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By Midge Pierce It’s an assault on Democracy, says urbanist Michael Mehaffy who views the A City Bureau under Commissioner rewrite as a way to stifle public voices. He Chloe Eudaly is rushing a code change to warns that representative governments, no Council that, under the guise of equity and matter how well-intentioned, “die in dark- inclusion, weakens government account- ness” when they lose transparency. ability and eliminates the codified status of Stripping NA status could relieve Portland’s ninety-five Neighborhood As- City bureaus of neighborhood obligations sociations. and accountability on landuse, budgets and Controversial code change 3.96 by livability. the Office of Community and Civic Life For over forty years, NAs have suc- (OCCL/aka Civic Life) would eliminate cessfully fought off freeway expansions, neighborhood (NA) recognition as the protected parks from sell-offs and ques- City’s official go-to for notification and tioned city policies on safety, growth and public engagement on zoning, transporta- the environment. tion and infrastructure. Commissioner Eudaly and OCCL The 1911 Phoenix Pharmacy building After seven months of seemingly Director Suk Rhee say their goal is to ex- secretive meetings, OCCL’s draft rewrite pand the “circle of engagement,” not dis- surfaced with no reference to NAs or re- mantle NAs. Phoenix Reborn quirements for codified groups to abide by At summer events, the duo has dou- state standards for open meetings. turn to page 23 By David Krogh chased the fledgling Phoenix Pharmacy business in 1911 and commissioned the An old boarded up triangular brick construction of the brick building with its building on Foster Rd. is about to be re- unique windows. RIP’s search for land: Responsible born. Located at SE 67th St., it originally Under Leach’s direction, the business got its start as the Phoenix Pharmacy in grew and expanded beyond pharmaceu- Growth or Demolition Derby? 1922. ticals to household goods including cam- Though it has gone through several eras, phonographs, and sporting goods. By sion of “Portland for everyone” has suc- incarnations over the years and has been 1935, the building housed the headquarters By Gabe Frayne ceeded beyond expectations in providing sitting vacant since 1999, it has recently of the area YMCA. housing for upper income arrivals, but the been sold to Foster the Phoenix LLC for Mr. Leach retired in the late 1960’s On a quiet street off of NE Glisan, a rush to greater density has not been as kind the purpose of a total restoration to pre- and sold the pharmacy business and moved one-story, century-old cottage fell to the to middle and lower-income residents. serve its architectural integrity. across the street, but was still located on wrecking ball three years ago to make way The Bureau of Planning and Sustain- Pharmacist John Leach, whose home Foster. His former pharmacy building was for a modern single home and a duplex be- ability (BPS) believes it has at least a par- was at the current Leach Gardens site, pur- turn to page 22 side it. tial solution to this dilemma: the Residen- This routine housing conversion ex- tial Infill Project (RIP), which will publish emplifies what pro-growth advocates con- its draft recommendation in August. sider a wise use of land: where once there In tandem with recently enacted state was one dwelling there are now three, cre- bill HB2001, the report will recommend ating more “housing choice” for a rapidly zoning and building size changes that will growing city. incentivize construction of so-called mid- The only problem with this proposi- dle housing: duplexes, triplexes, fourplex- tion is that the original dwelling was an af- es, and ADUs throughout the city. fordably priced rental, and the house and These changes immediately raise the duplex recently sold for 587 and 933 thou- question: where will builders find the land sand dollars respectively. for up to 20,000 units of new middle hous- Clearly, the YIMBY/developer mis- ing? RIP has struggled to come up with solutions to the severe affordable housing shortage in a city with a growing popula- Volunteers cleaning up Hawthorne Blvd. tion and a finite amount of land. The National League of Cities de- fines infill as “new development sited on Paint the Town Green vacant or undeveloped land within an ex- By Allen Field a box spring and four passenger tires near isting community.” As Morgan Tracy, RIP 82nd Ave. project manager notes, “there’s not a lot of Approximately two hundred and fifty Along Hawthorne, Division, and vacant land out there.” volunteers, young and old, fanned out from Clinton, fifteen pounds of cigarette butts Tracy tends to see the problem more locations near 82nd Ave. and the Central were collected and sent off for recycling. in terms of underutilized capacity, meaning Christian Church on SE Cesar E. Chavez Volunteers dropped off their litter bags at essentially, single-family homes on 5,000 Blvd. to clean up litter and graffiti as part predesignated locations, which Metro’s square-foot or larger lots. Yet he strongly of the second annual Paint the Town Green RID (Regional Illegal Dump) collected denies that the city is, or will be, facilitat- event. later in the day. Graffiti was cleaned off ing more demolitions. The day was organized by nine of utility poles and boxes, and the City’s “There’s nothing that’s promoting a neighborhood associations: Lents, Foster- Graffiti Program worked with Graffiti demolition agenda, and actually, with the Powell, Mt. Scott-Arleta, Brentwood- Removal Services to remove graffiti off of FAR [floor-to-area ratio] and size limita- Darlington, Montavilla, Mt. Tabor, buildings. tions we’re proposing, there are disincen- Richmond, Sunnyside and HAND. After the cleanup was over, tives for demolition,” Tracy explains. The event was sponsored by Metro, volunteers gathered at Glenwood Park He claims the demolition epidemic KINK FM radio, Portland’s Graffiti for food provided by Shawarma Express, began with the proliferation of McMan- Program within the Office of Community and at Central Christian Church for lunch sions and that the RIP recommendations and Civic Life, the Bureau of Planning and provided by Pepino’s Mexican Grill and would incentivize building affordable Sustainability’s Keep It Pretty Rose City a free raffle with prizes donated by many multi-family units on the same amount of program, SOLVE, and SE Uplift. local businesses. In two hours, volunteers picked up a The hope next year is to expand this turn to page 22 half a ton of litter, including two mattresses, event to even more neighborhoods. 2 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 State Bills Passed in 2019

By David Krogh bill by December of 2020. Cities transportation permit issuance. would need to follow this model HB 2007: regulates diesel A stress filled and some- unless they adopt their own ver- truck emissions with the inten- times chaotic 2019 Oregon State sions. tion of requiring updated engines legislative session is now over. This bill and HB2003 (see and emission systems over time Several bills that passed are note- next discussion) will greatly so as to reduce excessive exhaust worthy and will be briefly exam- change the future of residential emissions. ined as follows. planning and zoning in Oregon. HB 2716: a bill that im- HB 200: proposed by HB 2003: requires the State poses transparency for campaign House Speaker Tina Kotek to Housing and Community Ser- advertising. Campaign ads or mandate densification of single vices Department to develop a messages must clearly identify family zoning in most cities with- regional housing needs analysis the names of the primary donors in the State in order to address by September of 2020 in order or campaign committee. housing shortages. to establish guidance for cities to HB 3427: creates a Corpo- Palmer Mason with the De- better address housing needs. rate Activity Tax based on com- partment of Land Conservation DLCD is required to report mercial activity conducted by and Development (DLCD), says on the analysis as it relates to the businesses for purposes of school cities over 25,000 in population housing assessments of cities. programs. and cities in metropolitan service Cities of 10,000 or more in popu- The tax is $250 plus 0.57% districts (such as Metro) are man- lation will be required to adopt on taxable commercial activity dated to update zoning codes and housing capacity analyses and above $1 million. It reduces the plans by June of 2022 to allow housing production strategies in Personal Income Tax rates for the middle density housing within all response. three lower brackets from 5%, areas previously zoned for single SB 870: signed by Gover- 7%, and 9% to 4.75%, 6.75%, family housing. nor Brown, makes Oregon the and 8.75% and creates a Fund Middle density housing 15th state to approve a measure for Student Success to allocate includes duplexes, triplexes, honoring the national popular funds/grants for school class size fourplexes, and cottage clusters. vote. This means Oregon’s seven reductions, special needs assess- Cities outside of metropolitan electoral votes would all go to ments, and other program im- service districts and with popu- the popular vote winner for US provements. These tax changes lations of between 10,000 and President. first take effect with tax year 25,000 shall modify codes and If enough states adopt this 2020. plans to permit duplexes where measure so they represent the SB 608: caps how much single-family housing is allowed amount needed to elect the Presi- landlords can raise rent and by June of 2021. dent, the controversial Electoral makes it harder for them to evict DLCD is required to devel- College will be sidestepped in fa- tenants without a reason. The op a model-housing ordinance to vor of popular vote counts. State Housing Division will con- address the requirements of this SB 320: has been approved duct monitoring. and would allow daylight sav- HB 2005: establishes a ings time to be maintained year means for allowing up to twelve round in Oregon. All but one weeks per year of paid medical of Oregon’s thirty-six counties leave for qualified individuals. It would spring forward and never sets up procedures for filing such fall back, but only if Congress claims and establishes a payment approves the time change and mechanism funded by employers neighboring Washington and and employees based on income NEEDS A NEW OWNER! California also adopt daylight deductions not to exceed one per- time on a permanent basis. cent. Time for us to retire At present, Washington has SB 8: deals with affordable adopted this measure and it is ex- housing projects and allows at- • Be your own Boss pected to pass in California. torneys fees to be awarded to op- • Be an active part of the Community HB 2699: allows local ponents who lose on appeal. Its governments to offer property direction is to prevent frivolous • Work from Home tax breaks for clean up of pollut- appeals primarily intended to de- • Good growth Opportunities ed brownfield sites; an incentive lay projects. for encouraging property owners HB 5027: establishes • Well received in the Community to do the clean up as opposed to DLCD’s budget, at $22 million in • Loyal ad Base necessitating enforcement action. the coming year. Of this amount, HB 2209: requires contin- $6.5 million is earmarked to- • Turnkey Operation gency planning for rail compa- wards implementation of HB’s • Print & Digital editions nies that haul oil for the purpose 2001 and 2003. As Mason of of addressing incidents involving DLCD notes, $4.5 million would Contact Nancy Tannler, editor, 503.254.7550 oil spills. 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Publisher/Editor: Nancy Tannler Advertising: Nancy Tannler – 503.254.7550 Proofreader: Albert Q. Osdoe A & E: Brian Cutean Contributors: Don MacGillivray, Midge Pierce, David Krogh, Jack Rubinger, Peter Zimmerman Serving residents of Hosford-Abernethy, Kerns, North Tabor, Laurelhurst, Montavilla, Mt. Tabor, Richmond, Buckman, South Tabor, Sunnyside neighborhoods. Circulation 26,000 (including 21,500 mailed copies). Founded in 1989 Published the last Saturday of each month. PO Box 33663, Portland OR 97292-3663 Phone 503.254.7550 e-mail: [email protected] seexaminer.com ©2019 The Southeast Examiner THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 3 4 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 Overreach Called War on Neighborhoods SE Updates RIP Gets Red Carpet By Midge Pierce ploited in bureaucratic overreach Rhee is working for community Insiders claim OCCL has in the rewrite of Code Change well-being or simply buttressing reassigned or fired all positions It’s all over but the shout- 3.96. Eudaly’s “fiefdom” that - because that deal directly with NAs and ing. A SE Resident under the of Portland’s peculiar at-large posted openings for jobs to work The passage of HB 2001, A riddle making the rounds pseudonym J.Clay says,“The reform of government - is not geo- with self-identified communi- the nation’s first statewide ban goes, “What do you get when write gives Eudaly and Rhee in- graphically-based. ties. Given that final Civic Code on single family zoning, makes you co-opt worthy goals of inclu- ordinate power tantamount to a Staffers throughout City language has yet to be approved, Council approval of Portland’s sion and diversity behind closed coup. It is divisive and vitriolic.” Bureaus wonder whether - and sources say the postings are pre- potentially more onerous Resi- doors? A bureaucratic power grab A caller on an OPB radio show with whom - they will interface mature. dential Infill Project (RIP) a giv- and the city’s war on neighbor- called it a power play cloaked in on issues of growth, transporta- Laursen says expanding en. hoods. unfounded charges of racism. tion, safety. special interest group recogni- City planners are regroup- Neighbors see the rewrite of Urban researcher Michael Contract employees fear the tion is dicey. Despite laudable ing on modifications to the RIP a Civic Life code as part of a City Mehaffy considers the Civic rewrite may cost them their jobs. diversity goals, “poorly thought proposal that has been in the “social justice” narrative intended Life’s code rewrite proposal an Place-based coalitions that sup- out” tactics could pit community- works for several years. When it to squelch pushback on issues egregious attack that betrays Port- port neighborhoods are uncertain based organizations against each presents RIP to Council this fall, from the Residential Infill Proj- land values. they will get funded when their other and backfire. The Bureau of Planning and Sus- ect (RIP) densification to Water Others ask why an OCCL contracts are up for renewal next “What if white suprema- tainability says it plans to bring Bureau treatment plants and even survey was discounted because year. Coalitions like SE Uplift of- cists want official recognition? an Anti-Displacement Strategy informational kiosks. respondents were 2/3 Caucasians, fer foundational NA elements like Can you embrace multi-cultur- draft along with a Housing Op- Activist John Laursen fears even though the city is roughly liability insurance, fund-raising al groups while turning others portunities Initiative. marginalized groups are being ex- 3/4 white. They question whether umbrellas and fee waivers. away?” While stunned cities of 25,000 or more process what the state law means for them, those like Eugene that opposed the bill Get a FREE Pendleton are contemplating how to come into compliance – or whether to throw blanket with a fight against implementation.

