy, livability and tax tween YIMBYs and NIMBYs in and it’s not for communities of valuations. Portland at least, both share con- color, so clearly it can’t be called Merrick says the PSC rec- cern about the need for afford- ‘affordable or equitable’.” ommendation ignores strong op- able housing. How this is accom- Expect a new wave of gen- position to RIP expressed over plished is the challenge. Merrick laments that next March an ill-prepared City Coun- cil will be asked to approve RIP’s Blue Dun Painting “complex, untested and unwar- ranted rezoning” that, in the name of profit, will forever alter the Interiors face and fabric of the City.

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18167300 Finish Cancer Print Ads.indd 1 9/19/18 3:11 PM 6 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 CN Community News Nonpartisan information for Recycling tip Seven Corners Grand Opening November elections By Bonita Davis, Master Want to know what is going to be on your ballot? Check out Recycler and Sunnyside Resident Vote411.org with nonpartisan information on candidate and ballot Recently, I opened a box measures that appear on your ballot. Want a paper Voter’s Guide with to remove a new household ap- all Oregon and Multnomah County nonpartisan voter information? pliance and there it was: formed They are available in English and Spanish in early October at League Styrofoam. of Women Voter Election Forums, at all branches of the Multnomah Not wanting to give it space County Library, Multnomah County Elections Office, New Seasons, in my once-a-month garbage college/university and community college campuses, Gresham City roll cart, or storage space in the Hall, and other locations. house, I had to find a way to reuse Want to hear directly from candidates and about ballot measures? or recycle it. Attend nonpartisan Election Forums at Multnomah County Board Rm, Two weeks earlier, I had 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Videos will be available on lwvpdx.org a few participated in a group tour of days later that you can watch from your home. Forums are: the Agilyx Corporation facil- Tuesday, October 2, 7 pm, Portland Commissioner, Position ity in Tigard as part of the Mas- 3, JoAnn Hardesty and Loretta Smith; 7:50 – 8:20 pm, Oregon Bal- ter Recycler ongoing education The new office building at 20th & SE Division, the Seven Cor- lot Measure 103, Prohibits tax/fees for groceries; 8:30 – 9 pm, Local program(masterrecycler.org). ners Collaborative, had their Grand Opening in September. The cel- Ballot Measure 26-201, Portland’s retailer surcharge for clean energy I learned that Agilyx has ebration began with a ribbon cutting, drinks and hors d’oeuvres and projects. successfully created a process to an opportunity to explore all four floors of the new “flatiron” building. Tuesday, October 9, 7 – 7:30 pm, in Partnership with City Club chemically recycle #6 plastics These offices contain six like minded non-profits agencies that serve of Portland, Multnomah County Auditor, Scott Learn and Jennifer including Styrofoam or polysty- people with disabilities and their families and a gorgeous universally McGuirk; 7:40 – 8:20 pm, Metro Ballot Measure 26-199, Metro af- rene, into high-value synthetic designed kitchen with an amazing view of the City. fordable housing bonds, and Oregon Ballot Measure 102, Allows local oils and chemicals and then back The project was spear-headed by Community Vision, founded bonds for affordable housing with nongovernmental entities; 8:30 – 9 into the basic monomers that can in 1989 by Joe Wykowski as a way to provide an independent, yet pm, Oregon Ballot Measure 105, Repeals law limiting state/local en- be used to create more polysty- community-connected life for people with disabilities. Over the years forcement of federal immigration laws. rene – a complete recycling pro- they’ve had many successful projects working with Multnomah Coun- To arrange a speaker for your organization in October, contact cess, and it happens right here in ty renovating foreclosed properties and providing homeownership and the League office at 503.228.1675 and leave a message or speakers@ the metro area in an environmen- rental opportunities for individuals and their families. In 2014 Mult- lwvpdx.org. tally sensitive process. nomah Co. offered them this piece of property that has stood empty for Other Election Information online at oregonvotes.org and lwvp- Most of the polystyrene almost twenty years. dx.org. October 16 is the last day to register to vote. October 17 bal- they process comes from the con- Where others saw an engineering nightmare they saw opportu- lots are mailed to voters. Change of address on existing Oregon Voter struction industry and retail busi- nity. The Collaborative was built as an accessible building where cli- Registration can be corrected up to election day. nesses, but they provide two, free- ents could experience a one-stop-shop to explore an array of services to-the community drop boxes on to help them live a more complete life and function in their community. Metro Auditor report a 24-7 basis. Located at 7904 SW The services available at Seven Corners are inclusive: Hunziker St (dropbox off Wall St. • Community Vision is a person-centered support system tai- The Office of the Metro Au- • Audits of solid waste ser- beyond the Dog Park), more in- lored to the needs of each individual and their family. ditor released its Annual Report vice equity, ethics, and the re- formation can be found on their • The Assistive Technology Lab helps the individual in devel- for FY 2017-18. search center are scheduled to website at agilyx.com. oping six necessary life skills: communication, seating and mobility, The highlights for the year begin later this fiscal year. Back to my two Styrofoam learning and vocation, environmental controls, daily living and leisure. were: • 85% of audit recommen- • Follow-up audits on mi- blocks. It didn’t make sense to This state-of-the-art service helps people navigate through daily rou- dations were implemented five nority, women and emerging travel twenty miles round trip to tines and teaches them how. years after they were made. small business contracting, and recycle the material. Inspired by • Community Pathways • Progress was made in re- capital planning are scheduled to all the new neighbors I met at is a support services brokerage balancing audit coverage among begin this year. our Summer National Night-Out that helps the individual set a Metro departments. The full report is available BBQ, I decided to do a mini Sty- reasonable goal for themselves • Reports to the Account- on the Metro website at oregon- rofoam round-up. and helps keep them on track ability Hotline were resolved in a metro.gov/regional-leadership/ After setting a date and to realize those goals – kind timely fashion. metro-auditor/about. time, I knocked on doors and left of like high school and college • The Office is finishing an A hard copy may be ob- information on Styrofoam recy- programs. audit of emergency preparedness tained by calling the Office of the cling and the pick-up event in an • Oregon Council on De- that will be released next month. Metro Auditor at 503.797.1892. eight block, two street area. velopment Disabilities advanc- Neighbors had a lot to say es social and policy change for about polystyrene; some stopped people with developmental dis- Searching for a donor using it years ago, others talked abilities. about Portland’s Styrofoam ban • FACT Oregon empow- According to medical information, people with one kidney have (portlandoregon.gov/bps/arti- ers families experiencing dis- few or no health problems, and have a normal life expectancy, accord- cle/591797). ability in their pursuit of a ing to the National Kidney Foundation. If you are living with no kid- Some spoke of use of al- whole life by expanding aware- ney function, your highest hope is that someone will share a kidney of ternative packing materials such ness, growing community and theirs. as air pillows, and the impact of equipping families. A Southeast Examiner reader asked that we put a notice in the polystyrene particles can have • Northwest Access Fund paper about her need. Monica Sherman’s kidneys have failed and she on wildlife and the environment provides funding to people needs a transplant in order to live a life free of dialysis. She has been if left to scatter on the ground or with disabilities in Washington Joe Wykowski coming to treatment three times a week since April of 2015. A healthy breaking up in the tides. and Oregon. person with Type B or O blood willing to donate one of their kidneys Results: About three roll- • Credit builders Alliance helps organizations move people from carts or the back of a station will give Monica a brand new lease one life. poverty to prosperity through credit building. wagon full of white block poly- If you are interested and think you might be a match, contact styrene went to Agilyx. The most Nossa Familia Coffee is located on the ground floor and has got- Legacy Kidney Transplant Services to learn more: 403.413.7349 or frequent comments were about ten on board making their space accessible to people with disabilities. 503.413.6555. relief. The conversation has be- Community Vision’s mission is to make Oregon a place where See legacylivingkidneydonor.org. On Facebook: @monicaneed- gun about what type of collection people with disabilities can live, work, and thrive in the communities sakiney event we might try next. of their choice. THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 7 CN Community News 63rd Annual ALL SAINTS HOLIDAY BAZAAR – Saturday November 3, 9 am-4 pm. Forty plus 5K Walk/Run Event for CJD local artisans and crafters showcasing amazing handmade goods for that perfect gift for the holidays. The There will be a 5K walk/run event to raise awareness and money Treasure Table is brimming with antiques and collectibles. The Children-Only shopping room helps little for research into a cure for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), October ones to find special presents for friends and family. Homemade baked goods for sale and the Café is open 13. CJD is a neurodegenerative brain disease. It is rare, difficult to di- all day. Buy a $1 raffle ticket to win wonderful prizes. Contact the parish office for information-need not agnose, quick acting and at this time, always fatal. Initial effects of the be present to win. There’s something for everyone! 3847 NE Glisan St. 503.232.4305. allsaintsportland.org disease include loss of muscle coordination, progressing into impaired brain function, paralysis and death; all within the period of just a few 22 Day Veg Challenge Kickoff – Meal Planning with Emily Forbes on October 27 from 2 – 4 months. pm at People’s Food Co-op, 3029 SE 21st Ave. Do you get frustrated over what to eat? It’s a lot easier to This event is co-hosted by family members of two separate vic- stick to your commitments when you make a plan. Learn how to create a meal plan the vegan way. Emily’s tims of CJD. One of these victims lived locally in SE Portland, Der- mission is to empower you to make healthy choices and feel confident in the kitchen. She offers a number ek Moore. Derek was a Franklin HS graduate, had married, and was of services including nutrition coaching, cooking classes, and meal planning and show you how to create working at Wells Fargo. He was an ardent Deftones and Trail Blazers a workable meal plan to fit your schedule, budget, nutritional needs, and include foods you already like fan, but in 2012 at only age 33, he was afflicted by CJD and passed or that you think you’d like to try. She will demonstrate how to prepare the key components of your new away in just a few months. Both of the victims’ families and friends plan. Event is free but reserve your space at nwveg.org/22-day-challenge. hope that such events as this will help fund research for a cure of this terrible disease. Portland Sings! Community sing, Sunday October 21 from 2:30 – 4:30 pm . A reminder that we are The CJD 5K walk/run event is being held on Saturday, October in a new location; Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd. The new space is wonderful. Sliding scale $8 - 13, at the Huston Sports Complex at Tryon Creek State Park, 10120 $15. For more info PortlandSings.com SW Boones Ferry Road. Registration begins at 9 am and the walk/run starts at 10 am. There is a suggested donation of $25, and kids come VIKING PANCAKE BREAKFAST, OCTOBER 21. Start your day with delicious all-you-can-eat Vi- in free. If you wish to donate but not participate, do so online at pri- king pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fresh fruit, strawberry compote, lingonberries, orange juice and onalliance.org/. coffee or tea served in the charming Bergen Dining Room at Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave. 8:30 am to 12:30 Additional event information can be found at tinyurl.com/ pm. Adults $8, Children ages 5-12 $4. Children under age 5 are free. Parking is free. yamonnx5. Annual Providence/neighborhood meeting – Providence Portland Medical Center hosts Trinkets & Treats on Belmont an annual meeting for residents of Laurelhurst and North Tabor neighborhoods 7 pm, Wednesday, October. 24, in the Cancer Institute Amphitheater at Providence Medical Center. Portland Medical Center, Laurel- hurst Neighborhood Association and North Tabor Neighborhood Association have had a Good Neighbor Trick or treating families Agreement for more than 15 years, and one of the benefits of the agreement is an annual meeting for up- can get an early start this dates. The agenda this year isan overview of hospitals services and programs. The hospital is located at 4805 Halloween with Trinkets NE Glisan St. and Treats, a holiday event of the Belmont Weatherization Workshop – Free workshop where participants learn how to stop drafts in their Area Business Asso- home, especially around doors and windows to save energy and increase comfort. It’s great for renters too. ciation. Join the event Qualified participants receive a free kit of weatherization supplies. Register for the workshop at communi- and your business will tyenergyproject.org or call 503.284.6827 x108. 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CITIZEN JANE: Battle for the City – Friday, October 19 at 7 pm, this acclaimed film, will be Montavilla South Sewer Repair shown at the NW Neighborhood Cultural Center, 1819 NW Everett St. The urban champion Jane Jacobs had Environmental Services is starting construction on the Montavil- a special relationship with the City of Portland over its evolution as diverse place of mixed uses and walk- la South Sewer Repair Project to repair or replace approximately 5,765 able neighborhoods. Jacobs championed lively, diverse neighborhoods, and citizen activism to preserve feet (over one mile) of deteriorating 90-year-old public sewer pipes in urban communities in the face of destructive development projects. Arguably no one did more to shape our the Montavilla Neighborhood (south of Stark St). These improvements understanding of the modern American city than this visionary activist. The film is free of charge and will be followed by a panel of long-time neighborhood activists discussing Portland’s current housing situation. will help protect the public and our environment by reducing the pos- Citizen Jane is a timely tale of what can happen when engaged citizens fight power for the sake of better sibility of sewage releases to homes, businesses, and streets. cities. Construction will have several phases and is anticipated to take up to 10 months to complete. It is anticipated to begin in October. Work Hawthorne Gardens Spooktacular – Wednesday, October 31, 6 pm. Bring your children for hours are 7 am to 6 pm, Monday-Friday. trick or treating, refreshments, kid’s haunted house, games and activities, bean bag toss, coloring corner and Prior to construction, there will be activity in the neighborhood. vintage cartoons to Hawthorne Gardens Senior Living, 2828 SE Taylor St. 971.222.0396. Crews will be in the area to videotape, inspect, and clean sewer lines, mark utility locations on the street and sidewalks, trim trees, install ATTENTION OLDER ADULT HOMEOWNERS! – Attend a free, informative presentation on Acces- tree protection and install erosion control measures. Equipment and sory Dwelling Units (ADUs/Granny Flats) as solutions for rising costs of living and longer lifespans.Top- supplies may be moved into the area. ics of discussion: overview of the issue, challenges and benefits; considerations for modifying your home; building an ADU. The discussion includes financial incentives; costs and return on investment and rental The city’s goal is to keep businesses and residents informed be- rates for ADU and/or existing house. Presenters include Doug Chambers of Golden Bungalow, Inc., Nancy fore and during construction. The latest project information is available Dong Certified Aging in Place Consultant, and Kim Dodge,Mortgage Consultant with Nextview Mortgage through several ways: Mailings – Project updates will be mailed pe- (NMLS#1502324/1169). This event takes place at the Lake Oswego Adult Community Center, 505 G Ave, riodically during project construction. Website – The latest construc- Lake Oswego, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 10 am – 11:30 am. RSVP 971.207.2806 as seating is limited. tion schedule and project updates will be posted at portlandoregon. gov/bes/MontavillaS. Email Updates – Sign up for email updates on Business Beat– Prime Painting, llc, is owned by Portland native and SE resident Jon Fell, the webpage or email: [email protected] with who has over twenty years of industry experience. Fell’s business serves the greater Portland metro area, “Montavilla South” in subject line specializing in residential interior and exterior projects, as well as commercial ones. Call 503.381.1927 for Learn About Sewer Construction Methods: portlandoregon.gov/ an estimate. See primepainting.us for more. bes/methods

