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Your Neighborhood News Source October Created and Powered by the Love of Community 2020 southeastexaminer.com Our 31st Year Vol 31 No 10 Portland, OR Police Oversight Measure on Ballot

By Don MacGillivray

A plea for police accountability has came the first Black woman to be elected been the root cause of the nightly unrest in to the Portland City Council. As a longtime the streets of Portland. Demonstrators want community organizer and former state police reform so that people of color and lawmaker, her paramount priority has been disadvantaged citizens are treated appro- a reform of the Portland Police Bureau priately and with respect. (PPB). Safety from police coercion and mis- Commissioner Hardesty and Mayor conduct requires an accountable indepen- Wheeler have had a problematic relation- dent, citizen empowered police oversight ship over police matters, but last spring to- system. Even though Portland has strug- gether they agreed to reduce the Portland gled for two generations to create a satis- Police budget by $15 million. factory system of oversight, this remains a On September 2, three volunteer work in progress. members of the Citizen Review Com- The organizations working for police mittee (CRC), the city’s 11-person police reform want to limit the size and scope of oversight board, resigned because Port- our police force, reinvest in our communi- land’s system of police accountability is ties, find alternatives to policing and re- inadequate. Equalizing the Future: Measure 26-214 duce punishments for non-violent offenses. This June, the Independent Police In July, Portland City Council unani- Review (IPR) division received more mously voted to put a City Charter amend- than 600 complaints about police conduct By Nancy Tannler ment, Measure 26-217, on the November and more complaints continue to flood in 3 ballot. It will authorize a new, indepen- dwarfing the total number of complaints Voters in Multnomah County will de- At a Zoom meeting, Vega Pederson dent community police oversight board to received in 2018. cide on Preschool for All, Ballot Measure responded to the most pertinent question, investigate complaints about Portland’s Volunteers on the CRC that try to 26-214 in November. Multnomah County “Why does this matter,” especially if a per- sworn police employees and recommend hold the police accountable have found the Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson, Dis- son doesn’t have children. appropriate practices and policies to ad- chaos of this summer’s nightly demonstra- trict 3, championed this cause along with She related it to her own personal dress the concerns of the community. tions has made police oversight practicably her staff and other organizations. experience. Vega Pederson is of Mexican- The Measure will comply with the impossible. “This measure is the culmination of American heritage and she witnessed how City’s obligations under the Public Em- Portland’s 35 year old police over- eight years of dedicated work and advoca- difficult it was for her mother to pursue a ployees Collective Bargaining Act and sight system is complicated, controversial cy by members of our community,” Vega career after she had children, especially other state laws by adopting and imple- and frustrating for everyone. Pederson said. since there were limited preschool options. menting new City ordinances within the Between 1982 and 2001, there was There are 60 programs across the It is a matter of fact that the early next two years. the Police Internal Investigations Auditing country that have invested in large-scale, years of a child’s life are crucial for social, Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is Committee (PIIAC), consisting of three publicly funded preschool programs. Her emotional and cognitive development. the primary author of this new proposal to City Council members that utilized an ad- hope is that Multnomah County will be the Economists estimate that the rate of return address this old issue of police account- visory committee made up of police staff next jurisdiction to step up for children and for funding high-quality preschool ranges ability. and citizen volunteers. They considered families. between $7 and $10 for every dollar in- For many years, Portland’s minority appeals of the decisions from police In- continued on page 10 populations have complained that Port- ternal Affairs (IA). Under this system, the land’s abusive system allows the police to Chief of Police was allowed to overrule the act with impunity towards those popula- decisions of City Council, thereby protect- tions. Demands for accountability, trans- ing officers from sanctions. Mayoral, City Commissioner Races parency and public awareness of police In today’s system the IPR receives dereliction have grown with the nightly police accountability complaints, conducts demonstrations of Black Lives Matter and a preliminary investigation and, if neces- By Midge Pierce their supporters. sary, sends complaints to police IA. In 2018, Commissioner Hardesty be- Police IA researches the facts and The November ballot will include mands that often devolved into violence. gathers officer testimony to make judg- two City Council positions with run-offs Given turmoil and pandemic, Wheel- ments and policy recommendations to the against Portland’s Mayor Wheeler and er is asking for time to deliver on his “deep PPB and City Council. The IPR is an in- Commissioner Eudaly. commitment” to structural reform. He and dependent agency under the Office of the As violence, crime and houseless- Iannarone face a write-in candidate, Black City Auditor that is autonomous and inde- ness rise and confidence in Portland gov- Lives Matter activist and founder of Don’t pendent from the PPB. ernance has decreased, incumbent Mayor Shoot Portland, Teressa Raiford. If there are complaints about the Ted Wheeler has been challenged by activ- Incumbent Council member Chloe judgments, they go to the CRC, a volunteer ist Sarah Iannarone. Eudaly faces heavy criticism about turn- board appointed by City Council that hears A self-described anti-fascist, Iann- over in the Office of Community and Civic appeals, gathers community concerns, rec- arone has blasted Wheeler for failing to Life (OCCL), which she renamed from ommends policy changes and reports their hand off oversight of the Portland Police the Office of Neighborhood Involvement findings to both the IPR and the PPB. Bureau (PPB) and not yielding more fully (ONI). She has widespread support from Their decisions are referred to City to defund police during 100+ nights of de- renters and the marginalized. continued on page 2 continued on page 4

MORE BALLOT MEASURES HAWTHORNE PAVE AND PAINT A&E

Legalizing Psilocybin PBOT Releases Options Milagro Theatre Measure 109 seeks to create a program to PBOT has released an alternatives evalu- Milagro Theatre takes two shows on virtu- administer psilocybin-producing mush- ation with four options analyzed to meet al tour, partnering with other city theatres. rooms and fungi. PAGE 2 project goals. PAGE 3 PAGE 12 Library Levy Portland Black Music Expo Multnomah County Library looks to secure Neighborhood Notes Plenty of music, panel discussions and a $387 million. PAGE 2 Five Neighborhood Associations provide Sunday Gospel Sermon. PAGE 12 Portland Parks & Recreation Levy updates from monthly meetings, including Movie Madness Express Levy proposed to provide more non-fee widespread discussion about Hawthorne The Portland institution’s service helps you funding for PP&R. PAGE 10 Pave and Paint. PAGES 14-15 reserve movies from your home. PAGE 13 2 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 Legalizing Psilocybin Library Seeks Levy for New Building and Expansions By Jack Rubinger

Oregonians will vote on OHA would set psilocybin tical interventions. By Midge Pierce whether to legalize psilocybin in dosage standards and labeling “Psilocybin, if used under November. Psilocybin is a natu- and packaging rules. medical supervision, is a promis- Multnomah County Library venience store, library spokesper- rally occurring psychedelic com- The Southeast Examiner ing alternative to ease treatment officials are forging ahead with a son Shawn Cunningham says its pound produced by more than spoke to two SE residents who resistant depression and severe measure on the November ballot “space deficit” clearly illustrates 200 species of mushrooms. expressed opinions on the poten- cases of PTSD,” said Sheila during a time when household the need for expansion. Oregon Measure 109, the tial use of psilocybin. Hamilton, CEO, Beyond Well finances have already been im- With only 4,259 square feet Psilocybin Program Initiative, is “In 30+ years of working in Solutions. pacted by the pandemic. of public space, Belmont has had on the ballot in Oregon as an ini- and around public psychiatric and Oregon Measure 109 has They say the measure is to deny up to 70 percent of re- tiated state statute in this Novem- addiction treatment, I’ve never been endorsed by organizations more important than ever with quests for its free public meeting ber’s election. Proponents refer heard a licensed clinician – or such as Oregon ACLU, The COVID-19 social distancing, vir- space and has turned away young to the measure as the Psilocybin anyone – say their client needed Democratic Party of Oregon, the tual learning resource demands children during its capacity-filled Services Act. psilocybin,” said Portland thera- Black Resilience Fund and Cas- and growing economic inequities. story hours. Measure 109 would cre- pist Jason Renaud. cade AIDS Projects and many po- Ballot Measure 26-211 is Over the past year, Belmont ate a program for administering “I’ve never experimented litical leaders and citizens. mostly targeted for a new, 95,000 Library had more than 230,000 psilocybin-producing mushrooms with ‘shrooms personally,” said Measure 109 would allow square foot flagship library in visits, hosted 862 programs and and fungi, to individuals aged 21 Chris Mosteller, Student Trans- cities and counties to place ref- East County, similar in size to the filled more holds than any other years or older. pacific Education Program, “but erendums on local ballots to pro- downtown Central Library. library in the county. It is current- People would be allowed to if they’re hallucinogenic, I would hibit or allow psilocybin-product The expansion of SE’s Bel- ly open with a table for holds-on- purchase, possess and consume think it would be good to keep manufacturers or psilocybin ser- mont Library is part of the plan ly. Book returns are taken through them at a service center and under those illegal, but marijuana was vice centers within their jurisdic- that includes renovating six other a slot on the building’s Yamhill the supervision of a service facili- demonized unfairly so maybe tions. branch libraries, adding gigabit side. tator after undergoing a prepara- ‘shrooms are getting the same un- “If this proposed measure speed internet to all libraries, cre- Cunningham indicates that, tion session. fair treatment. ultimately is approved, the Ore- ating a central materials handling for the foreseeable future, Bel- Under Measure 109, the “The only thing I wouldn’t gon Health Authority would need and distribution center to increase mont may be unsuited for service Oregon Health Authority (OHA) like is the effect legalizing it to create a new program to imple- efficiency, repainting and furni- beyond hold pick-ups. He as- would determine who is eligible would have on the community ment the work required of the ture replacement. sures, however, that it will remain to be licensed as a facilitator, de- and the Portland image.” agency,” said Jonathan Modie, What it will not do is pro- a secure drop-off spot for Novem- termine what qualifications, edu- “Two-thirds of Americans Oregon Health Authority. “OHA vide immediate re-openings and ber election ballots. cation, training, and exams are now report psychological dis- does not have a particular posi- access in the near future. The past six months of needed, and create a code of pro- tress. Many people cannot toler- tion on this proposed measure.” While frequent users sup- semi-lockdown have presented fessional conduct for facilitators. ate traditional psycho pharmaceu- port improvements outlined by Multnomah County Library with the levy, property owners who difficult transitions. After they bear the brunt of the cost and indicated it could not support the renters who fear landlords might library’s 600 person workforce Police Oversight Measure use it to raise their rents have both indefinitely, it floated a plan to expressed concerns about its im- layoff some 80 positions during pact, especially at this time. the pandemic. from page 1 The public input process The library union, AFSC- transpired in 2016 when the ME local 88, balked. The library Council for final adjudication. rights. banning choke holds; HB-4205, economy was more robust. The then promised no union staff Their purpose is to improve po- The Portland City Auditor, requiring officers to report officer measure is intended to secure ap- would lose jobs and all youth li- lice accountability as well as to Mary Hull Caballero, oversees misconduct; HB-4207, creating a proximately $387 million, down brarians would be retained. increase the public’s confidence the current police oversight sys- database to track suspensions and from $400 million. To avoid significant layoffs, in the PPB. tem and is a critic of the newly- revocations; HB-4208, banning The cost to property owners all but 26 positions are being re- In the current system, the drafted ballot measure. She un- tear gas; and SB-1604, easing the would be between $61 and $68 assigned to work that includes the Portland Police Chief and the derstands the pros and cons of the discipline of officers. per $1000 of assessed property county’s pandemic response ef- Mayor, as the city’s police com- existing system and believes that The new Joint Commit- value. Multnomah County Li- forts, according to spokespeople. missioner, decide whether offi- the goals of the proponents are tee on Transparent Policing and brary says that based on a median The library says it is refo- cers are disciplined for cases of unrealistic. Use of Force Reform is meeting assessed value of approximately cusing priorities to serve those misconduct. However, an arbi- If passed, the ballot mea- through the end of year to prepare $199,000, the annual per home most deeply affected by COV- trator from the police union can sure would begin a long process additional legislation for the 2021 cost will be $134. Property own- ID-19 by adding services to sup- overturn their decisions, if ap- to change city codes, state laws legislative session. With mean- ers can review their assessments port remote learners, educators, pealed. and the Portland Police Associa- ingful community engagement, and determine what it will actu- job seekers and disadvantaged Advocates for a new in- tion’s labor contract. the work to dismantle racism and ally cost them. communities. dependent oversight board hope This summer, the Oregon strengthen police accountability A frequent complaint is that Library fines, considered a that it would be able to investi- Legislature began work on fur- continues through updating Or- estimates do not factor in the ris- usage barrier for many patrons, gate complaints against police, ther regulation of police issues egon laws. ing value of assessed property were forgiven earlier this year. the deaths of people in police cus- and passed the following police that increases the hit to individual That move cost the system some tody, the use of deadly force and reform laws: HB-4201, creating pockets. $500,000 a year. officer caused injuries as well as the Joint Committee on Trans- Extensive information Library officials contend “This has been a time of cases of alleged discrimination parent Policing and Use of Force about the Portland’s system of po- the justification is solid. SE’s Bel- much uncertainty,” said Cunning- and violations of constitutional Reform; HB-4203 and HB-4301 lice oversight is available on the mont is one of the busiest librar- ham. “We’re working hard to be City of Portland Auditor’s web- ies in Multnomah County. It is flexible and nimble, so that the li- site under “Police Review” and also one of the smallest. Describ- brary emerges from this moment at Portland Copwatch.org. ing it as barely bigger than a con- better equipped to serve our com- munity in all the ways it needs, far into the future.”