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By Don MacGillivray the polls for working people. A other candidate committed fraud recent national poll found that and Portland residents voted to sixty-five percent of Americans repeal it. celebrate Voting is the means by support having election day on a Seattle began a public fi- which a viable Democracy sur- holiday and it is supported by a nancing program in 2017 that lets vives and it seems strange that majority of both parties. each resident receive four $25 SUMMER there is so much controversy If we want a democracy Democracy Vouchers to give to around it here in the United that’s more representative of all any eligible municipal candidate States. Americans, we need to make vot- of their choice. Featuring the largest selection of One person one vote is a ing easier. These vouchers allow ev- simple, easy to understand con- A Vote Center is where vot- eryday Americans to influence women’s swimsuits on the West Coast, cept, yet many people all over the ers can show up to vote at any lo- local elections and reduce the country either choose not to vote cation in their county instead of dominance of wealthy contribu- including the Popina Swimwear brand, or find it difficult to vote. visiting their one and only poll- tors. Candidates will no longer Throughout the United ing place in their precinct. need to have expensive fundrais- designed by NE resident States there are many people Colorado was the first state ers and spend much of their time and many ideas for improving a to use Vote Centers and now asking for large contributions al- Lulu Levenson and made in Portland! system that most people take for fourteen other states allow juris- lowing them to spend more time granted. Here are a few of these dictions to use Vote Centers on campaigning and speaking with suggestions. election day. Advantages include: the public. States that have Same Day voter convenience, less expense, These types of contribu- Registration do not suffer from fewer locations, and greater ca- tions are a measure of a candi- significant amounts of voter pacity. It is likely to increase dates’ popularity and the results fraud. When states remove the turnout as long as the elections are encouraging. voter registration barriers more are advertised and well run. A problem with modern voters turn out. Ranked Choice Voting voting is that advertising and so- Eleven states have Same (RCV) is an innovative electoral cial media messages confuse vot- Day Registration. The top six system in which voters can rank ers about how, when, and where states that have it had the largest candidates in the order of their to vote, and sometimes to not voter turnout in 2016, while the preference. It is an important tool vote. bottom five states with the worst to make sure the candidates with All have the potential to voter turnout were where vot- the broadest support are elected effect the outcomes of elections, ers had to register three or four and will lead to a better sense of especially uninformed or minor- weeks prior to election day. the electorate’s overall desires, ity voters. It makes little differ- In this day of technological end the need for runoff elections, ence whether these messages innovations, states should no lon- and reduce negative campaign- come from domestic third party ger need advanced time to check ing. sources or foreign sources. Vot- in with voter registration data- If a candidate wins a ma- ers are bombarded with negative bases. Oregon is still one of the jority of the votes, he or she is campaigning and disinformation states where voters must register declared the winner. If no candi- about candidates. three weeks before election day. date wins a majority of first-pref- Pro-voting messages and Oregon was the first state erence votes, the candidate with better branding would be a way to initiate Vote by Mail in 1999. the fewest first-preference votes to address this situation. The It wasn’t until twelve years later is eliminated. The first-prefer- message should be about “value that the state of Washington ad- ence votes cast by those voters your vote” or “voting is power” opted it. Since then other states are eliminated, and their second- done in creative ways. have either adopted it or are ex- preference choices indicated on Voters need to see positive perimenting with it. However, those ballots are counted. A new messages like the Uncle Sam in most states the number of ab- tally is conducted to determine poster that said I Want You or sentee ballots are increasing and whether any candidate has won We Can Do It! from Rosie the Vote by Mail is growing in popu- a majority of the adjusted votes. Riveter. We need public service larity. The practice has been used This is also referred to as announcements from election in European countries for many Instant Runoff Voting. Seven administrators educating voters years. states have implemented rank about how to vote. Imagine election day on the choice voting at either the state or Many of these suggestions Forth of July. There could not be local level. Six other states have are in the book Vote for US: How a more patriotic way to celebrate adopted it and Oregon is trying it to Take Back Our Elections by the birthday of our democratic out this year. 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By Mathew Brock One hundred and fifty-five outings, shaped policy, lead hikes, men and thirty-eight women and served on committees and the stood atop Mount Hood and Executive Council. While they founded the Mazamas on July 19, were bound by the constraints of 1894. social propriety on Main street, The brainchild of William they found ingenious ways of Gladstone Steel, the Mazamas is getting around those rules on the a mountaineering organization mountain. founded by mountaineers. In 1895, the organization’s They do much more than first two vice-presidents were climb mountains though. The women; in 1917, the first female Mazamas have a one hundred and Mazama climb leader; in 1933, twenty five-year history of climb- first all-female climb; and in ing, hiking, and protecting moun- 1953, the first female Mazama tains. president. Faith Emerson has been a A 501c(3) non-profit orga- The Mazamas are active working artist in the Northwest nization, they are a mostly volun- in the mountains of the Pacific for more than thirty years. She teer-run organization supported Northwest from Washington hopes to continue creating and by a small staff. The 3,600 mem- State’s North Cascades to Mount and continues to draw new and in 1895 when Steel lobbied to help others enjoy and appreciate bers are active mountaineers, Shasta in Northern California. existing members back to its prevent development in the Cas- the arts, for years to come. climbers, hikers, walkers, canyo- Early annual outings lasted for snowy slopes. cade Range Forest Reserve. Now she is facing a criti- neers, and skiers. weeks and found hundreds of The first lodge, built in The group rallied in 1902 cal challenge. She was born The Mazamas’ founding Mazamas camped in the wilder- 1923, was on the Zigzag River to limit the destructive effects of with Polycystic Kidney Disease members were among the early ness at the base of mountains near Twin Bridges. The Maza- extensive sheep grazing in the (PKD) and over time, her kidneys leaders of Oregon, and they fig- around the region. mas built a grand lodge at Gov- Northwest. In 1928 they entered have deteriorated. ure in the epic story of the state. As time went by, and access ernment Camp in 1931. Fire de- a prolonged battle against the Emerson needs a kidney William Steel was the driving and the means of transportation stroyed the lodge, burning it to proposed Mt Hood Tramway. In transplant to live a normal life. force behind the organization. improved, so did the number of the ground in 1958. The current 1932 they were instrumental in She is on the transplant list at A remarkable individual, full of outings each year. By the 1980s lodge, constructed in 1960, serves the formation of the Federation of Legacy Good Samaritan, but the enthusiasm, with a sense of pur- the annual outing had grown into as home base for many Mazamas Western Outdoor Clubs. waiting list is long with an aver- pose, he had a missionary’s zeal multiple outings, across the re- activities. They’ve advocated against age wait of three to five years. for teaching people to climb and gion, and around the globe. The group set for them- the development of a tramway on Many people don’t survive the to appreciate and preserve the Small groups of Mazamas selves four goals: the exploration Mt. Rainier and development in wait. mountain environment. were climbing across the United of snow-capped peaks and other Olympic National Park, and for The best option is a living Steel was a devoted conser- States, in the Alps, the Himalaya, mountains; to collect scientific the creation of Portland’s Forest donor. Living donor kidneys last vationist and after advocating for the Andes, and many peaks in- knowledge about the mountain Park and the Wilderness Act of longer and Emerson hopes there fourteen years on behalf of the between. environment; to preserve the 1964. is a kidney hero who will reach cause, Congress created Crater But, Mount Hood has al- natural beauty of the forests and The 1960s and 1970s saw out to her. It is heartening to know Lake National Park, an event he ways been the home mountain mountains and to share all that them expanding into rock climb- there are individuals who donate considered his greatest accom- and holds a special place in the knowledge around the Pacific ing. Three Mazamas made the to another in need, even total plishment. He would later serve hearts of all Mazamas. It was the Northwest. first ascent of Monkey Face, a strangers. as the Park’s superintendent. location of their founding climb Conservation efforts started spire at the end of a dirt road in For information about being Other prominent found- a then little-known place called a living donor and how to help, ing members include Oregonian Smith Rock on January 1, 1960. email Faithwouldloveakidney@ newspaper publisher Henry Pit- The group would go on to be in- gmail.com, (on facebook, see tock; noted attorney Rodney strumental in the popularization Faith Would Love a Kidney); or Glisan, (namesake of one Port- of Smith Rock as a climbing des- call 503.960.8188 or the Legacy land’s principal thoroughfares) tination. Transplant Center, 503.413.7349 and L.L. Hawkins, founder of After more than a hundred or 877.622.8030. the Free City Museum, the fore- years of renting rooms around runner to the Oregon Museum of town, they bought their first home Science and Industry. in 2007. The Mazama Mountain- Basic information about Notable members have in- eering Center, 527 SE 43rd, has kidney donation: cluded naturalist and conserva- provided a stable foundation for • You only need one kidney tionist John Muir; photographer the growth the organization expe- to live a healthy, long life. Edward Curtis; Edward Harri- riences today. • Most donor surgery is man, benefactor of the Harriman The Mazamas have evolved done laparoscopically, meaning Expedition to Alaska; President from social club into modern-day through tiny incisions. Theodore Roosevelt; and more non-profit organization. It has re- • The recuperation period recently, the climber, blacksmith, mained faithful to William Steel’s is usually fairly quick, generally and founder of Patagonia, Yvon guiding vision. two-six weeks. Chouinard. Every year more and more • the cost of your evalua- When asked about women people join to learn to be better tion and surgery will be covered mountaineers, Steel remarked, climbers and find their commu- by the recipient’s insurance. “No climb is complete without nity. The Mazamas continue to You will have a separate them.” From the very beginning, fund scientific research projects team of healthcare professionals The Mazamas welcomed women across a range of disciplines and to evaluate you as a living donor. as full members, uncommon at continue to fight to preserve and Their job is to help you un- the time. protect the areas where they ex- derstand the risks and benefits Although women would not plore and play. and look out for YOUR best in- get the right to vote until 1920, This year marks their 125th terests. Mazama women helped organize anniversary. THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 7 CN Community News WANTED: HS GRADS TURNING 80 – If you attended California’s San Mateo or Hillsdale High Recycling tips for June Schools from 1953-57, your classmates want to celebrate your 80th birthday with you on September 21 at By Bonita Davis, Master there are no nearby recycling the Poplar Creek Golf Club and Restaurant at Coyote Point in San Mateo. Many classmates have relocated Recycler and SE Resident facilities for that material, it can to the northwest in recent years and we hope to have your interest and reservation via Jared Hein at jared- Don’t we all love the be cost prohibitive to ship and [email protected]; 650.348.5794. Pack up your photos, yearbooks and memories. See you in September. summer vibrant outdoor festival process the material. Local contact: Judy Smith Dennison, 503.238.0932. season in the NW? There is I realized how fortunate something for everyone during we are in Portland to have glass, Community conversation about the homelessness crisis – The community the sunny months as we celebrate paper, and plastic bottle recycling is painfully aware of the crisis of homelessness we are in the midst of. Have questions and thoughts about food and drink, arts and crafts, facilities within miles, making it as someone living in the Portland area? Human Solutions is hosting a Community Conversation to share music, theatre, crazy costumes, it possible to recycle rather than what they know from thirty+ years in the field and to dialog about causes and solutions. The group provides and face paint! landfill these materials. See emergency shelter for women and families, and runs other programs that focus on helping people find se- Two “can’t miss” regional portlandoregon.gov and search cure housing and living-wage jobs. The event is Wednesday, August 7 at Stark Street Station, 6049 SE Stark festivals are the Recycled Arts ‘curbsider.’ St. (Mt. Tabor area), 6:30-8 pm. For information contact Lisa Frack, Human Solutions: 503.548.0282 or Festival at Esther Short Park in At Edgefield, Crackpots [email protected]. Learn more about Human Solutions: humansolutions.org downtown Vancouver and the staged a beautiful show, with fine Cracked Pots Reuse Art Show craftsmanship and creativity on Tabor Heights Methodist Church Rummage Sale – August 16 , 4-8 pm and Au- and Edgefield Gardens Plant display along winding tree lined gust 17, 9 am-5 pm, 6161 SE Stark St. This is a Fundraiser for Haiti and money raised will be sent to support Sale held on the lush grounds paths. A highlight was watching the education of Haitian students. of McMenamins Edgefield in artists and visitors shop at the Troutdale. Many talented SE ReClaim It! Pop-Up Shop. Portland Adult artists participate in these shows. The shop, a mini outdoor Soapbox Derby – Au- In Vancouver, Waste version of Crackedpots popular gust 17, 10 am – 4 pm. Origi- Connections had Tossed and brick and mortar, ReClaim It! at nally the youth Soapbox Der- Found, a provoking educational 1 N. Killingsworth, was packed by course on Mt. Tabor was display of stuff we throw away, with a huge array of items all built in 1956, and was used neatly arranged in a huge dropbox gleaned from the Metro Transfer until 1965. In 1997 the first run large enough to hold a vehicle. Station, cleaned, sorted and of PDX Adult Soapbox Derby Visitors visually treasure offered for sale at bargain prices. racers took place. Paul Zenk hunted to find what could be All the items can be used and his partner Eric Foren and repaired, reused, composted, or rather than landfilled. Once again, six others drug their carts ups creatively reimagined from the it is hard to believe what gets the volcano and started the discarded items. thrown away. What a treasure new iteration of the race. Now nearly fifty brave racers and their cars convene on the daunting slopes of Mt. “Who would throw that trove for creative types! Tabor to test their mettle. Be a part of this fun free event. To volunteer contact: volunteer@soapboxracer. away?” was overheard as Artist tips and recycling com. Applications at soapboxracer.com. participants surveyed the contents facts popping up along the paths, that included everything from provided food for thought to Mt. Tabor’s Neighborhood Picnic is August 18, 6-8pm, on the lawn of Western Semi- clothing to bikes, toys to tools, visitors. One popular clothing nary’s campus (55th & Hawthorne). It’s free with a bouncy house, live music by Sunfish and a BYO housewares and raw materials. vendor responded that she had picnic. Enjoy an evening with your neighbors. All Tabor residents welcome! NOTE: This is an alcohol and Nearby, it was possible to so many empty hangers because smoke free event. step inside a home created from her popular line of redesigned a shipping container, learn more women’s clothing was selling Oregon Humane Society Photo Contest Now Open – Everyone loves to take cute about solar energy, and check out out, and that her hobby was now photos of their pets. Now, your images can save shelter pets and help you win great prizes, including a two- electric vehicles. outpacing her day job. Bravo! night stay in Astoria. Beauty comes in all species, so there are three categories available to enter: Top Dog, The real draw for many was Thank you, to all of the Top Cat and Top Other Pet. A fourth category – OHS Choice – will be selected by OHS staff from among the artists, using their ingenuity artists, for what they add to our all photos submitted. Submit photos through August 15 to: bit.ly/ohsphoto. There is a $10 donation to enter and skill to display hundreds of lives. After months of following and $5 donation for five votes. All entry and voting donations go directly to help the animals at OHS. The handmade products upcycled a recycling market in flux, it was goal is to raise $20,000 to help create “picture-perfect” happy endings for shelter pets. from discarded material into affirming to experience how we useful, quality, one-of-a-kind can support reuse as a way to WATER FLUORIDATION UPDATE – Clean Water Oregon reports the Oregon legislature has items. Garden art, furniture, reduce waste. Even my feathered taken no action toward mandatory water fluoridation. The 2019 session closed on June 30 without a bill to clothing, jewelry, sculpture… all backyard friends benefitted with fluoridate. Another victory for our side. Dr. Bruce Austin, Oregon dental officer (‘the fluoridation czar’), set made by hand. a new birdhouse from each show. a goal of achieving 80% of the state being fluoridated by 2019. His progress? None. Thankfully, Oregon re- A tourist was overheard mains a leader in providing clean drinking water, having one of the lowest rates of mandated fluoridation in asking the Master Recycler See you at the festivals in the country. You can help Clean Water Oregon monitor the legislature throughout the year. Maintain a rela- Composter volunteer why she late June and early July, 2020! tionship with your own senator and representative, and periodically find out if they know of any movement could not recycle glass where she Find out more at crackedpots.org toward water fluoridation. If something is afoot, notify CWO immediately. They will take the appropriate lived in Georgia. Answer: When and recycledartsfestival.com. action. Register and make a secure, tax-deductible donation to CWO at: bit.ly/2SPbYNO