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By Nancy Tannler Denny deftly weaves her triguing tale from Portland’s past. characters, both past and present, Burying My Dead gives a The Lone Fir Cemetery’s into a solid story that both enter- voice to many early settlers. Her Tour of Untimely Departures will tains and educates the reader. She characters interact with famous not be taking place on Halloween draws on the narration of one of people like Harvey Scott, Abigail this year, but fortunately for story her characters from her novel An- Scott Duniway, Dr. James Haw- lovers, Bettie Lennett Denny got gel Unfolding, reporter Murphy thorne, Joseph Buchtel, Henry the tour and was inspired to write Gardiner. Weinhard and Simon Benson, all her most recent novel Burying My In the book, Gardiner has easy to know since they are real Dead. recently moved to Portland and people from the area’s past, but This page turner was writ- is a reporter working for The Or- it’s Denny’s fictional characters ten during an era when Portland’s egonian. that make us want to keep reading population was growing and ex- He notices a mysterious chapter after chapter. panding into the eastside of the Chinese woman when on assign- She writes about people river, in the late 1800s, early ment covering the Tour of Un- being given a second chance in 1900s. timely Departures at the Lone Fir life. Regular people like Simeon It was also a time when civil Cemetery. She is curious why Small, photographer and the sex- liberties were being challenged this woman is lying three white ton of the Lone Fir Cemetery; especially in regards to Chinese roses on the grave of an early Emmerson Asher, divorcee and immigrants, women’s rights, peo- white settler. champion for the rights of wom- ple of color, non-Christians, and This relationship is the en; Zhou Zhen, a young Chinese people with a physical or mental spring board that launches both woman sold into prostitution. infirmity. a present day mystery and an in- These and the rest of her intercon- Author Bettie Lennett Denny nected cast of characters are the in the novel. heart of this novel. Denny began writing when In an interview with the au- she was eight years old. Living in thor, Denny remarked that even Queens, NY where there wasn’t a though she was writing about a lot of outdoor activities, she wrote hundred years ago, life situations plays with her friend to entertain paralleled what is going on today. themselves. The development of the As an adult, she raised her eastside from farms to neighbor- family and worked in communi- hoods was a big change. These cations in Omaha, Nebraska. Us- new neighborhoods created a ing her wordsmith abilities, she place where those with a less lu- wrote documentaries, and trade crative career could live. journals for the FCC in broad- She notes how even when casting and tech production. she moved here twelve years ago “The industry was changing SE Portland was much more di- so quickly during those years that verse economically and afford- even writing technical material able. Migration and new devel- never got boring,” she said. opment has started pushing the Before settling in Portland, marginal people outward again. Denny lived in Montana and was On the national stage, im- inspired to write the novel Angel migrants are facing deportation Unfolding about a woman in a and prejudice, sex trafficking still Montana jail cell’s retrospection happens and legal opiates have on her life. become the drug of choice – all intrigues the characters deal with turn to page 22

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Saied Samaiel’s journey from Syria to Lebanon, Cyprus, Turkey and Greece before arriving in the United States to settle in Portland is one filled with adventure, suspense, fear, danger, rewards and respect. Chef Saied opened his first Aybla Grill location at SW 9th and Alder St. His newest adventure lands him at the recently opened Aybla Grill on SE Division St. The name Aybla (or Ebla) originates with an archaeological site near Chef Saied’s home in Syria. It was uncovered in 1955 to reveal a very old civilization which flourished in the 3rd and 5th millennium B.C. He selected the name for his restaurant to remind us of life’s hidden and surprise treasures. For Chef Saied, work began at age six in Syria. “I was a country boy. We had no phone or television. We grew our own wheat for bread, we grew potatoes, milked the cows and made our own cheese,” he said. “We used to haul sandbags twice our weight. It was hard work.” He grew up in a small farming village, as one of many siblings. When he ventured away from the farming village and his homeland, his first real job was dishwashing at the Madera hotel in Lebanon, where he learned his way around a kitchen. He traveled and worked in Cypress, Turkey, Bulgaria and found his way to Greece where he received his formal training. After more than ten years, he ended up here in 2001. Once in Portland, Saied attended Portland Community College and landed a cooking job at the Hilton Hotel downtown. It was at the Hilton where he got the idea to open a food cart. His first cart opened in 2004 and was one of the first ten food carts (#9) here. That food cart remains open, today, at SW 9th and Alder St. Business blossomed and he now owns and operates several food carts in Portland and Beaverton. His catering business is growing and provides catering for movie sets, television shows, large corporations, weddings and parties. His mobile food truck can be seen around the Metro area serving events for OMSI, Moda Center, Mississippi Street Fair and numer- ous other community events. He has advised and supported budding entrepreneurs trying to get into the food cart business. Movie catering has been an adventure, including mad dashes in the middle of the night to remote sets on Mt. Hood all the way to Pacific City on the Oregon coast. On the day I visited, I marveled at the handmade mosaic Turkish chandelier and 100-year-old hand-carved wooden room divider over a cup of authentic Turkish coffee. The menu at Aybla Grill features classic Mediterranean dishes including Gyros, Falafel, pastas, salads, soups and appetizers with a wide variety of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options at budget friendly prices. “It has to be fresh,” he said. Believing strongly in giving back to the community and supporting the local economy, Chef Saied hires locally and supports many charities and causes including the Alzheimer’s Association, Find the Children, refugee groups and KBOO radio, to name a few. This is a casual, family restaurant on a busy corner of SE Division St., with brightly painted walls, lyrical music and a friendly and helpful staff. Open seven days a week from 11 am to 9 pm, 3003 SE Division, Aybla Grill serves up authentic Mediterranean delicacies made with fresh, local ingredients. THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 11

