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photo by Mark Washington/The Portland Observer For Joseph “King J” Harris the fight he is waging with the city over penalties assessed for nuisance complaints against his northeast Portland home is about freedom and a person’s right to collect possessions and control the things he owns on his own property. City takes legal action Time Runs Out against homeowner by Michael Leighton Harris has not interfered with the crews as the items are Portland code specialist and inspector Wayne Bates Portland Observer Editor loaded by the truckload and hauled away, but he is fiercely said the city tried to get Harris to reduce his collection, but High drama is playing out in northeast Portland where opposed to the removal, which is still not finished after instead it increased to the street. The enforcement is under the city of Portland is taking legal action against a long two weeks. Title 29 of a city code regulating nuisance properties. time activist in the African American community to en- Harris, 66, is a lifelong Portland resident who has been The costs associated with the removal and the potential force a nuisance complaint. active in advancing justice issues for his community. He for large fines could be applied as a lien against the home Time has run out for Joseph “King J” Harris as con- ran for mayor back in 1976 and 1980. He got his nick- and could threaten Harris’ ability to continue living on the tracting crews have arrived at his home of 30 years to clear name for the rallies and speeches he led in the late 1990s property. away the possessions in his yard, on his porches, and sur- to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, an activist journalist who was Harris learned early in life that owning a home was a rounding almost every square foot of his 1904 home. considered a political prisoner as he sat on death row in way to be self-sufficient. He bought his first home in Port- The city Bureau of Development Services says after the killing of a New York police officer. land when he was just 19. Now he’s at risk of becoming a six-year struggle they went to court to obtain a search His current cause is advocating for the creation of a Black the latest member of the black community to face dis- warrant to remove all trash and debris and non-trash items History Museum in Oregon, and Harris said some of the items placement, joining the thousands of other longtime resi- stored in the outdoor areas of the property, using whatever being carted away from his home were pieces he prized as fu- dents who can no longer find affordable housing in close- reasonable force is necessary to gain access, including po- ture artifacts for the museum. Mostly the removal of property Continued on Page 5 lice officers if necessary. violates the very essence of freedom of ownership, he said. Page 2 March 2, 2016

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pages 6-7 Honoring Gladys McCoy New building will Opinion retain leader’s name Gladys McCoy, a name synonymous with ad- vancing the cause of the black community in Portland and defending the rights of families and children, will remain the name of the Multnomah County Health Department headquarters when it moves to a new location, downtown. The decision to retain the honorary name was approved by the Multnomah County Commission last week in a resolution presented by Commis- sioner Loretta Smith. McCoy was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in 1978 and re-elected in 1982. In 1986, she was elected county chair and re-elected again before her death in 1993. She earned a master’s degree in social work from Portland State University in 1967 and her social services work for Portland Head Start pro- page 9 pelled her to run for public office. She was elected Metro to the Portland School Board in 1970 and served two four-year terms. Smith’s resolution honors McCoy for her con- siderable accomplishments, including setting up Gladys McCoy a social service program in the former Columbia program. Villa housing project, relentlessly working to stabi- Multnomah County is undergoing the planning lize county funding, expanding and meeting county and design process to relocate its vital health de- affirmative action goals, increasing citizen partic- partment headquarters from the Gladys McCoy ipation in government, increasing minority repre- Building at 423 S.W. Stark St. to Northwest Sixth sentation on county boards and commissions, and Avenue, between Hoyt and Irving streets in Old standardizing the county’s charitable contribution Town/Chinatown. Packed Agenda for Lynch Visit Attorney General on community policing tour Loretta E. Lynch has set a full schedule for her planned visit to Portland Wednesday with stops at George Middle School in north Portland and the Blazers Boys and Girls Club in northeast Portland as part of an agenda to show local success with com- munity policing and crime reduction. It will be the second part of a tour she launched pages last month to visit jurisdictions around the country 8-13 that have excelled in strengthening relationships be- tween law enforcement officers and the communi- Arts ties they serve and protect. ENTERTAINMENT U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams of Oregon said & Loretta