BIKETOWN celebrates three years – Portland’s bike-share ridership grew twenty-eight Business Beat percent in 2018, with an eighty-seven percent increase in annual members. Launched in July 2016, Portland BB Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and its partners created Biketown to increase access to bicycling and to Wild Cactus Boutique at 3638 SE Division St. showcases a reduce congestion and climate pollution and is meeting those objectives. See bit.ly/2Yvl7fY. For Adaptive curated, laid back mix of women’s modern and vintage clothing, shoes, Biketown see (adaptivebiketown.com). These are nationally recognized programs for increasing bicycle accessories and local creations. Open 11-6 pm weekdays, 11-7 pm access and ridership among people living on low incomes and people with disabilities. weekends. See wildcactuscompany.com. Buried Hxstories for BIPOC Youth – Wednesday, August 21, 6 - 7:30 pm, People’s Food Eastside Coffee Bar and Workshop–1315 SE 20th, is a Coop, 3029 SE 21st Ave. A new monthly series starting at People’s this Summer. Every third Wednesday non-profit coffee shop with a creative workspace located in the foyer of the month, Buried Hxstories for BIPOC youth brings kid-friendly lessons on ancestral wisdom of Black of Hinson Baptist Church. The renovated church building is now office or African, Indigenous or Native and Non-Black People of Color. This class is specifically for elementary space for other non-profit organizations. Menu prices are suggested, so aged BIPOC youth and aims to give ancestral knowledge they may not have received through traditional they ask that you please pay what you are willing or able. All the pro- schooling. The class is facilitated by co-op worker Makayla, who has taught garden education spending time ceeds, stay within Eastside Coffee and go to covering overhead costs at several farms in Costa Rica, Hawaii, and here in Portland. For information call 503.674.2642 or email and toward the mission in creating an inexpensive workspace that for- [email protected]. profits and non-profits alike can utilize.

25% off your Custom Framing purchase or if you bring in 3 or more pieces we’ll give you 30% o May not be used on E-series Poster Package or Readymade frames. May not be combined with other o ers. Coupon must accompany order. Chauncey P. Gardner looks forward to seeing you! 2805 SE Holgate Blvd. www.portlandpictureframe.com 503.236.1400 check us out of facebook Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm 8 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 NN Neighborhood Notes Richmond By Claire Cofsky

Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on July 8 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd/Woodward St. Meetings are held in the basement – enter from the east-side door. All are welcome. The RNA’s website is richmondpdx.org. Thomas Scharff, Tri-Met Community Affairs/Division Transit Project, presented on the design for our Division corridor to have new, articulated buses to hold more passengers and provide faster service. The route for our boundary is 1/3 mile between stops, with a reduction of stops. He pointed out that, based upon ridership demand, most people will walk only a few blocks at most to their stop. The design will be 90% complete this month, with construction starting in November. The Board was updated on the City’s 3.96 Code Change process. Code 3.96 is the authorizing language for the City’s Neighborhood Association System. The draft proposal reviewed appears to entirely dismantle the NA System: it eliminates city recognition of NAs and the Code-mandate to support and oversee the NA System, and significantly, it eliminates the Open Meetings rules meant to ensure open public meetings, transparency, non-discrimination, and accountability to comply with Bylaws and City Standards. It is worried that this could lead to NAs losing insurance funding from the District Coalitions (e.g., SE Up- lift). If that happens, NAs can no longer do all the community events they organize. The Board voted to request Council to set over a scheduled September 3 session on this to at least forty-five days after a final proposal by the Committee is issued since many NAs and SE Uplift do not meet in August. As this went to press, there is still no final proposal for anyone to review. At the August meeting, members can vote on the three Bylaws amendments: 1) to require Directors to be elected by the Members and not appointed by the Board, 2) to require Directors to sign the RNA’s Code of Ethics instead of the option to just orally agree to them, and 3) to specify that Robert’s Rules doesn’t apply to election procedure since the RNA has its Election Standing Rules. Unfortunately, no movie in Sewallcrest Park this August. The city did not accept our application. Hope- fully next year we’ll be back to sponsoring movies in the park. Finally, the RNA finally obtained the passwords for its website and Chair email account from the former Chair.