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5009 SE Powell Blvd. eatsuperdeluxe.com 7 am - 11 pm everyday

Super Deluxe, the new drive through burger joint on Powell Blvd. at SE 50th, has been super busy since it opened in July. Its location is at one of the busiest intersections in Portland where 115,000 people drive by ev- ery day. With its vivid turquoise and yellowish color scheme, the brightness gets your at- tention right away. That’s because the owners were inspired by childhood drive- through memories from the 80s. With a stripped down menu — no fish, no frills — just burgers, fries, drinks, and coffee, customers have been jamming the drive- through line and inside, so much that the owners have had to make daily multiple orders from local purveyors like SP Provisions. One of the owners, Matt Lynch, a veteran of some thirty restaurant open- Aren’t we all dreamers? It’s only because man ings, is enthusiastic about Super Deluxe. Living in dreamt of flying that we are travelling in planes. Be- Portland for 14 years, Lynch is originally from a small town in Arizona that only had the most pre- hind all inventions, we see the dreams of people. dictable fast food restaurants. “We’ve got customers coming from Salem, Vancouver, Hillsboro and Sandy,” he said, despite one of the lowest key openings he’s ever done. Ajith Kumar While there were a couple of new restaurant glitches in- cluding a milkshake machine that wasn’t robust enough to keep up with the demands of a hot summer and a telecom system that needed improvements, Lynch and his crew are happy to report La Bamba that things are going smoothly now. Team members take orders in the parking lot with a hand- Mexican Restaurante & Cantina held point of sale system much like Dutch Bros. that gets peo- Serving regional fare from: ple talking to customers and having lots of fun. A handsome wooden patio area which seats about twenty Veracruz • Oaxaca • Yucatan • Puebla will be set up for colder weather with heaters. The inside area, Platillos de Mariscos (Seafood),Four moles served daily, which seats thirty-two, has these round and smooth booths and Cochinita Pibil, Calamari al Ajillo, Cactus Salad, kids meals tables which reflect light and are comfortable. “We’re keeping it simple and doing it properly and we’re building our brand around those two things,” said Lynch. The • Extensive gluten free and vegetarian dishes restaurant’s logo was designed by acclaimed Portland artists • 220 different bottles of TEQUILA & MEZCAL Aaron Draplin and David Nakamoto. The area has its roots in the 1950s with Speck’s Fried Serving lunch “One of the four most authentic Mexican Chicken and Speck’s Burgers which once stood on the current to groups restaurants and with reasonable prices,” site. More recently it was home to Taco Time. by reservation. according to customers! Right now, it’s all hands on deck as Super Deluxe custom- ers continue to sit down, drive through and dig into delicious Open Tuesday – Sunday • 2 – 10 pm Frida Kahlo art work fast food offerings. 4908 SE Powell labambarestaurantes.com 503.445.6341 12 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 NN Neighborhood Notes Richmond By Susan Beal

Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting Monday, September 10 at Waverly Enriching lives Heights Church at SE 33rd and SE Woodward St. Vice Chair Kat West started the meeting by asking everyone attending to introduce themselves and share their favorite Richmond watering hole for coffee, beer, or any other favorites. Chrystal Brim shared through lifelong that the Richmond Tree Team will be rebooted, with more info to come, and Treasurer Jonathan King an- nounced that the May 2018 Clean-Up event was a big success, with outstanding neighbor participation, volunteer help, and near-record profits. learning in Susan Beal shared an update on Richmond Ready, including the plan to put together “supply sets” for neighbors to use, free of charge, to set up water storage and other emergency kit necessities. Susan and Sha- ron Hatch passed out handouts and information about the Diesel Pollution Town Hall event for September SE Portland. 26, hosted by concerned activists representing many of the SE neighborhood associations, and RNA. West then announced that the six female RNA board members wanted to share an inclusive, united statement with positive steps for growth and success working together as a board and as a larger community. pcc.edu/communityed Each board member shared her personal perspective on re-setting and improving the often difficult and con- @PCCcommunityed tentious atmosphere that has marked many RNA meetings and communications recently. Goals shared included creating a safe space for women, and others who have been marginalized by the 3.9" X 4.0" PCC Community Ed | SE Examiner recently hostile environment, to fully participate on the board; treating others with respect and compassion; an end to power struggles and “winning” on difficult issues; and a call to others to work to become allies to women. If these conditions are not met, the united female board members, and their allies, will strike until an effective path forward is established. Many neighbors and other board members shared their feedback and thoughts, and a very productive discussion resulted, with common goals of doing good work for the neighborhood. The next RNA meeting will be Monday, October 8 at Waverly Heights Congregational Church in the church basement, 3300 SE Woodward St., from 7-9 pm, enter from the east-side door. The website is richmondpdx.org.

South Tabor By Tina Kimmey

Thanks to everyone that made this year’s South Tabor Harvest Fest a big success. The weather was great and the cider was delicious! Trinity Fellowship was a great co-host providing numerous kids activi- ties, entertainment and food for all. It was a great time to come together as a community. If you’d like to be involved in next year’s Harvest Fest contact us at southtaborharvestfest.com Friends of Trees will be planting in South Tabor, Montavilla, and Mt. Tabor neighborhoods Saturday, November 3, from noon-4 pm. They are looking for volunteers to plant, volunteers with trucks, and drivers. Sign up to volunteer from their calendar at friendsoftrees.org. This planting will be hosted at Central Bible Church at 8815 NE Glisan St. At our September general meeting, we discussed land use issues with a neighbor bringing forward safety concerns on SE Woodward between 60th & 62nd. The area has already been designated part of the Safe Routes to School program, but is currently unfunded. The Land Use committee expressed interest in partnering with neighbors along the route to explore solutions and improve safety especially for pedestrians and bikers along this greenway. If you have any interest in this project, feel free to contact us at landuse@ southtabor.org or join us next month. Additionally we had a speaker with Defend Oregon to cover ballot measures 103 & 104. Join us in October for Land Use meeting October 16, and General meeting October 18, all meetings run from 7 pm-8:30 pm and are held at Trinity Fellowship, 2700 SE 67th Ave, entry on the east from the parking lot.

HAND By Jill Riebesehl

Fall got off to a rousing start at HAND, with appointment of Linda Nettekoven to liaison with the new city bureau that replaces the Office of Neighborhood Involvement. HAND neighbors recently heard from the staff at New Day School on SE Clinton St. They gave us alarming and graphic accounts of campers’ increasing use of tiny Avalon Park (off SE 19th) and their incur- sion across the fence and onto the school’s property. One solution that has risen to the top after much discus- sion is converting the park itself into a community garden. The board is actively exploring the viability of that idea. Late this summer, Verizon erected a large, imposing cellphone tower, topped by a complex array of equipment, at SE 25th and Division. Neighbors were not notified, as required by city rules. The HAND board, dismayed, will be contacting all those involved, both to look into aesthetic mitigation if not more drastic steps and to make sure other neighborhoods are duly warned that this could happen to them. 99th ANNIVERSARY SALE In the process of building Tri-Met’s Orange line, the bridge over the tracks at SE 16 Ave. was removed. The results: pedestrians Come in for GREAT savings! and bicyclists have risked their lives crossing illegally over the bar- rier created by stalled freight trains at 11th, 12th and Gideon. Earlier this year, HAND was pleased to hear that Tri-Met had found money to replace the bridge, but some local businesses have expressed concern about how the current bridge design and place- ment (crossing from SE 14th to SE 13th) might impact access to their properties. Talks continue and construction is planned to begin early next year. About one-third of the HAND boundary overlaps with the Central Eastside Business District between which there is often co- operation and coordination. The district is deep in planning for an Enhanced Service District, much like that which exists downtown. It would tax property owners (both businesses and the few residents) to handle security, graffiti, cleanup, parking issues and work force ef- forts. As part of enhancement, the district has already started a shuttle and hired NW Enforcement to provide non-armed security. Super in store! Everything is discounted SPECIALS The district’s council is seeking Hosford-Abernethy, Buckman off our low prices. and Kern neighborhood support as it moves forward with a pilot project, which will involve a wide-ranging assortment of civic stake- 503-234-6638 holders, and to gather property owner buy-in and city approval. Dis- 2640 east burnside street Kuhnhausen’s cussion is on HAND’s October agenda. Tue - Fri 10-6 Sat 10-5 Furniture Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association meets www.kuhnhausensfurniture.com Family Owned & Operated Since 1919 turn to page 22 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 13

arts • performance • food Larson and Pratt at Sidestreet

Sidestreet Arts’ intrigu- ing show this month features original founder Reta Larson’s series, Women at Work, and these intricately detailed 3D collages are thought-provok- ing and perfect. This piece is called Good Morning. Also in this month’s show are a series of paintings by Michael Pratt. Sidestreet Arts is at 140 SE - 28th Ave. The opening recep tion is Friday, October 5, at 6 pm during First Friday. Read more on page 16. Robin Jackson and the Caravan

Robin Jackson and the Caravan features musicians who perform with the Marchfourth! band, Edna Vasquez Trio and the Portland Cello Project. Jack- son brings the band to perform new dreamy tunes at Artichoke’s new Café for the first time, Sunday, October 21. Details on page 16.

