ELIOT NEWS

A Publication of Eliot Neighborhood Association Volume 27 · Number 2 Spring 2018 Dirty Air Threatens the Eliot 10th Annual Eliot Clean Up is Neighborhood Saturday, May 19…

By Anna Daggett and Monique Gaskins Start Collecting Your Junk ortlanders cherish easy access dential areas, and heavily trafficked By Sue Stringer to outdoor activities, clean streets and highways, such as MLK Jr air, and locally roasted cof- Blvd and Interstate 5. According to P fee. While our city’s air qual- the Department of Environmental ity has generally improved over the Quality (DEQ), the I-5 running last 30 years, Portland, and especially through Eliot has the highest daily the Eliot neighborhood, currently has truck counts in Oregon. some of the worst air pollution in the nation. Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has proposed a $450 million Toxic chemicals in the air contribute expansion to I-5 through the Rose to health issues including cancer, or- Quarter. This proposed highway ex- gan damage, and respiratory irritation. pansion would require a lot of con- In the most recent Environmental Pro- struction equipment over a proposed 4 tection Agency (EPA) National Air -year construction period. No More Toxics Assessment, Portland ranked Freeways at nomorefreewayspdx.com as the worst city in America for res- has more information, including ways piratory distress from air pollution. to address the proposed highway ex- Portlanders live closely to relatively pansion. For Eliot residents, the pro- unregulated industrial areas, and thus posed expansion would exacerbate are exposed to a large quantity of tox- diesel particulate exposure. Diesel ic chemicals. The Eliot neighborhood particulate is an air toxin produced by encompasses industrial zones, resi- (See AIR, page 10) Eliot resident bikes in the donations she brought to the Eliot Clean Up last year. This was the most unique vehicle of the day!

t’s that time of year again when STRICTLY enforce. We absolutely Eliot Volunteer Litter Pick-up we get the urge to do a bit of can NOT ACCEPT any wood, paint Come out to meet your neighbors and show some spring cleaning and get rid of all cans, remodeling debris like ceiling neighborhood pride by helping to clean up Eliot! I that clutter that has been gather- tiles, dry wall, flooring, siding, insula- ing in our closets, basements and gar- tion, electrical wiring or panels, or All supplies will be provided by SOLVE ages. How convenient that the Eliot fire proofing materials and refrigera- Neighborhood Association is organiz- tors or anything that might contain ing its 10th annual spring clean-up asbestos or lead. They are not allowed Date: Saturday, May 19 event where you can bring items that in the landfill in the city of Portland Time: 10AM-12PM you no longer want that someone else so we cannot collect them. We also may have been pining for and throw can NOT take any yard debris, dirt, Meet at 120 N Knott, Legacy Emanuel Parking Lot away that broken chair that’s taking stumps, hazardous materials, house- up valuable real estate in your shed. hold garbage or curbside recyclables. Details & registration: http://www.solveoregon.org (oregonmetro.gov/asbestosrules) Community collection events are meant to invest in community waste Outside of those prohibited items we reduction and reuse with prioritizing can take other items that would fit in recycling and reuse over disposal. a dumpster. Eliot’s collection event is on Satur- day, May 19 from 10 am -2 pm at the We CAN, however, take your scrap Legacy Emanuel parking lot at 120 N metal and anything with a cord thanks Knott which is at N Graham and Wil- to Green Century Electronics Recy- liams and is sponsored by Metro, cling. Household items and furniture BPS, and NECN (the Northeast Coa- will be picked up by Community lition of Neighborhoods). The event Warehouse. Books will be taken to allows us to collect reusable items, the Children’s Book Bank and Title broken or unwanted electronics, Wave Books. books, clothes, household junk and old furniture just to name a few. It is There will be an onsite swap meet so the same stuff you would take to come by and see if anything suits Good Will or the Metro transfer sta- your fancy and bring a bag of things tion with the convenience of one stop you’re willing to part with… or fill up dumping. your car’s trunk or pickup truck.

This is the only fundraiser for our We do offer a pick-up service for sen- neighborhood annually and the dona- iors and disabled with a prior appoint- tions that are collected are used to ment. Please see the flyer on page 12 sponsor events and neighborhood ac- above the calendar for more details on tivities such as mural painting and contact info for pick-up or to offer to social events. Also, the neighborhood volunteer. We need people to help association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit so with unloading, sorting, traffic control

all donations are tax deductible - and photography as well as for our which is another bonus besides hav- walk around trash pick-up. (see notice ing cleaner closets, organized base- to the left for event info ) ments and clutter free garages. We hope to see you there! There are a few rules that Metro will

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Eliot Neighborhood Association Letter from the Editor The Eliot Neighborhood Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose members are the residents and business owners of the Eliot Neighborhood. Its purpose is to inform By Sue Stringer Eliot residents about issues affecting the neighborhood through meetings, newsletters and other activities. Members of the neighborhood association must be over 14 years old pring is upon us again and Harriet Tubman, reaching out to new and live, own property, have a business, or represent a nonprofit within the there’s a lot happening in the residents and also documenting the neighborhood. The Eliot Neighborhood Association was founded in 1969. It is recognized by the City of Portland, is a member of the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, Inc., S Eliot Neighborhood. There’s stories of native Eliot residents. We and its members represent Eliot on other committees. gardening, grass roots organizing for want to know what concerns you and air quality, and PICA’s gala to at- want to show you how you can get Eliot Board tend. There’s something for everyone involved. We hope to see you at our Chair - Jere Fitterman – [email protected] 503-504-9308 here! mid-year General Assembly Meeting Vice Chair - Maggie Gardner - [email protected] 503-913-4404 on April 16 so we can all work to- We’ve added a number of events to gether and get to know each other. Recorder- Monica Choy Salazar - [email protected] 323-217-4697 our calendar on page 12. Our artist Treasurer - Jim Hlava – [email protected] 503-998-3406 community is sharing what exciting Letters to the editor, comments, or article suggestions: News Editor - Sue Stringer – [email protected] 971-255-0697 local artists we have in Portland. [email protected] • Wes Ayers – [email protected] 503-784-1678 Also, don’t forget about the 10th an- • Brad Baker - [email protected] 415-385-0875 nual Eliot Spring Clean Up which is on May 19. Come show your support TABLE OF CONTENTS • Anna Daggett - [email protected] for the neighborhood by making a Eliot Air Quality 1 • Shireen Hasan - [email protected] donation and clear some clutter at the Eliot Clean Up and Litter Pick Up 1 same time. I am looking forward to • Patricia Montgomery - [email protected] 503-758-1263 some good spring cleaning and purg- Letter from the Editor 2 • Jimmy Wilson - [email protected] 503-740-5923 ing of my closets and garage. Letter from the Vice Chair 3 Albina Cooperative Garden 3 Land Use and Transportation Committee I am hearing a lot about issues around LUTC Chair - Allan Rudwick – [email protected] 503-703-3910 air quality, the new middle school at Adopt-A-Block Update 3 LUTC Vice Chair - Jonathan Konkol – [email protected] 503-315-7795 Within & Beyond Eliot-Churches 4 Letter from the Land Use Chair 5 • Brad Baker – [email protected] 415-385-0875 Join us: Randall Children Hospital 5 • Laurie Simpson – [email protected] 503-280-1005 Eliot’s mid-year Unity Center Update 5 • Phil Conti – [email protected] 503-281-1378 General Assembly Neigh- borhood Sewer Project Update 6 • Clint Lundmark – [email protected] 503-552-8678 Association meeting Legacy Cardiac Rehab 6 • Montse Shepherd– [email protected] Share your ideas, input and New Legacy Emanuel President 7 Committees: concerns. Volunteer to help Boise Eliot Native Garden 8 Webmaster - Clint Lundmark – [email protected] 503-552-8678 with events. Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare 9 NECN Rep - Jere Fitterman— [email protected] 503-504-9308 All residents can vote during PICA Meta Gala 9 Livability Team Chair—Karla Gostnell - [email protected] this meeting. What’s for Dinner? 9