South Tabor By Tina Kimmey

Summer is upon us and going fast. Mark your calendar September 8 for the 10th Annual Harvest Festival in South Tabor. If you or someone you know wants to perform at the family friendly community gathering, would like to sell their wares, or just volunteer please contact [email protected]. We are looking for local folks to participate and show off their talents. There will be free fresh pressed cider (as always), a seed, plant, and veggie swap, grilled corn on the cob ($1 an ear), and a raffle with prizes from local businesses. Stop by 12-4 pm to enjoy entertainment and meet neighbors. In July we made several appointments to fill vacancies and chair committees: Wren Shiffler as the Events Committee Chair, John Carr as Land Use Chair, Nathaniel Canfield as the Representative to the SE Uplift Land Use and Transportation Committee, and Ben Chatterton as the Bylaws Committee Chair. Thank you to everyone that is stepping into important neighborhood roles. If you have an interest in joining a committee, contact info@ southtabor.org for information. We discussed proposed changes to the City Code that currently governs neighborhood associations. Join us for continued discussion on the topic this month. South Tabor Land Use Committee meets August 13 and the Neighborhood’s next General meeting is held August 15. Come one, come all. All meetings are held at Trinity Fellowship, 2700 SE 67th Ave from 7-8:30 pm. Enter on the east from the rear parking lot. For more information go to southtabor.org or send questions to [email protected]. Don’t forget to stay hydrated on the hot summer days.

HAND By Jill Riebesehl

Portland neighborhoods are on the brink of losing their formal recognition with the city government. With a minimum of outreach and notification, the newly established Office of Civic and Community Life (which replaced the Office of Neighborhood Involvement) has written us out of the city code. We have not been able to decipher what would replace this decades-old conduit between residents and their city government. The new bureau will bring proposed code changes to the City Council for a vote on Sept. 3. We feel it is our responsibility, in lieu of minimal outreach by the city, to let our neighbors know about this major change. This has been HAND’s top priority this month. We had a wonderful time participating with the throngs of folks enjoying the Division-Clinton Business Association’s parade and fair July 27. We are getting ready to dish up ice cream cones to all comers on August 6 at our one and only little Piccolo Park in celebration of national night out. In closing, our forty-five-year-old non-political, volunteer-run system is nationally recognized and seen as one of the grassroots principles that make Portland special. The strength of this arrangement has been its ground- ing on the simple fact of geography. We have been able to avert crises and alert City Hall to issues that affect us and other neighborhoods and we are keenly aware of the changes facing us all.

Mount Tabor Laura Smith

Want to learn about Naturescaping? Attend a August 21 meeting of the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Associa- tion (MTNA) and hear all about it from Brandi Boersma of the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. For location and time, see the monthly MTNA meeting info at the end of this article. TaborSpace has announced that November 2 is the date for the 3rd Annual TaborSpace Gala fundraiser. Funds from the event are used for building maintenance and improvements. Mark your calendars and save the date! Neighbors have expressed concern about the lack of 2019 summer concerts in Mt. Tabor Park. Previous volunteer organizers stepped down and nobody came forward to volunteer to organize the fundraising needed. If you’d like to get involved in the 2020 summer concert fundraising efforts, contact Chariti Montez, program supervisor at Portland Parks and Recreation (PPR) at [email protected] or call her at 503.260.5928. The link to PPR’s web page about summer concerts is bit.ly/1TikXVk The Friends of Mt. Tabor Park’s annual Tar ‘n’ Trail 5K walk/run and 10K run is a fundraising event to benefit FMTP and it takes place September 30. It’s a family-friendly event that usually draws 80-150 participants. For more info, email Anne Crispino-Taylor at [email protected]. If you visit the Mt. Tabor Park Amphitheater next to the main parking lot, you’ll notice that the crater wall with overgrown vegetation has been cleared. Jan Caplener and volunteer Pete Botke of Bud’s Tree Care (Pete lives in the neighborhood) covered the costs of a truck, boom and three hours of work. The entire wall is now revealed. Over the past few months in Mt Tabor Park, apparently trapped vehicles (after the gates have been closed and locked) went around the gates and damaged vegetation and pushed barrier rocks down the hill onto the road- way below. Please report violations like this that you witness to the Portland Police Bureau’s non-emergency number, 503.823.3333. New Glencoe Elementary families of kindergarteners and first graders are invited to a play date on Sat- urday, August 3 from 9 am-11 am. This is an informal way to meet parents and students. Meet outside the play structure. For info, contact Christina at [email protected]. The next meeting of the MTNA will be Wednesday, August 21 at 7 pm at Mt Tabor Presbyterian Church at SE 54th and Belmont, with social time starting 6:50 pm. Some MTNA subcommittees, made up of board and non-board volunteers, have monthly work sessions. The next one is scheduled for August 22. You are welcome to attend and listen to the conversations. Location: Warner Pacific University campus, Christiansen Conference Room located in the A. F. Gray building. Time: 7-8:30 pm. Please visit mttaborpdx.org. THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 9

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By Nina Silberstein taco truck owner. format. It includes a song and the In real life, Gerry is a clever message that you can do anything and charming seagull who visits when you work together and “it Gerry is a seagull and the Sparks’ home in Tillamook daily. showcases the power of music, main character in Seasons Kaz The two have become so close helping one another and trying Sparks’ new children’s book, that Gerry eats his snacks right new things,” she added. Flock of Gerrys – Gerry Loves out of her hand. Sparks and her husband Tacos. The story is the first in a “I was inspired to draw our moved from Portland to Tilla- series of books for young readers. ‘pet’ seagull and had fun imag- mook three years ago. She runs The seagull experiences a ining his life, flying around Til- the gift shop, Presents of Mind, at taco for the first time from his lamook visiting various friends,” SE 36th and Hawthorne. friend Octo’s food truck and she said. There’s a successful line loves them so much he wants to After drawing the charac- of cards, t-shirts and accessories sing a song for the whole town. ters, Sparks had the groundwork built around the Flock of Gerrys He convinces his friends, to start writing and illustrating the characters through Sparks’ com- who have never eaten a taco to story, which took her about a year pany, Salty Raven (saltyraven. try one and then form a band to- and a half to complete. net). gether and put on a show. “It’s just the beginning of When she started draw- Band members include DJ their adventures and more animal ing Flock of Gerrys in 2017, it LlamaRama, Tuskadero Slim, friends are sure to follow.” was based on the joy her seagull Seasons Kaz Sparks with her new book Crabarita, Mr. Big on Bass, Salty The book is suitable for all friend gave her. Raven and of course, Octo, the ages, and written in a rhyming “I wanted the images to give people that same joy whenever raising goal and is helping Sparks they looked at them,” Sparks ex- reach readers beyond her social plained. “Wearing something that circle and get the book in front of makes people smile can change a broader audience. your whole day.” It will be formally released Her hope is to inspire kids this month as both a board book to make up their own stories and and hardback version and is cur- songs, and turn Flock of Ger- rently available at flockofgerrys. rys into an international brand com. through the introduction of the Other locations will carry characters and their stories in her the book after it has been released books. She’d also like to create a and display copies can be viewed video of kids singing the songs at Presents of Mind. from her books in the future. Look for Sparks’ booth at A successful Kickstarter Hawthorne Street Fair where campaign raised double her fund- she’ll be hosting a book signing. THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 11 12 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19

3707 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503.235.1257 Whether you bike it, walk it or drive to it, across from the Bagdad Theater join Hawthorne Merchants, local non-profits and vendors for live music, excellent children’s activities, lots of fun and great food. Hawthorne Boulevard stretches from the Drawbridge on the Willamette River to the Volcano Raffle Baskets in Mt. Tabor Park. Businesses and eating establishments are located along the entire length. The Boulevard area permitted to be closed is from SE 30th Avenue to Cesar E. Chavez Blvd (SE 39th). Activities extend further east to New Seasons Market, the Fernie Brae and more. Information Booth at SE A detailed map will be available at the 34th – Gold Door, JAM, New Information Booth on SE 34th and Hawthorne. Seasons Market, Hawthorne Hostel and Imelda and Louie’s Shoes. 34th Ave. Acoustic Stage Imelda’s shoes

Fun photo-op, sidewalk sale and special coupon for 11:00 Janie Henderson & Gary Lowry in-store use. 12:10 Root Cellar Duo 1:20 Lauren Steele 2:30 Glitterfox 3:45 Karen Lovely & Mark 5:00 Joe Kye

38th Ave. Main Stage

11:30 Gerle Haggard 12:45 Palante 2:00 New Iberians 3:30 United By Music 5:00 Ben Rice

Lego Physics Show at OnPoint SE 34th

By Eric Norberg

Lego Physics Show repeats at OnPoint At last year’s Hawthorne Street Fair, the OnPoint Commu- nity Credit Union had just opened, and someone had the thought of inviting the OES (Oregon Epis- copal School)’s after-school Lego Physics program students to show off some of their constructions in the lobby of OnPoint. They display each year after Memorial Day at the Oregon Zoo, The kids, led by their instructor, Jane Kenney-Norberg, agreed. The staff, opening up on a day they were usually closed, didn’t know what to expect and they were delighted with the original inventive, often motorized, constructions made with these colorful plastic bricks. So were those strolling by during the Street Fair. OnPoint asked for an encore and again, the kids said yes. Stop by OnPoint, 3403 SE 3962 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Hawthorne Blvd., from 11 am-4 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 13

Whether you bike it, walk it or drive to it, Sunday, August 25 join Hawthorne Merchants, local non-profits and vendors for live 31st. Ave.Cubo Stage music, excellent children’s activities, lots of fun and great food. Hawthorne Boulevard stretches from the Drawbridge on the Willamette River to the Volcano in Mt. Tabor Park. Businesses and eating establishments are located along the 11 am – 5 pm Festivals promote diversity, they bring neighbors into entire length. The Boulevard area permitted to be closed is from SE 30th Avenue to Cesar E. Chavez Blvd (SE 39th). Activities extend further Earlier performance TBA. dialogue, they increase creativity, they offer opportunities east to New Seasons Market, the Fernie Brae and more. A detailed map will be available at the 5pm - Virginia Lopez and the Melao de Cuba for civic pride, they improve our general psychological well- Salsa Orchestra. Information Booth on SE 34th and Hawthorne. being. In short, they make cities better places to live. 35th Ave. Kids events David Binder

11 am – 5 pm Face painting, balloon animals, circus cascadia workshop, sidewalk sale, crafts, chalk drawing

11 am – lorna miller little kids’ jamboree 12 pm – mr. ben music for kids 1 pm – penny’s puppets puppet show 2 pm – olive & dingo storytelling & clowning 3 pm – penny’s puppets puppet show Benefitting the 4 pm – olive & dingo storytelling & clowning Children’s 37th Ave. Book Bank Echo Theater 38th Ave. Main Stage 11 am - 4 pm

Juggling, hula hooping, and Over 100 Varieties! 11:30 Gerle Haggard mask-making for all ages. Visit the 12:45 Palante Echo Theater open house where you BUBBLE TEA 2:00 New Iberians can try out the trapezes and tumbling 3:30 United By Music area. Watch for the stiltwalkers Brewed Fresh Every Day circulating the fair all afternoon. 5:00 Ben Rice

Lego Physics Show at OnPoint SE 34th

pm at this year’s Street Fair. The structions (except for the rest of the Street Fair continues ones marked okay for visitors until 6 pm that day. to operate). This is not the entire huge A very popular interac- OES Lego show that appears the tive construction has been a first weekend of June at -the Or hit at over twenty-five years Bánh Mí and Bagel egon Zoo – there just isn’t space of Lego Physics shows by the for it in the credit union. Any- OES. crew – The Squiggle Breakfast Sandwiches way, this is summer, and not all Pen. A motor driving an off- Served all Day! the kids are available to present center weight makes using it their creations. Still it is amazing to write on paper an entirely and enjoyable, and you can get a new experience. Do make Since Now Open good sense of what the Zoo show sure the kids’ hair doesn’t get 2005 7 Days is like. caught in the pen! FatstrawPDX.com There’s no charge. Please Mon-Fri 9-9 • Sat 9-9 • Sun 10-8 make sure the smaller kids you The photo is courtesy of bring along don’t touch the con- Jane Kenney-Norberg 4258 SE Hawthorne • 503.233.3369

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Join Us For A Business Walkabout Plant Your Own BW Terrarium Class Khalsa Chiropractic Pain (Mention this ad for a 2 for 1 offer!) Relief Clinic

By Nancy Tannler

Many of us living in this community are thankful for the Khalsa Chiropractic Pain Relief Clinic at 50th & SE Hawthorne. Hari Dass Singh Khalsa has been practicing in SE Portland for thirty-five years, mostly at this location. While studying at the Uni- versity of Oregon, he took a Kundalini Yoga class. The teacher put on a ten-week course introduc- ing alternative healing practices like chiropractors, naturopaths and psychologists and Hari Dass became a devotee of chiropractic medicine and Kundalini yoga.