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1020 SE 7th Ave #14313, Portland, OR 97293 503.254.7550 [email protected] southeastexaminer.com 2020 The Southeast Examiner THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 3 PBOT Releases Alternatives Evaluation for Hawthorne Pave and Paint Insuring your life helps By Kris McDowell protect their In early September, on the heels of public input and techni- future. cal analysis, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) re- leased an alternatives evaluation for the Hawthorne Pave and Paint Locke Insurance Agcy Inc It can also provide for today. Project. Mariko Locke ChFC, Agent I’ll show you how a life The evaluation identified 5048A SE Hawthorne Blvd insurance policy with living three alternatives subject to fur- Portland, OR 97215 Bus: 503-232-2444 benefits can help your family ther evaluation. The full, 22-page with both long-term and document can be accessed at bit. short-term needs. ly/PBOTAlternativesEvaluation. GET TO A BETTER STATE.® What follows is a brief look CALL ME TODAY. at the options and how they were analyzed. Alternative 1: This option maintains the existing lane con- figurations: four travel lanes west of Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. and three travel lanes east of it. On- State Farm Life Insurance Company (Not licensed in MA, NY or WI) street parking would be included State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Company (Licensed in NY and WI) Bloomington, IL on both sides of the street. 1203087.1 Alternative 2: In this sce- nario, the entire span of the project scope on Hawthorne Blvd. (22nd Ave. to Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.) would offer three travel lanes so that west of Chavez would be the same as east of Chavez currently is. On-street parking would be in- cluded for both sides of the street. Alternative 3: This is bro- ken down into sub-options A and B. Both would have two general lanes and two bike lanes however in option A, bike lanes would be “buffered” while in option B, bike lanes would be “parking protect- Rendering of Alternative 1 ed.” There would not be a center turn lane and on-street parking on both sides would be significantly reduced to accommodate bike lanes at crossings. During PBOT’s technical analysis, they evaluated these al- ternatives by looking at the ben- efits and impacts of four project goals: Improve Traffic Safety – Reduce crashes and 10+ mph speeding, minimize impacts on Neighborhood Greenways, im- prove pedestrian crossing safety. Hawthorne is one of the most dangerous streets in the city and the design that is ultimately chosen must improve the safety Rendering of Alternative 2 of the street for all users. Support Hawthorne’s Main Street Function – Add en- hanced crossings for pedestrian/ bicyclists, retain on-street park- ing, minimize impacts to and add bike/scooter parking, allow ac- cess and ease of loading/deliver- ies for businesses, opportunities for landscaping/placemaking. Hawthorne is one of Port- land’s iconic main streets and a destination for residents of and visitors to Portland. Connect People To and From Hawthorne – Improves pedestrian/bicyclist access, mini- mize impacts to transit speed/ reliability, minimize impacts to travel time for drivers. In addition to being a main street, Hawthorne is a major cor- ridor for people traveling through the neighborhood or accessing it Rendering of Alternatives 3A and 3B from other parts of the city, in- cluding the frequent Line 14 bus ered in this area: Will it advance and community stakeholders connecting the Lents neighbor- equity and address structural rac- through webinars and an online hood to downtown Portland. ism? Will it reduce carbon emis- survey. Support Citywide Goals – sions? They expect to provide a Advance equity, address structur- During the month of Sep- decision in the October-Novem- al racism, possible carbon emis- tember, PBOT continued to solic- ber time frame and maintain the sion reduction. it input from businesses, individ- planned start of paving in sum- Two questions were consid- uals, neighborhood associations mer 2021. 4 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 Mayoral and City Commissioner Races from page 1

Her challenger, Mingus He says he’s made signifi- Recently, she defended Mapps, once worked at ONI as cant progress in preventing evic- against accusations that she has a community outreach organizer tions and sheltering homeless el- not condemned nightly violence. with a reputation for coalition derly and families and now plans In a letter to The Orego- building. to focus on chronic homelessness, nian, she wrote “police brutality All four candidates seem to mental health and drug abuse. has sparked 100 days of mostly- concur that, in its present form, Given that, due to CO- peaceful protests demanding Portland’s government is not VID-19, more Portlanders could change.” working. lose homes, his supporters em- Regarding homelessness, Here is a look at the candi- phasize the need for continuity to Iannarone denounces dispropor- dates based on answers to ques- mitigate crises. tionate use of force on the house- tions from The Southeast Exam- Regarding climate, he sup- less who “just want to lay their iner: ports the transition to 100 percent head down at night and sleep in renewable energy by 2050. He peace.” Ted Wheeler, Incumbent for hails youth activists for providing Regarding accusations that Mayor (tedwheeler.com) invaluable input to his Climate she is too radical she said “...If Despite claiming strides on Emergency declaration. housing our people, making sure homelessness, housing affordabil- As for Portland’s Commis- they have healthy food, clear air ity and support for greater police sion-form of governance, Wheel- to breathe, a reliable bus to ride, anti-bias and de-escalation train- er says he wants to be the last safe streets to walk, if those things ing, Wheeler’s past few months Mayor serving in our “antiquated are radical, that makes me laugh.” have been co-opted by crossfire and inefficient form of govern- Iannarone calls herself a between demonstrators, vigilan- ment” and applauds restructuring working class mom who put her- tes, owners of damaged property through a racial and social justice self through graduate school to and Trump twitter storms. equity lens. learn how to make Portland the To the criticism that he is His role in passage of the best it can be. Ted Wheeler photo by Mayor Wheeler’s Office ineffective in enacting reforms, Residential Infill Project (RIP) With the City on what she he admits there is much work to garnered support from the Ore- calls the verge of “greatness or do to implement overdue struc- gon League of Conservation Vot- continued decline,” her solution tural change. ers that was expected to endorse is to shift power from city gov- “I unequivocally believe his competitor. ernment and mainstream organi- Black Lives Matter, fully recog- Wheeler is the first incum- zations to frontline communities. nize disparities in our policing bent mayor to seek a second term Her plans include conven- and criminal justice system, and in decades. ing an Intergenerational Summit strongly believe we must con- to tackle climate change by 2030, tinue to change how we do polic- Mayoral Challenger Sarah along with transit access, gentrifi- ing,” he said. Iannarone (sarah2020.com) cation and displacement. Among Wheeler’s ac- Sarah Iannarone’s platform Her other ideas include complishments are the Portland includes a Green New Deal and turning golf courses into mixed Committee on Community-En- making the City a leader in eq- income housing, treating broad- gaged Policing to increase PPB uity and racial justice by building band as a public utility and estab- accountability, creating the PS3 healthy neighborhoods without lishing a city-owned, municipal (Public Safety Support Special- displacement and keeping people bank. ist) program for unarmed re- safe without biased policing. sponse to non-emergency calls Climate, housing and in- Incumbent Commissioner and increased funding for PPB’s equality are the core of her cam- Chloe Eudaly (votechloe.com) Behavioral Health Unit to address paign, she says. She calls the May’s tight race for Coun- those in crisis on Portland streets. Portland Clean Energy Fund one cil Position Four left incumbent He supports points in the of the world’s most groundbreak- Chloe Eudaly facing off against Reimagine Oregon Project that ing climate justice programs that community organizer and former include local investment in com- would lift up under served com- OCCL staffer Mingus Mapps, munities of color, public safety munities in East Portland. after former Mayor Sam Adams programs and bans on choke While she has never served conceded defeat. holds and teargas. in public office, Iannarone has Eudaly, who oversees both Wheeler faces the unenvi- been a community activist who the Bureau of Transportation as able task of navigating a pandem- frequents Portland protests. She well as OCCL, plans to continue ic and what he calls two distinct rejects the concept that Portland her work on housing and tenant movements: the peaceful protes- is a city divided, calling it instead protections. She seeks to decrease tors he supports and a smaller a city united in which 75 percent discrimination barriers and create group of violent agitators he says support Black Lives Matter de- more home ownership opportuni- are “driving division, encourag- mands. ties for low income households. ing hate and stoking unrest.” She supports programs like Her supporters consider her Wheeler says he’s doubled Portland Street Response, a non- a champion for renter rights, af- shelter capacity, saved over 7,000 police, first response to street cri- fordability and accessibility. The high risk households from house- ses proposed by Street Roots and rent crisis was a major driver of Sarah Iannarone photo by Amy Rathfelder lessness and helped some 6,000 calls for the city to “stop throwing people into transitional housing. good money after bad.” continued on page 18 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 5 Travel the Globe with The Chicken Soup Manifesto

By Kris McDowell

Portland’s Jenn Louis re- leased her third cookbook in September, The Chicken Soup Manifesto: Recipes From Around the World. The 240-page book is divided by country, taking read- ers and cooks to all corners of the globe – Africa to the Americas, Asia to Europe – with recipes that invoke a sense of the place they came from. Louis grew up east of Los Angeles and came to Portland to attend Western Culinary Institute after learning how to cook by tak- ing a job at North Carolina Out- ward Bound School. She had visited Portland between high school and college and recalls, “Oregon was the pret- tiest place ever.” She stayed in Portland after graduation, owning and operating three restaurants and a catering business. While on a trip to San Di- ego a few years ago, Louis found herself “sick, really sick” and wondering how she was going to get through the trip home. don’t live on a coast where fish organic chicken. She texted her sister, also would be common. During the current pandem- a Portlander, and upon arrival Louis has been fortunate ic, many people have been forced home, was welcomed by a pot of to have been able to travel ex- to cook more at home, something chicken soup sitting on her porch tensively and has tried to meet Louis feels is “so cool.” her sister had prepared. up with locals wherever she has Those who may be new to A DÍA DE MUERTOS VIRTUAL PRODUCTION She said, “I literally ate gone to talk about their version of cooking, or cooking so much, Coming November 2020 three bowls of warm soup.” The chicken soup. may be looking for inspiration, soup, based on their family’s She talked to a neighbor and the beautifully photographed Eastern European and Jewish her- who grew up in Iran and reached bowls of soup that accompany itage, didn’t cure what was ailing out to friends to discuss the cul- the recipes may provide just the her, but she felt substantially bet- tural chicken soup from where boost needed. ter and she started to think about they came from. When think- It doesn’t hurt that the cal- the prevalence of chicken soup in ing about organizing the recipes endar has turned to fall and a its vast iterations across cultures. in the book she said, “I really hot bowl of soup fits the cooler Besides the curative proper- wanted it to be a documentary. To weather the shorter days bring. ties of chicken soup many people show the similarities that we all Home-cooked food is not have experienced during bouts of have.” just nourishment, it can feed the sickness, chickens are something Some of the recipes use a soul as well. “Mealtime is qual- most of the world have in com- whole chicken while other use ity time to spend together,” says mon. specific parts; just the breast or Louis. They are fairly inexpensive, the legs and thighs. She found The Multnomah County Li- BLAST OFF many people raise their own and that prices on chicken can vary brary does not currently have the A young girl, with her imaginary friend, Ellen Ochoa, according to Louis, they are the widely, so she recommends look- book, but it can be purchased at joins the science club despite many obstacles. most neutral animal protein, even ing around. As a place to start, jennlouis.com or locally at book- more so than fish. They are also she said that Trader Joe’s tends to stores like Powell’s and Broad- Touring virtually through June of 2021 more accessible for people who have good prices on natural and way Books.