Eliot Monthly Meetings Parking Permits 9 Monday, April 16 City Complaint Lines 10 Meetings of the Eliot Neighborhood Association are held on the third Monday of 6:30-8:30pm each month at 6:30 pm St. Philip the Deacon Church, 120 NE Knott Street PDX Reporter App 10 (unless noted otherwise). It’s a great opportunity to meet your neighbors, stay 120 NE Knott St informed, help build a stronger community, and have input into city decisions Open Signal Public Access 11 that may effect you. All meetings are open to the Public. All meetings are held at St Philip the Deacon Church 120 NE Knott Street. Building is ADA accessible. Mid-Year General Assembly Meeting - April16, 6:30-8:30pm Land Use Meeting - April 9, 7:00-8:30pm Neighborhood Meeting - April16, 6:30-8:30pm Land Use Meeting - May 14, 7:00-8:30pm Neighborhood Meeting – May 21, 6:30-8:30pm Land Use Meeting - June 11, 6:30-8:30pm Active Listings Bed Bath Sq Ft Price Neighborhood Meeting - June 18, 6:30-8:30pm 632 NE Sacramento 3 2 2659 $595,000 For agendas and more information, see www.eliotneighborhood.org Pending Listings Directions: St. Philip the Deacon Church - southeast of the Matt Dishman 130 NE Morris 3 3 2028 $382,000 Community Center on the corner of NE Rodney Avenue and NE Knott Street 435 NE Cook 2 2.1 1300 $425,000 Eliot News 130 NE Morris 3 3 2028 $382,000 Eliot News is published four times a year by the Eliot Neighborhood Association. It is mailed free of charge to every address in the neighborhood. It does not 26 NE Cook 4 2 2380 $499,950 have an ISBN or ISSN. 113 NE Thompson 6 2.1 3280 $549,900 ●Editor and Layout -Sue Stringer - [email protected] 971-255-0697 27 NE Cook 3 2 2212 $569,900 ●Assistant Editor—Dylan Stringer ●Business Bulk Delivery – Susan Bailey [email protected] 503-284-7010 2927 NE 7th 3 1.1 2360 $624,900 Rights to articles are retained by the author. Opinions of the authors do not Sold Listings necessarily reflect the official positions of the Eliot Neighborhood Association. 528 NE Knott 3 2.1 1308 $409,900 ELIOT NEWS AD RATES 52 NE Monroe 4 2 2458 $525,000 The Eliot News is a quarterly with circulation of about 3,000 and is mailed 218 NE Graham 4 2.1 2868 $590,000 to all of the homes and businesses in the Eliot neighborhood. Ad deadlines are 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8. Contact Sue Stringer at [email protected] or 971-255-0697 Category Size 1x 2x 3x 4x 1/16 Page 4.9” W x 1.8” H $32 $61 $88 $112 1/8 page 4.9” W x 3.8” H $64 $122 $173 $220 1/4 page 4.9” W x 7.8” H $128 $244 $347 $440 1/2 Page 10” W x 7.8” H $268 $510 $728 $924 Full Page 10” W x 15.8” H $534 $1019 $1455 $1848 Printed on recycled paper Website: eliotneighborhoood.org ◊ :@EliotNeighborhd : Eliot Neighborhood ◊ : eliotneighborhood 2

The Albina Cooperative Garden Letter from the Vice Chair—Big Seeks New Members Plans for 2018 By Anna Daggett By Maggie Gardner ommunity gardens and co- ear Neighbors, I have good Be Safe and Smart operative gardens, despite news! The Eliot Neighbor- We have claimed a seat at the table sounding like they offer the hood Association Board of for the discussion of the Hill Block same service, differ in es- D C 2018 has already proven to have am- development, given our 2-cents to sential ways. Community gardens bition, and the energy and dedication City Hall regarding the I-5 expansion, rent plots of land to individuals and to back it up. We have been dreaming and begun researching how we might those individuals tend to their plot big — challenging ourselves to be help manage parking on congested and only to their plot. In a cooperative more visible in the community, and to streets. We’re working on a program garden, members share the plots. That make change where we can. to gather more neighborhood watch means making decisions, planting, volunteers, and initiated a conversa- and harvesting food together. ed a few new events in 2017. They Our board and committee members tion with the local police force to help had their first Annual Strawberry Fes- The Eliot neighborhood is home to a have brainstormed dozens of plans to them understand the needs of our tival in May of 2017, in which com- vibrant cooperative garden called the nourish our neighborhood. We have community. munity members created and shared Albina Cooperative Garden, located distilled them down into focused initi- dishes centered around strawberries. on N Russell St and N Vancouver on atives and outlined ways to take ac- There are a lot of wheels in motion, In September of 2017, the garden Legacy Emanuel Medical Center tion. Here is an overview of our direc- and we look forward to keeping you hosted a cider pressing and potluck, land. While it is too late in the year to tion: posted on our progress. A few that are teaching members and guest attendees apply for a plot in the city’s commu- coming up on the calendar: how to press cider using an old- nity gardens, the Albina Cooperative Creating Connections fashioned press. Both of these events Garden accepts new members all year We are looking for opportunities to • Neighborhood Watch training are slated to take place again in 2018, round. host events that bring us together, session: April 11th, 7-8pm RSVP so keep an eye out if you want to con- partnering with bordering neighbor- [email protected] The Albina Cooperative Garden be- sume strawberries or learn how to hoods and churches. And we are find- • Neighborhood Association Gen- gan in 2010 when Project Grow at make cider. ing ways to add a little extra fun to eral Meeting: April 16th, 6:30- Port City Development Center re- Currently, the Albina Cooperative the events we already do, like the 8:30, 120 NE Knott ceived a five year lease from the Garden has 23 members, but there is yearly Clean Up, and the summer out- Emanuel hospital to create the garden. • Annual Clean Up and Flea Mar- room for more! The annual cost to be door concert and movie series on The garden has grown and morphed ket: May 19 a member of the Albina Cooperative Wednesdays at Dawson Park in July. over the course of the last eight years. • National Night Out & Domino Garden is $75 for an individual or Currently, the garden exists as both a Tournament: August 7th $100 for a family. 90 - 99% of the Cultivate Beauty space to grow nutritious, affordable membership fees go to paying their We’ve teamed up with Friends of produce and as a platform for educa- Please join us at the ENA General water bill for the long, dry summer. Trees to improve the tree canopy on tional growth. Interns from Clacka- Meeting. Everyone is welcome, there In addition to the fee, a member com- our streets, and considered the bene- mas Community College and PSU will be food and it will be fun! mits two hours a week to working in fits of an additional community gar- have learned how to manage an urban the garden. The time commitment is den and more public trash cans on our farm while working at the Albina Co- We hope to see you there. flexible and can be shaped around streets. We hope to install a mural on operative Garden. Garden members work schedules and family responsi- MLK, and are actively looking for share knowledge informally, through bilities. As garden member Leah local artists to work with. (contact working side by and side, and formal- Walsh stated, “People will love the [email protected]) ly, by teaching workshops on specific garden if they give to the garden.” skills like crop rotation, seed saving, and fermentation techniques. The Albina Cooperative Garden would love to welcome new members In 2017, Albina Cooperative Garden to the garden! The garden committee cultivated various connections to the is currently working on providing low wider Portland community. A group -income scholarships to those who from Hands on Portland volunteered want to participate but cannot because once a month in the garden from Jan- of the annual fee. If you are interested uary to November. During the spring in the status of low-income member months of 2017, elementary students scholarships, please contact garden from Harriet Tubman school tended member David Oberstein at davido- their own plots and learned about [email protected]. If you have growing and managing a garden. questions about the garden, please When the garden produced more food contact Dan Franek, the Agriculture than members could take home, one Director, at [email protected] or of them donated the excess produce to at (503) 490-5185. Visit the Albina Ronald McDonald House and Urban Cooperative Garden’s Facebook page Gleaners. if you’d like to keep updated on their The Albina Cooperative Garden host- work parties and events! Join the Eliot Neighborhood Adopt-a-Block Program!