Girls Night Out 4/21/18 His current practice includes his son Hari Amrit, a chiropractic physician, four mas- Corner of 44th & Hawthorne sage therapists and Dr. Maureen Becker, ND LAc. Together they Go to RooseveltsPDX.com are in a good position to address Book your class now! Just use Code “241” many of the community’s healthcare needs. When asked about the most common complaints that patients come to them for it’s no Hari Amrit, Hari Dass and Amrit Sadhana. Anything that we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit surprise that the neck, mid back and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our and lower back pain as well as job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue extremity over use are the main ment at the Khalsa Clinic are ber of the Sikh community since against all odds. Life is for service. issues. specific for the condition that the 1978 and a Kundalini Yoga in- Fred Rogers “I constantly study the cut- patient presents. They combine a structor and yoga teacher trainer ting-edge research studies to keep combination of chiropractic ma- as well. He said, “Being a yoga apprised of the latest applicable nipulation to get joints moving, instructor gives me the skills and information on the treatment of massage and muscle work to re- understanding to give each pa- conditions that we commonly duce muscle tension and trigger tient specific exercises to help treat at our clinic,” Hari Dass said. points, physiotherapy to reduce them heal and manage their con- Over the years the growing inflammation and home exercise dition.” acceptance and use of alternative, to increase strength, stability and Sikhism is a faith with non-invasive solutions to pain has freedom of motion. brought people real relief. Treat- Hari Dass has been a mem- turn to page 18

Ancestry Brewing

By Peter Zimmerman

Ancestry Brewing has opened a new location at 4334 SE Hawthorne Blvd., adding much needed family flavor to the neigh- Our Certified Buyer Program™ borhood. The Hawthorne location is the brewery’s third after loca- is designed to get you home. tions in Tualatin and Sellwood, and it’s focused on bringing a laid back atmosphere where one can In today’s competitive market, our program gives you relax and enjoy a beer after work, an edge and ensures you have the tools you need to or bring the kids in for dinner; a get your offer accepted. far cry from other bars in the area that cater more to the late night To learn more, visit www.thecertifiedbuyer.com crowd. sun-soaked back patio. sions. At Penrith, we understand the importance of home The new location fea- It’s not just the beer that will Ancestry was started in and I would be honored to assist you. tures thirteen flagship beers and have you coming back for more. 2016. It is family-owned by fa- a wealth of rotating beers that The menu is full of top-notch ther and son Jerry and Jeremy change with the season. Chang- pub food, and the staff is friendly Turner and community oriented. Darren Balogh, NMLS ID# 85417 ing in style from Irish to Belgian and welcoming. Try the Ancestry That ethos can be seen in every- Branch Manager/Mortgage Consultant P: 503.504.2979 to American, Ancestry has a beer Burger, a classic pub style burger thing they do, from the friendly Penrith Home Loans/AT for everyone. served next to a mountain of fries. attentive staff, to opening at 8 am [email protected] www.penrithloans.com/dbalogh The award-winning Irish You catch the latest game on one and changing the menu to add Red is malty and flavorful, the of multiple TV’s. The Hawthorne breakfast just so people from the Piney IPA is perfect for hop lov- location also has something neighborhood would have a place www.penrithloans.com ers, with citrus and pine notes most brewery’s don’t: a coffee- to watch the U.S. Women’s Soc- and a malty finish, and, for those shop that’s open from 6 am to 2 cer Team win the World Cup. Add looking for something lighter, the pm daily, Ancestry’s coffeeshop some fantastic beer and great pub

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Nick’s Famous Coney Island

By Jack Rubinger LemonBerry

Nick Brown took over Nick’s Famous Coney Island Orange Toadsicle 3557 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 503-764-992l See our menu at ToadstoolCupcakes.com in July. The good news? He’s keeping the iconic Portland landmark hot dog restaurant pretty much the same – with the exception of a few upgrades in the food and bourbon departments and general cleanup. For regulars who’ve been digging the classic eatery, that’s good news. Originally from Yakima, Nick Brown Washington, Brown is a twenty year veteran of the restaurant Coney Island has been around bartender. It’s all about happy scene, with stints at Kell’s on NW since the 1930s. The walls are bartenders!” 21st and Bellagio in Las Vegas, covered with photos, posters, Business this summer has Brown plans to make hot dogs even boxing gloves. been good, with a nice lunch even better through a deal with When the restaurant was crowd. Olympic Provisions. put up for sale, there was concern Some background about “When Nick’s became that new owners would mess with Nick’s Coney Island: In 1935, available, I jumped at the chance,” it, but Brown quickly put that Domenick “Nick” Carlacio had said Brown. “It’s a Portland notion to rest. one goal: “Make a damn good institution.” Brown intends to keep the Coney Island.” In 1960 Frank While restaurants on staff intact. Nudo took over the business. Hawthorne Blvd. and other parts “We’ve got a great staff,” he Known for its loyal customers, We hope you’re enjoying your summer! of town come and go, Nick’s said. “Maybe we’ll add another turn to page 18 Ta k e 10% OFF CUSTOM FRAMING 5000 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Culture 503.232.5299 Mon. - Sat. 10 - 6 Sun. 11 - 5 Good through August31

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Culture, a new restaurant- lounge hybrid on Hawthorne Blvd., brings together Mediterranean culture and cuisine with a hip local atmosphere that is uniquely Portland. Located at 2422 SE Hawthorne Blvd., the business has something for everyone, from a family-friendly dinner atmosphere, to live music and dancing into the wee hours of the morning. The menu, curated by chef Tim Fuhrman, is an all- encompassing trip through Shawarma ahead of time, as it cultural music nights like Latin Middle Eastern cuisine, starting takes awhile, but those who want night and an Afro experience. with Mezzas and continuing to relax and enjoy the atmosphere Owner and Portland Trailblazers with entrees like Moroccan for a while can order any given DJ David Jackson bolster the local Chicken, but the main culinary time. vibe, and local talent like Issa will draw of Culture is the tableside Combine the cuisine with frequently grace Culture’s stage. Shawarma. top-notch craft cocktails, and a Shawarma, popular the meal at Culture is not one to miss. world over, is thinly sliced pieces The space is adorned with rich of marinated meat stacked on a colors and a style that will make skewer, then cooked rotisserie you feel as though you’ve been style. The meat is then sliced off transported to a Moroccan villa, the spinning skewer. Culture is and features a beautiful patio. the first and only place in Portland Shawarma and Moroccan where you can enjoy Shawarma chicken are not the only things tableside. that will keep the seats full at Customers can enjoy lamb, Culture. Once the sun goes down, beef or chicken options sliced at Culture transforms into a club/ the table. It’s best to order the lounge featuring local artists,