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arts & performance ¡Alebrijes! opens Milagro’s 35th season Karl Kaiser has recently created a new Milagro Theatre outdoor space for painting to compliment his larger begins their thirty- studio and he’s inviting the public to visit the week- fifth season with their ends of October 13-14 and 20-21. He hosts En- annual Día de Muer- caustic Demonstrations from 10 am to 5 pm each tos celebration and day. Watch him create new works both weekends the world premiere of and tour his art studio at 7046 NE Oregon St. ¡Alebrijes!, written by This painting is “Spin”. Kaiser feels it impor- Georgina H.L. Esco- tant for art to be accessible and for people to learn, bar. touch and feel what art is all about. His work is In the story, represented by the Portland Art Museum’s Rental a young bride and Sales Gallery and Riversea Gallery in Astoria. Find groom-to-be discover out more at karlwkaiser.com. the largest Dia de photo by Russell J Young Muertos altar they’ve ever seen. A little Alebrije, sweeps into the room and takes the bride’s imagination for a Portland Storytellers ride through the layers of time. It’s a playful homage to Pedro Linares, creator of the Alebrije, an imaginary creature unique to Mexican art. TangoPortland has one ofFestival the larg- 2018 Set in present day San Luis Potosí, in Xochimilco in 1936, and est Argentine tango communities in an afterlife that looks like a psychedelic Oaxacan jungle, young Pe- in North America. Nearly every dro realizes his artistic potential through his relationship to his pets night of the week, dancers head as totems, his love for painting, and a close encounter with death. out to move the sound of the ban- Community members are invited to help build a traditional Día doneon and the evocative compo- de Muertos altar on display in the Milagro lobby during the show. sitions born in the 1930s and 40s. Audiences can bring their favorite traditional offerings to add to it, The Portland Tango Festival celebrating things we love in this life and the next. is 22 this year, the longest-run- ning US festival celebrating the ¡Alebrijes! opens at Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark St., Friday Steinberg lower left, Peterson, language that is more than just a October 19, followed by reception catered by Tortillería Y Tienda De dance. This year it’s October 11- and the Kapings, top row Leon’s and continues through November 11. Thursdays – Saturdays 15, at the Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ninety-five year old Pearl photo by Bassel Hamieh at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 2 pm. Ave, a block off Burnside St. Steinberg joins Gretchen Peterson Tickets available at milagro.org or 503.236.7253. The Fest hosts teachers and performers together with local and Ar- and the mother/daughter team of gentinean musicians collaborating on live tango music. The dance teachers Kitty and Kriya Kaping to tell stories are international performers renowned for their art and the musicians all in Relationships in Memory, Port- perform in powerful combinations for the tango. land Storytellers Guild show, Sat- Unfamiliar with the dance? Attend the Bite Size Tango and the Sun- urday, October 6 at Clinton Street day Dinner Concert for an introduction to this passionate and captivating Theater. dance. Friday is an introductory tango class and no experience is neces- When asked how she retained sary. The Sunday Dinner Concert has time to socialize with Festival teach- the clear mind she regales audienc- ers and dancers and the Dueling Duo Concert with a dinner prepared by es with, Steinberg says, “Honestly, I Vibrant Table Catering. Doors open at 6 pm at The Loft @8th Avenue, ask myself that question... For one 2010 SE 8th Ave. See portlandtangofest.com thing, I never gave up using my mind.” A retired college professor, Steinberg added, “It certainly helps HURL to have good genes and I guess Corrib Theatre presents the US pre- dumb luck plays a role as well.” miere of Charlie O’Neill’s Hurl. In the story, She created and taught class- directed by Tracy Cameron Francis, an Irish es in subjects ranging from cultural team made up of immigrants, refugees, and and ethical concerns to compara- asylum seekers (from Sierra Leone, Nigeria, tive religions, but it wasn’t until she Cuba, Bosnia, Vietnam, Argentina, and in- took a workshop twenty years ago ner-city Dublin) forms to compete in the tra- at the Omega Institute in New York Sidestreet Arts ditional and ancient Irish sport of hurling; a that she became a professional sto- 3,000 year-old stick and ball game, played on ryteller. She is a member of The Na- tional Storytellers Network. a grass field with goals at each end. Volunteer to tell a brief story The production runs October 5-28, at of your own and win tickets to a fu- New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St. ture PSG show. Tickets are $15,$12. Sketch by Jan Baross Led by an alcoholic priest and a washed- $10 for Guild members and guests up trainer, the team battles discrimination and bureaucracy to make online at cstpdx.com. The yarns its way to the All-Ireland finals. With humor, wit, and energy, Hurl start spinning at 7:30 pm. portland- explores what it means to be Irish in the 21st Century. storytellers.org It opens Friday October 5 and performances run Thursday- Sunday at 7:30 pm with Sunday matinees at 2 pm. Tickets are $25 David Tyler Fox and $20 student/group. Bill Davis & Corrib Theatre is named after the river and a lake on the west coast of Ireland. See corribtheatre.org. Lucas Benoit David Tyler Fox used to live here in the Rose City. Now he’s re- turning to Oregon for the first time in two years to celebrate the re- lease of his debut album, Aquar- ian Dream. Fox previously toured with Ken Stringfel- low’s Band and is on an extended David Tyler Fox West Coast tour. He’s accompanied by the formi- dable Texas songwriter Bill Davis. Lucas Benoit of The Hill Dogs OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION! will also be in on the guitar pull Check out our website for great deals: Thursday October 11 at The Star- www.art-heads.com day Tavern, 6517 SE Foster Rd. Davis’ songs have been re- ARTHEADS since 1998 corded by Calvin Rus- sell and Porter We are pleased to announce we now o er installation services. See store for details Davis and his first al- bum is My Money’s Michael Pratt paintings on You. 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F & Portland Open Studios E Night of the Living Dead A L ...celebrates its 20th year, October 13-14 T A and 20-21. Nearly a hundred artists will open Holocene’s Fin Du Cinema series, H N their studios to the public for two weekends from the Creative Music Guild, and Portland E D 10 am to 5 pm. The event is free. The public can Jazz Composers Ensemble screens R S experience demos, try different art and meet local the 1968 film Night of the Living V C Dead with a new live score com- A artists at work, in neighborhoods as far south as A Oregon City and West Lynn, as far west as Bea- posed by Amenta Abioto, Sage N P Fisher (aka Dolphin Midwives), and E verton, north to St. John’s, and east to Gresham. E S For its second decade, a phone app tour Maxx Katz. S guide is available. The traditional printed guide Fifty years ago, this indepen- is now distributed in the October issue of Port- dently produced, small-budget film cre- Songster Kate Power teams up with Irish painter ated the modern lore of zombies as reanimated dead Fiona Marron for an art show titled Feathervanes and land Monthly magazine that’s already out. Landscapes for Refugees in Need, Friday October 26 Help commemorate their anniversary at people that eat human flesh. Because of the graphic violence the through Sunday October 28 at the Rocky Butte House, the Art Ball, Thursday November 8 in the Skyline film contained, it became the center of a debate about censorship 3224 NE 89th Ave. Pictured: Full Flood by Fiona Marron Lounge of the Hilton Hotel at, 921 SW 6th St. in popular culture. Now here’s a concept for a great late October Power fashions 3D Feathervanes, one-of-a-kind mo- from 6 pm to 10 pm. It’s a benefit for the Open evening, part Halloween party (costumes are encouraged), and part biles and sculptures of wood, bone, feathers, beads, wire classic film screening: the band will be on stage while the film is pro- and artifacts. Studios. Costumes are welcome so come dressed Marron hails from Clane, Co. Kildare, Ireland and as your favorite artist, art period, or make your- jected with the original audio muted and English subtitles added calls her dreamy paintings The Nature of Things: Land- self up as your own work of art. There will be a on multiple screens around Holocene’s two levels, each composer scape Under The Influence... of Climate Change silent auction, fundraiser, music/dancing and scoring one-third of the film. The show is presented to raise funds for the Melior See it Thursday, October 25 at Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison Cras efforts created to effect immediate help for the refu- more gees in the crisis in Athens. (See tinyurl.com/y96mzk3t) For addresses of artists, the app or tickets St. at 8:30 pm. Tickets are $25 reserved seated, $15 general seated/ Details at qualityfolkdojo.com for the ball, go to portlandopenstudios.com. standing, $10 students. 21+ over, at pjce.org/zombies or at the door. Hallowee’en Jass, PGS at CST Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St. screens amazing and one Miss Glamouresse of-a-kind films daily. The theatre also presents live music events, and this Triangle Theatre presents Pageant, a hearty, surreal spoof on beau- month, there are two big highlights. ty pageants. The contestants are six men in drag from all over the US Friday October 12 – A Halloween gala with the Ne Plus Ultra Jass vying for the title of Miss Glamouresse 2018. Sign up to be a judge. Each Orchestra, a ghostly good time with the spookiest and kookiest tunes of the night is different. Who will win the crown this year? 1920s and 30s. 7 pm and costumes are definitely encouraged. The Orches- The play features Poison Waters as Miss Texas; Pepe Raphael as tra features tuba, banjo, reed trio, trombone, two cornets, percussion, violin, Miss Industrial NE; Joe Healy as Miss Bible Belt; Shaun Hennessy as Miss and piano, along with Vancouver’s only professional dance company, Wash- Deep South; Collin Carver as Miss West Coast ;Jeremy Sloan as Miss Great ington Dance Creative. Tickets are $30 at tickettomato.com/event/5732 Plains and James Sharinghousen as Frankie. Instead of its usual stage on ($26 in advance) and all ages are welcome. Sandy Blvd, this month’s show is at Darcelle XV Showplace, 208 NW Sunday October 14 – Portland Guitar Soci- 3rd, Sundays in November (with two shows November 4). Doors open ety’s 2nd Faces of the Guitar, 7 pm. A showcase before showtime for purchase of dinner packages. Seats are reserved and of West Coast musicians with flamenco music tickets are $20. Tickets/information: 503.239.5919 or trianglepro.org. FOLLIES from Spain, bossa from Brazil and classical gui- Follies, the sketch and tar from around the globe. Artists include Yuri physical comedy showcase, Liberzon, classical guitar; Brenna McDonald and Friends, Flamenco guitar, dance, and voice; opens a new season at The and the Caminhos Cruzados Trio with Dan Balmer Funhouse Lounge, 2432 SE on guitar, Nat Hulskamp on Flamenco guitar, and 11th Ave. Israel Annoh on percussion. [yuriguitar.com; espaciofla- Brenna McDonald Created and hosted by mencopdx.com; brenna.nathulskamp.com/trio] Tickets $15 in advance, $20 Italian performer Stefano at the door for PGS members. Others $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Iaboni, the showcase says pdxguitarsociety.org ciao to traditional stand-up and improv and highlights the artistic, hilarious world of physical comedy. Alberta Rose Iaboni was raised in Rome, Italy and spent ten Theatre years in Barcelona working (503) 764-4131 • 3000 NE Alberta in theatre companies, mov- ies and commercials, partic- OCTOBER 2018 ipating in festivals around the world and starting his 1 COME INSIDE 2018 16 SCIENCE ON TAP own sketch comedy cabaret. A SEX & CULTURE CASCADIA Saying he’s been influenced THEATER FESTIVAL by Andy Kaufman and OPENING GALA EARTHQUAKES: Monty Python, that makes REALITY, RISKS, & sense and every first Sun- 2 AN EVENING WITH IMPROVING RESILIENCE day of the month at 8 pm is LED KAAPANA 17 a new and quite unpredict- + MIKE KAAWA MOLLY TUTTLE able presentation. + ANNALISA TORNFELT & $10 advance, $12 at 3 the door available at tinyurl. THE TORNFELT SISTERS com/ycuw2ybj TERRY BOZZIO 4 19 NIGHT FLIGHT’S 8TH ANNUAL LIVE WIRE RADIO 20 WITH LUKE BURBANK ‘FRIGHT NIGHT’ Et In Arcana Ego A HALLOWEEN CIRCUS 5 TRACY GRAMMER LIVE MUSIC BY FEVER 6 22 THE MYSTERY BOX SHOW FAKE RADIO PRESENTS WAR OF THE WORLDS 7 DAVID MALLETT FEAT. PHIL PROCTOR FROM THE FIRESIGN THEATRE May Day Mystery (detail) 8 Artist Kat Saturn exhibits TRACE BUNDY 24 OREGON HUMANITIES PRESENTS a series of pyrographic (wood- burned) art pieces titled Et In + SUNGHA JUNG THINK & DRINK Arcana Ego, paying tribute to WITH ELI SASLOW thirteen mysterious designs; un- 9 KEOLA BEAMER solved codes, untranslated lan- 26 NIGHT FLIGHT’S 8TH ANNUAL guages, and unexplained mes- + JEFF PETERSON 27 sages. 10 28 ‘FRIGHT NIGHT’ Her lifelong obsession with DAVID WILCOX A HALLOWEEN CIRCUS mystery and hidden knowledge, + KARI NEWHOUSE as well as a reverence and curios- LIVE MUSIC BY FEVER ity for history and culture is part 11 29 of her subtext and style. Subjects FERRON RICHARD SHINDELL featured in this series include the 12 Voynich Manuscript, Nazca Lines, 30 AN EVENING WITH Toynbee Tiles and more. 13 EVIL DEAD Saturn’s works are dis- THE MUSICAL LUCIA MICARELLI played at Beulahland, 118 NE 28th Ave. throughout October. The for info and tickets visit closing show is October 30 at 6 pm. See katsaturn.com. AlbertaRoseTheatre.com 16 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18