Spotlight on Noah Sheppard

It is hard to believe it’s already time to announce our second quarter winner of the New Season’s $100 gift certificate! We thought it would be fun to shine a spotlight on an Eliot neighbor who has committed to help- ing make our neighborhood a better and safer place to live and flourish. Noah Sheppard is a newcomer to Portland seeking a larg- er community and a busier lifestyle. He came to the right place! He says, “After getting settled into a new place I wanted to give back con- sidering my good fortune in finding a nice spot with new friends so close by; helping clean up the streets seemed like an obvious first step”.

Thank you, Noah, on behalf of the Eliot Livability Team and your Eliot neighbors as well. We welcome you to the community and appreciate your efforts. By the way, Noah and his partner, Natasha operate a cleaning business and if anyone is interested they can be reached at [email protected]. In his free time Noah likes to take pictures and cook for others! He is originally from Gloucester, MA and most recently from Orcas Island, WA. Thanks again No- ah! You’re already making a difference in Portland.

If you are interested in adopting your street/ block please contact Lauren at [email protected]

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Letter from the Land Use Chair By Allan Rudwick he Eliot Land Use & Trans- car2go and Reach Now, future im- are coming from large lots being sub- built on. portation committee has had provements in Tri-Met service and divided and huge apartment complex- a busy few months. We bike share, Zipcar and other car shar- es built along our main streets. Near Finally, the city is proposing to add T have a few new energetic ing companies and think that we may New Seasons, there is a proposal for much needed traffic calming to NE members, and we have been busy dis- be near the maximum parking de- 205 micro-units at Fargo and Wil- 7th avenue through their "Lloyd to cussing projects as well. mand that Eliot will see right liams, and at Cook and Williams an- Woodlawn" bikeway project. This now. Autonomous cars often come other 80 units. Both of these are pro- project currently has not made any On the transportation side of things, into these conversations. It is hard to posed with underground park- decisions and is considering routing we have been discussing the possibil- know what the future of parking de- ing. Across the street just to the south bikes onto NE 9th as an alternative ity of installing a parking permit dis- mand will do. As a result of these of the new Carbon 12 tower, there is a but the Eliot Neighborhood Associa- trict in southern Eliot. I am really factors, I personally see Eliot's future proposal for another building of 6- tion has come out loudly in support of curious to hear what you think of as being a low-car future where most stories with an alley and 2-story the NE 7th option due to its shallower this. This doesn't affect me personal- of our long-term frustrations will be buildings behind it facing the adjacent grade up the hill, existing use by bicy- ly, as I live on a block that would be with the high volume of commuters single family homes. This project cles, smoother pavement, already- outside of this district. I live on a that pollute our air and fill our was promised to us by the developer existing traffic signals, and lack of a block that seems to have enough streets. As a result of this worldview and his co-investor to be a 5-story detour around Irving Park. We will space for everyone to park most of the I want to make sure that any parking project but this particular developer continue to advocate for safer condi- time. However I realize that there are management system we set up has has a habit of enlarging their build- tions on NE 7th no matter what is some who park on the next block over defined goals and that implementation ings as the process goes along. considered and we look forward to every day, and they feel like it is a of the system achieves those working with the city as this project problem for them to park on a regular goals. Similar comments were made Along Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd, picks up steam. basis. at our last committee meeting. the Cascadia Garlington center is pro- gressing nicely through construction, Allan Rudwick is the Chair of the As we see more housing units get in- On the Land Use side of things, large and 2 other subsidized housing pro- Land Use and Transportation com- stalled in the neighborhood, some buildings continue to be proposed and jects are going up on the east side of mittee which meets the 2nd week of expect the parking situation to get built in Eliot, along with some smaller the street, a large addition to the Mag- the month at 120 NE Knott. See our even direr. Some other residents have ones. A few lots are gaining accesso- nolia building and a project by Bridge website for more information— the opinion that in 5 years we will ry dwelling units in basements or Housing north of it. I'm glad to see eliotneighborhood.org continue to see the rise of Uber, Lyft, back yards, but most of the new units most of our vacant land finally being Randall Children’s Hospital -First Unity Center Expands Capacity Pacific Northwest Children’s with the Addition of Five New Hospital with Level 1 Pediatric Inpatient Beds Trauma Verification By Kristin Whitney By Ashley Stanford Cone Unity Center celebrates its one year anniversary with over 7,000 patients he American College of Sur- hospital that specializes in pediatric served in 2017!

geon (ACS) Committee on care. The children’s emergency de- oday, as Adventist Health, T Trauma has verified Randall partment is staffed by doctors and Kaiser Permanente, Legacy Children’s Hospital at Legacy Eman- nurses who specialize in children's Health and Oregon Health & uel as a Level 1 pediatric trauma cen- emergency care and the location on Science University (OHSU) ter, making it the first in Oregon and the Legacy Emanuel campus provides T mark the one year anniversary of the Living room area in Unity Center’s PES the first children’s hospital in the Pa- quick access to pediatric medical and opening of Unity Center for Behav- cific Northwest to receive this prem- surgical specialists, as well as experts ioral Health, the four health systems ier status. There are approximately 50 in trauma, burn and critical care. In are pleased to announce the addition Chris Farentinos, vice president of ACS-verified Level 1 pediatric trau- addition to trauma-related care, the of five new adult inpatient beds be- Unity Center. “We are adding five ma centers across the country. medical team in the CED treat over ginning April 2018. Upon completion adult beds to increase our capacity for 27,000 patients each year with various of the additional beds, Unity Center inpatient treatment.” This recognition highlights the hospi- levels of injuries and life-threatening will offer 85 adult inpatient beds and tal’s commitment and holistic ap- illnesses. 22 inpatient beds for adolescents ages Faster access to care for patients proach to improving the care of in- nine through 17. The Unity Center is a 109,270-square jured children, ensuring every child The process to achieve ACS verifica- foot, 24-hour behavioral health ser- access to pediatric specialists and ex- tion is voluntary and means that the “Unity Center is decreasing unneces- vices center that features the first pertise and providing the highest level hospital and staff are required to meet sary hospitalizations for our patients, emergency room in Oregon and of care for the most critically injured stringent and essential criteria that discharging 80 percent of patients Southwest Washington explicitly de- pediatric patients. The verification is ensure trauma care capability and in- within 20 hours of stabilization, crisis signed to deliver immediate psychiat- also an extension of the long-standing stitutional performance as outlined by intervention and discharge planning; ric care and a path to recovery for expertise in trauma care offered at the American College of Surgeons however, as the number of individu- people experiencing a mental health Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Committee on Trauma’s published als seeking care in the Psychiatric crisis. The center was created with the which has been an ACS-verified Lev- guidelines. The hospital is currently Emergency Service (PES) increases, goal of reducing the boarding time of el 1 trauma center since 1988 and is working on its Level 1 pediatric surgi- we anticipate the need for a few more behavioral health patients in hospital home to the Legacy Oregon Burn cal center verification to be finalized beds in patient treatment” said Dr. (See UNITY,page 7) Center – the only facility of its kind in 2018. between Seattle and Sacramento. “We are very proud that several years “Randall Children’s Hospital is a of diligence and hard work by the en- leader in Oregon and the Pacific tire institution has led to verification Northwest and this achievement in of our center as a Level 1 American pediatric trauma highlights the hospi- College of Surgeons Pediatric Trauma tal’s approach to comprehensive care Center. This distinction means that for each patient,” said Bronwyn Hou- we meet or exceed national standards ston, president of Randall Children’s established for medical centers treat- Hospital. “I am so proud of our in- ing the most severely injured children credible team. Receiving the ACS and their families,” said Mubeen Jafri, verification is an outstanding testa- MD, pediatric trauma medical direc- ment to their dedication and commit- tor. ment to providing the highest level of Some requirements and attributes of care.” an ACS-verified pediatric trauma pro-