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arts & performance Closer To Home Sidestreet Arts’ August show features new works from ce- ramicist, Nicole M. Curcio and mixed media artist, Bridgett Spicer. Both artists share a whimsical point of view. The show, Closer Sure is hard to believe it was fifty-two years ago to Home, examines their changing relationships to this amazing today Sargeant Pepper taught the band to play, but it’s true, and the unforgettable music still proceeds forth for and swiftly changing city of Portland. Both each new generation to sing with. In the 1960s, when The artists flirt with personal iconography and Beatles masterpiece was released, it was only twenty years symbolism in their work and capture eas- since Be Bop turned the world on its ear and forty years ily recognizable places that are part of the before that jazz itself was coming sweeping the nation. city’s mythos and memory. Now in 2019, the NowHere Band presents Sgt. Pep- Curcio’s inspiration comes from “the per’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in its entirety for three big places we call home” as well as “the places nights, August 21-23 at the Alberta Rose Theatre, we go to escape.” Her ceramic creations Roll-Up Gallery RIP Hear the “Fab Fifteen” perform the eternal Summer of are dreamlike cityscapes and tree-lined nat- Love record in its entirety live onstage, with a second set After five great years, Roll- ural settings. See nicolemcurcio.com after of specially-curated late-60s music including songs Up Gallery, 1715 SE Spokane St. by The Who, Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Byrds, Kinks, and Spicer uses Portland’s people, places, closes its doors with a party, Satur- more. Along with the band, there’s live visuals by JumpWire. and things as Muse and captures them in day, August 3, from 3-8 pm. Anna The NowHere Band (pronounced “nowhere”), is a col- bright acryl- Daedalus and Kerry Davis hosted lection of musicians and friends who recreate the experi- Curcio’s “Watching the ics, colored twenty two exhibits, eight poetry ence of Beatles’ music performed in a live setting. Unlike Chapman Swifts” pencil and readings and five live music events other “tributes”, there is no attempt for anyone to be a ink. in the time it was open. particular Beatle. Instead, the vocal duties and instrumental More at bridgettspicer.com The image above is a new duties are separated, creating an eight-piece ensemble. In Closer to home runs through one from Daedalus called Glade, addition to the vocals, guitars, keys, bass, and drums there September 1. Opening reception is Fri- from her Unfolded series; a collec- are strings (cello, viola, and violin) and horns (trumpet, day, August 2, 6 pm. This month’s Art- sax, clarinet, and trombone), and occasional harp, tabla, tion of work folding, sculpting and and sitar. They also perform the White Album Xmas in ear- ist Talk & To-Do is Sunday, August 11, re-photographing to mimic ripar- ly December. Later this year, the band will present Abbey 12-2 pm. At 1 pm. Bridgett Spicer will ian hollows, wetland and wood- Road. Get a preview on youtube under NowHere Band PDX. speak about her inspiration, city muses, land. and why Portland is Closer to Home. Daedalus said “It responds Alberta Rose is at 3000 NE Alberta St. Doors open at Sidestreet is at 140 SE 28th to the enveloping plenitude and 7, the curtain goes up at 8 pm. Minors OK when accom- Ave. SidestreetArts.com for more. multiplicity of the living world.” panied by a parent or guardian. Tickets are $25 Advance/ Bridgett Spicer does August’s Artist Talk and so it does and is, as the two $35 At the Door/$40 Preferred Seating in the first seven gallery owners unfold into a new rows in the center section (advance only) at albertarosethe- form and beginning. atre.com or through the box office, 503.764.4131. Thanks for it all Roll-Up! Stay in touch with them at rollupspace.com Adult A Real Irish Hooley Geraldine Murray, Mikey Beglan and Soapbox Nancy Conescu join together for a fun, family-friendly Irish Hooley Saturday, Derby August 10 at SE Portland’s newest estab- Portland Adult Soapbox Der- by is Saturday, August 17 from 10 lishment, Culture, 2422 SE Hawthorne am – 4 pm at Mt. Tabor Park. Blvd. from 6-9 pm. There is no cover The Derby continues to be a and all ages are welcome. summertime tradition at Mt. Tabor An Irish Hooley is an evening of Park; an event that draws crowds of traditional music song and dance that gets 7,000-10,000 people. It’s a colorful you singing and dancing with some of Port- Dirty Cello at TaborSpace and sidesplitting spectacle of nearly land’s best known traditional Irish musicians/ Gearldine Murray Photo by Roger Franklin fifty coaster cars. Every year since and dancers. Dirty Cello, the high energy down home blues and stompin’ bluegrass quar- 1997, Portland’s car freaks have Lead by Murray, well known Irish musician and director of The tet makes their Portland debut Wednesday, August 7 at TaborSpace, 5441 SE Bel- pulled their home-built creations to the top of Mount Tabor and let Murray School of Irish Dancing here, the evening will transport you mont St. in a 7 pm show. to the homes and pubs of Ireland. Their last tour saw them performing at clubs in England, caves in Italy, kib- gravity propel them to the bottom. Teams race down the course She will be joined by Beglan on accordion and Conescu on butzes in Israel, the far north of Iceland, and many places in between. guitar and vocals. Beglan, originally from Cavan Ireland, has played They met their bassist, Portland native Colin Williams, while they were be- three times before the champi- tween bass players at a performance with a full orchestra in a warehouse in San onship rounds. Winners receive Irish music for many years. He’s also owned Portland pubs – The East Jose. The band invited Williams to tour Europe and now three years later, they are awards for speed, engineering, art Avenue Tavern and Alberta Street Pub, for many years and is pillar bringing him home to visit. and other categories. It’s enjoyed of the Irish Traditional scene here. Dirty Cello features Rebecca Roudman on cello, violin and voice; Jason Eckl by spectators of all ages and there’s Conescu has played and recorded with many top Irish musi- on guitar; Williams on bass; and Cory Aboud on drums. Roudman also makes her no admission charge. NOTE: no cians in the US and Ireland and is one of the most sought after Irish living as cellist in the Oakland and Santa Rosa Symphonies. dogs allowed. guitarists/vocalists here. Their new album is called Bad Ideas Make Great Stories, a collection of Volunteer info and Racer reg- songs about their experiences and adventures as a traveling band. istration at soapboxracer.com. Tickets are available at dirtycello.com for $10 or at the door for $12. Seattle’s Heather Thomas sings compel- ling originals while keeping the drums rock solid. Heather Her instantly recognizeable voice is clear, pow- — MILAGRO PRESENTS — erful and sounds like her own. Her tunes are en- Thomas ergetic, catchy, and singable and the music tells big stories from her own liferide experiences. Band Saturday August 17, she leaves Seattle and Portland is the first stop of a five city, I-5 boogie tour to LA, fronting her power trio, The Heather Thomas Band. They’re playing a show at Bunk Bar Water, 1028 SE Water Ave. beginning at 8 pm show for ages 21+ over. Photo by Chris Daniels Thomas has music deep in her bones. She takes in the whole and alchemizes it into unforgettable songs. Her prolific gift of sonic-photosynthesis has taken her to stages from Europe to Good Morning America. A much sought-after session drummer, Thomas plays for many other bands too including Grammy-nominated singer Mary Lambert and The Nick Drummond Band. Her band’s newest single, When I was Young, was just released as a video. It’s from Thomas’ upcoming EP, Open Up “We’re releasing it August 16,” she told The Southeast Examiner. “The trio features Heather on drums, Dune Butler on bass and Oliver Franklin on guitar. We’re not printing CDs; instead we’re selling the EP as a poster with a download code.” Tickets are $10 at bit.ly/2JWO0xj. HTB’s debut album streams at heatherthomasmusic.com.

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arts & performance Montavilla Jazz Fest 2019 The dog days of August brings the Rose City refreshingly Short takes cool musics from the annual Montavilla Jazz Festival. Now in its sixth year, this two-day fest showcases the best in original Port- land jazz while bolstering music education, through the MJF-creat- ...arts news of note ed Montavilla Schools Fund. MJF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The fest supports and CORRIB THEATRE in its seventh year, offers plays by strengthens local culture, high- contemporary Irish playwrights. Their three-show 2019- lighting fresh compositions from 2020 season features Eclipsed by Patricia Burke Brogan Portland’s endless jazz stream. (September 20–October 13); James X by Gerard Mannix This year, fest is August 17–18 Flynn; and Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. All and presented at Portland Metro three productions will be staged at New Expressive Works, Arts, 9003 SE Stark St. from 1:30 pm-9 pm each day. 810 SE Belmont St. and feature internationally-produced Irish playwrights. Artistic Director Gemma Whelan directs Mel Brown by Diane Russell Portland drummer Mel Nicolas Carter’s Brown and his musical collabo- Eclipsed with an all-female cast and design team and James rator of three decades, pianist, Gordon Lee headline this year’s Paraguayan Harp X. Lava Alapai will direct Kissing the Witch. The Theatre’s fest. In a celebration of their subscriptions for the 2019–20 season are available through musical partnership, Brown and Paraguay is a country corribtheatre.org. Lee will perform Lee’s original with a distinguished tradi- works arranged for their per- tion of harp music so Nicolas formance with the Portland Carter took himself there to MOONLIGHT AND MUSIC WITH 3 LEG TORSO Jazz Composers Ensemble. learn to play. – and guests One Minute Apart (The Fisher Twins) at Brown also performs Now he’s performing Millennium Plaza Park, Lake Oswego, August 4, 6 pm. Free with his B3 Organ Group. This for Portland audiences with for all ages. When 3 Leg Torso’s co-leader Béla R. Balogh all-star group has thrilled Port- the sounds of his Paraguay- met twin sisters and classically trained violinists Sarah and land audiences for twenty plus Gordon Lee by Diane Russell an harp at Artichoke Music, Sophia Fisher, he invited them to play on a couple of the years with its superb combination of jazz, soul, and blues, all per- 2007 SE Powell Blvd., Sunday quartet’s numbers. They brought down the walls of the formed with fire and spontaneity. August 17 at 8 pm. The 2019 lineup encompasses a variety of theater and now they are playing another concert together. flavors including Michael Gamble (artistic di- Carter integrates a See oneminuteapart.com and 3legtorso.com. rector of Portland’s Creative Music Guild) repertoire of Latin American performing in collaboration with pianist harp music with storytelling, DAVID BIESPIEL’S LIFE WRITING WORKSHOP is simple observations and re- Wayne Horvitz; with bassist Todd Sickaf- August 12-21 from The Attic Institute and there are still oose and drummer Mike Lockwood. Hor- flections on culture. vitz is a composer pianist Now currently living open spaces. It’s a four session workshop exploring the who has performed on in New York, he has per- quality of remembering and remaking past experiences nearly every continent. formed as a solo artist, with while telling stories on the page. Demonstration-writing Mike Gamble by Reed Ricker Latin American, world music exercises include techniques to frame writing, draw He leads the Gravitas Quartet, Sweeter and classical ensembles all out details of place, and to pay attention to landmarks Than the Day, Zony Mash, and is co-founder over the world. See Nicolas- of the New York Composers Orchestra. that anchor the imagination. Classes are Mondays and Other performers this year are the Ezra Carter.com Wednesdays, 5:30 - 8 pm, August 12, 14, 19, 21 at Attic Weiss Big Band; the Bobby Torres Ensemble; Online tickets are $15 Institute of Arts and Letters, 4232 SE Hawthorne Blvd. the Charlie Porter Quintet; Dana Reason’s Wayne Horvitz online at bit.ly/2SJXtuK. Early registration and tuition deadline is a week prior to Torque Songs; Sherry Alves with George Colligan; Bryan the start. See atticinstitute.com Smith’s multimedia collaboration with poet/photographer Matt Artichoke also hosts Spohn; Ian Christensen’s Rolling House; Kathleen Hollingsworth- Celtic Community Night, Trio’s Mad Love and the Kerry Politzer Group. Tuesday August 14, at 7 pm featuring Betsy Branch and Alberta Rose Advance day passes and headliner tickets are available $15-$30 Elizabeth Nicolson. Follow- at tickettomato.com. ADA reservations available upon request. Call Theatre ing their set is an open tra- (503) 764-4131 3000 NE Alberta 971.220.6051. MJF offers Oregon Trail holders up to two day passes ditional music jam session. • for $5 each when they present their card. The complete schedule with performers, dates and times is at montavillajazzfest.com. Donations from $5 to $15. AUGUST 2019 3 21 22 The Pop Expressionism Show is at Bohio THIS Studio, 5108 SE Powell Blvd. through August 15. 23 It opened in July at the intersection of Foster and MIGHT GET Powell adjacent to multiple distribution points for written press outlets: Willamette Week, Port- WEIRD land Mercury, The Oregonian, Portland Tri- PODCAST LIVE bune, Portland Observer, El Latino de Hoy, WITH and The Southeast Examiner. “This is how MAMRIE HART & newspapers can unite a geography, and how GRACE HELBIG they interact with people on a day to day basis,” says Hampton Rodriguez who created these illustrations using 8 digital collage and freehand drawing. His work is wry, fluid, of the city and streetwise and presents a portrait of SCIENCE ON TAP these lives here in Portland. His website is HamptonRodriguez.com 24 Make an appointment to see the show, call 503.442.9478 / bohiostudio.com. X-RAY IMAGING IN 25 OPERA THEATER OREGON PLANT BIOLOGY PRESENTS THIS LAND SINGS SEEING THE UNSEEN SONGS OF 10 WANDERING, THE MYSTERY LOVE & PROTEST 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT BOX SHOW INSPIRED BY The 48 Hour Film Project THE LIFE & TIMES OF screens at Clinton Street The- TRUE STORIES WOODY GUTHRIE atre, Friday and Saturday, Au- ALL ABOUT SEX gust 9-10. Filmmakers from the 31 Portland area show films they’ve 20 created in forty-eight hours. The evening’s winner goes SCIENCE ON TAP TOO SLIM up against other films from around the world at Filmapaloo- MAKING MEMORIES za 2020 for a grand prize and CAN NEUROSCIENCE ENHANCE & THE an opportunity to screen at the TEACHING & LEARNING? Cannes Film Festival 2020 Short TAILDRAGGERS Film Corner. The Film Project screens for info and tickets visit both nights at 5 pm. See the month’s schedule at cst.pdx.com AlbertaRoseTheatre.com 18 THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 Cleaning up diesel emissions