E. Lynch Portland is known for innovative approaches to community problem solving and local law enforce- Blazers Boys and Girls Club on Northeast Martin ment, residents and community leaders will share Luther King Jr. Boulevard, visit with Portland Po- Obituary page 13 with Lynch how these relationships and partnerships lice Bureau officers and thank them for their ser- are enhancing public safety in our community. vice to the community and visit staff at the U.S. While in Portland, she will observe and partic- Attorney’s Office of the District of Oregon. ipate in the G.R.E.A.T (Gang Resistance Educa- page 14 The Attorney General’s national Community Classifieds tion and Training) program, a gang and violence Policing Tour builds on President Obama’s com- prevention program built around school-based, law mitment to engage with law enforcement and other enforcement officer-instructed classroom curricula members of the community to implement key rec- page 15 targeted toward elementary youth. ommendations from the President’s Task Force on Calendar Lynch will also hold a press availability at the 21st Century Policing final report. Page 4 March 2, 2016

photo by Mark Washington/The Portland Observer Police officers cordon off Northeast Sixth Avenue near King Ele- mentary School to investigate a deadly shooting that happened just before 6 p.m. on Thursday. Arrests Made in Local Shooting Police have arrested two men arrests came as a result of an in- for murder in a shooting that oc- vestigation by North Precinct and curred early Thursday evening on Gang Enforcement Team officers. Northeast Sixth Avenue near King Kent was found suffering from Elementary School and just south traumatic injuries and was trans- of Alberta Street. ported by ambulance to the hospi- Terry Lee Spencer Jr., 24, and tal and later died as a result of the Clifford Lee Moffett, 34, are being gunfire, police said. held in connection with the death A community vigil was held at of Isaiah Demetris Kent, 28. The the site on Sunday evening. 503-288-0033 Subscribe! Fill Out & Send To:

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or email [email protected] March 2, 2016 Page 5 Time Runs Out Harris comes from a family Continued from Front who valued the work ethic, he in city neighborhoods. said. His brother is Roy Jay, one He also represents the elderly of Portland’s biggest political ac- who find it difficult to keep up tivists, a longtime promoter for with house maintenance, and the the black community who serves costs and fines he faces could put as the executive of the African him at risk of becoming homeless. American Chamber of Commerce. Harris says the city has not giv- As far as what’s next, Harris en him any accounting of what it says he looking for help in his will charge for the removal of his battle against the city and the fight personal property, and a cost es- against displacement for other timate was not readily available members of the black community from the city when the Portland facing similar pressures. photo by Mark Washington/The Portland Observer Observer sought more informa- Harris asks people to give him When Joseph “King J” Harris received a court order to remove all the possessions from the outdoor tion. Harris says there were threats at call. areas of his home because of a nuisance complaint, he thought it fit into a pattern of historic racism of assessments of $500 a day and “We must stick together, that’s against African Americans. Harris pointed to three initials that looked like KKK to the right of the he claims the personal loss for the what I want to hear,” he said. judge’s printed name and was upset. The Portland Observer brought the document to the attention seizure of his possessions alone To reach Harris, you can call of the court and found the letters may actually be KRR, the initials of a court clerk who works for the could run in excess of $150,000. 503-388-2963. judge. On the potential for more big fines and liens, he said, “I don’t plan on paying a penny.” In 1986, Harris purchased the home at 4015 N.E. 10th Ave., a house located in the King Neigh- borhood in the heart of a historic African American community. Back then most of the dozen or so houses on both sides of his street were occupied by black res- idents, he says. Today, Harris be- lieves he’s the only African-Amer- ican left on the block. City nuisance records dating to 2007 describe trash and junk, bro- ken fences, stored vehicles, and other items surrounding his home. Harris says the complaints are harassment. He sees them as part of a pattern to get disadvantaged residents to move out and make way for an incoming population. Like many longtime residents, he’s had scores of solicitations to buy his property as builders, realtors and more well-to-do forces work to open up new development in a desirable inner-city neighborhood. If Harris were to move, the property would be ripe for demo- lition, which is exploding in north and northeast Portland, as devel- opers look to create expensive new homes for a new population that has trended to be a higher income, urban professional and white. Harris admits his property needs work and updating. Many people would see his collection of materials, including parked cars and motorcycles, as an eyesore. But Harris says he had a lot of good stuff, including a barbecue pit in the back yard and a freezer on his back porch with meats and ice cream inside. He is a neighbor you would also like personally. He likes to engage in friendly conver- sation, reminisce about the past, and get people engaged in the po- litical process. On Sunday, he was taking his regular seat on public access TV, lobbying for the creation of the Oregon Black Museum to save lo- cal histories and preserve import- ant artifacts from black families. Page 6 March 2, 2016