gram include: Randall Children’s Hospital recogniz- es that children have different needs, illnesses and injuries than adults. That • Pediatric specialists in neurosur- is why the hospital has a children’s gery, radiology, anesthesia, ortho- emergency department (CED) de- pedics, trauma surgery and criti- signed just for kids, open 24 hours a cal care medicine who are availa- day. Studies have shown that children ble to care for children 24-hours- have better results when treated at a (See RANDALL, page 11)

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Eliot Sewer and Stormwater Project Update By Matthew Gough nvironmental Services com- the southern part of the Eliot Neigh- pleted coordinated efforts borhood. These pipes are deteriorat- with the Water Bureau to ing due to age or are undersized for E relocate waterlines that will the sewer and stormwater flows in conflict with sewer and stormwater this area. The oldest pipe being re- construction in the Eliot neighbor- placed is 115 years old. These im- hood. Crews have now started sewer provements will help protect public construction on NE Rodney Avenue health, property and our environment between San Rafael and Sacramento by reducing the possibility of sewage streets. Work on each block is ex- released into streets, homes and busi- pected to take 4 to 6 weeks to com- nesses. plete, but the timeframe may change for many reasons such as challenging The project also includes constructing underground conditions, poor weath- 8 green street planters in the right-of- er, and subcontractor availability is- way on public streets in key locations. sues. These circumstances could re- These green street planters will divert sult in periods of inactivity. 1.9 million gallons of stormwater an- nually from the sewer system, which Neighbors can also expect ongoing helps prevent overflows into the river, activities throughout the project area basement backups, and street flooding including inspecting and cleaning during periods of heavy rains. sewer pipe, surveying, trimming trees, marking and relocating utilities, To learn more about the project, what and manhole maintenance. To view to expect during construction, or to photos and learn more about these sign up for email updates, visit activities go to www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/Eliot. www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/precon. You may also contact Matt Gough, Community Outreach for City of Background Portland Environmental Services at (503) 823-5352 or Mat- Over the next year, City of Portland [email protected]. Environmental Services will be re- placing or repairing approximately Thank you for your patience while we 10,000 feet of public sewer pipes in complete this important work. Legacy Emanuel Program to Help Cardiac and Pulmonary Patients on Their Road to Recovery By Vicki Guinn t’s January, the time when many people make resolu- tions for better health,” “I says Lynda Meyers, R.N., CCRN, charge nurse for the new Leg- acy Emanuel Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation program. “What a per- fect reason for heart and vascular pa- tients to participate in this program.” Legacy Emanuel Medical Center re- cently opened a brand new 4,200- square-foot gym and educational Willie Marion is surrounded by space to house the program. Now all Registered Dietician Laura Schaf- six Legacy Health medical centers fer (left) and Courtney Reep have these programs. (right) exercise physiologist. Mar- “We are excited to open the program ion is a phase III cardiac rehab on this campus,” says Linda Stanford, patient for the last seven years. P.T., manager of Legacy Emanuel’s He pleased he can now come to Rehabilitation Program. “We are con- Legacy Emanuel's Cardiac and veniently located for patients who Pulmonary Rehabilitation Gym live in the core Portland area.” which is close to his NE Portland home.

their activity tolerance and reduce future doctor visits, hospitalizations or even medications.” Legacy’s cardiac and pulmonary re- habilitation program has three phases and follows the American Associa- Gordon Lessing, a young 90-year- tion of Cardiovascular and Pulmo- old, was Legacy Emanuel's Cardi- nary Rehabilitation guidelines and ac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation protocols. The first phase begins Gym's first patient. while the patient is hospitalized. Phase II is outpatient and consists of The fully-monitored, Medicare- 36 sessions (three times a week for 12 approved exercise program helps pa- weeks). Patients just need a referral tients function better in the face of from their physician to get started. cardiac and pulmonary issues like Phase III is optional and allows pa- heart attacks, chronic obstructive pul- tients to continue their fitness and monary disease, heart failure, cardiac education under medical supervision surgeries and cardiac interventions. “Their heart and lung function will be The program includes the gym and monitored by a team of medical pro- weekly educational programs taught fessionals who are there to help pa- by doctors, nurses, respiratory thera- tients progress slowly and safely,” pists, nutritionists and exercise physi- says Meyers. “Our goal is to increase (See CARDIAC, page 10)