Claim Your IRS Stimulus Check

By Kris McDowell

The IRS is urging the near- ready filed their 2019 tax returns, tion to the IRS: full name, cur- ly nine million people in the US the IRS used that information to rent mailing address and an email (131,647 in Oregon) who have calculate the payment amount address; date of birth and valid not yet received their $1,200 and deposited the funds directly Social Security number; bank ac- stimulus check to claim it by into the same banking account re- count number, type and routing HUÍNCA Thursday, October 15. flected on the return filed. number. A chorus of ancient Araucaria trees shares the true Letters were mailed mid- The guidelines for the Eco- If you have one, include story of Chilean Mapuches fighting for ancestral land. September to people who haven’t nomic Impact Payment allowed your Identity Protection Personal In Association with Teatros Unidos filed a tax return for either 2018 tax filers with adjusted gross in- Identification Number (IP PIN) Touring virtually October – December 2020 or 2019 and are the final stage come up to $75,000 for individu- you received from the IRS earlier Ingenio /ēn ‘he nē oh/: An international of the IRS’s outreach and public als and up to $150,000 for mar- this year; driver’s license or state- Latino play & play development program awareness campaign. ried couples filing joint returns to issued ID. Some people may not real- receive the full payment. People with qualifying chil- Digital Presentations Sep 25 – Oct 4 ize they can claim this stimulus For filers with income dren need to provide the child’s money while others may not un- above those amounts, the pay- name, Social Security number or derstand how to request it. People ment amount was reduced by $5 Adoption Taxpayer Identification in this group may not typically for each $100 above the $75,000 Number and their relationship to file a federal income tax return, or $150,000 thresholds. Single you or your spouse. may not have earned any income filers with income exceeding Join the community or may not have filed taxes in $99,000 and $198,000 for joint Go to irs.gov and click on years. filers with no children were not Get My Economic Impact Pay- online at milagro.org Most eligible taxpayers au- eligible. ment to get started. The site in- tomatically received their $1,200 If you have not received cludes a FAQ section that ad- 503.236.7253 Economic Impact Payment in your stimulus check, you need to dresses payment status, missing April. For people who had al- provide the following informa- payments and more. 6 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 Cn Community News Portland Printer Receives October Recycling Tips

Arts Award By Bonita Davis, SE Resident hours clocked and over 72,620 and Master Recycler technology devices granted to By Midge Pierce schools, individuals, non-profits and other organizations. To date, “Serendipity!” That’s how Of particular interest to lo- Spotting my laptop open on over 10,000 computers have been SE artist, entrepreneur and com- cal history buffs is his porcelain the dining room table, my friend granted to volunteers and stu- munity volunteer John Laursen, a enamel depiction at 2014 SE 11th Shelley shared that she had four dents in exchange for community winner of this year’s Governor’s St. of Stephen’s Addition, the laptops at home that needed to be service. Arts Award, describes his career Eastside’s first non-native settle- either donated or discarded. They Recently, COVID-19 and that began with a broken printing ment by a seminal figure who remain stashed on a shelf because the poor air quality that resulted press. His work now spans five launched ferry service connecting she didn’t know how to securely from the wildfires, have made it decades of typography, design, the East and West banks of the delete data and/or remove the necessary to adapt operations. writing, editing for historical in- Willamette River. hard-drive. The store is now online, tech sup- terpretive displays. At his Press-22 studio, Spontaneously, we remem- port is available by phone and Laursen says he bought the Laursen has produced some 200 Photo by Aaron Johanson bered a great resource for used email, and information on op- press 50 years ago from a church books including the award-win- electronics and laughed as we portunities to contribute money at SE 9th and Pine St., to repair it ning Wild Beauty: Photographs blurted out in unison, “FREE to support their mission and sub- so he could print anti-war leaflets of the Columbia River Gorge, A Reed College Political GEEK!” Shelley started men- scribe to the newsletter are a click in his basement. En route home, 1867-1957. He is a recipient of Science graduate who stayed to tally collecting all her unused away at freegeek.org. Volunteer- he picked up a hitchhiker who the Stewart H. Holbrook Literary establish a home and business in tech gear, excited to donate her ing is closed at this time. had permission to publish a cal- Legacy Award for “defining the Portland, he has been active in electronics, and I went for more Regarding donating tech, ligraphed version of a book by public face” of literature in Or- Mt. Tabor reservoir preservation, information. the solution Shelley was seeking, Beat poet (and Pulitzer Prize win- egon for decades. civic boards and founding of the Going to their excellent Free Geek now has limited public ner) Gary Snyder. Laursen says his career arc Northwest Photography Archive. and frequently updated website, drop-offs on the NE side of their The chance encounter kick- expanded from putting words on To celebrate his 50-year ca- I learned Free Geek’s mission is facility. Participants are asked to started his design and production paper to putting words into stone, reer, Laursen had planned an An- “to sustainably reuse technology, unload items, wear face coverings of books of poetry, art, history bronze, steel, granite and porce- niversary party. Then, COVID-19 enable digital access and provide and maintain physical distancing. and photography and commis- lain enamel. hit. education to create a community Current times are Wednesday– sions for text-based public art. His ongoing project is com- “The Governor’s Arts that empowers people to realize Saturday 11 am-1 pm and 3-5 pm. His projects have ranged piling a photographic history of Award is far more rewarding their potential.” If you are a business or have from typographic design for the Northwest Native Americans, than any celebration I could have In other words, they “divert a large number of computers, ad- Oregon Holocaust Memorial and a process Laursen says delved imagined,” he said. “I never ex- technology that would otherwise ditional options are available. The the Walk of the Heroines at Port- deeply into the havoc wrought by pected this.” be recycled or thrown away, re- website details what items they land State to the zoo transit sta- white settlers on the region’s First Laursen is one of two Port- furbish it, and give it back to our do and do not take, how to prep tion and the entryway to Mt. Ta- People, and more than once has landers to receive the state’s high- community at no or low cost.” your donation and information on bor neighborhood brought him to tears. est arts honor this year. How great is that? their data security process used Located at 1731 SE 10th with laptops, desktops, smart- Ave., Free Geek is a non-profit phones, tablets and other devices with an amazing list of accom- containing personal data. It is al- Kitchen Share Reopens plishments. Stepping up to make ways wise to check the website a difference, Free Geek appeared before you go. Kitchen share, a network of tool exchange set up and are re- sandwich boards will be out and at a public Earth Day 2000 event Free Geek is a participant kitchen tool libraries dedicated to quiring online reservations for the door will be propped open. and by September, they had in the Oregon E-Cycles program promoting sustainability, equity the tools they offer. Borrowed Anyone over the age of 18 opened their 10th Ave. facility that guarantees convenient re- and self-sufficiency for residents items, which range from cook- who lives in Portland may bor- for a recycling and reuse drop off cycling of computers, monitors, of Portland, reopened on a trial ware to preserving and canning, row items from Kitchen Share. A center for electronic waste. TVs, printers, keyboards and basis in September. will be available one week at a one-time registration fee of $10- Since then, they have in- mice for Oregonians and small After many months away, time, Saturday to Saturday. $30 is recommended, but no one volved some 150,000 individu- businesses. the organization has modified Kitchen Share is located is turned away for lack of funds. als from the community and Did you know that it is actu- its operations to be respectful of in the NE corner of St. David of enlisted the help of more than ally illegal to dispose of comput- their volunteers and patrons. Wales Episcopal Church, 2800 Visit kitchenshare.org for 35,000 volunteers and expanded ers, monitors and TVs in the gar- Like many businesses, they SE Harrison St. During open more information or to request a into a 22,000 square facility that bage, at the landfill or at transfer have established a zero-contact hours, Saturdays 10:30 am-Noon, membership. has served as a space for classes, station (unless to recycle)? training, outreach, donations and Go to oregon.gov/DEQ/ materials reuse and recycling. ecycles for more information An astounding 1.3 million about the program and what elec- items have been diverted from tronic devices you can recycle for PBOT Seeks Public Input on E-Scooters the landfill, 900,000 volunteer free at a location near you.

In September the Portland prove the system and increase downtown; most trips were just Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) ridership, to City Council in Oc- over a mile in distance and took Eviction Protection Extended released recommendations for tober. less than 14 minutes; and when a permanent electric scooter (e- PBOT has created a survey bike lanes were available, many scooter) system once the current to gather public input. Voice your e-scooter riders used it instead of Oregon’s eviction ban year. e-scooter program ends this De- thoughts on the program by com- riding on the sidewalk. originally set to expire on Sep- Through January 8, 2021, cember. pleting an input survey at bit.ly/ tember 30, has been extended by renters in Multnomah County They will present their rec- PBOTescooterSurvey. E-scooter data can be ex- the Multnomah County Board of cannot be evicted for failing to ommendations, including consid- The PBOT analysis of e- plored at bit.ly/escooterData and Commissioners who approved pay their rent. The six-month ering long-term contracts with a scooter usage found that 68 per- PBOT’s full report can be found an extension for County residen- grace period for repayment will limited set of companies to im- cent of trips started and ended at bit.ly/escooterReport. tial renters through the end of the now begin January 8, 2021.

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AWAY DAYS BREWING $1 PINT – Away Days Brewing Co., 1516 SE 10th Ave., is encouraging people to register to vote. Through Sun- day, October 18, show proof of voter registration and for $1, receive a LWV Provides Election Information 20-oz pint of People’s Pint, an Away Days branded glass and stickers. Verify you’re registered to vote or sign up to vote on the State of Or- The League of Women Vot- egon and Multnomah County bal- A complete online voting egon My Vote website, bit.ly/OregonMyVote. ers of Portland (LWV) is prepar- lot measures. guide is available with candi- ing balanced, nonpartisan infor- Printed copies of the Gen- dates’ answers to questions and CHALLENGE TO RESET HEALTHY HABITS – Fulcrum Fitness mation on the November General eral Election Voters Guide will be ballot measure pros and cons. is offering a six-week challenge taking place October 5-November 13 Election that will be available in available at 11 New Seasons Gro- The website has links to for people interested in reclaiming healthy habits. Weekly talks, fo- early October online and in print. cery stores and at the Multnomah recorded interviews with candi- rums and workouts will provide skills to form habits, nutrition and The information will cover County Elections offices, 1140 dates running for office and voter recovery and connection with professionals and community. Cost: $5 candidates seeking federal, state SE Morrison St. and the online forums with candidates and four Fulcrum Fitness members, $45-$95 non-members. Visit fulcrumfit- and local offices as well as- Or portal is at lwvpdx.org/vote. local ballot measures. ness.com/routine-reset for details and to register. Oregon Warmline is There to Listen

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Community Toilets Added

The City of Portland has terviews with people living in en- added 100 portable toilets across campments, input from City staff, Portland to support the health and and an audit of existing bathroom hygiene for people experienc- access. ing homelessness and to improve In the coming weeks an- Voting When Evacuated, neighborhood livability. other 75 toilets will be added with Expanding bathroom access emphasis on East Portland, which Evicted or Homeless is part of a number of actions the is home to nearly 1,500 people City is taking to address impacts living unsheltered with minimal- of COVID-19 and the resulting to-no hygiene access, and North Oregon residents can still ballot to be mailed to, but it could economic downturn exacerbat- Portland. receive a ballot for the November be a shelter, PO Box or even the ing Portland’s homelessness chal- Katie Lindsay, program election even if they have had to county elections office. lenges. coordinator for the City’s impact evacuate due to fires or have lost The deadline to update vot- The locations of the por- reduction team, said “Sanitation their homes for other reasons. er registration is Tuesday, Octo- table toilets are based on data access is a crucial life-safety re- People without homes must pro- ber 13 and it can be done by visit- about homeless encampments, in- source.” Photo by City of Portland vide a physical location for their ing bit.ly/OregonMyVote. 8 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 Longtime SE Residents Lose Home in Echo Mountain Fire