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An Evening with Reta Larson Linda Ronstadt Michael Pratt Short takes New Works ...arts news of note at Sidestreet SONGWRITER GRAHAM NASH performs in concert, Tuesday, October 2 at the Aladdin Theatre. The tour celebrates the release of Over the Years, a double-disc collection of his best-known songs with more than a dozen unreleased demos and mixes. 7:30 pm door, music begins at 8 pm. See aladdin-theater.com. A Conversation With Linda Ronstadt is a big screen multi-me- dia journey through the life of this iconic singer with her reflections SONGS FOR MY CHILD, SONGS FOR MYSELF – A new series of a four-decade career, assisted by videos, rare personal photos, of paintings by Jolyn Fry at Ford and behind-the-scenes events that shaped her many musical styles. Gallery, 2505 SE 11th Ave. through There will be a question and answer session with Ronstadt too. It October 24. Fry’s show of new large takes place Sunday October 14 at Revolution Hall, 1300 SE Stark St. scale paintings about the body were at 7:30 pm. This event is reserved and a fully seated show open to created in relation to healing from all ages. post trauma dissociations. “The results Ronstadt’s presentation is fast moving, covering her early of this are a storyline of paintings years with the Stone Poneys, her association with the Eagles (they reflecting my experience of being a were her backup band), friendships with Jackson Browne, Neil woman in present day time, a child in Young, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Aaron Neville, her award- the past, and a human being with an “Lady in White” by Michael Pratt winning time on Broadway, and her many records of pop, country, ancestral lineage both extensive and American standards and classic Spanish songs. Sidestreet Arts is pre- world based.” See jolynfry.com for Ronstadt has sold over 100 million records worldwide and her senting a show of work from more. Jolyn Fry photo by Migyoung Won awards include eleven Grammys, thirty-one gold and platinum re- Reta Larson and Michael cords, the National Medal of the Arts, and membership in the Rock Pratt opening First Friday Oc- OREGON MUSIC HALL OF FAME’s 12th Annual Induction and Roll Hall of Fame. Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/ycd9av8o tober 7 and runs through the Concert is Saturday, October 13, 7 pm at the Aladdin Theater. This month in the gallery at 140 SE year’s concert performers are The Kingsmen, Monti Amundson Trio 28th Ave. Sunday, October 14, and Ural Thomas and the Pain. Tony Starlight again MCs the event Concerts: Flower and Ainslie, is the Mimosa Sunday Artist with a live auction of autographed guitars from Willie Nelson, Jackson Robin Jackson Caravan Talk at 11 am. Browne, Adam Ant and Echo & the Bunnymen. Proceeds help support Larson founded Side- OMHOF music education, scholarship programs, and inductions. 2018 Fingerpicker and blues enthusi- street in its original form in Inductees include Andy Stokes, The Freak Mountain Ramblers, Monti asts take note! Artichoke Music pres- 2005. She has been develop- Amundson, The Rats and Ural Thomas. Tickets are $30 in advance or ents a not-to-be missed evening of daz- ing this series called Women $35 at the door and on sale at Ticketfly.com and the Aladdin Theater zling fretwork and inspiring acoustic at Work since 2004. box office. See omhof.org. blues guitar from two of its finest play- A master of collage, she ers – Mary Flower and Scott Ainslie uses found and made items ENSO’S THEATER CLASS FOR KIDS THEATER fall session in a night of Delta and Ragtime blues is called Stories From Outer Space. Children ages 2-6 embark on Saturday October 13, at 8 pm. to create sculptures repre- Steeped in traditional music, senting intricately detailed a journey with Caitlin and her invisible friend, The Word Elf. Each blues guitarist, singer and songwriter visions of some of the many week students travel to a different planet in the Solar System and create Ainslie has learned southern old-time aspects of life and work. The imaginative adventures. Classes culminate in a Theater Showcase, Scott Ainslie ballads, banjo and fiddle from musi- multi-armed women become November 10, for friends and family. Classes Saturday mornings, at 10 cians in North Carolina and West Virginia and blues from symbols for the many tasks am, at Homestead Schoolhouse, 4121 SE Woodstock Blvd. Drop-ins elders in North Carolina, Virginia, women must juggle every day. welcome by signing up at ensotheatre.com. Students are never refused South Carolina, Georgia and Missis- Pratt’s new series is cap- on the basis of financial need. Email [email protected]. sippi. tivating as well. He described Flower’s finger picking and lap- them for The Southeast Exam- THEATRE VERTIGO PRESENTS A MAP OF VIRTUE by Erin slide prowess is a powerhouse – soul- iner. Courtney. Thursdays through Sundays, October 19-November 17 at ful and meter-perfect. Deftly blend- “The paintings are a se- Shoebox Theatre, 2110 SE 10th Ave. 7:30 performances, Sundays at 2 ing the inventive, the dexterous and ries of fifteen pieces, thirteen pm. In this 2012 Obie award-winning story, a Hitchcockian swarm of the mesmerizing, her honey-and- of them painted in Puerto Val- birds descends upon Mark and Sarah’s lives. They can’t deny the forces whiskey voice conveys each song’s larta, Mexico. that continue to push them together even though it eventually leads to story. “I had gotten interested an unstoppable event that changes the rest of their lives irrevocably. Tickets $15 via Brown Paper in the painting of Whistler’s It’s part interview, part comedy, part thriller and directed by Emilie Tickets. Mother – the shape of the Landmann. Info at theatrevertigo.org. black dress, the spare feel Mary Flower Robin Jackson and the Caravan of the space around her, the YOKE LORE is the New York-based pop music venture of Adrian includes members of Marchfourth!, Edna Vasquez Trio and stern look on her face. Galvin (previously of bands Yellerkin and Walk the Moon). He plays at Portland Cello Project. Together they offer an intimate night “I had been working of dreamy cinematic soul, whimsical indie folk and jazzy Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison on October 20. A multi-instrumentalist, with paintings of cats and dancer and visual artist, his new EP is called Absolutes. Lore “ruminates Americana. dogs with tattoos. That just Songwriter, teacher, and spirited Jackson has lived and on finding balance amid opposition by breaking through the notion that morphed into cats wearing truth necessitates purity”. He combines banjo, vocals, and percussion. busked from New Zealand to the streets of Europe. He’s per- Dior-like dresses. formed for 10+ years with Vagabond Opera and the March Doors at 5, show at 5:30 pm. Tickets $14, $16 at the door. 21+over. “As the series progressed, Music at yokelore.com. Fourth Marching Band and appeared with Gogol Bordello, the images began to express a and The Decemberists. His newest album is called Dark certain spirituality much like PORTLAND SACRED HARP’s 27th Annual Pacific NW Singing Stars. Listen online at robinjackson.bandcamp.com in the Whistler painting.” Convention Saturday and Sunday, October 20-21 at The Laurelhurst Jackson and the Caravan play on the newly built stage Sidestreet Arts is open at Artichoke Music, 2007 SE Powell Blvd. Sunday, October Club, 3721 SE Ankeny St. It’s a free community event, open to all Wednesdays through Sun- 21 at 7 pm with opening guest song-crafter Jonathan Brin- ages and no singing experience is required. They sing from The Sacred kley. Tickets are $15 and all-ages are welcome. days at 11 am. See sidestreetarts.com. Harp. Learn the early American folk-singing style, known as shape- For info call 503.232.8845 / artichokemusic.org note singing, Songbooks will be available to borrow for the day. It’s 9 am-3 pm. Come and go as you please. Potluck lunch at noon each day. portlandsacredharp.org THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 17 Cost of housing’s value