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Legacy Health Announces New (UNITY, from page 5) Emergency Departments (ED) and Legacy Emanuel Medical Center connecting patients with the right ser- vices upon discharge. The wait time President for a bed in a hospital for behavioral By Vicki Guinn health patients in crisis used to aver- age between 40-60 hours for some of n December 21, 2017 Legacy the busiest EDs. The average wait Health announced Trent time for a bed at Unity is now eight and follow-up care so they continue to O Green, former senior vice hours. This significant reduction in receive the support they need after president of Planning and Business boarding time also benefits local area leaving Unity Center.” Development and chief strategy of- EDs. For example, Legacy Good Sa- ficer of Legacy Health and president maritan Medical Center has seen a 71 Unity Center works with several local of Legacy Medical Group, has been percent decrease in hours spent on ED behavioral health organizations to selected as the new president of Lega- diversion status due to overcrowd- ensure patients have access to the sup- cy Emanuel Medical Center and Uni- ing. Since opening a year ago, Unity port services they need. Our partners ty Center for Behavioral Health effec- has treated nearly 5,000 patients in the include CareOregon, Cascadia Behav- tive December 24, 2017. Green has PES and discharged 1,700 patients ioral Health, Central City Concern, served as interim president of the re- from an inpatient unit. De Paul Treatment Centers, gional flagship for surgical and criti- FolkTime, Hooper, Kaiser Perma- cal care medicine since July 2017. Treating behavioral health patients nente, Lifeworks Northwest, NARA with compassion (Native American Rehabilitation As- “Legacy Emanuel and Unity Center With the help of partners in law en- sociation of the Northwest), and are complex medical environments forcement and EMS, Unity Center has Western Psychological and Counsel- with many specialists engaged in life- made significant headway in refram- ing Services. Of the patients dis- saving work every day,” said Mike ing the conversation around how to charged from Unity Center inpatient Newcomb, D.O., chief operating of- compassionately treat and care for units, 88 percent make it to their first ficer, Legacy Health. “Trent’s those experiencing a mental health community appointment within seven breadth of knowledge, big-picture Trent Green is the new President emergency. For example, Unity has days from discharge. This success perspective, established local and re- of Legacy Emanuel Medical Cen- encouraged a model of ambulance metric is eight percentage points gional relationships and innovative ter transport for individuals in a behav- above the Oregon Health Authority’s approach to leadership will allow him ioral health crisis. Today, when police quality metrics for behavioral health to embrace that complexity and help business administration and a mas- respond to a 911 call about a person inpatient facilities. Emanuel thrive into the future.” ter’s in health care administration in mental health crisis, there is a com- Green began his career at Legacy from the University of Minnesota. He munity-wide agreement in Portland Training new behavioral health Health in 2008 where he has served earned a bachelor’s in biology from that patients experiencing a behavior- care providers as senior vice president and chief Nebraska Wesleyan University. He al health crisis will be transported to Unity Center is fulfilling one of its strategy officer for the last nine served as an administrative fellow the hospital via ambulance, not in the core founding principles, which is to years. During this time, he has pro- with the Mayo Clinic. back of a police car. In the last year, serve as a psychiatric teaching hospi- vided leadership for such transforma- Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, over 1,197 patients have arrived at tal. To date, Unity has trained over a tional initiatives such as the Legacy- founded in 1912, plays a vital role in Unity Center by ambulance. dozen psychiatric residents. In addi- Go Health Urgent Care venture; the the Pacific Northwest. The campus tion, approximately 20 medical stu- Legacy Salmon Creek – Kaiser Per- includes Oregon’s only designated Supporting follow up care dents have completed clinical rota- manente contract; the affiliation with burn center, a level 1 trauma center “For many patients, seeking help at tions throughout the hospital, under Silverton Health; the expansion and and offers a range of specialized ser- Unity Center is the first step in their the supervision of Unity’s faculty psy- focus of our Community Health vices, such as a comprehensive stroke journey toward improved mental chiatrists. Unity has also provided Fund, and most recently, our joint program, cardiothoracic surgery and health,” continued Dr. Farentinos. training for nearly 500 clinical staff venture with PacificSource Health structural heart services and the life- “Partnering with dozens of communi- including therapists, behavioral health Plans. saving ECMO (extracorporeal mem- ty-based organizations helps us con- nurses and social workers as well as In addition to his strategy and busi- brane oxygenation) transport pro- nect our patients with social services (See UNITY, page 11) ness development role, Green has gram. provided leadership to Legacy Medi- The Unity Center for Behavioral cal Group for the past four years. As Health is a 24/7 comprehensive psy- president of Legacy Medical Group, chiatric emergency care and inpatient Green more than doubled the size of facility for people facing a mental the group while also expanding the health crisis. Opened in January of number of specialties and geogra- 2017, Unity Center has the first emer- phies. gency room in the Pacific Northwest “As two flagship hospitals for critical designed specifically to deliver im- and behavioral health care in our re- mediate psychiatric care and a path to gion, Legacy Emanuel and Unity recovery for people experiencing a Center occupy a unique position in mental health crisis. Unity Center is our region,” said Green. “I look for- a community-focused collaboration ward to working with Emanuel and between Adventist Health, Kaiser Unity Center’s leaders, providers and Permanente, Legacy Health and staff to grow our specialized services, OHSU. continue developing new care deliv- ery models and working with partners About Legacy Health to address specific needs for the peo- ple in our region.” Legacy Health is Oregon’s only lo- Green came to Legacy Health after cally-owned nonprofit health-care spending nearly a decade in manage- organization with more than 13,000 ment consulting. It was his consult- employees serving you where you ing experience that first introduced work, live and play. A comprehensive him to Legacy Health having com- network of care providers from more pleted strategic planning for the sys- than 100 Legacy Medical Group pri- tem, Legacy Good Samaritan and mary care, specialty and urgent care Legacy Meridian Park Medical Cen- clinics to community-based and na- ters before joining the organization. tionally recognized hospitals includ- “Legacy Emanuel has a longstanding ing Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, tradition of serving and partnering Randall Children’s Hospital at Lega- with its community,” continued Dr. cy Emanuel, Legacy Good Samaritan Newcomb. “From supporting our Medical Center, Legacy Meridian non-profit partners with basic needs Park Medical Center, Legacy Mount to enhancing the livability of the sur- Hood Medical Center, Legacy Salm- rounding neighborhood, Legacy on Creek Medical Center and Legacy Emanuel has never wavered from its Silverton Medical Center. Legacy commitment to the community it has provides a vigorous research program called home for over 100 years. Trent at Legacy Research Institute and ex- has a deep understanding and respect tensive medical testing at Legacy La- for this commitment and looks for- boratory Services. Vis- ward to strengthening Emanuel’s it www.legacyhealth.org for more deep roots in the community.” information. Green earned a master’s degree in

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Introducing…The Boise Eliot Na- Dining and Drinking in Eliot tive Grove on North Ivy Street Breakfast/Coffee/Cafés Bridges Café 2716 NE MLK Jr. (503) 288-4169 By Andrine de la Rocha Compass Coffee Roasting 3290 N Vancouver (888) 723-2007 listed The Ivy School to help lay down sheet mulch & compost. Eliot E-Mat Café 2808 NE MLK Jr. (503) 280-8889 Goldrush Coffee Bar 2601 NE MLK Jr. (503) 331-5955 Bureau of Environmental Services awarded the project a mini-grant to Little Gotham Coffee 722 N Page St purchase native plants for the pro- Pine State Biscuits 125 NE Schuyler (503) 719-5357 ject, and Friends of Trees donated Tiny’s Café 2031 NE MLK Jr. (503) 467-4199 over $300 worth of trees planted in TwentySix Café 2723 NE 7th (503) 284-6033 Andrine de la Rocha and Howard Pat- February 2018. East Multnomah terson founders of the new Boise Soil & Water Conservation Dis- Bars/Taverns Eliot Native Grove. trict awarded funds for plants & he Boise Eliot Native Grove compost through their Small Pro- 820 820 N Russell (503) 284-5518 on N Ivy St. is transforming jects & Community Events Bill Ray’s Dive 2210 NE MLK Jr. (503) 287-7254 T an unimproved right-of-way (SPACE) grant. Bunk Bar 128 NE Russell (503) 327-8234 into a native plant and pollinator grove. Situated just to the north of The Spring Art Flags commis- Ex Novo 2326 N Flint (503) 894-8251 the Fremont Bridge ramp, the land sioned from the students at Boise Game Knight Lounge 3037 N Williams (503) 236-3377 is owned by Portland Bureau of Eliot Schools will be installed in La Brewatory 670 N Russell (971) 271-8151 Transportation but cannot be de- the Grove and students will plant veloped due to a number of utili- wildflower seeds. Reverend Nat's Taproom 1813 NE 2nd (503) 567-2221 ties running underneath. Secret Society 116 NE Russell (503) 493-3600 Visit www.NativeGrovePDX.org Sloan’s Tavern 36 N Russell (503) 287-2262 Community members Howard Pat- and Facebook page Boise Eliot terson and Andrine de la Rocha Native Grove to volunteer and Waypost 3120 N Williams (503) 367-3182 approached PBOT to ask for per- keep up with this all-inclusive White Eagle Saloon 836 N Russell (503) 282-6810 mission to create the Grove in May community project. Also drop by Widmer Gasthaus 929 N Rusell (503) 281-3333 2017 and received the green light. to take a look and enjoy! Boise Neighborhood Association Groceries awarded a small grant last summer Photos courtesy Andrine de la Rocha based the Grove's spirit Cathay Market 2858 N Williams (503) 288-0330 of inclusion and beautification. Chuck’s Market, J&S Grocery 2415 N Williams (503) 281-6269 New Seasons Market 3445 N Williams (503) 528-2888 Boise-Eliot/Humboldt School has partnered with the project, bring- Knott St Grocery 2709 N 7th (503) 284-7490 ing students just 2 blocks from the Super Market 2322 NE MLK Jr. (503) 281-0844 school to make nature observa- tions. This winter, the project en- Lunch/Dinner Tree planting in the new native grove Broder Nord 2240 N Interstate (503) 282-5555