By Don MacGillivray A stumbling block is mak- help business enterprises owned ing truckers buy higher-priced by minorities, women, and ser- Diesel exhaust has been an new equipment. Both California vice-disabled veterans to follow issue in Portland for many years. and Washington have passed this the new regulations. The Oregon State Legislature has legislation many years ago so $50 million of the Volkswa- finally been able to compromise their truckers have sold their old gen settlement money from diesel on new laws and regulations that trucks in Oregon adding to our emissions scandals will be used to may provide relief to this serious problem. clean up diesel engines via grants air pollution issue. Truckers will be required from these funds. Given the building boom in to prove their trucks meet the The first round went to Portland and the clogged streets new standards. By 2023, all die- school buses in 2017. Preference and highways, there is a new nor- sel-powered medium-duty and will be given to support the clean- mal that requires attention. Air heavy-duty trucks must have en- up of trucks subject to the phase- pollution from diesel exhaust is gines that were built after 1996. out and trucks with three years of known to be a toxic carcinogen. By 2029, all diesel-powered remaining useful life. There are over 7,000 older medium-duty trucks and publicly Reducing diesel pollu- unregulated trucks in use today owned heavy-duty trucks must tion will also cut greenhouse gas and this problem is costing bil- have engines newer than 2010, emissions and the black carbon lions in lives and healthcare costs and all privately owned diesel- that comes from diesel engines. throughout the state. powered trucks must have en- Freeways, ports, railroads, manu- A ton of diesel emissions re- gines newer than 2007. facturing, and construction have sults in about $400,000 in public They may comply by made Multnomah County one of health and environmental costs, switching to a cleaner fuel or by the worst affected areas by diesel and in addition, many streets and using retrofit technology to cap- pollution in the entire nation. highways go through some of the ture engine emissions. This bill is exclusive to most vulnerable neighborhoods For any public improve- Multnomah, Clackamas and where low-income citizens live. ment project of over $20 million Washington counties, because in- The most effective way to funded by state bonds, at least dustry lobbyists would not allow reduce diesel pollution to is the eighty percent of vehicles and the legislation to include the en- retire and replace older engines construction equipment must be tire state. with new engine technology that powered by clean diesel engines. This legislation is far from burns diesel cleanly. This can re- In developing rules for con- perfect, but, over time, it may duce the pollution by ninety per- tract specifications, the Environ- solve the biggest diesel emission cent. mental Quality Commission must problems of Portland.

LE Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, the historic Ford Building, just forward, stop, back up, etc. two hundred feet from the railroad conducting rail yard operations Thank you for your crossing. in the middle of city traffic, coverage of the Rail Relocation Freight trains stop our paralyzing our community and Study for the Brooklyn and patrons from reaching or leaving the business in the immediate Albina rail yards in Portland. the library for up to an hour at a vicinity. The Genealogical Forum time, multiple times each day. In These at-grade rail crossings of Oregon strongly supports this fact, our members who choose cost local businesses untold effort. to park in the lot closest to our amounts of money in lost sales, As a small non-profit with building end up trapped. drivers hours of lost time, and no paid employees, we cannot The lot empties onto 11th plague our neighborhood with afford much, but our Board of Ave.; a one-way southbound. The higher air pollution as cars emit Directors feels so strongly that we only exit from the lot sits just more when idling than traveling. Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all are donating $200 for this study. twenty-five feet from the railroad We support the efforts of the children of chance and none can say why some fields will We urge other businesses safety crossing arm. This presents Albina Rail Relocation Project to blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. and real estate owners to a profound safety risk. Private produce a study and work with traffic is not the only thing halted: the railroads on either removing Kent Nerburn contribute as well. The GFO is a small, non- so are emergency vehicles. at-grade crossings or moving rail profit genealogy library, which The trains do not merely yard operations altogether. is profoundly affected by trains drive through. Often they creep every single day by the at-grade slowly. Equally often, they come crossings on SE 11th & 12th to a complete halt, parking in Vince Patton, President, Avenues. We do business inside place. They back up, stop, move Genealogical Forum of Oregon

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Stop what you are doing for of a disease, we should expect has ever been found to have any a sec and count to forty. the disease to continue showing plaque in their arteries at all. That’s about how long it up regardless of how fancy and Simple logic applied here will take for the next heart attack technologically advanced our would suggest that high choles- to happen in this country. This ap- band-aids get. Heart attacks are a terol, in and of itself, cannot be proximate rate will continue non- primary example of this painfully the direct cause of plaque form- stop, every hour around the clock, accurate medical dictum. ing in arteries and heart attacks 24 /7, for 365 days, and about ev- Think about this issue from occurring from that. ery fifth one will result in death. a different perspective. So why is the number one That’s a lot of people. If cholesterol, in and of therapeutic intervention for heart What is particularly unfor- itself, were the primary cause attack prevention a cholesterol tunate, however, is the fact that of cardiovascular disease, there lowering drug? nearly every single one could be should be no variable circum- I am not suggesting that prevented. Almost 800,000 heart stances, but these two questions cholesterol has no role in plaque attacks occur in a year, and, aside refute that. 1) Why do people get and heart attacks at all. Cholester- from fairly rare instances, most plaque build up in their arteries, ol is, of course, a primary ingre- your complete practice should never even happen. but not in their veins? 2) Why dient of plaque. The bottom line Now pause again and don’t other animals in the wild, is this: if, under average circum- 6833 SE Belmont think about this number: with similar or higher cholesterol stances, cholesterol carrying mol- Upcom ing Fall-winter $20,000,000,000. That is the ap- levels than we have, get cardio- ecules are going to enter into the Monthly Offerings proximate worth of the choles- vascular disease? walls of your arteries and lead to Yoga Nidra with Maya Luna terol-lowering drug industry this If you look at the answers plaque growing there, the condi- year, and that many zeros equals to these questions in more detail, tions in and around those arteries Sound Healings with Signa Cheney & Curtis Kidwell a lot of pills. You might wonder you will see they call into ques- must have allowed for it. Sound Healing with Viola Rose why if high cholesterol causes tion the very foundation of the When looked at this way, plaque in arteries, and that causes conventional, medication-based we can explain both of the above Crystal Sound Baths with Shalom Mayberg heart attacks, how can there be treatment approach currently in questions. Yoga & Tea Ceremony with Signa Cheney & Bibi McGill that many heart attacks every year use, and begin to point towards • Conditions in veins must Shakti Circle with Laurel Clohessy if so many people are taking those the need for an additional ex- be different in some way than drugs? planation as to what is going they are in arteries, which allows *World-renowned Kundalini Yoga musicians and teachers The short answer is this: on. More importantly, exploring for the cholesterol carrying mole- coming up. This October Jaya Lakshmi & Ananda. cholesterol-lowering drugs do these questions helps point to- cules floating around in both ves- A warm and beautiful community space not sufficiently treat the primary wards a more effective solution sels to lead to trouble in one, but cause of heart attacks. Unless to this most pressing of medical not the other. www.MandalaYogaPDX.com we use an approach that fully problems. • Conditions in the arterial addresses the cause or causes Blood samples for choles- systems of bears must be differ- terol levels are always taken out ent as well, leading to them being of veins and yet these very blood apparently resistant to the impact vessels don’t get plaque in them of cholesterol, regardless of how like the arteries do whose block- high it is. ages lead to heart attacks. The cause of heart attacks Simple logic would sug- must then be considered multi- gest then that high cholesterol, factorial, with perhaps an equally in and of itself, cannot be the di- important aspect influencing re- rect cause of plaque forming in a sistance to them being the con- blood vessel, or it would form in ditions in and around the blood veins just like it forms in arteries. vessels, and not just the level of Animals in the wild, with cholesterol carrying particles in similar or higher cholesterol the system. levels don’t get cardiovascular If we are to be as thorough disease. The cholesterol levels as possible in our efforts to pre- of brown bears in the wild vary vent heart attacks, we should not during the year between about stop at lowering cholesterol. In 250mg/dL and 425mg/dL. fact, that should be a secondary In other words, most card- focus, with the primary focus in- carrying cardiologists would pre- stead being the conditions which scribe them a fairly hefty dose allow for it to become a problem. of a statin at the low end, and at the high end, at least a few would Daniel Chong, is a li- walk them hand in paw, straight censed ND who can be reached to the treadmill for a stress test. at 503.893.4364/drdanielchong. In fact, no brown bear in the wild com

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If you spend anytime in any one of our great Portland Parks you are well aware that there is no longer the man/woman power available to keep the parks as well-groomed as they could be. When Jan Caplener noticed that the caldera up at Mt. Tabor Park had become overgrown this year he approached Dave Hillman to The “crew” at work help organize a crew to clean it up. Where’s the caldera? So far crews have been working in the caldera on two separate days removing brush and invasive species, trimming and cutting down trees and generally cleaning up. Hillman thought it might take one more to complete the job. At the most recent cleanup on July 5, not only did community members show up, but a group of the Clatsop County 4-H kids lent a hand for a few hours. They con- nected with the Weed Warriors about ten years ago and have been stopping every year on their way Here it is to camp to help out at Mt. Tabor Park as part of their community Care lent his bucket trunk to saw It’s been awhile since the service. off the most dangerous limbs caldera was visible and now you Pete Botke of Bud’s Tree hanging out over the caldera. can look across from the parking lot and really see the Mt. Tabor Park volcano. There are many good stew- ards at Mt. Tabor Park making sure this place stays green and gorgeous.

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from cover neighborhood and business as- thinking. I can say that by rescu- sociations, gaining their support. ing The Phoenix from demise, The project has been awarded it helps keep alive the history of then donated to the YMCA and a Diamond in the Rough Grant Foster Rd. for future generations included both YMCA facilities from the State Preservation Of- and creates some uniqueness and medical/dental offices/tem- fice for the reconstruction of the for the area that will help Foster porary retail uses for a period of storefront. stand out within the city. time. The building is proposed “We have loads of new con- The building was taken for a complete renovation which struction in the city with bland over by Allen Video in 1978, and will include: seismic upgrades, a mixed-use development and older rented VHS tapes and sold rotary rebuilt storefront modeled after buildings being demolished regu- telephones, with a gorilla statue historical photographs, a new larly for the sake of more usable standing out front as a greeter. roof, the reconstruction of office and denser square footage,” Fro- By 1999, the building be- and retail space, as well as new man continued. “We need to keep came vacant and was purchased mechanical and utilities systems. buildings that really helped make by Robert Froman, the Portland and its neighbor- owner of nearby Buck’s hoods what they are today. Stove Palace with the in- “Due to the condition tent of developing a stove I can say that by res- of the property and level of museum and space for cuing The Phoenix from seismic upgrades needed, community uses. This goal from a financial perspec- was never realized and the demise, it helps keep alive tive, it makes more sense building was mainly used to knock down the building for storage and fell into dis- the history of Foster Rd. and build it bigger as can be repair. for future generations and seen from examples across In 2012, Foster the the city. Phoenix was born with the creates some uniqueness “However, they are single goal of rescuing the not building Phoenix Phar- Hot Summer Sales! original Phoenix Pharmacy for the area that will help macy Buildings anymore Building from demise and Foster stand out within and there’s something to 10–50% OFF restoring its past promi- be said for older build- Storewide nence. the city. ings and the nostalgia and Beveled Mirror The business was Matt Froman sense of community pride 36” x 40” formed in 2018 as a part- that come with the decades 00 00 Reg $195 SALE $68 nership between Matt Fro- (while they last) they’ve contributed to the man, the prior owner’s son Once completed, there area. Some things you can’t put a and Nonstop LLC, consisting of will be 3,477 sq ft. of retail and/ price on and to Foster the Phoenix historic preservationist Rick Mi- Hardwood or restaurant space on the main LLC, this building is it!” benches chaelson and Karen Karlsson. floor, 1,942 sq. ft. of office space Many styles and sizes The group purchased the on the second floor, and 1,861 sq. 00 39”w = SALE $79 Bookcases building and took on the enor- ft. of basement storage. Potential tenants have not Custom made any size you need mous task of renovating and up- The Southeast Examiner been identified as yet but are en- grading “a nearly century old SALE 20% OFF Instock bookcases on sale asked Matt Froman how he felt couraged to inquire soon so that architectural gem and neighbor- his project would fit in with the renovation work can address hood icon” per the group’s web- City’s vision for Foster Rd. their needs. More information site. “I can’t speak on the city’s including contacts, diagrams and Foster the Phoenix has dis- future vision as honestly it’s im- photos can be found at FosterTh- cussed the project with the area possible to know what they are ePhoenix.com.