By Don MacGillivray that tore down poor neighbor- ing greater equity for everyone. hoods and displaced residents He believed that people PERSONAL The history of housing af- from their homes. She was not should own the value they pro- TRAINERS fordability in Portland is com- against high urban densities if duce themselves, but the econom- plex. Thirty years ago, inner city they were properly planned with ic value derived from the natural WANTED! neighborhoods were affordable the needed goods, services, and wealth of the land should belong for low-income tenants. Over amenities located conveniently equally to everyone because it is We are looking for time, these areas slowly increased for local residents. the growth of society that increas- experienced Certified in value making it profitable to While Portland’s new high- es the value of the land. Personal Trainers to add build new developments. rise apartments and offices do not George pointed out that to our team. A recent report, Metro Ur- remove entire neighborhoods, poverty increases amid great eco- Email us at ban Centers: An Evaluation of they create opportunities for the nomic and technological prog- [email protected] the Density of Development, growth of infrastructure in the ress. Perhaps those that achieve WWW.KFITSTUDIOPDX.COM funded by Metro with the help of surrounding areas so that it be- wealth and power are not aware the Oregon Department of Land of their responsibilities to the cul- Conservation and Development, ture at large. explains the situation thoroughly. On Friday, Octo- These same people react An important point made in negatively to the regulation of the report is that urban land must ber 19, the acclaimed the use of the land in the name increase in value to where it re- film Citizen Jane: of civic fairness. The presence of quires a significant investment poverty and homelessness on our that justifies its use. Increased ur- Battle for the City, will streets may be an indication of this phenomenon. ban density requires larger build- be shown at the NW ings with many people living and Progress and Poverty was working nearby. Neighborhood Cul- the influential book written by This makes the most sense George in 1879. It became a na- in the central city and in the sur- tural Center, 1819 NW tional best seller that was serial- rounding neighborhoods. Thus, Everett St. at 7 pm. ized in Popular Science magazine low income and deteriorated and sold over 3 million copies. neighborhoods have been “dis- covered” and are growing as they never have before. The impact of this is to take away affordable housing, displacing the residents, comes pedestrian-friendly and and replacing it with luxury and livable in the ways described by market rate housing. Ms. Jacobs. When land prices are too This “social capital” she low, high density will not occur talks about must be added to these because small developments are newly redeveloped areas. It will profitable. If land prices are high be interesting to see if this chang- then it takes a larger development es the auto traffic congestion and to be profitable. parking concerns as densities in- A large project can provide crease. several times more profit than the On Friday, October 19, the smaller project while using less acclaimed film Citizen Jane: land, but such projects are luxury Battle for the City, will be developments that would not be shown at the NW Neighborhood affordable to those currently liv- Cultural Center, 1819 NW Ever- ing there. ett St. at 7 pm. One of the ways to insure Jacobs had a special rela- high land prices is to constrain tionship with the City of Port- the supply of available land. The land over its evolution as diverse Portland region does this through place of mixed uses and walkable Metro’s urban growth boundary. neighborhoods. She championed Since the end of World War lively, diverse neighborhoods, II, all cities in America have ex- and citizen activism to preserve panded into suburban areas in a urban communities in the face of way that is generally considered destructive development projects. sprawl. This makes the Metro ur- Arguably no one did more ban growth boundary controver- to shape our understanding of the sial. modern American city than this However, without it, much visionary activist. of Oregon’s best farm land in the The film is presented free Tualatin Valley would be sacri- of charge and will be followed by ficed to the bulldozer at much in- a panel with long-time Portland flated land prices. neighborhood activists discussing With the great influx of peo- Portland’s current housing situa- ple to Portland, housing is scarce. tion. Recent planning decisions have Citizen Jane is a timely tale increased the capacity of various of what can happen when en- zones in and around the central gaged citizens fight power for the city, making land more valuable sake of better cities. and encouraging developers to Another progressive thinker build larger office and apartment from the late nineteenth century buildings. that influenced land development While this may be good for in the public interest was Henry landowners and developers, it has George. His ideas are all but for- been very disturbing to existing gotten, but he promoted the idea neighborhoods, their residents, that the value of the land belongs and much of the affordable rental to the people, not to private own- market. It is, along with stagnated ers. personal incomes, the reason for In order to capture this val- our housing crisis and why it will ue the government could simply not end soon. tax the value of the land as rent. One of the leaders and crit- All improvements such as build- ics of modern urban development ings, etc. would remain the prop- was Jane Jacobs who taught and erty of the landowner untaxed. wrote about the need to preserve This has the effect of encouraging neighborhoods and create com- the owners to improve their prop- munities for people. erties to its highest and best use. She attacked urban renewal The land value tax would reduce programs and freeway projects all other forms of taxation creat- 18 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 AS At Your Service

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Michelle Obama THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 19 Art on a wall By Midge Pierce Self-taught Eastside art- ist Laurel McSpadden takes no short-cuts crafting a personal ap- proach to her customized paint- ings. “I want my painting to feel like receiving a handwritten letter through the mail.” Her small-form woodblock carvings and traditional watercol- ors have expanded to wall murals for grown-ups and kids alike. In her artistic imagery that comes from a “rich utopia where sadness and joy co-mingle,” personaliza- tion is paramount. Before starting a project, she sits down with each client, grown-up, child or merely child- like to meticulously review col- ors, shapes, concepts. The result transfuses magic, fantasy and al- legory into something that might be described as transmagorical or, as McSpadden says, a “marriage is anything but derivative. three-day Superwoman Summit of feminine dreamscapes, folk, McSpadden’s proudest ac- downtown. This is the second abstract and psychedelic illustra- complishment was taking the year McSpadden has used her tion.” leap to cover the walls of a baby’s trademark bright, bold colors to McSpadden, who is just as room in a Kerns condo with fan- provide visual support for the fo- likely to be found in the stacks of ciful forest-like shapes. rum that empowers strong wom- Powell’s Books as an art muse- “I wasn’t sure I could trans- en leaders. 25% off um, draws inspiration from street late small paintings into mural The sparkle in her eye is an your Custom Framing art, light that filters through win- form. The challenge opened up indication that wall art is some- purchase dows or the curtains of favorite a whole new perspective for me. thing she loves. On her website or if you bring in 3 or more pieces cafés like the Screen Door. Working on a large scale was ab- she writes, “I have spent years ex- we’ll give you 30% o May not be used on E-series Poster Package or Readymade frames. She is especially drawn to solute joy!” perimenting blindly, transforming May not be combined with other o ers. Coupon must accompany order. children’s illustrations from the Since then, she has done mistakes into methods and new Chauncey P. Gardner likes of Dr. Seuss, Richard Scarry more children’s rooms, murals for perspectives; learning slowly but looks forward to seeing you! 2805 SE Holgate Blvd. or Maurice Sendak, although her clients such as the Palace store on inexorably how to better express www.portlandpictureframe.com 503.236.1400 check us out of facebook Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm distinctive mix of colors, espe- Burnside St. my ever-present longing for love cially gold that transforms into She is currently working and connection.” Her website is feathery plumage or fairy wings, on the backdrop for October’s laurelmcspadden.com.