Izakaya Kichinto 102 NE Russell (971) 255-0169

Mint 816 N Russell (503) 284-5518 OX 2225 NE MLK Jr. (503) 284-3366 Pizza A Go Go 3240 N Williams (503) 335-0300 Popeye’s 3120 NE MLK Jr. (503) 281-8455 The People’s Pig 3217 N Williams (503) 347-2357

Queen of Sheba 2413 NE MLK Jr. (503) 287-6302

Russell St Bar-B-Que 325 NE Russell (503) 528-8224 Sizzle Pie 125 NE Schuyler (503) 234-7437 Pocket Pub 2719 NE 7th Ave (503) 287-3645 Sparky’s Pizza 2434 NE MLK Jr. (503) 282-3000

Tamale Boy 668 N Russell (503) 477-6706

Toro Bravo 120 NE Russell (503) 281-4464

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Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Parking Permit? We Want to Hear from You Launches Primary Care Services; By Brad Baker Offers Benefits of Integrated Health he Eliot Neighborhood Associ- cruising through the neighbor- Care ation is exploring the idea of an hood looking for parking spots. T area parking permit (APP) for •Parking permits will lead to By Jennifer Moffatt on-street parking. The program would more available on-street parking. heart-wrenching fact: individ- The services are comprehensive: a enable residents to purchase a $60 per When new construction is built, uals who struggle with severe client completes a health screen, a year permit to park in the parking per- there will be less need for garag- A and persistent mental illness risk assessment, and participates in mit area. es, driveways, etc. This drives die 20 to 30 years sooner than the gathering of baseline health down the cost of construction and those without mental illness. Just as measures, including body mass index We’d love to hear your input. Go here makes more space available for distressing, research shows these indi- and blood pressure. Then, depending to fill out a quick survey and share housing. viduals’ deaths are typically not due on the person’s needs, they may be your thoughts: https://tinyurl.com/ to mental illness, but to other health seen by a primary care provider, en- eliot-parking Some common arguments against problems – hypertension, asthma, dia- rolled in a program to quit smoking, APPs are: betes – that haven’t been adequately helped to find housing, introduced to Some of the common arguments for •There isn’t a parking shortage in treated. a mental health practitioner, or wel- APPs are: the specified area. comed into a health and wellness •It makes it easier to park on your •The parking shortage isn’t bad Now Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare group, among many examples. block or in front of your house enough to warrant paying $60 a is adding primary care to the mental since residents aren’t competing year or having to go through the health, addiction and housing services Research suggests access to integrated with commuters or Blazers fans process of getting permits. parking in the area. it offers clients, taking a whole health primary care, mental health and sub- •APPs only help those in the per- care approach to address this dispari- stance use recovery services also help •APPs make the neighborhood mit area and it makes parking ty. individuals avoid the need to use cost- safer for pedestrians and cyclists worse for those outside the area. ly services with uncertain long-term since there are fewer drivers “We believe integrated services can outcomes, such as the emergency improve healthcare delivery and help room. Walk the Red Carpet at the PICA Meta people live longer and healthier lives,” said Dr. Jeffrey Eisen, Cas- National pilot program studies inte- Gala and Show Us Your Finest cadia Behavioral Healthcare Chief grated approach By Kirsten Saladow Medical Officer. “By offering prima- Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare was ry care together with mental named a Certified Community Behav- he Meta Gala has arrived! night out in Portland all year. healthcare and housing services, we’ll ioral Health Center, or CCBHC, last Join PICA for a party with pur- We promise a night of celebration in provide continuity of care for our cli- year as part of a national two-year T pose. On the last Saturday in honor of our beloved organization, ents, helping them reach their treat- pilot program to measure the benefits April, with red carpet underfoot, pho- with all of the unique and provocative ment goals and achieve recovery.” of integrating mental health treatment, tos snapped and champagne served, twists synonymous with PICA. Ex- substance use support and physical we will continue the long-standing pect art and fashion to collide, patrons Services include health screening health care. tradition of PICA’s legendary parties, are encouraged to dress in avant-garde and doctor visits – and a new phar- known for their chaos, wonder and red-carpet realness in anticipation of macy coming to Garlington Oregon is one of just eight states cho- splendor. the runway that awaits. Show us your Cascadia will open primary care ser- sen to participate in the CCBHC pro- finest! vices for clients at its Woodland Park gram, and Cascadia’s three Portland We will roll out the red carpet for ce- and Plaza Health Centers. The ser- health centers are among only 21 se- lebrities, creatives and industry para- For more information or tickets go to vices expand to the new Garlington lected statewide. gons alike to make this the biggest PICA.org or email [email protected] Health Center when it opens this spring. The Garlington Health Cen- “Our transition to an integrated, ter will be a flagship site for Cascadia whole health care model is all about with housing, mental health, addic- better serving our clients,” said tions, wellness, lab and pharmacy all Derald Walker, Cascadia Behavioral in one place. The pharmacy will also Healthcare President & CEO. “We’re be open to the general community. especially grateful for the expertise and energy of our employees as we All clients will receive care by a team take this innovative approach to care.” of healthcare specialists, composed of primary care providers and clinical specialists. What’s for Dinner? By Shireen Hasan This quick, simple, and meat- Directions: free vegan taco recipe will (1) Sautee diced onions until surely have everyone begging brown for more! (2) Boil 7/8 cup of water and pour over TVP (mix well) let sit for at least 10 mins. Vegan Tacos (3) Add the rehydrated TVP to on- ions and sauté for 3-5 mins (longer Ingredients: if needed) (4) Mix water with taco seasoning Soft tortillas in a bowl Small onion (diced) (5) Pour over TVP and onions 1 cup of TVP (texturized vegetable (mix well) protein) (6) Bring to a quick boil then re- 2-3 tablespoons of Taco seasoning duce heat to low; simmer about 10 (bulk) -15 mins 1/4-1/2 cup of water (7) Heat tortillas in oven until Taco/Hot Sauce warm Lettuce (8) Fill tortillas with meatless dish Tomato (9) Add all your favorite taco trim- mings ( i.e. lettuce, tomato,

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Eliot Livability Team Shares Important PDX Reporter App— An Easy Way to Contact Information to Address Report Issues in Your Neighborhood Neighborhood Issues By City of Portland Bureau of Technology Services on portlandoregon.gov By Jere Fitterman he PDX Reporter app is a con- years to come. ur Eliot Livability Team has been (503) 238-7433 [email protected] venient way to interact with O busy working with businesses, resi- TriMet: trash cans (503) 962-2180 city bureaus and report prob- To use the new app, visit- dents and the city to clean up our neigh- Bureau of Environmental Services - T lems and maintenance issues within www.pdxreporter.org and log in using borhood. Here are a list of some helpful Dylan Rivera (503) 823-3723 or Portland city limits. This app was pre- your PortlandOregon.gov account, or phone numbers and websites to contact Linkman (503) 823-5328 the city about issues you may have around viously released for iPhone and An- the account you used with the previ- your property or that you notice in the Referral line -City/County general info droid mobile devices, but now it’s ous version of the app. Login is re- neighborhood. Save this for future refer- line (503) 823-4000 available as a web app that can be quired, but registration is free and ence and thanks for helping keep Eliot used on any web-enabled smartphone, open to the public--just use the “sign clean and safe. Traffic safety (503) 823-SAFE tablet or desktop computer. The previ- up” link on the login page. If you save Graffiti (503) 823-4TAG ous mobile-only version of the app the app to your home screen, you can City complaint lines: will be retired in late 2017. use it just like any other app on your Noise control (503) 823-7350 Lawn maintenance (503) 823-1711 smartphone or tablet. See the in-app Not only does the new web app offer help page for more information. Abandoned autos (503) 823-7309 Street cleaning a better user experience, but it also Judy Brown (503) 823-1778 Park rangers (503) 823-1637 provides more frequent bug fixes and For questions or more information updates without having to download a call the Bureau of Technology Ser- Sewers (503) 823-1747 Code Enforcement (503) 823-2633 new version. The update process is vices at 503-823-5199 or visit https://