By Megan McMorris

It’s a scene out of a night- “We’d only had the barn for Otis. mare: waking up in the middle of a week, so I hadn’t yet opened it “There was nothing left, the night to discover a fire coming by hand,” he said. “So here I am, just grey ash,” Ron said. “You toward you. A neighbor pounding really putting all my weight into watch the news; you see people on the door, yelling for you to get it to pull down that rope and I who have house fires and lost ev- out. That nightmare became real- give it a rip, and it just went fly- erything and you think, ‘Oh my, Photo by Ron Ross ity for Ron and Sharon Ross in ing open so hard that I fell on my that’s gotta be terrible’ but you Otis, Oregon, at 1:15 am on Sep- ass. At that point, I’m laughing can’t imagine what it’s like. It’s tember 8. because you gotta laugh.” like everything you’ve got going like the town; we like the coast,” The fire has only strength- “We had no warning,” says As the fire started coming up in smoke which can never be he says. “You can leave your car ened their new community. Ron, 73, a welding technician down the mountain, though, he replaced.” unlocked at night. Kids can ride “I’ve met more neighbors and Vietnam Vet (Army, ’67-‘68) didn’t have much more time to While the couple has con- their bikes here at night, and it’s in the past couple weeks than I and wife Sharon, 74. With winds laugh. As Sharon escaped in one sidered Otis their home for four kind of like what I experienced have in the four years we’ve been at 40 mph that night, the fire was of their two vehicles, Gizmo the years now, the Rosses have SE in the 50s growing up, and what here,” he laughs. “And make no quickly heading their way. Cat next to her, Ron stayed be- Portland roots going back gen- I experienced in SE Portland for a mistake, as soon as we’re able to, They had 30 minutes to hind with his truck to search once erations. Ron moved to Portland long time too,” says Ron. we will rebuild.” grab what they could and go. As more for Piper. from his native Illinois in 1960, they rushed to gather their valu- “She’s freaked out because while Sharon is a Portland native. ables: Gizmo the cat, computer, we’re running all over the place “My grandma grew up in important files, contents of the and in the end I just couldn’t catch that house,” he recalls of the CDC Issues Halloween safe – “There are so many things her,” he says, his voice cracking. Foster-Powell farmhouse that he I wish I had thought to take,” says “That’s rough to think about.” bought in the mid-1980s where Ron, their growing concern was Time was ticking, though, he recalls growing tomato plants Guidelines for their new kitten, Piper, who and he needed to go, but not be- and delivering them to neighbors was getting skittish with all the fore helping a neighbor in need. in paper bags on their front porch. By Kris McDowell sudden movements and started to As he navigated the thick smoke He would bring his Los hide. while descending the mountain Angeles Raiders koozie to the lo- Halloween is typically a more than six feet apart; going That’s when the power went toward safety, he saw a figure cal tavern to grab a Corona Light time of parties and getting togeth- to an open-air, one-way, walk- out. “Now I had to find flashlights walking toward the fire. with his buddies and played in the er with friends for spooky fun. through haunted forest wearing and locate a black cat in a black “The smoke was so thick at local pool league. Like many things over the past masks and maintaining at least room. Meanwhile Sharon’s arm that point I could barely recog- “We’ve always loved outer six months, Halloween will need a six-foot distance from others; is in a sling from recent surgery, nize him, but it was my neighbor SE, it was a good neighborhood to look different this year to keep visiting pumpkin patches or or- so she could only use one arm to walking toward his house, and for us that was like a small town everyone safe and healthy. chards wearing masks, staying hold the flashlight,” he recalled. I knew I had to get him there,” for a long time – it was like fam- The CDC recommends socially-distanced and using hand Another wrinkle in their es- says Ron. He turned around and ily,” he said. avoiding higher risk activities sanitizer or having an outdoor cape plan: Their truck was parked picked up his neighbor, escorting When he and Sharon looked like door-to-door or trunk-to-treat Halloween movie night with peo- behind their brand-new RV barn, him to his house. toward retirement, though, they events, indoor haunted houses ple spaced at least six feet apart. which operates with electric The Echo Mountain Fire decided to head west to the tiny where people may be crowded For any gatherings, those doors, now useless in the power ended up burning over 2,500 coastal town of Otis. together and screaming, crowded who feel sick should stay home outage. acres and destroyed 30 homes in “We just like the area, we costume parties held indoors and and hosts should consider keep- traveling to a rural festival not in ing a list of guests who attended your community. for potential future contract trac- Instead they offer ideas for ing needs. lower risk and moderate risk ac- In addition to social distanc- tivities. ing and wearing masks, everyone D R E A M · D E S I G N · B U I L D The safest ways to celebrate should clean their hands often, include carving pumpkins with either by washing for at least 20 members of your own household seconds or using a hand sanitizer or at a safe distance with friends that contains at least 60 percent B E A U T I F U L or neighbors; doing a Halloween alcohol. scavenger hunt of Halloween- If food is served, limit the themed things to look for while number of people handling or walking outdoors (with others serving food by encouraging at a distance); having a virtual guests to bring their own food and Halloween costume contest, or drinks, identifying one person to a Halloween movie night with serve all food so that multiple people you live with or having people are not handling serving a scavenger hunt-style trick-or- utensils and using single serve treat search with your household options. members in or around your home For many, Halloween is the rather than going house to house kick off to the holiday season that – think Easter egg hunt with a runs through year-end. Let this Halloween twist. be the start of reimagining how Moderate risk activities holiday celebrations can be done include one-way trick-or-treat- to keep everyone safe and able to ing with individually-wrapped be a part of your next celebration. goodie bags placed at the end of Who knows? You just might a driveway or edge of a yard; a find ways to celebrate that end small group, outdoor costume pa- up becoming a new tradition for rade where people are distanced years to come.

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Photo by Bekir Donme, Unsplash THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 9 BW Business Walkabout Oblique Coffee Roasters

By Nina Silberstein tions, they opened a small arti- due to a considerable structural sanal coffee roasting operation, lean, its years of use and lack of Oblique Coffee Roasters, in maintenance. It was leaning close Ever since he attended col- 2010. The store sells beans and to two feet off-center. lege at the University of Oregon, ground coffee on both the retail These days, times are tough John M. Chandler was attracted and wholesale level. for this family-owned business. to living upstairs in a “neat old “We focus on really fresh, “Unfortunately, we are in dire place” with either a bookstore or seasonal and singular high- straits,” he says. coffeeshop on the main floor. scoring coffees,” Chandler says. “I wish it could be different. When he found a dilapi- “One that we are known for is the Our location is tucked away along Photo by Oblique Coffee Roasters dated 1891 Victorian mercantile Mexico Nayarit natural processed Stark, which has historically been at 3039 SE Stark St., he instantly coffee we get from time to time. a thoroughfare, and more com- are concerned, the business has saved one of the last remaining, fell in love with its history. Turns Strawberry, rose and sweet milk mercially centered areas were de- been a loyal partner with Pearl historic, and architecturally- and out the building was the location chocolate – just a stunner – and veloped along Burnside, Belmont Bakery since they opened, but culturally-significant, Victoria- of the circus for Portland at the one of the best breakfast coffees and Hawthorne, allowing Stark to last winter Pearl decided to cease era general stores, and opened up turn of the century and the fam- I have ever had the pleasure of remain the route from A to B,” he operations right before Christ- a very good coffee roaster/café,” ily living there at the time were roasting,” he explains. says. mas. he says. circus folk. Interesting to note is the In addition, the floVelo Cy- They were sold to a new “Support small business by Two of the sons called German cast iron coffee roaster cling Studio that was located in- owner and are now located in buying beans; that is our business themselves the Leondor Broth- named Bart, which the couple side the main floor of the build- Wilsonville. Oblique tried an- model, and for the most part, we ers and travelled with Ringling found on Craigslist a few months ing and offered classes six days a other pastry supplier and used have succeeded at making it be- Brothers, (Ask him about the old before the doors opened for busi- week, is no longer. them for a stretch until the CO- yond the 10-year mark, which is a Leondor Family Circus poster ness. “Most loyal, stalwart em- “We tried using the space in VID-19 pandemic hit, and then miracle in itself.” found behind the walk-in cooler ployee you could ever hope for,” the evenings to attract a different they stopped their wholesale op- These days, he just wishes by the back stairs.) Chandler adds. clientele and diversify, and we erations. Chandler hopes to carry it could be a bit more sustainable Over the years, the building If you’re wondering why had some classes, but yeah, kind bakery items again in the future. instead of survivable. housed various corner groceries the word oblique was chosen as of a sore subject at this point. If he has any message he’d (Slim’s, Suzie O’Connell’s and part of the name of the business, We’re selling the bikes and wash- like to get out during these try- Oblique Coffee Roasters Sindee’s), as well as the Wm. Chandler says, “The mathemati- ing our hands.” ing times, it’s the importance of 3039 SE Stark St. Landauer Grocery for which Lan- cal definition of oblique is no Oblique has had album re- supporting your small, locally- obliiquecoffeeroasters. dauer was the original owner and corresponding perpendicular or lease parties in the building, Port- owned businesses. com builder. parallel lines.” landia was filmed there multiple “Remember the family who 503.228.7883 Chandler and his wife, In other words: the build- times and a few indie filmmakers Heather, bought the building in ing slants. Before the Chandlers have used the space, which is still March 2007, and after nearly bought it, it was slated to be de- available for special event rentals. three years of extensive renova- molished by the city of Portland As far as food and snacks

How Some Americans’ Health Habits Changed During COVID-19

Are you finding yourself programs that may provide finan- dividual and Medicare and Med- walking more or struggling with cial incentives for meeting certain icaid health plans. your diet these days? If so, you daily step targets. Vaccines are available are not alone. Impact on people’s diets through primary care physicians The COVID-19 pandemic has been mixed. 30 percent of and convenience care clinics. may have changed many aspects survey respondents said their diet Visit the CDC website at cdc. of our lives, including some of is worse now than before COV- gov/flu to search for a nearby care our daily habits that may have an ID-19. provider based on your zip code. impact on our health. This may result from be- Some people are ready to Among those changes may ing at home with more snacking return to the office. 51 percent be ways in which people have temptations throughout the day. of respondents said they are com- adapted their workout routines However, some (21 percent) have fortable returning to work when and changed diets, according to used the pandemic to focus on the time comes. 28 percent re- the United Healthcare Wellness their health and report having im- ported that they wouldn’t be. Checkup Survey of more than proved their nutrition choices. As for common workplace 1,000 Americans earlier this year. For additional support, con- norms, one-third (34 percent) of Here’s a look at how COV- sider online nutrition programs employed respondents said they ID-19 may have influenced health designed to encourage weight would stop shaking hands at work habits and tips to help people fo- loss and help reduce the risk of no matter the circumstance, thus cus on their fitness and well-be- developing type 2 diabetes. helping reduce the risk of viral ing amid the ongoing pandemic. By accessing virtual sup- transmission. Walking and running port, people may be able to make 35 percent of respondents rank as top exercise options. “micro-behavior” changes, such said they’d use an alternative Most survey respondents (68 per- as swapping sweet treats for fruit, physical greeting, such as a fist cent) who workout said walking that over time may contribute to or elbow bump. 31 percent said has been their preferred method well-being and reduce the risk of they’d continue handshakes de- of exercise during COVID-19, certain chronic conditions. spite the potential risks of CO- followed by running (28 percent), More people plan to get VID-19. body-weight exercises (23 per- the flu shot. While researchers To help return to the work- cent), cycling (21 percent) and work to develop a vaccine against place as safely as possible, con- weight training at home (18 per- COVID-19, 30 percent of respon- sider checking with your em- cent). dents said they are more likely to ployer to determine what changes To make the most of your receive the annual flu shot this may have been made, including daily steps, try to walk frequently fall. physical distancing, temperature (at least six short walks per day), While the flu shot won’t checks, on-site testing or use with intensity (one walk with at protect you against COVID-19, of protective equipment (e.g., least 3,000 steps within 30 min- it’s still an important step to help masks, face shields). utes) and with tenacity (at least avoid contracting the flu and ex- Many people across the 10,000 steps per day). periencing potential complica- country may be facing new health For added motivation, tions, such as the need for in-per- challenges amid COVID-19. check with your employer or son medical visits. By considering these trends and health plan to determine what The flu shot is considered tips, people may be able to adopt wellness resources may be avail- preventive and may be covered healthier habits at home or in the able, including walking-related through employer-sponsored, in- workplace. 10 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 Measure 26-213: PP&R Operating Levy Preschool for All