and is supposed to run through This promotion is temporary. SE Updates November 20. This program is discussed in detail at: portland- Trimet Changes its Fare System from cover oregon.gov/transportation/77294. Trimet has recently changed A recent expose’ on the its fare system to the confusion of under any of the City Commis- PBS Newshour showed E-scoot- many. Paper tickets, although still sioners. For information on the ers zipping along streets in Santa temporarily in use, will gradually Ombudsman, see portlandoregon. Monica, mainly using bike lanes, be phased out via a digital ticket- How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man gov/ombudsman. with very few riders wearing hel- ing system called hop. mets or other protection. The hop system is described who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal Court Rules on Sleeping in Pub- The gist of the story is the at Trimet’s website via myhop- human being lic Spaces concern about the safety of rid- card.com/home. In a nutshell, you Oscar Wilde The 9th Circuit Court of ers and the lack of standards and will need to be at least slightly Appeals has decided that local enforcement to maintain safe op- tech savvy to deal with Trimet police cannot prosecute people erations of the scooters. As of this ticketing from now on. for sleeping in public spaces writing, there are reportedly four The hop system allows you (such as streets, sidewalks, parks, different companies currently to obtain a card (either from Tri- etc.) if they have nowhere else to fielding between 2000 and 2300 met or from gift card displays at go. E-scooters within Portland. stores) and load dollar amounts This is from a case in Boise, Media information about onto the card for use as ticketing Idaho, where six homeless people the program has been contradic- money. The system allows smart sued the city for banning sleeping tory. Some stories have stated phone users to do the same via a in public spaces. In Boise, there scooters could not be ridden in Trimet hop app which takes the are an estimated 4500 homeless the streets, yet the PBOT program place of the hop card. people and only 700 shelter beds webpage says E-scooters can be Trimet’s website indicates available. ridden in bike lanes and vehicle the hop app only works with an- The ruling is expected to travel lanes, but not on sidewalks droid systems at this time. The put considerable pressure on or in parks, and, the riders must system will permit payments via cities like Portland and Seattle wear helmets. the mobile wallet within your where the homeless are growing Unlike bike rental pro- smartphone, but cash can still be in numbers, housing is increas- grams, there are no designated used to purchase a ride, although ingly unaffordable, and available “scooter corrals” which means this would only be for one ride shelter space is inadequate. scooters, when not in use, are just and no transfers. (Fare informa- Mayor Wheeler’s response, parked on the sidewalk. Pedestri- tion is available trimet.org/hop/ as reported by several news out- ans and ADA agencies are already fares). This system works for all lets, was that “homelessness is taking note as many have report- Trimet ride types (bus, streetcar not a crime.” The City has a cita- ed clusters of scooters blocking and MAX) and also for C-tran. tion process in place to deal with sidewalks. For additional information public camping and the Mayor There is considerable liabil- contact Trimet at customerser- has indicated he wants to increase ity at stake if safety issues and [email protected], or 503.238. the focus on keeping public spac- enforcement are not adequately 7433. es clean due to the litter, hazard- addressed by the City and the ous materials, needles and other scooter providers. Since Com- Don’t Scrimp on Water in Emer- garbage left from said camping. missioner Chloe Eudaly is now gencies in charge of PBOT, the public can Last month was National E-Scooters in Portland inform her of concerns regarding Preparedness Month but in reali- E-scooters are appearing in E-scooters while the pilot pro- ty, says Jan Molinaro, each month Portland and many other cities gram is still in effect. requires seasonal specific prepa- within the nation. PBOT is allow- As of this writing, E-scooter rations. Plus, in our region at all ing them in Portland under a pilot promoters are giving away 500 times, earthquake awareness and program which started in July free helmets in a safety effort. turn to page 21 20 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 WW Wellness Word Editor's note: Wellness Word is an informational column which is not meant to replace a health care professional's diagnosis, treatment or medication. Chemical peel

A chemical peel is the Malic acid is naturally dates for chemical peels. The process of exfoliation by apply- found in many fruits and veg- most common contraindications ing a chemical solution to the etables, apple among them. Malic for chemical peels are treating skin that causes the outer layer acid is packed full of antioxidants people who are allergic to aspirin, to shed, leading to regeneration and targets anti-aging of the skin. pregnancy, or have used Accutane of new, healthier looking skin. When used for deeper exfoliation, within the last 6 months to a year. These peels can treat various skin it stimulates collagen production Once a patient is considered conditions such as fine lines and and reduces the appearance of a good candidate for chemical wrinkles, age spots, acne or acne fine lines, wrinkles, and firms the peel treatments, the practitioner scarring, hyper-pigmentation, skin. selects one with the most ben- melasma, and much more. So, Glycolic acid is extracted eficial ingredients to treat the pa- why are these treatments com- from cane sugar, but can be made tient’s concerns. Chemical peel monly overlooked? synthetically. Glycolic acid is treatments are usually spaced one Chemical peels are often as- used to treat acne, blackheads, month apart, but can vary depend- sociated with the fear of harmful shrink pore size, reduce oiliness, ing on the peel, the patients skin chemicals being used near, or on and brighten the skin. These in- condition, and age of the skin. the body. Many people assume gredients are the powerhouse be- During a peel, patients typi- fitnessfor women that these peels may contain dam- hind smooth, clean and healthy cally experience a heat, or tin- aging chemicals. Most peels are skin. gling sensation where it has been PERSONAL made up of botanical ingredients. There are many other ben- applied. 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VISIT: WWW.OHSU.EDU/FMMATERNITY THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 21 Laurelhurst Hometour a success From indigenous American Already listed on the Na- a two-story hallway with a dra- tribal gatherings to the priva- tional Register and open for the matic glass ceiling to living areas tions of early Portland pioneers; tour was chair Sue Carter-Low’s below. through roaming cougars to charming English cottage with its At the Albee House May- the formation of pig farms and twenty-five brick patterns and in- or’s Mansion, McCulloch pre- grand estates; from picnicking tricate details. sented a slideshow depicting along Sullivan’s Gulch Creek to “The best part of the tour historical contributions, such as land rushes and land use debates was building community – over the famed Olmsted family’s hand that even today challenge its fu- one hundred volunteers worked in designing the neighborhood’s ture, the Laurelhurst neighbor- diligently to ensure this first Lau- curvilinear streets and develop- 6040 SE Belmont Street hood has experienced colorful relhurst Home Tour was a suc- ment of the park. Portland, Oregon 97215 history. cess.” It was once named the most Now, as growth pressures Laurelhurst Neighborhood beautiful on the West Coast and ph 503-231-7166 mount, Laurelhurst’s First Annu- Association officer John Liu add- the first to be listed in the Nation- fax 503-230-9858 Post Acute Rehab al Home Tour and historic slide- ed his appreciation for hometour- al Register of Historic Places. marquiscompanies.com show last month showcased how seasoned volunteers from Irving- He cited the role of street- history can co-exist with 21st ton and planning help from the cars on Portland’s eastward ex- Century change. Architectural Heritage Center. pansion, the obliteration of homes Sold out days before the The tour welcomed “people by the Banfield Expressway in event, ticket sales were double from all over Portland, from other 1970 and more recent losses of what had been expected. With cities and even other states, who some 30 bungalows by infill de- your complete practice positive cashflow, organizers can came to learn about Laurelhurst’s velopment. evaluate community and chari- history and architecture,” he said. Such loss pains the fourth 6833 SE Belmont table causes to support and plan Among featured homes generation Oregonian dedicated October Events for a second tour next September. was the Spanish-Mission style to “preserving beauty for future Gong Meditation with Vani The tour featured a mix of Markham House, originally a generations”. Fri Oct 5 • 7:30-9pm home styles from craftsman to showroom for the Laurelhurst In addition to purchasing All Ages & Family Kundalini Yoga with Laurel Tudor. Selected for their stylistic Development Company as it plat- and restoring landmark proper- Sat Oct 13 • 7-8:30pm significance, they demonstrated ted land purchased from William ties, the foundation that bears how updates, expansive renova- Ladd’s 463-acre Hazel Fern Farm his name is addressing afford- The Cosmic Language Of Sound with Guest Teacher Wed Oct 17 • 6-8pm tions and ADUs can be compat- in 1909. able housing through a program ible with architectural integrity. The house was saved from it calls the Sharewell Model that Crystal Sound Bath with Shalom Mayberg To protect the legacy for the wrecking ball a few years provides investment opportuni- Sat Oct 20 • 7:30-9pm future generations, Laurelhurst ago by community contributions ties in lowcost housing in an ef- Sonic Journey with Signa Neighborhood is seeking desig- and John McCulloch’s redesign fort to end homelessness and Fri Oct 26 • 8-9:30pm nation as a National Historic Dis- that turned a faux second floor to “steward” Portland through Restorative Yoga Nidra with Angelle St.Pierre trict. into four bedrooms and opened change. MP Sat Oct 27 • 7:30-9pm A warm and beautiful community space

average size family of 2.4 mem- prising some 50% of Portlanders, www.MandalaYogaPDX.com SE Updates bers, water storage for the rec- are at particular peril, according ommended 14 days requires four to the Molinaros. from page 19 strong shelves, 30 inches long “If people choose not to ad- One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another and, due to leakage, preferably equately prepare themselves for prep is a must. Molinaro is the made of commercial kitchen- disaster, then it is at their own person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to Sunnyside Prepared co-chair and style wire. peril, but it should not be as a re- voyage through time. team leader. According to Molinaro and sult of the lack of adequate stor- “The kind of big disaster husband Michael, basic storage age space. Carl Sagan that will happen in the Pacific requirements are being ignored Northwest will, most likely, re- by developers, builders and the quire all of us to shelter in place. Portland departments responsible So get your water, food and emer- for safety and welfare. gency shelter taken care of.” “Just like the city requires Somatics That includes sufficient new buildings to have bicycle addresses supplies of food, first aid, tools, storage, the space for emergency clothing, and sanitary supplies. supplies should be incorporated Scoliosis Water takes up a lot more into the building codes.” space than most realize. For an Apartment dwellers, com-