Rockers from $16900 Hope for middle housing to the east 7960 SE Stark St. 503-284-0036 Open 7 days NFPDX.COM from cover land within Portland, but that land calls into question whether does not necessarily translate to middle housing will actually be The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that land available for middle-class affordable to the majority of mid- summertime cannot last for ever. Even on the most space, thereby reducing demoli- middle housing. Consider three dle-income earners. beautiful days in the whole year – the days when tions. examples: First, as high-skilled work- summer is changing into autumn – the crickets Margaret Davis, a long-time Gateway Project – A va- ers continue to migrate to Port- spread the rumor of sadness and change activist with United Neighbor- E.B. White cant, fenced-in and privately land, “affordability” continues to hoods for Reform, is skeptical. owned 5.1 acre plot of land at NE be defined upward based on me- “On paper that sounds 102nd and Pacific has been the dian family income. somewhat believable, but in prac- subject of urban renewal schemes Secondly, the current sur- tice it’s not what I have seen,” she for the past fifteen years, but the plus of high-end apartments has says. “I have never, ever seen a only residence mentioned in the had a minimal impact on housing case where the new construction latest community-inspired plan is prices generally. As Davis likes to was less expensive than what was an assisted living community. point out, some owners are now torn down.” Rossi Farms – The “Pre- painting “for lease” signs on their 821 SE 34th In other words, if there’s ferred Concept Plan” for the sites half-full buildings, but their in- A FULL SERVICE SALON503.231.7646 profit to be made, whatever the on NE 122nd calls for “a range of vestors still expect a dividend. form, demolitions will continue. housing, including apartments, Not least, as Tracy suggests, Davis points to a section townhomes and cottages,” but no the young and upwardly mobile of a Bureau of Planning and specific mention is made of du- prefer to live in the city’s “high Sustainability report released plexes, triplexes or fourplexes. demand” neighborhoods. in 2016 that states: “The vacant Zombie Houses – There are “Are the attainable sales and underutilized land within hundreds of abandoned houses in and rentals in further out places Pruning & Shaping these residentially designated the city that could be cleared away high enough to support devel- Removal/Stump Grinding areas have a combined develop- for middle housing. However, a opment of middle housing,” he Aborist Reports ment capacity that is double the spokesperson for the Multnomah asks. “I think what our report has expected growth, after consider- County Assessor’s office cautions shown is: No, that’s not yet.” CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE! ing restraints. This means that it that many of the owners of these Thus it seems likely that un- Tom Burke, owner, has 35 years of fast is possible to be more selective houses are still paying their prop- til and unless the city is willing to dependable and professional service. about where development occurs erty taxes, and even properties consider less market-oriented ap- in residential zones.” that are delinquent can remain in proaches to middle-income hous- 503.771.4061 Here again, the key word is limbo for up to six years before ing, the furtive postcard offering [email protected] treemastertreeservice.com “underutilized.” the county is able to execute a “cash for houses” will remain the There is, however, at least seizure. calling card of infill development Licensed • Bonded • Insured • CCB#159995 some vacant and non-utilized The relative scarcity of in Portland. THE SOUTHEAST EXAMINER AUGUST 19 23 Code Change Undermines Neighborhood Associations Directives from cover naming it the Office of Commu- bring Portlanders together,” she nity and Civic Life.) said, “left us more divided.” bled-down on calling NAs bas- The discretionary power South Tabor resident Pete tions of white privilege that ex- Rhee has been granted, and by Forsyth says OCCL is misrep- clude communities of color, the default, her manager Eudaly, resenting NAs as elitist when in houseless and those with disabil- alarms neighborhood leaders. The fact they guarantee every resident ity challenges and gender non- rewrite gives the bureau power to standing to engage with the City. conformity. pick and choose which organiza- “I’m all for organizations Rhee claims, without evi- tions the City recognizes. that represent specific demo- dence, that NAs have had disas- Activist John Laursen says graphics, but forcing organiza- trous impact. Diversity through the rewrite could favor self-inter- tions to compete for the same “self-identified communities” is est groups that represent .2 per- pool of funds will lead to counter- necessary, she says, because NAs cent of the population and have a productive conflict.” are discriminatory, fail to wel- single focus while ignoring NAs Forsyth lists NA contribu- come marginalized communities that take all comers and address a tions that include advocating for and are not representative of all variety of issues. safe streets, parklands and cleaner Portland residents. The Code Committee, hand- air and sustainability plus scrub- Actually, all residents are selected by Rhee, worked unob- bing graffiti, rehabilitating drug eligible to participate in the all- served until it was feted with din- houses and hosting events. ner and gifts in June. It returned A positive upshot of charges volunteer Neighborhood Asso- One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One in July, approved the “spirit” of that NAs are not representative, is ciations. In a letter to Council, can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful the code to expand diversity and that neighbors are more mindful Stephanie Stewart, Mt. Tabor if they are few. landuse chair, states, “Our meet- granted staff carte blanche over of their demographics and reach- Anne Morrow Lindbergh ings are open, our discussions and final wordsmithing. A source says ing out to under-represented resi- votes are transparent, and we can- the outcome was fixed before the dents to reduce what Rhee calls not gain favor with City Council Committee convened. participation “barriers”. (or their appointed staff) with SE Resident and Committee Ideas surfacing to Keep contributions to campaigns.” member Linda Nettekoven, one Portland Neighborly include By contrast, self-identify- of two votes against rewrite adop- varying times and locales of ing communities may have paid tion, commends the group’s in- meetings and events, making staff, selective membership and clusivity aspirations, but cautions them more accessible to renters inadequate bylaws that lack re- that the code would leave much and working folk. Some multi- strictions on political campaign of Portland’s future in Bureau lingual neighborhoods provide contributions. Critics say translators. the rewrite is a power grab Concerned to bolster Eudaly’s sup- about inclusivity of port base and campaign South Tabor resident Pete her SE neighbor- coffers. hood, singled out Critic Allen Field Forsyth says OCCL is misrep- for its whiteness, calls the code change a vi- Stewart researched olation of public involve- resenting NAs as elitist when MTNA’s board com- position and found ment requirements. in fact they guarantee every “For a bureau whose it mirrored the commission is citizen engage- Portlander standing to engage munity with Cauca- ment, Civic Life is doing sians slightly under- a poor job. Not only were with the City. “I’m all for or- represented. NAs not notified of the The code, code rewrite, they have no ganizations that represent she laments, reads chance to publicly com- like a badly-written ment on it prior to Council specific demographics, but mission statement. presentation.” forcing organizations to com- “Good ideals are The rewrite is slated buried in word sal- to go to Council in early pete for the same pool of funds ad.” September, a time when Some margin- residents are distracted by will lead to counterproductive alized Portlanders summer’s end and back to say they don’t feel school. Many NAs do not conflict.” welcome at NAs. meet in August. What nonpartici- Old PDX Homes Featured Listing Field says OCCL ig- pants overlook is the nored a Council directive thousands of hours that emerged from a 2016 Audit hands. She says the process felt volunteers put into Neighborhood recommending NAs’ sphere be incomplete and failed to explore Associations that are only as ef- enlarged, not diminished. successful ways other communi- fective as those who show up. “The code change proposal ties and governments engage. runs counter to the directive to Nettekoven says Portland- ‘support and broaden’ neighbor- ers understand that vitality comes Editor Note: Because of the hoods’ diversity outreach,” he from diversity, adding most significance of this issue, readers says. would like to be part of a bigger are encouraged to contact Com- (After the directive, Rhee effort toward greater community missioners to request a vote delay removed the word neighborhood engagement, not less City trans- on Code Change 3.96 until the from the former Office of Neigh- parency. public can review and weigh in 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath $759,000 borhood Involvement, ONI, re- “A process I hoped would on the rewrite. Rare Mt Tabor Home on 1/3 Acre with City view Call for more information SE Updates from page 4 tion to be the best make growing called PDX Main St. Guidelines. up an increasingly traumatic chal- The guidelines have been adopted lenge. by other growth-intensive areas like the Division Neighborhood Student Councils championed her SMILE Joins Initiative and Hawthorne Business District. Be Well campaign to bring de- Given recent construction, While the guidelines have Liscensed Broker in Oregon pression out of the shadows. the Sellwood-Moreland business no codified teeth, they provide Teens who lobbied for the district is scarcely recognizable. tools to clarify community goals state legislation say school shoot- Now, in an effort to have in- and vision. PDX Main Street says ings, social media, cyber-bully- fluence over new builds, SMILE the challenge is not “if” we grow ing, global warming and competi- has adopted a design initiative but how. 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Homes Now Available in Your Neighborhood Community Events Bulletin SOLD

Summer Sangria Party August 3, 3-8 pm Hipchicksdowine.com

Head to Hip Chicks do Wine at 4510 SE 23rd on the first Saturday of the month for food, wine, music and SANGRIA! Featuring 3 of their Port- land-Made Wines + 3 Elevated Sangrias. Admis- 3625 SE Yamhill St. SOLD 4516 SE Ogden St. $340,000 sion includes a tasting of each of the wines and 1905 Old Portland 4 BD, 3.1 BA 2003 Townhouse 3 BD, 2.1 BA live music with Scott Gallegos 4pm - 7pm. Ad- 3692 total Sq. Ft. 1410 Total Sq. Ft.. mission/Tasting Fee $12 and small plates available for purchase. SOLD Brews for New Avenues August 10, 5-10 pm Brewsfornewavenues.org

Considered to be the largest rare beer auction in the world, Brews for New Avenues brings hundreds of beer connoisseurs and breweries from around the globe to Portland, Oregon. More importantly, 100% of proceeds from this unique se- 2322 SE 59th Ave. SOLD 3908 SE Taggart St. $1,050,000 ries of events benefit New Avenues for Youth’s 1931 English 3 BD, 2.1 BA 1892 Victorian 3455 Total Sq. Ft. 4 BD, 2.5 BA programs and services for youth experiencing 2328 Total Sq. Ft. 1905 Guest House 1,100 Total Sq. Ft. 1 BD, 1 BA or at-risk of homelessness.

Portland Adult Soapbox Derby August 17, 10 -4 Soapboxracer.com

The Portland Adult Soapbox Derby is a free event, fueled by over 100 volunteers, typically held on the third Saturday in august. Watch as 40+ teams of racers hurtle down a closed course in hand built contraptions, powered only by one push at the top of the hill, and the inescapable force of gravity. The teams race down the course 1633 SE 50th Ave. $Call for Price 3723 NE Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. $855,000 three times before the championship rounds. 1911 Bungalow 3 BD, 2 BA 1927 Traditional 3 BD, 2.1 BA 2826 Total Sq. Ft. 2754 Total Sq. Ft. Make sure to leave your pups at home and keep your kids close – these racers have the need for speed!