By Ellen Spitaleri from page 1

A normal summer for Port- vested. This has a positive soci- don’t qualify for public supports; land Parks & Recreation (PP&R) etal impact that reaches beyond ensure better pay for preschool features crowded swimming the individuals and the family. teachers; provide more preschool pools, alert lifeguards and plenty Unfortunately, a majority classrooms and facilities; and of outdoor activities for families of children living in Multnomah plan a connected system that and seniors. County do not have access to supports and ensures quality pre- However, the summer of high-quality preschool. school programs. 2020 was anything but normal. provide for natural area mainte- climate by reducing stormwater 66 percent of three and There is a shortage of early In early March, PP&R nance, opportunities for youth to runoff; providing shade, which four-year old children living here childhood educators in part due to closed community centers and connect with nature and money to saves energy and reduces heat in are of Hispanic/Latino, African low wages. This measure would pools, canceled summer recre- care for the city’s trees. cities; improving air quality; pro- American, Native Hawaiian or raise preschool teacher salaries to ation programming and took other Although some people may viding wildlife habitat; sequester- Pacific Islander, American Native be comparable with local kinder- steps to comply with public health not realize it, PP&R’s Urban ing carbon, which helps mitigate or Alaska Native, Asian or Slavic garten teacher salaries. restrictions to limit the spread of Forestry division manages and climate change; and increasing race, ethnicity or ancestry. They Vega Pederson believes the COVID-19. The extended closure regulates 1.2 million trees located property values. are also living below the Self- program they have designed will has created a financial challenge in city parks as well as nearly a The current budget allows Sufficiency Standard, meaning be the best in the nation and offer for the organization because of its quarter million street trees and PP&R to deliver “modified ser- they are unable to meet their basic parents a more flexible schedule dependence on fees. innumerable other trees located vices within the constraint of needs without assistance. so they don’t have to commit to Voters in November will get on private property, according to public health guidelines,” Becker Oregon is the fourth least full time preschool. the opportunity to vote on Mea- Tim Collier, Community Rela- noted. affordable state when it comes to Another unique innovation sure 26-213, a local option tax tions Manager for PP&R. This fall, PP&R will use its preschool. State and federal fund- is that not all preschool locations levy that would provide PP&R “Planting more trees is general fund to run its Fitness in ing provide preschool for only will be determined by the school with about $48 million per year crucial to improving air quality, the Parks programs, SUN Schools those families in deepest poverty, district. for five years if approved. public health and livability by community and food security reaching only 15 percent of the Measure 26-214 will open A homeowner with a home enhancing and maintaining the supports, virtual preschool and families. A single parent family up other facilities such as homes, assessed at $200,000, approxi- health of the urban forest,” he virtual activities with no or mini- at the median income typically churches, schools, community mately Portland’s median value, added. mal fees. spends 41 percent of their take- centers and new builds (as long as would pay about $151 per year or With additional fund- Parks seeks to address the home wage on childcare or pre- they meet the standards set by the about $13 a month, according to ing from the levy, PP&R would digital divide, connect the com- school. county including safety, wages, Tim Becker, Interim Director of provide proactive maintenance munity to wi-fi access and deliver In the fall of 2018, Commis- curriculum, health, cleanliness Communications for the City of to trees in the parks and natural recreation services through pro- sioner Vega Pederson convened a etc.) It is anticipated that 7,000 Portland. areas and would provide support grams like Free Lunch + Play. coalition of 100 leaders from the new preschool slots will open up Unlike many other city for their tree planting program. With additional levy funds, public, private and social sectors by 2026. services, PP&R depends on fees Passage of the levy would PP&R would have the ability to to form a task force and work To ensure the public that from customers who attend swim allow Parks to plant about 1,750 rehire staff, deliver services as groups. They worked together to Preschool for All meets these lessons, exercise classes, sum- street and private trees per year. described in the ballot measure formalize a recommendation for standards, it will be subject to mer camps and paid recreation PP&R hopes to address the and reduce the costs for the public a preschool system in Multnomah independent performance audits. programs to fund those programs. disparity between the number of to participate in Park offerings. County. The criteria for these audits has Fees fund nearly $15 million of trees west of the Willamette Riv- The levy would have a Groundwork for the recom- not been determined yet, but will the $35 million budget for the or- er, compared to eastside. community oversight committee mendation was already in prog- be clarified as things move- for ganization’s Recreation Division. Data shows that 56 per- appointed to review levy expen- ress with programs like Preschool ward. If Measure 26-213 passes, cent of land in Portland west of ditures. Now and Early Learning Mult- If approved, a 1.5 percent levy funds would allow Portland the Willamette River is covered “That committee would nomah (ELM) at the United Way tax will be applied to taxable Parks to “deliver recreational by trees. East of the Willamette, report annually to City Council of Columbia-Willamette. Since income for single earners mak- programs, including community where 80 percent of Portland’s and the public. The levy would 2014, they have been working to ing more than $125,000 and centers and pool operations, com- population lives, only 21 percent be audited annually to ensure that ensure that the needs and values $200,000 for joint filers. The munity food access/nutrition pro- of the land is covered by trees. services and programs funded by of communities of color were pri- tax will fund tuition-free, high- grams, environmental education, “That percentage is lower the levy are consistent with voter oritized for these programs. quality preschool for all children summer camps and youth em- than the tree canopy coverage of intent,” Becker added. These pilot programs joined who are three or four years old ployment opportunities,” Becker Los Angeles,” Collier noted. forces with the nonprofit Social and who reside in Multnomah said. He added that trees benefit Additional levy information Venture Partners Portland (SVP) County. This tax will go into ef- In addition, funds would people, wildlife and the overall at bit.ly/PPRNov2020Levy. and others to determine where fect January 2021. gaps still existed and what was Vega Pederson acknowl- required to close them. Together, edges that a lot is being asked of they assembled the Preschool for people right now. However this Timing a Home Sale All Project and presented their straightforward, voting yes on report to Multnomah County in Ballot Measure 26-214 levels the June of this year. playing field, giving children of By Rachel Hemmingson with them to reduce everyone’s outskirts of the Portland area, but The challenges the work color and other marginalized kids overhead. The thing is, many old- you can find single level homes, groups were asked to address an opportunity to excel and ac- Weirdly, there is a whole lot er homeowners are on the move. and if you have substantial pro- included: making preschool ac- complish goals that will eventu- of real estate activity right now Right now there are more ceeds from selling, your cash cessible to people of color and ally provide them with the ability and we don’t see it slowing any buyers than houses for sale, so gives you an advantage as a buy- those experiencing poverty who to make a living wage. time soon. What does the timing houses sell fast. If your house is er. of this unusual situation mean? priced right for its condition and If you’re daunted by ques- For many buyers, the driv- location, you will likely have an tions of how to manage the se- ing force is historically low inter- offer within a week, for full price quence of all this, know that this est rates. These low rates mean or better. That makes this is a is doable. You’ll want to speak that for the same investment of great time to be a seller. with a real estate professional money – 20 percent down on a It can also be scary because who has a good connection with a purchase – one can buy a house finding and buying your new loan officer and understands your worth about $100,000 more than home may not happen that fast. needs as an older client. You’ll what they could afford a year ago. Terms may include things want a backup plan. First-time buyers and “move up” like how much time you need In the past, fall was not seen buyers want to take advantage of to downsize and move and how as ideal as spring for selling a this. much time you’re willing to give house. The spring selling season The “move up” buyers are the seller of your new house to everyone has come to believe often those who’s families have do the same. Happily, it’s often a in, however, has been usurped expanded and/or are now work- good thing for everyone to slow by other forces. Those who wait ing from home and need more down. until spring will add a few more space, not to mention space for As a buyer you may be con- houses to the marketplace for children to be home-schooled. cerned about the need to purchase buyers to consider and not likely Other buyers out there are quickly when competing for a affect pricing. your peers; older adult homeown- house. However, there are more The other thing about next ers. They’ve been living alone in “move up” buyers looking for spring is…who knows? So much a house much larger than they can larger homes than downsizers. has been unpredictable we’ve really use. Maybe they’ve held on Those buyers don’t mind learned to not think we can pre- because they could still host fam- your stairs and big yard is a posi- dict the future so well. If a win- ily gatherings but that is not hap- tive, not additional space that ter alone in your current house pening now so space sits unused. needs upkeep as it may have be- sounds like just what you do not Maybe they want to be clos- come for you. want now is actually a very good er to their family members or live You may need to go to the time to take action. THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 11 12 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020