Big trash items Parks & Rec Urban Forestry to report simpler for our developers and trans- www.portlandoregon.gov/bts/ www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/ tree obstruction of sidewalk and or road- parent to you. It allows us to more article/637433 article/402932 way 505-823-8733 easily implement new features and Your garbage and recycling company can ensures it will be a useful tool for remove large items that are not reusable or PDX Reporter app: https:// recyclable for an extra charge. Call your www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/ company a week in advance and they will article/405043 (CARDIAC, from page 6) health in a support-rich environment," give you a cost estimate. For a reasonable says Meyers. "We are here to help charge, they will pick up appliances, fur- Police online reporting: https:// ologists on a range of topics that in- them reach their full potential and niture, large branches, stumps, and other www.portlandoregon.gov/police/cor/ clude healthy eating, sexuality, smok- return to work and the leisure activi- big items. ing cessation, depression and manag- ties they once enjoyed.” Eliot neighborhood: ing diabetes. “Our patients understand Waste Management of Oregon Legacy Emanuel Cardiac and Pulmo- each other and provide support to one (800) 808-5901 http:// Eliot Square Property Management (for nary Rehabilitation, 501 N. Graham another since they share similar health www.wmnorthwest.com housing on Russell, Rodney, Sacramento) Street, Suite 100. 503-413-4353 or issues,” says Meyers. Portland Housing Bureau, Housing Au- website http://bit.ly/2kprUHM Broken sidewalks – Use the PDX Report- thority - Mike or John (503) 280-3860 “Whether patients have struggled with er app https://www.portlandoregon.gov/ Photos by Vicki Guinn transportation/article/405043 Power company substation (Rodney heart or lung disease, this program is Ave. between Russell and Knott St) (503) about patients engaging in their own DEQ complaint line (503) 229-5263 883-7034 or (503) 737-3301 (AIR, from page 1) takes precise measurements of the Police non-emergency (503) 823-3333 Neighborhood resident assistance: micrograms of diesel particulate per Elders in Action (503) 823-5269 TriMet: cleanliness, trash complaints unfiltered, old diesel engines that is cubic meter. Neighborhood leaders linked to health problems such as lung are working on this project because, cancer, heart attacks, preterm deliver- by their own admission, DEQ does ies, low-weight births, and asthma. not include human health as a factor According to the EPA, the Eliot to regulate industry. Therefore, it falls neighborhood currently ranks in the on concerned citizens to gather the worst 2% of precincts in the nation facts and negotiate with industry to for airborne diesel particulate. make sure stack scrubbers, like Bull- seye Glass recently installed, and die- Oregon has a dirty diesel problem sel filters are used. The scrubber at largely because it has become a Bullseye Glass now removes 97-99% dumping ground for old diesel trucks of their emissions, including up to 80 that have been outlawed in neighbor- pounds of lead per day that was for- ing states. California risk assessments merly released in the air over neigh- report diesel particulate as the most bor’s houses. dangerous airborne carcinogen. For this reason, California banned almost Volunteers are needed in the fight for all unfiltered trucks statewide in 2008. healthy air in the Eliot neighborhood! In order to comply with the law, many This is a complex public health issue California trucking companies began that requires grassroots organization selling their obsolete trucks to Oregon and the effort of many individuals. If buyers, where air quality regulations you would like to take action, please were not as strict. One strategy for consider the following options: combating the dirty diesel engines is to install a diesel particulate filter on a 1. Portland Clean Air seeks volun- truck. The filter removes 90% of the teers to compile and analyze in- particulate before it goes airborne. dustrial pollution records for the According to ODOT and DMV rec- Eliot neighborhood. No previous ords, 3/4 of all trucks in Multnomah, experience is necessary. This in- Washington, and Clackamas Counties volves typing, cutting and pasting are currently unfiltered. in Excel, and data entry in Excel. Portland Clean Air also seeks vol- Eliot Neighborhood Association now unteers to make phone calls to cooperates with twenty-eight other reporters to update a media list neighborhood organizations and Port- and spread their message about land nonprofit groups to address this protecting public health. Contact air pollution problem. Representatives Greg at Portland Clean Air, from Eliot attend meetings with a [email protected], to group called the Willamette Industrial find out more about how you can Area Neighbors who work to calcu- plug in. late industrial emissions from the rec- 2. Attend Willamette Industrial Area ords of nine government agencies. Neighbors meetings. Contact These records report neighborhood Nancy Hisser at nancyhis- exposures to industrial solvents, [email protected] for information heavy metals, and particulates that we about the next meeting. compare to EPA health assessments. 3. Volunteer for or donate to Neigh- bors for Clean Air. Find more Additionally, an Eliot resident has information at their website agreed to install a diesel monitor in whatsinourair.org. their yard. This state-of-the-art device 10

Voicing the Voiceless on Open Signal’s Public Access Cable Channels By Alex Freedman tanding on the shoulders of The channel’s programming repre- a “fresh approach to community em- ming reaches 400,000 homes in the Portland Community Media’s sents a striking diversity in styles, powerment” -- their ambitious mis- Portland metro area. However, their 35-year history, Open Signal interests, and backgrounds. Public sion includes connecting community staff and developers are in the process S has filled five public access affairs programs - like Jim Lockhart’s partners, engaging local and state of building a custom tool for video on cable channels with an inimitable se- “A Growing Concern”, airing since government, and youth intervention demand and streaming through Ar- lection of programming since its 1998 - explore local grassroots issues through gang outreach. chive.org, with a launch date goal of launch in January, 2017. The organi- affecting neighborhood and Portland fall, 2018. Their on-demand broadcast zation offers classes, installations, and residents. “My Iran”, another of Open Emily Roland, Open Signal’s Media system stands to benefit more than community outreach programs, but its Signal’s longest running programs, is Services Distribution Lead, has seen just Portland residents, however; commitment to “creativity, technolo- a Persian language variety show that some emerging changes in Open Sig- Open Signal’s developers will publish gy, and social change” is most obvi- includes news, poetry, music, com- nal’s public access programming. their code base for other open source ous in its locally created content, mentary, and comedy. Religious pro- Shorter length programs are becoming programmers to work with. More than which highlights local voices and lo- grams include “lectures on the reli- more common, a trend she calls “the just a distributor, Roland calls Open cal issues. gion of Al-Islam” (Al-Islam In Focus) YouTube Model,” and content crea- Signal “a trailblazing facility that cre- and “praise through singing, dance, tors are younger than in the past. ates custom software tools for public In a neighborhood experiencing some and speaking the word of There has also been a shift away from access and distribution for our chan- of the most rapid gentrification and GOD” (Rose E. Franks Ministries). public affairs and activism towards nels.” However, this is uncharted displacement in the last fifty years of original narrative works. “We are get- ground, and Open Signal’s developers Portland’s history, Open Signal focus- Other creators use community media ting a lot creative videos,” Roland are in the painstaking process of in- es on local residents and Portland na- as a platform for political activism says. XRAY Radio’s partnership with vestigation, testing, and iteration. It tives. Of the 48 public access series and community organizing. “Ghetto Open Signal, XRAY TV, brings a may be some time yet before we are programs airing this winter, only 9 are Rise Media” focuses on self- second season of original content to streaming locally made Open Signal produced outside of the Portland met- improvement as a means for develop- the staff curated channel, Pulse of programming on our laptops. ro area. The majority of the content is ing community and “Flying Focus Portland (Xfinity Channel 29, Centu- made with Open Signal’s equipment, Video Bus” seeks to “voice the voice- ryLink 8004 and 8504 in HD). Until then, check opensignalpdx.org and in their studio facility. less” by using video as a tool for so- for programming schedules and se- cial change. “FACE Productions” has Currently, Open Signal’s program- lected content.