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FMTP has ten regular vol- unteers and a few other spontane- ous ones who man the center six days a week for a total of 30 – 35 hours. Because of all the research that has been gathered over the years, school classes sometimes come up to the park and volun- teers take them on a walkabout explaining different types of trees and the geological history. “It’s so great to be here and meet all the different people and share this information with them,” Hillman said enthusiasti- cally. From l. to r. Cindy and Jim Clark with grandchild, Don and Anna The other very effective Wesley, the 50k visitor to the park and Dave Hillman service programs started through quire this beautiful hill known U.S. Forest Service. FMTP are the Weed-Warriors as Mt. Tabor for a park. In 1905, Another notable event at whose monthly endeavors keep coinciding with the Lewis and Mt. Tabor was the formation of the invasive species to a mini- Clark Exposition, Mt. Tabor was the Friends of the Reservoirs and mum, keep the park clean, main- annexed to the city. the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood As- tain paths and reroute any areas In 1906, more than forty sociation, led by advocates Cas- that are being over-used. properties were procured or deed- cade Geller Anderson and Floy The Foot Patrol is another ed to the city to be used as a public Jones. active group that Dennis Pu- park. The acquisition of parkland They successfully stopped etz is orchestrating these days. in Portland coincided directly the city’s plans to cover the res- This volunteer patrol keeps the with President Teddy Roosevelt’s ervoirs and eventually got Reser- park safe and alerts the police or campaign and policies for conser- voirs 1,5 and 6 and the entire park PP&R to any potential situations vation that helped implement the listed in the National Register of that need to be addressed. National Parks Service and the Historic Place. I want to stay as close to the edge as I can Another feature of the park without going over. Out on the edge you see all are two sets of wooden posts kinds of things you can’t see from the center. painted red, green and blue, with Kurt Vonnegut directional arrows that mark the three defined trails in the park. Installed around 2010, the yellow posts with the numbers routed and painted are for the 57 differ- ent species of trees in the park in- stalled around 2012. There are maps at the Visi- tor Center for both the trails and trees and every third Sunday of the month, there is a tree walk presented by Bob Rogers at 2 pm. The new handrails were re- cently installed and they are beau- tiful and so smooth. The butte got its name, Mt. Tabor, from the residents who Cake, coffee and juice for the celebration purchased land on and around what came to be known as Mt. Tabor. These were the Plymptons, said. Prettymans, Stephens, etc. They Bettie Denny Burying My Dead is a jour- were fairly religious people, and from page 8 ney of horror and hope supported thought the name should be the Like in her new novel, Den- by the rich characters Denny same as Mt. Tabor in Israel. ny incorporates real situations brings to life. Mt. Tabor Park dates back into her novels and brings the The novel is available to 1888 when Buell and Helen characters to life using the per- through Multnomah County Pub- Lamberson dedicated a tract of sonalities of people she knows, lic Library’s Overdrive collection land to the city as a designated as well as her from own multi- and as an e-book. Print copies park. This land was located ap- dimensional personality. may be purchased through the proximately where Reservoir 1 “I went to a talk by Chelsea website, bettiedenny.com or at is on the south side of the park Cain, a journalist at The Orego- Broadway Books. Book groups above the dog park. nian and publisher of Heartsick, are encouraged to contact the In 1903 John C. Olmstead she was definitely instrumental in author through her website or at recommended that the city ac- my growth as an author,” Denny [email protected].

NN Neighborhood Notes from page 12 every third Tuesday at 7 pm, except December and August, at Carlin Hall on the St. Philip Neri campus. All are welcome. Montavilla By Amanda Rhoades

MNA Annual Meeting And Elections, Monday, October 8 at Montavilla United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 232 SE 80th Ave. Doors open at 6 pm. Annual meeting to commence at 6:30. We hope to see many of our members come out for our Annual Meeting and Elections on Monday, October 8! We’ll have a report-out from the year and then open it up for elections. As part of our annual meeting, we are asking people to bring food for Montavilla United Methodist Church’s Open Hearts Food Pantry as a way to thank our hosts and contribute to our community’s well-being. 3200 SE Hawthorne 503.236.0921 Thank you for participating. All eleven board seats will be up for election this October. Are you ready to make your community a better place? Learn more here: Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-5 www.rocksoftfuton.com montavillapdx.org/2018-mna-election THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18 23 Metro Bonds Measure from cover have been focused on support- ceeds. ing affordable housing develop- Those in favor of the Metro renters in the region pay more ment in areas served by public housing bond measure believe it than 50 percent of their income transportation. Almost all of it is is necessary due to the affordable for housing. For purposes of this from federal transportation fund- housing crisis that exists through- bond, Metro defines affordable ing, usually combined with funds out the region. As long as there housing as land and improve- from cities, counties and private is a housing shortage, affordable ments for residential units occu- developers. housing will not be built unless pied by households making 80% EDP grant funds come from government plays a significant or less of the area’s median in- a 0.12% regional excise tax on role. come. This was $65,120 per year construction projects valued at The price of this bond mea- for a family of four in 2018. more than $100,000 with afford- sure is not high. With these added The strategy for the 2016 able housing projects exempt resources, Metro working with Regional Framework Plan was from the tax. EDP grants fund the regions local governments for public investment that would planning, not construction, but and the private sector will be create and preserve affordable this is an important part of the ef- able to have a significant impact homes for low-income people. fort to increase affordable hous- in providing housing that is not The plan includes the goal ing. available today. of making housing available to On the November election Those against the measure all income levels, by creating a ballot too is Oregon Measure will say that government regula- regionwide housing fund to as- 102, important to the Metro bond tions, permit fees, construction sist local governments in provid- measure because it increases the related charges, bureaucratic de- ing for affordable housing needs capacity of its funding for afford- lay, and infrastructure funding in their communities. able housing. challenges add to the cost of pri- In 2015, Metro launched its It is a legislatively referred vately-developed housing mak- Equitable Housing Initiative, to constitutional amendment that ing affordable housing too costly ensure “diverse, quality, physi- would allow counties, and cities to build. cally accessible, affordable hous- to build affordable housing in co- Affordable Oregon esti- ing choices with access to oppor- operation with private and non- mates these charges are on aver- tunities, services, and amenities.” profit organizations. age about $60,000 on the cost of After study, the Metro If Oregon Measure 102 fails a $425,000 home, depending on Council passed the resolution in and measure 26-199 passes, the its location in the Metro region. June of 2018 to place the 26-199 bonds will provide enough fund- Critics say this new bond will bond measure on the ballot. ing to create 2,400 units, but if increase the property taxes of ex- Metro’s current invest- Measures 102 and 26-199 pass isting property owners living on ments in affordable housing are the bonds will provide for 3,900 fixed incomes and therefore it is the Transit-Oriented Develop- affordable homes. a counterproductive way to fund ment (TOD) program and Eq- Provisions are included in affordable housing. uitable Development Planning the measure for community over- If Metro would relax the (EDP) grants in the amount of sight and independent financial restrictions on expanding the ur- about $3 million per year. auditing. The local and regional ban growth boundary more land TOD funds have existed administrative costs cannot ex- would be available and more af- since 1998, but since 2016 they ceed 5 percent of the bond pro- fordable housing might be built.

Keeping Schools Safe D R E A M · D E S I G N · B U I L D from cover At Sunnyside, principal Amy Kleiner says the drop boxes are working well and L I V · I N G R O O M ways and more fencing and no safety or waste issues have gates if needed. Electronic been reported since students screeners are not on the list. came back in late August. Some schools may al- She says the Sunnyside ready have enhancements. Community Center across Timelines for those that don’t from the school serves needs will vary depending on per- of those impacted by housing ceived urgency and geographi- issues, while working to keep cal bundling of construction to the neighborhood safe and control costs. clean. Schools with poor line of “We have a partnership sight to front doors from offic- with this program and make es (of which there are several meals for them on Wednesdays in SE) will get higher priority. with our middle school kids.” An estimated $5 million will Then she adds, “Of course, the come from a 2017 voter ap- horror of last spring’s horrific proved bond. shooting haunt the halls of As for arming teachers, some area schools.” this was never seriously con- Public schools may al- sidered at PPS. During last ways have vulnerabilities, spring’s student walkouts for given open campuses and peace, a more frequent outcry front door policies that many was, “Arm teachers with pen- believe make schools more cils, not guns.” welcoming. Although state regs have Last month as children indicated that to keep guns out filed back, however, lost books of schools, specific signage and the occasional cut or is required, no SE Portland bruise seemed the most press- schools visited had such sig- ing problems in busy front of- nage. By contrast, no smoking fices. signs are posted prominently. At Atkinson Elemen- Individual schools al- tary, where school crossings ready tackle problems with on congested Division and common sense. At Richmond backups on 60th are a keen Elementary, for instance, a worry, one administrator said, Star t your dream here: (503) 251-9900 more stringent sign-in policy is “I could live with fear or opti- being implemented. mism. I choose optimism.” 24 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 18

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Portland Nursery on SE Stark is always well-supplied with a large variety of apples and pears to taste and purchase by the 7032 SE 65th Ave. $339,900 905 SE 50th $515,900 pound, as many as 60 different varieties 1930 1-Story 3 BD, 1 BA 1906 Duplex Unit 1: 2 BD, 1 BA in all! Tasting lines, as well as our fresh- 1344 Total Sq. Ft. 2310 Total Sq. Ft. Unit 2: 1 BD, 1 BA pressed cider demonstration and tasting, will be open during all six days of this free event. SOLD

Killer Pumpkin Festival Saturday, October 27, at 11 am facebook.com- events/443252416167233

It’s going to be a killer time at this year’s Killer Pumpkin Festival held at Rogue Ales and Spirits! Pair the many pumpkin brews 1912 NE 61st Ave. SOLD 1719 SE Cesar E. Chavez $455,000 1941 English 3 BD, 2 BA 1922 Bungalow 3 BD, 2 BA with a delicious sampling of snacks from 2758 Total Sq. Ft. 2080 Total Sq. Ft. their special pumpkin menu. Dog, Kid and Adult costume contests and a giant pump- kin beer tapping at 5pm. This event is fami- ly-friendly and dog-friendly.