Staying In arts & entertainment Spicer’s Sketchy October Stranger & Sidestreet Arts, 140 SE 28th Ave., Str@ng3r presents a different sort of harvest show for October – A Sketchbook(ed) Life: by Bridgett Spicer as her sketchbooks and art fill the gallery through November 1. PSG Spicer is a renowned cartoonist The Portland Black Music Expo,​ a multi-day entertainment and her sketchbooks have been a con- With the Clinton Street The- experience and cultural conversation which unifies and reflects the richness of Black people and their culture, takes place Satur- stant for over 30 years. She has filled ater still dark, Portland Storytell- day, October 17, 6 pm-12 am, and Sunday October 18, 12-4 pm. ers Guild takes an answered prayer, 154 of them, cover to cover, reaching The Expo is a virtual event, streaming to the world from PBME’s a shape shifter seeking justice and back to her high school days, and still website. two boys wandering in an ancient never leaves home without her trusty This year, The Expo uses the platform temple at night. It’s a night of tales art journal. Taken on many travels, of music to highlight the importance of as well as day-to-day journeys, the called Stranger & Str@ng3r. voting in our upcoming presidential books hold years of inner dialogue, observations For just desserts and another election. Highlights and performers and (gasp!) “diaristic tendencies.” layer, add a wedding gown, a man include: Mic Check Presents...; Mike A display of a variety of sketchbooks are hanging on the wall in a coffin and a game of skill with Phillips; Tyrone Hendrix & Arietta Ward; some with elaborate covers, some open for browsing and there’s a goddess. It’s the perfect recipe for Cool Nutz; The Legendary Beyons; intrigue, ingenuity and unlikely original art inspired by the drawings. Alonzo Chadwick and Saeeda Wright; DJ breathless endings. Sidestreet’s Artist Talk Zoom is Sunday, October 18, noon-1 O.G. ONE (he’s the official DJ for the - Port Mike Phillips This month’s able yarn spin- pm. Tune in to watch Spicer talk about technique, ideas and her land Trail Blazers); a Sunday Gospel Sermon by Marlon Irving aka ners are Anne Penfound (pictured Portland’s Black process. She’ll field questions about her work and share her ideas Vursatyl; and Saturday Zoom panel discussions on above), Holly Robison and Alton Music History The Business of Music Your Voice Counts: a and idiosyncracies. Find the Zoom sign-in at sidestreetarts.com. , and Takiyama-Chung in stories of the Voter Discussion. New this month – Sidestreet has put out an Open Call to Art- strange, odd and delightful. The Donation-based tickets are available at tinyurl.com/PDX- ists for the Juried Fine Arts Print Show: The Inked Image in January evening takes place on your com- BlackExpo. The event was founded by Tony Ozier and David Jack- 2021. It’s open to all printmakers and the deadline for application puter via a Zoom-cast, Saturday, son (aka DJ O.G. ONE) with the intention to recognize the artistic is October 15. There is no entry fee. The website has all the details. October 3, beginning at 7 pm. contributions of Black individuals in the Rose City and beyond. These folks have told stories Find out more and stream from portlandblackmusicexpo.com. all over this sphere and, in times like these, stories are a necessary Applications for Virtual Saturday Song Circle kind of divination to take us some- Portland Folksong Society still holds their Saturday Evening where, make us ponder, to use our Oregon Book Song Circles. They are via Zoom and virtual like so many things imaginations and bring us home these days. Typically 40-50 folks meet each week online to play again, refreshed and renewed. Awards & Fel- music and sing along. Come when you can, stay as long as you Tickets for the Zoom are $10 lowships Due like. per household. Register at tinyurl. • The 2021 Oregon Book Every Saturday, the Zoom Room opens at 6 pm and the com/PSGstrange. singing starts by 6:30. All are invited no matter what skills or Awards submission deadline is Fri- day, October 23, 5 pm. Finalists equipment you have. Each person sings a song in turn and some will be announced in March 2021, just come to listen. It’s low pressure, high octane community fun. A Milagro Double-Header and winners in May 2021 at the Go to portlandfolkmusic.org for the Zoom link. Read their Teatro Milagro’s virtual Oregon Book Awards Ceremony. online magazine, Local Lore, and their ongoing calendar of folk touring begins this month with Work may be submitted by the au- two bilingual plays, and both thor, publisher, producer, or any are presented free. member of the public. Blast Off, about Ellen Literary Arts will accept ap- Ochoa, the first Latina Astro- plications online only and nominat- GuignolFest Benefits Clinton Theater naut (spotlighted in these pages ed titles in PDF format only. Liter- GuignolFest presents the results of its 72-hour Hor- last month), will be presented ary Arts’ physical offices are closed by Consejo Hispano of Astoria and staff is working remotely, so ror Movie Contest, Sunday, October 25 online. The virtual they are unable to accept books in screenfest is a benefit for the cash-strapped Clinton Street for Hispanic Heritage Month, Wednesday, October 7, 6:30 printed form mailed through the Theater, the Fest’s usual home. pm. After the play will be a Bi- US mail. Guidelines and the ap- See edgy and experimental films, creepy horror, grind- lingual Talk-Back with the cast. plication form are at tinyurl.com/ house, psychological, sci-fi and vampire. The event is host- Huinca, about the Chilean ORBookAwards. ed by Uncle Eerie. Mapuche, is presented Thursday, • The 2021 Oregon Liter- Watch from your home on Clinton Street’s CoVideo- October 15, 12:30 pm by Penin- ary Fellowship application dead- line is October 30 and online only. thon web-page at vimeo.com/cstpdx. The Fest is some- sula College in Port Angeles and sponsored locally by Friends of Recipients must be current, full- thing special and spooky to celebrate this pandemic Hal- Trees, a non-profit planting hun- time Oregon residents at the time loween (as if reality wasn’t scary enough). dreds of trees every year with of application and at receipt of Teams gather to make a film in three days and regis- the help of volunteers (friend- award. Those receiving an Oregon tration is still open. All team entry fees are donated to Clin- Huinca photo by Liana Rose softrees.org). Literary Fellowship in the last five ton Street to support them during its closure. In Huinca, Manuel Huil- years are ineligible. Contact [email protected] to register. Entry fees lipan, the Mapuche Longko of the Lof Rankilko community has been Fellowships help Oregon writers initiate, develop, or com- will be collected at the kick-off, Friday October 16. wrongfully jailed and accused of setting fire to land illegally purchased by the Arauco Forestal logging company. plete literary projects in poetry, See guignolfest.com and cstpdx.com. Millaray Cayancura, the Machi healer of the community, has tried fiction, literary nonfiction, drama prayers and offerings to her spirit guides and then implores the help of (including scripts for television and a Huinca lawyer. She recruits Javiera Quintana, daughter of a Chilean film) and young readers literature. exile, who has returned to help support the fight of the Mapuche. Download the application Javiera meets her match in Karl Carver, Arauco Forestal’s corpo- with an info packet at tinyurl.com/ rate lawyer, who stops at nothing to keep Manuel in jail to ensure the ORLiteraryFellow. logging goes unchallenged. A chorus of ancient Araucaria trees connect the past with the present to ensure the survival of the land, the trees and the Mapuche’s future. Intellectual Hunica’s author, Marilo Nuñez, is a Canadian-Chilean playwright who traveled to Chile in June 2019 and met with Mapuche leaders Property Law and families. She was welcomed into their homes as they taught and exposed her to their culture and land. Nuñez wrote the play for them, for Musicians to tell their stories and spread word of their struggle to preserve their The More You Glow land and autonomy. seminar series presents Busi- Milagro’s presentation of Huinca has been adapted for Zoom ness and Intellectual Property Theatre and exposes audiences to the history of the Mapuche and the Law Basics for Singers and Mu- indigenous people’s unique relationship to their land. The play frames sicians, Saturday, October 17, the Mapuche’s struggle in a global context, relating their conflict to oth- 10:30 am-1 pm. er indigenous’ groups efforts to preserve their native land in a struggle All musicians are invited against global industrialization and colonialism. The performance will to this conference to discuss followed by a live talkback with the cast. See milagro.org for more. why musicians should form business entities, why trade- A Benefit for Hawthorne Theatre marks and copyrights matter, and the top things one should The Hawthorne Theatre and Mike Thrasher Presents hosts the look out for before signing any SINCE band, Hawthorne Heights for a virtual concert on their Stay Home type of contract. 1998 Virtual Tour, Tuesday, October 6, 6:45 pm PST. The seminar is presented Email: [email protected] An Emo rock band hailing from Dayton, Ohio, Hawthorne by Rational Unicorn Legal Ser- Heights has been touring nearly 20 years. Appropriately, their vices, serving clients in Oregon Facebook artheadsframeco livestream is a fundraising benefit for Portland’s Hawthorne The- and California. This is a tick- Instagram @artheadframeco atre, 1507 SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd. eted virtual event. Tickets are Hawthorne Heights fans get to watch the band in a live show $10-50 sliding scale, available (503) 232 5229 from the comfort of their own homes and fans of Emo are encour- at tinyurl.com/musiclegalinfo. 5000 SE Hawthorne Blvd aged to attend too. Their guest, Mark Rose, will perform songs from Email questions to heath- his band, Spitalfield. Tickets on sale now at bit.ly/3ihzxdD. er@rational unicorn.com. THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 13

Staying In arts & entertainment Perfomance Works NW’s Happy Hour Delgani String Quartet - Live in your Home! Performance Works NW’s Happy Oregon-based Delgani Youth Hour continues this month with pieces String Quartet begins their by founder Linda Austin and new sixth season of concerts with work by Maya Vivas, presented Beethoven’s Legacy: celebrating Thursday October 15, 5 pm. Symphony In Three Miles of Possible, a master on his 250th birthday. movement, drawing, sound and His quartets respected tradi- texts inhabit a durational work-in- tion as much as they influenced Concerts progress. Austin animates a series the future. of spatial paths envisioned as giant The first half of the pro- Metropolitan Youth Sym- drawings and runes. gram presents works of com- phony’s (MYS) Fall Term takes When completed, it will total posers connected through time place online with two virtual con- Maya Vivas three miles. It will invite interruptions and by Beethoven: Haydn’s Sunrise Delgani Quartet by Mike Bragg certs, including their first-ever annotations touching on utopian fictions, possible world theory and modal logics. Quartet and Shostakovich’s sixth quartet. The program’s second Holiday Spectacular. Concerts will be streamed Vivas is an artist and co-founder of the Ori Gallery in N. Port- half features Beethoven’s op. 74, his Harp Quartet. on the MYS YouTube channel. The land. Her latest project, a convoluted remedy to my soft hands, The concert streams live Sunday, October 25, 3 pm. The Quar- Fall Concert is November 21 and is a “live feed and premeditation converse maneuvering through tet’s new season presents four concerts, all streamed live and ar- the Holiday musical celebration accrued diasporic therapies and rumination.” mayavivas.com. chived for up to 30 days. Other dates are January 24, March 7, and is December 23. Tickets are sliding scale: $0-$30. Register and RSVP at ti- May 23; all Sundays and all at 3 pm. In the Fall Concert, Grieg’s nyurl.com/PWNWOct15 to get the Zoom link. See pwnw-pdx.org Subscribers receive access to extra content, including pre- Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, will be for more. presented, featuring narration EXTRA! Sunday, October 11, 4-5:30 pm, is an online watch concert lectures and musician interviews. Tickets for the season party celebrating PWNW’s 20th anniversary, and 10 years of the are Adults: $90; Students: $20. recorded by the students. It also includes works by American com- Richard Foreman Mini-Festival. Celebrate PWNW and the genius The Delgani String Quartet are violinists Jannie Wei and Wy- posers Florence Price and William of Richard Foreman. Artists created works in 7-10 days based on att True, violist Kimberlee Uwate, and cellist Eric Alterman. They’ve Grant Still. Forman’s notebook texts. been hailed by Oregon ArtsWatch as “the state’s finest chamber en- The Symphony has part- semble.” Find out more at delgani.org. nered with youth orchestras from Movie Madness is Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, a Portland institution. Known for its vast col- celebrates Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Haiti and Tidal Wave Comics El Salvador to offer international lection, knowledgeable the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a new, students the opportunity to par- staff and display cases just released comic book, Tribute: Ruth ticipate in their online program. full of legendary film Bader Ginsburg. “With geographical bound- props, the iconic Bel- Ginsburg once told an interviewer, aries no longer relevant thanks mont store has a well- “My mother told me to be a lady. And for to modern technology, we are earned reputation as her, that meant be your person, be inde- thrilled to give our students ac- one of the best video stores in the country. pendent.” cess to an extraordinary roster Movie Madness Express (tinyurl.com/moviemad2) lets Whether you agree with her poli- of world-class musicians from you reserve films from your home. They’ve compiled rec- tics or not, you have to admit that Gins- top international orchestras and ommendations from multiple sources – Hollywood Theatre burg was always independent. Nominat- schools,” says MYS Music Director programmers, their staff, filmmakers and other movie fans to ed by President Bill Clinton, she served Raúl Gómez. help you find what you’re looking for. on the Supreme Court from 1993 until See playmys.org for more. If you don’t have an account, email info@moviemad- her death last month at age 87. She bat- ness.org and sign up to rent from their collection of 80,000+ tled cancer, became a cultural icon and films. Look at their online inventory and make your order. advanced women’s rights, earning the unofficial title, “The Notori- Physically-distanced store slots are Wednesdays and Fridays, ous RGB.” 6-9 pm, or Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 12-3 pm. Mem- This 25-page book is available digitally and in print and can be bers get discounts on rentals. found on multiple platforms. A hardcover version will be available too. Movie Madness is at 4320 SE Belmont St. Contact them via the web at moviemadness.org or call 503.234.4363. Find out more at tidalwavecomics.com and DON’T FORGET TO VOTE! Portland Music Streams Alberta Rose Theatre offers a brand new season of Portland Music Stream live performance. In October, you can see these performers live and online: Saturday, October 3: Shelly Rudolph with A-WOL Dance Collec- tive; Sunday, October 4: Lisa Mann; Wednesday, October 9: Ashleigh Fly- nn & The Riveters; Friday, October 11: John McCutcheon; Monday, October 14: Science On Tap; Tuesday, October 15: The Ashleigh Flynn Bayou Boyz; Thursday, October 17: by Richard Hallman Portland Country Underground; Friday, October18: Duffy Bishop Band. All performances begin at 7 pm. These are intimate, up-close performances featuring a wide array of talented artists in a variety of genres. To subscribe for the season at a reduced rate, get tickets for individual shows, sign up for the email list, find out who is playing the Stream in future months or to make a donation to ART, see albertarosetheatre.com.

Local artist Charles Erickson painted this diptych called Twin Peaks, a fantastic depiction of Wil- liam Penn at the historical Treaty of Shackamaxon in 1683 with the Lenape Indians where Kensington, Pennsylvania is now. Voltaire called the Treaty “The only treaty never sworn to and never broken.” Peace between the Lenape Turtle Clan and Penn’s successors would endure for over 70 years. Erickson is an avid painter as well as an octogenarian and said: “I’m painting in a tradition. The model for my picture was Penn’s Treaty with the Indians by Edward Hicks; a Quaker preacher and folk painter from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who lived between the Revolutionary War and the War Between The States. Hicks based his version on the painting by Benjamin West, the model original of the series. “During the time these pictures were developing in my mind,” he said, “I was aware of the Struggle over the Dakota Access Pipeline.” Email him at [email protected].