(UNITY from page 7) About Adventist Health is dedicated to care innovations, clinical Adventist Health is a faith-based, not-for- research, health education and the support non-clinical staff on models of care profit integrated health care delivery sys- of community health. within behavioral health services. In tem serving communities in California, 2018, Unity Center will launch a pre- Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Our About Legacy Health ceptorship for Psychiatric and Mental workforce of 28,600 includes more than Legacy Health is Oregon’s only locally- Health Nurse Practitioners. 20,500 employees; 4,500 medical staff owned nonprofit health care organization physicians and 3,600 volunteers. Founded with nearly 12,000 employees serving you on Seventh-day Adventist health values, where you work, live and play. A compre- The Unity Center is a revolutionary New lobby at Unity Center Adventist Health provides compassionate hensive network of care providers from model for providing crisis mental care in 19 hospitals, more than 220 clinics more than 100 Legacy Medical Group health services because it spreads the collaboration between Adventist (hospital-based, rural health and physician primary care, specialty and urgent care cost and leverages the investment, the Health, Kaiser Permanente, Legacy clinics), 14 home care agencies, seven clinics to community-based and nationally expertise and the range of the human, Health and OHSU ultimately benefits hospice agencies and four joint-venture recognized hospitals, including Legacy technological and systemic resources human health and well-being, lower- retirement centers. Emanuel Medical Center, Randall Chil- of the major stakeholders to meet a ing costs in health care, law enforce- dren’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel, Lega- pressing need in the community. The ment, and the justice system. About Kaiser Permanente cy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Lega- Kaiser Permanente is committed to help- cy Meridian Park Medical Center, Legacy ing shape the future of health care. We are Mount Hood Medical Center, Legacy recognized as one of America’s leading Salmon Creek Medical Center and Lega- health care providers and nonprofit health cy Silverton Medical Center. Legacy pro- plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Perma- vides a vigorous research program at Leg- nente has a mission to provide high- acy Research Institute and extensive med- quality, affordable health care services ical testing at Legacy Laboratory Ser- and to improve the health of our members vices. and the communities we serve. We cur- rently serve more than 10 million mem- About OHSU bers in eight states and the District of Co- Oregon Health & Science University is lumbia, including more than 520,000 the state's only public academic health medical and 240,000 dental members in and research university. As one of Ore- Oregon and Southwest Washington. Care gon's largest employers with more than for members and patients is focused on 14,600 employees, OHSU's size contrib- their total health and guided by their per- utes to its ability to provide many services sonal physicians, dentists, specialists and and community support not found any- team of caregivers. Our expert and caring where else in the state. OHSU serves pa- medical and dental teams are empowered tients from every corner of Oregon and is and supported by industry-leading tech- a conduit for learning for more than 4,400 nology advances and tools for health pro- students and trainees. OHSU is the source motion, disease prevention, state-of-the- of more than 200 community outreach art care delivery and world-class chronic programs that bring health and education disease management. Kaiser Permanente services to each county in the state.

(RANDALL, from page 5) a scientific and educational associa- tion of surgeons that was founded in day, 7 days a week and meet addi- 1913 to improve the quality of care tional standards of a Level 1 trau- for the surgical patient by setting high ma center. standards for surgical education and • Dedicated trauma social worker practice. Longstanding achievements and trauma-credentialed nurses. have placed the ACS in the forefront • Commitment to partner with hos- of American surgery and have made it pitals throughout the state to im- an important advocate for all surgical prove the care of injured children patients. in their communities, as well as at the Level 1 trauma center. Randall Children’s Hospital is one of • The highest level of staffing, Oregon’s largest providers of pediat- skills, and facilities to provide ric inpatient and trauma services and pediatric trauma care to injured is part of Legacy Health’s seven- patients. hospital system. Randall Children's • Performance improvement efforts Hospital opened its new nine-story, to ensure that each patient experi- 165-bed home in Portland in February ences the best possible outcome 2012. With a medical staff of more by providing a continuum of care than 600 physicians, including pediat- from the emergency department ric medical and surgical specialists, to our inpatient rehabilitation pro- sub-specialists, hospitalists and com- gram, the only program of its kind munity pediatricians the hospital re- in the state of Oregon. ceives over 100,000 patient visits per The American College of Surgeons is year. 11

Community Events Entertainment/Events Matt Dishman Community Center 77 NE Knott St, 503-823-3673 Land Use and Transportation Commit- Union Knott Gallery https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/ tee (LUTC) Meeting Presents: Lisa Bauso April 3-29 St. Philip the Deacon Church, 120 NE 2726 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Open Signal Knott St 971-207-1231 By Appointment 2766 NE MLK Jr Blvd , 503-288-1515 7:00pm Mondays—April 9, May 14, opensignalpdx.org June 11 PICA Meta Gala April 27 Secret Society Ballroom and Lounge Neighborhood Association Meeting 15 NE Hancock St 116 NE Russell St St. Philip the Deacon Church, 120 NE pica.org, 503-242-1419 secretsociety.net, 503-493-3600 Knott St 6:30pm Mondays— April 16, May 21, 10th Annual Eliot Neighborhood Clean The Waypost June 18 Up and Litter Pick Up 3120 N Williams Ave May 19 10am-2pm thewaypost.com, 503-367-3182 Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods Legacy Emanuel parking lot at Graham 4815 NE 7th Ave and Williams (120 N Knott) White Eagle 836 N Russell St Meetings/events- www.necoalition.org, Good in the Hood June 22-24 mcmenamins.com/WhiteEagle, 503-282- 503.388.5004 Parade June 23 11am-1pm Lillis Albina 6810  Safety and Livability Meeting— Park N Russell and N Flint 6:30pm, 3rd Monday of month goodnthehood.org Wonder Ballroom 128 NE Russell St  NECN Board Meetings—6:30pm, 3rd Juneteenth—June 16-17 wonderballroom.com, 503-284-8686 Tuesday of month N Williams & N Russell-Legacy Emanuel Field  Community Police Relations Commit- https://www.facebook.com/ Recurring Events tee—5:30pm, 3rd Wednesday of events/481545172226862/ Tuesdays— 7pm Trivia at The Waypost month Wednesday— Karaoke at The Waypost North Coast Seed Studios Monday through Friday—7am and 6pm  NECN Land Use Transportation Com- Open House and Fine Art & Crafts Sale Tai Chi at Shellmire Unlimited 3311 NE mittee—7:00pm, 4th Wednesday of June 30th, 4-10pm MLK Jr. Blvd. Ste. 104 month 2127 N Albina Ave pdxseedstudios.com Did we miss something? Email [email protected] to sub- Lloydean Presents Art Gallery mit something for the next edition 2728 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd lloydeanpresents.com, 503-951-8234

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