A School for Self & Energy Awareness introduces The Color of Sunshine a metaphysical book for healing Erin Emily Lassell, author

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Editor's note: Wellness Word is an informational column which is not meant to replace a healthcare professional's diagnosis, treatment or medication. Move Through Life More Easily with Clinical Somatic Education

If you experience pain or have inactive muscles. strings, calves, soles of the feet feel like you don’t move and Most methods for cor- and the shoulder blade region. function as well as you used to, recting tight, weak or inactive You might feel like your abs you may have been told that cer- muscles typically rely on force, are weak and hard to engage, per- tain muscles in your body are such as stretching, massaging or ceiving them as inactive, but in tight, weak or inactive. strengthening, and using force fact, the abs are just lengthened As a Clinical Somatic Edu- actually works against achieving due to a bowing of the back. cator and holistic Personal Train- your goals. Other therapeutic modali- er, I’d like to explain exactly what Somatic Education (SE) of- ties would likely recommend that tight, weak and inactive muscles fers a simpler, gentler approach you do abdominal “core” work to are. I’ll also introduce a simpler, for reclaiming full voluntary con- address this problem. Stretching gentler way that you can have trol of your muscles so they can the low back may also be encour- greater voluntary control of your contract when needed and relax aged, but science now knows that muscles in order to move well when not. stretching does not get muscles and, therefore, live well. It is not bodywork or fit- to relax to their natural resting Weak muscles are muscles ness training, but rather neuro- length. that are not strong. Strong mus- muscular re-education address- Alternatively, Somatics ad- cles can lift, push and pull against ing the root of all motor patterns dresses releasing the low back resistance. Tight muscles are that (the brain), because what you do tightness with gentle, mindful way due to being chronically con- is under the control of your brain movements called pandiculations tracted and, therefore, shortened. and nervous system. – natural, instinctive movements Tight muscles can be a result of SE views how the whole that serve to re-educate the brain, inactivity or poor posture and body functions, as opposed to to release muscle tension without alignment. They can also result isolating certain body parts or fighting it. from an imbalanced strength individual muscles. The body With the low back relaxed, training program. should move like a well-orches- there is no reason to tighten the To explain inactive muscles, trated system of levers and pul- abs. Somatic awareness makes let’s look at a bit of physiology. leys. However, if an area of the natural alignment easier to Most muscles work in opposition body, such as the low back, chest achieve rather than harder. to each other. For example, the or lateral waist and rib cage, is If you’ve grown weary of bicep and tricep muscles of your chronically contracted, that tight- working hard to feel better, con- upper arm interact to bend and ness hinders your freedom of vol- sider SE as a way to achieve a straighten your arm. As one set of untary movement. more enjoyable life. muscles contracts and shortens, So, from a whole-body per- the opposite ones lengthen. spective, let’s consider the lower When you feel like you back, which is a common area of Kristin Jackson, CCSE, can’t get your muscles to con- tightness. When the lower back CPT tract, or “fire,” you most likely is tight, quite often so are ham- thinksomatics.com

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HAND By Jill Riebesehl

Smoky, rain-and-shine September, and digging out of the coronavirus doldrums, our neighborhood, Hosford-Abernethy, along with others should soon be seeing some urban improvements, one being the an- ticipated opening this fall of the Gideon Overcrossing at SE 14th Ave. Further along will be a newly-paved and painted Hawthorne Blvd. City planners have kept us up on proposals to improve safety and protect the integrity of the street. They include lane changes and crosswalk and curb improvements. Recently, the staff added proposals to include bicycle traffic in the mix. Neighbors seeking information about the project can find it at tinyurl.com/SEhawthorne. Work is rapidly moving ahead on Portland’s Historic Resources Code Update. Anticipated would be changes in the way Portland identifies, designates and preserves historic resources and could affect Ladd’s Addition. HAND and Richmond land-use committees have set an online October 6 joint meeting to discuss state regulations that could affect properties in Ladd’s. Contact Brandon Spencer-Hartle at Portland Plan- ning and Sustainability. The HAND board recently lent its support to two grass roots efforts. PDX Main Street Design wants to enlarge its guidelines to include four busy streets in the neighborhood. The guidelines encourages develop- ers to consider and respect the city’s historical buildings pattern. We supported the Division St. guidelines, and now would include Powell, Hawthorne and Martin Luther King Blvds as well as 11th and 12th Aves. More information is available at tinyurl.com/DivisionPDF. With an eye far into the future, the Board signed onto another grassroots effort: to relocate the Brooklyn and Albina railroad yards. See albinarailrelocation. org HAND meets via Zoom, for now, at 7 pm every third Tuesday of the month, except December and August. All are welcome.

Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association By Jan McManus

Earlier this year, neighbors called for the Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association (LNA) Board of Directors to take a position on police reform in Portland. On September 8, the LNA Board approved a state- ment that advocates for: 1) the Portland Police Bureau to acknowledge its history of discrimination towards the disability com- munity, the houseless, communities of color, and sexual and gender minorities; 2) the restoration of police operations fully grounded in the principles of community policing, includ- ing the expansion of Neighborhood Response Officers; 3) the formation of a truly independent civilian oversight system; THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 15 Nn Neighborhood Notes

4) a police union contract that ensures both transparency and accountability in the investigation of alleged policy misconduct; 5) the re-allocation of funds from the Portland Police Bureau budget to support restorative justice practices and to mobilize unarmed first responders such as social workers and paramedics to address calls for assistance with mental health, addiction, medical, and homelessness issues; and 6) local government and affected communities to work together in good faith and with utmost urgency to remake the Portland Police Bureau as part of an overall system of public safety and social welfare for all. The LNA Board came to this decision after establishing an Ad Hoc Task Force to address the issue of police reform. To engage as many neighbors as possible in the discussion, the Ad Hoc Task Force published a draft statement about police reform in a special edition of our neighborhood newsletter, followed by a facilitated neighborhood discussion in July. The LNA Board will follow up on this action by disseminating the statement widely to local govern- ment leaders, other neighborhood associations and to both print and social media.

Montavilla Neighborhood Association By Louis Hoff

Montavilla Neighborhood Association (MNA) elections will be postponed until November. Many Boards are moving the elections up one month to insure there is time for new election arrangements to be made. With the help of SE Uplift we encourage candidates to come to the October 12 online general meeting and express their interest for being on the Board. The board will vote on the roster, SE Uplift will create a ballot and it will be published on our website and MNA Facebook page. Neighborhood members who have attended at least one meeting (the October 12 meeting, for instance) can then vote on the roster online. We are currently awaiting the decision if people can download the ballot and mail it to SEUL if they choose. To date, we have one candidate for Public Safety Chair and no candidate yet for Board Secretary. All other positions will be Chairs of Committees. Neighbors have introduced great ideas about additional com- munity gardens, annual run, more greenways and more traffic safety in the side streets. We are hoping for more. The MNA donated $250 to Montavilla Jazz for the coming year and the great service they perform and heritage they maintain in our community. We are all doing what we can to keep our small, local businesses going during these days of COVID-19 and many are starting to feel that Zoom meetings are the new normal. Halloween has become a national favorite holiday, but in order to protect the children our very, very creative community has come up with the most wonderful ideas that range from elaborate ones like a Pea- cock Lane viewing of decorated homes to simple ones like dropping treats through a long tube or hanging treats on a low clothesline. Last but not least, a wonderful ceramic muralist Hector Hernandez is being considered for the new plaza wall on SE 82nd Ave. and Glisan St.

Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association By Stephanie Stewart

At MTNA’s community meeting September 16, PBOT offered a proposal for major changes along Hawthorne Blvd, which could include a reduction of car lanes between 24th and 50th Ave. Learn more and offer feedback through a survey by going to bit.ly/2Gff8Is. Commissioner Amanda Fritz attended the meet- ing to educate the community about three measures on the November ballot: 26-213 Parks levy; 26-217 Police Oversight; 26-219 Uses of Water Bureau Funds. MTNA will host a community meeting on Zoom each month this fall. Find links for these meetings, under the “Meetings and Events” tab of our website mttaborpdx.org. MTNA offers a written roll-up about important civic issues, on our website where we keep the meet- ing minutes.

Richmond Neighborhood Association By Allen Field

The RNA meets the second Monday of the month, 6:30–8:30 pm. Everyone is welcome. Agendas are posted on richmondpdx.org and sent out via the RNA Announce listserv. Meetings will be via Zoom until further notice. Preregistration is required; the link to preregister is on the agenda. To be added to the RNA’s listserv, email [email protected]. At the September 14 monthly meeting, Mauricio Leclerk and Maggie Derk gave an update on the Hawthorne Blvd Paint and Pave Project. PBOT recently issued an Evaluation Report on the four traffic configurations they are considering, which will extend from 24th to 50th on SE Hawthorne Blvd. The four configurations under consideration are: (1) keep the existing four-lane configuration; (2) two travel lanes with a third center turn-lane west of Cesar E Chavez Blvd. that will mirror the configuration east of Cesar Chavez; (3) two travel lanes with buffered bike lanes next to the driver-side of parked cars (Alt 3A), and (4) two travel lanes with parking-protected bike lanes between parked cars and the sidewalk (Alt 3B). The Report compares the four configurations using metrics of safety, crossings, parking, travel time and bike lanes, and evaluates them under the project goals of improving safety, supporting Main Street func- tions, impact to current greenways, connecting people to Hawthorne, supporting city’s goals of equity and climate issues. PBOT is not making a recommendation at this time, but will make a final decision in October or November after further public outreach. There is an online survey on the project website that PBOT is urging people to fill out. See bit.ly/2Gff8Is. Thomas Scharff, TriMet, gave an update on the Division Transit Project (trimet.org/division). Ac- cording to the website, the goal of the project is to “improve travel between Downtown Portland, SE and East Portland and Gresham with easier, faster and more reliable bus service.” He summarized construction phases, construction highlights (SE 60th Ave ADA elements, SE 76th Ave new traffic signals), steps to re- duce impacts to community and next steps. Fall 2022 is the target date for completion. The Gideon overcrossing near the SE 11th/12th train crossing was also discussed; it will open late Fall 2020. Some Board members stated their objections that the project relies on diesel buses and not electric busses. Neighbors on SE Waverleigh Blvd. described the growing number of tents, trash and hazardous ma- terials/biowaste on the street’s median and SE 33rd Ave next to the Cleveland High School field. They explained their efforts to work with the city to address health and safety issues that impact everyone, those on the streets and in houses/apartments. The neighbors made a specific request for a No Camping sign for the Waverleigh Blvd median, which is owned by Portland Parks & Rec. Since camping is prohibited in all parks, often with signage. The Board agreed to request such signage from the city. It is a very hazardous situation to have tents/campers on the median of a well-traveled city street. The RNA’s next meeting is Monday, October 14. To get on the agenda, fill out an agenda request form on the RNA’s website. 16 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 As At Your Service

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Crossword Answers Turn to page 17 for the puzzle THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 17 Status of Mormon Church Work Your Noggin’ Unclear 2. Campbell’s soup can painter By Jack Rubinger 3. Katmandu native 4. Gas group 5. 76 station The church at SE 29th & plications inquiring about the de- 6. Roman meeting places Harrison has been under-used or velopment potential of that prop- 7. Comes to unused by the Mormon Church erty. The site is zoned R5 which 8. Cabinet dept. for many years. It was built in the is residential zoning. 9. Kind of rock early 1930s and has an expansive New institutional uses may 10. Suffix with infant property including a lawn acces- be allowed in residential zones 11. First half of an Iowa city sible on 30th, Harrison and 29th through a Conditional Use, 14. The start of a tulip streets. though new owners may be able 15. Pop music’s ____ Vanilli Most days, neighbors young to demonstrate that the historic 20. Track for harness horses and old are taking advantage of church use can continue. 21. Baseball club that lawn for a quick rest, playing Historic resources such as 25. German “I” catch, enjoying a picnic or just landmarks may be allowed uses 26. Cocktail ending to pause and appreciate its open not typically allowed such as of- 27. Concorde or Tupolev, abbr. space and the beautiful old trees fice, community services and ad- 29. Secretly adorning it. It is a natural rest spot ditional density, but this would 30. Web address for bikers and runners on the gre- require landmarking the building. 31. Part of some e-mail addresses enway to and from Mt. Tabor. Oregon has owner consent 32. Attack legally On the NE part of the prop- laws that limit the public’s ability 34. Baby girl erty is the parking lot, a great to protect historic resources over 36. 1980s cool asset to the community. Many a the owner’s objections. The only 37. Misinterpret child has learned to ride a bike way to protect the existing build- 38. Sandra of “Gidget” or skateboard there and, in recent ing is through a willing owner 39. “That’s nice!” days, members of the neighbor- who wants to landmark it either 40. Confidentiality agreement, for hood have used it to stage drive at the local level (which currently Across 42. Vicinity short up, socially-distanced meet ups. would not protect it from demoli- 1. Private 43. Kind of screen 41. Maverick’s city, on score- Christian Jurinka, who lives tion) or through listing on the Na- 4. Buffoon 44. “J’accuse” subject boards in the neighborhood, recently tional Register. 7. Halfhearted 48. Lamp type 45. Ending learned of plans for it to be list- Local preservation nonprof- 12. Actress Dawn Chong 52. Enthusiastic about 46. Take a piece from ed for sale. He noticed a group it Restore Oregon holds façade 13. “No ____!” 54. Chinese related 47. Geographical abbr. gathering about its borders and easements on historic buildings 15. Lunar craft 55. Spanish archipelago 49. India leads the world in its through conversation, learned of which protect buildings from de- 16. “Human Concretion” artist 60. Weather map feature production the plans. molition, though they typically 17. Pantyhose color 62. Fashion magazine 50. Clothed He said there seems to be require listing in the National 18. Music downloader 63. Based on instincts 51. Part of a mob name a hope on the part of those gen- Register as a prerequisite for ac- 19. Very dark 64. “Chill out!” 53. Court call tlemen (a real estate agent and cepting an easement. 22. Name in a Kinks song 65. Zilch 55. Stimulating leaf church members interested in Several commercial and 23. Let’s play ____! 66. One engaged in, suffix 56. “That’s not ____ idea” purchasing) for the building to residential real brokers contacted 24. Brings out, a response for ex- 67. Gettysburg commander 57. French for islands remain as is. were unaware of sales plans for ample 68. Nine-digit ID 58. Some cameras, abbr. “The community would be the church. 28. Connected networks 69. Nutritional inits. 59. Former Kingdom of Spain more than happy to have a new Irene Caso from The 33. PayPal product 60. Watson creators church take over ownership, or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- 35. Language of Lahore Down 61. Get the picture any other businesses entities day Saints said, “From what I 36. Independence Day sight 1. Fortune teller Answers found on page 16 dedicated to not changing its ex- understand, the building is not ternal facade and grounds,” said listed for sale at this time, but we Jurinka. are exploring that possibility. I’ll “The concern of those I’ve make sure to share more informa- spoken with in the community tion as it comes available.” is that the building might be de- Jurinka believes the church stroyed and replaced with homes will go up for sale and that there’s and residential infill,” he added. a preference to have it purchased “We have a deficit of parks by another church, though that and other open areas in the in- has yet to be substantiated. ner SE neighborhood, so this He believes three other property is treasured by nearby churches have shown interest, residents. We would welcome an based upon his observation of active church community using groups touring the place. He’s the space,” said Ellen Mendoza, noticed crews inside the building, another neighbor. giving it a thorough cleaning. According to City officials, “The neighborhood puts a the church was listed on the City’s very high value to this property Historic Resources Inventory in as a community asset,” said Ju- 1984. Listing on the Inventory rinka. “The neighborhood does is not a designation and does not not want the property to be rede- come with any protections be- veloped. The neighborhood very yond a 120-day demolition delay much would like another church if someone wanted to demolish it. to take over ownership.” City officials did not have any information on the listing agent and they said they have not To follow-up on additional heard of any proposals for the sales news, contact Irene Caso at church. They didn’t see any ap- [email protected]. 18 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER OCTOBER 2020 Mayoral and City Commissioner Races from page 4 her 2016 bid for office. torney and the Bureau of Human As a minority, Mapps says “I’ve fought to keep all Resources…I’m currently seek- the key to ending strife is to reach Portlanders housed during this ing clarity from the Ombudsman out to Black Community mem- crisis, including calling for the to ensure that her concerns are bers, most of whom seek crime rent and mortgage moratorium addressed.” reduction. and advocating more assistance “If you ask, they will tell at the local, state and federal lev- Commissioner Challenger Min- you: there are gangs and they are els.” gus Mapps (mingusmapps.com) afraid of the recent rise in crime.” Eudaly was one of the first SE resident Mingus Mapps, He believes community policing Council voices decrying systemic an educator and former neighbor- is a way to establish relationships racism, which she calls “the big- hood and public safety coordina- of trust. gest challenge Portland faces.” tor at Eudaly’s OCCL, describes “People do not understand She says COVID-19 has himself as a progressive who is that a lot of what police do is disproportionately impacted deeply pragmatic with financial reaching out, heading off trouble, Black, Indigenous, and people of skills and values that are needed mediating and connecting those color (BIPOC) communities, di- when the City gets hit with post- in need with services.” minishing outcomes in education, pandemic revenue setbacks. He supports handing off economic opportunity, incarcera- Managing the economy in a some mental health and drug calls tion, health and longevity. way that mitigates homelessness to other agencies. “It is undeniable that racism is critical, he says. A former Political Science is the root of so many of our so- Portland’s triple crises of professor, Mapps seeks charter cial ills.” housing, pandemic and police reform of our “siloed” govern- Her OCCL directives for a protests have solidified Mapps’ ment structure by adding a City rewrite to City Code Chapter 3.96 determination to effect positive Manager to coordinate all of antagonized longtime Neighbor- change to bring “restorative jus- Portland’s bureaus and possibly hood Association (NA) volun- tice to our social services and geographically-based Commis- teers. peace to our streets” through sion seats. Eudaly said: “Racial justice listening, dialogue and follow For those curious, he says has informed every major policy through on promises. his name comes from jazz great Chloe Eudaly photo by Amy McMillen Photography solution my office has advanced. A Neighborhood Associa- Charles Mingus and that his mid- From housing to transportation tion supporter, he believes in more dle name, Ulysses, comes from to civic engagement and the en- community-centered engagement the James Joyce book. “If you vironment, we have centered the and training that includes helping know those two things, you know least well-represented and least NA’s outreach to under-represent- a lot about me,” he laughs. well-served in our community to ed groups, non-English speakers deliver policies that do the most and overwhelmed parents with Key dates to remember for this good for the most people.” small children. election: Despite critics’ accusations A father of two pre-teen • October 7-10 Voter pam- of divisiveness, she says, “We are boys who attend a SE public phlets mailed out by the Oregon at our best when we come togeth- school, he knows the challenges Secretary of State. er and find common ground.” of parenting, homeschooling and • October 13 Voter registra- Eudaly was an early sup- juggling professional life. tion deadline. porter of the Portland Clean En- “Dismantling the neighbor- • October 14 Ballots ergy Fund and a co-creator and hood system is one of the craziest mailed to voters. sponsor of our 100 percent re- things I’ve heard from a depart- • October 27 The last day newables resolution. ment whose purpose is to pro- to safely mail ballots to County On policing, she says Port- mote community-centered en- Elections Office. After this date, land should move away from pu- gagement.” ballots should be submitted at nitive practices that destroy com- He calls for finding solu- drop off locations (multco.us/ munities. tions to housing and community dropsites). “We must invest in commu- engagement through collabora- • November 3 Ballots must nity-based solutions, informed by tion rather divisive confrontation be received before 8 pm in order the principles of harm reduction to get results. to be counted. and restorative justice.” The upcoming police union Responding to Portland contract negotiation was a moti- More information about the Ombudsman Margie Sollinger’s vator in his decision to run for of- November 3 general election at request for an independent as- fice. He advocates a demilitarized multco.us/elections/current-and- sessment of complaints about approach to policing to replace upcoming-elections-multnomah- treatment of staff and high turn- the current “cops and robbers” county-elections#nov2020. Mingus Mapps photo by Antonio Harris over at OCCL, Eudaly said, “It holdover from the 1950s, when came as a surprise that she wasn’t Portland lacked diversity. “The ultimately satisfied with the scope justice system must be about hu- of work developed by the City At- man dignity,” he says.

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Like many residential care facilities in Portland and across the US, the residents at White- wood Gardens have been quaran- tined in their rooms to keep them safe. It’s a situation that presents the dual challenges of keeping them connected to one another and providing activities to keep them creatively occupied. Life Enrichment Director Chris Nelson is meeting that chal- lenge by engaging their residents The numbers are stagger- than a matching service. Once with an ongoing, collaborative art ing. In the first 12 weeks after homes are identified for a listing, project. Governor Brown declared a state community partners offer support Nelson said he came up of emergency in March, 450,000 to both the owner and to Home with the idea to take large black Oregonians filed for unemploy- Share Oregon clients to create a and white depictions of art mas- ment and an estimated 50,000 lost successful arrangement. terworks by Picasso, Renoir, Van insurance coverage. OHOH recently launched Gogh, Monet and others and seg- With the expiration of en- the website to pair homeowners ment them into several sections hanced unemployment insurance with rental seekers. one morning when he walked past and Congress deadlocked over Homesharing is already a half-completed jigsaw puzzle. another coronavirus aid pack- successful in Portland. Joanne, “It occurred to me that I Photos by Whitewood Gardens age, thousands of Oregonians are 82, lived independently and alone could segment an artwork kind of close to losing their homes and in her home for many years un- like a puzzle, he said. “That way, struggling to feed their families. til Home Share Oregon’s partner, I could distribute the individual That’s on top of the affordable Metro Home Share, matched her pieces to the residents in their housing crisis that existed before with Linda, a retiree living on So- rooms, have them color them and the pandemic. cial Security who could no longer them reassemble them after the Oregon Harbor of Hope afford Portland rents. residents completed their por- (OHOH) co-founders Homer Linda moved into Joanne’s tions.” Williams and Don Mazziotti have home and they became great After locating a book of art already helped the homeless by friends. Home Share provided masterpieces that had all the col- providing shelter beds and ser- affordable housing for Lin- ors extracted, he went to a copy vices at the Navigation Center, da, and the monthly income shop to have them blown up and hygiene services, food, tents and helped Joanne stay in her house. the project was “off and running.” more. Joanne’s daughter Angela said, SE Portland’s Whitewood Now they have introduced “I’m thrilled that they found each Gardens has been in business Home Share Oregon to match other. “ since 2013 and is home to ap- those in need of housing with Home Share Oregon repre- proximately 40 residents. homeowners who have extra sents a modern twist on a solution “I am always thinking of space. The innovative concept that homeowners have used in ways during this period of isola- pairs home-sharing technology tough times for generations, but tion that our residents can connect with community social services instead of the boarding houses with each other and the larger for support. The result offers af- of yesteryear, Home Share Or- community,” Nelson said, fordable housing to those in need egon uses compatibility matching Many of the pieces that and a way for homeowners to stay software from Silvernest to pair have been created have been in their homes. homeowners with room-renters framed and hung in their com- “This program has the po- they relate to. munity. They are interested in tential to prevent foreclosure Property tax relief for donating pieces to senior centers, and create literally thousands of homeowners in the program is libraries and other public spaces rentals out of thin air because the also possible, thanks to a new in SE Portland. rooms already exist,” said Wil- state law passed by the legislature Resident Lois says, “I like liams. and signed by the governor that the art project because it gives me nice to see the good work we A wisdom board periodical- According to Census data, enables counties to pass a local something creative to do during have accomplished together.” ly posted on Whitewood’s Face- there are over 1 million spare option partial tax exemption. this quarantine time. The best part Nelson has also facilitated book page displays residents’ per- bedrooms in owner-occupied This is another incentive for is knowing that others are work- a project of making thank you sonal philosophies and insights. homes in Oregon. Just a two per- homeowners to participate, create ing on it too, and the surprise of cards for essential workers, with In this time of isolation, cent penetration of the available housing from unused available seeing the final result.” encouraging words and art. He Whitewood Gardens’ projects rooms would create 20,000 room space, and help them stay in their Fellow resident Jo-Jo is ap- then delivers to them stores, clin- show there are creative, beautiful rentals. homes. preciative of the mental boost ics and fire/police departments. ways to stay connected. “If we can connect home- the project provides saying, “Art owners with support and make To post a rental listing or keeps my mind going.” home-sharing possible for them, create your renter-profile visit Hortencia applauds another we can help seniors age in place, HomeShareOregon.org. benefit, “It helps me relax. It’s families keep their homes, and simultaneously create rentals that people on fixed incomes can af- ford,” said Marissa Cade, Home Share Oregon’s program man- ager. The program is much more

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