Opinion articles do not necessarily represent the views of the Portland Observer. We welcome reader essays, photos and Opinion story ideas. Submit to [email protected]. America’s Story and a Museum for All Americans more money. “in view from the windows of the capitol, Long overdue landmark takes shape Slave coffles were a familiar sight in a sort of Negro livery-stable, where droves by Marian Wright Edelman Building began in 1793, Washing- Washington’s streets. Those lines of slaves of negroes were collected, temporarily kept, The Smithsonian Institution’s ton, D.C. was little more than a rural chained together were horrifying to visitors and finally taken to southern markets, pre- National Museum of African landscape with dirt roads and few from other countries and those traveling to cisely like droves of horses.” American History and Culture is accommodations beyond a small the capital of the new country seemingly Some of this history is commemorated in the final stages of construction number of boarding houses. Skilled built on freedom. Slave markets and slave in Washington today. Visitors to the U.S. on the National Mall in Washing- labor was hard to find or attract to pens existed on a number of city sites in- Capitol can see a marker in the building’s ton, D.C., next to the Washington the fledgling city. Enslaved labor- cluding some not far from the spot on the Emancipation Hall honoring the slaves and Monument and near the National ers, who were rented from their Mall where the new museum will stand and other laborers who helped construct it. Be- Museum of American History. It will be a owners, were involved in almost every stage the Tidal Basin now framed by beautiful neath the inscription on a marble platform transformative and long-overdue landmark of construction.” Records showing how cherry trees. Others were within yards of is a large chunk of sandstone from the Cap- in the center of the nation’s capital. much owners were paid for their slaves’ the White House. itol’s original East Front Portico, with chisel As the museum’s director, Lonnie G. labor tell us a few of these slaves’ names: The movie 12 Years a Slave retold the marks still visible. In other places new steps Bunch III, puts it, “This museum will tell are being taken to honor the past. the American story through the lens of Af- For many years the Treasury Annex rican American history and culture. This is Visitors to the U.S. Capitol building stood on the site of the Freedman’s America’s Story and this museum is for all Bank, built in 1865 to provide an opportu- Americans.” can see a marker in the building’s nity for wealth-building among newly freed One of the most striking pieces visitors slaves—an attempt to right one of the pro- to the new museum will see is a slave cabin Emancipation Hall honoring the found wrongs the black community is still from Edisto Island, S. C. that was painstak- struggling to overcome. In January the U.S. ingly dismantled and rebuilt at the museum’s Treasury Department held a ceremony of- center. It will join artifacts like a child’s slave slaves and other laborers who ficially renaming the Treasury Annex the shackles and Harriet Tubman’s shawl and Freedman’s Bank Building and recognizing hymn book in telling the chapter at the foun- helped construct it. the Freedman Bank’s legacy. dation of our national story. The slave cab- Even with important steps like these so in may have come from hundreds of miles Tom, Peter, Ben, Harry, and Daniel worked story of Solomon Northup, a free Black much more of this other Washington re- away, but slavery itself was at the heart of our on the White House. Nace, Harry, and Gabe man from New York who in 1841 was mains hidden and forgotten. It’s time to nation’s capital from its very beginning. worked on the Capitol. One slave who re- tricked into traveling to Washington with a uncover and remember these parts of our Traces of this other Washington are ev- ceived special notice was Philip Reid, who promise of work as a musician. Instead he shared history—in Washington and in states erywhere. As the new capital was rising helped construct the Statue of Freedom that was drugged and kidnapped, imprisoned in and cities and small towns across the coun- from former woods and swampland, slaves sits atop the Capitol dome. He was the only a slave pen “within the very shadow of the try. An honest accounting of the past is the labored on many of its buildings including person able to solve the puzzle of how to Capitol,” and from there illegally sold into best way to keep moving forward together. the White House and the Capitol. As the dissect and reassemble the original model of slavery in Louisiana. As a new Congress- Only the truth can make us free. Architect of the Capitol’s office explains: the statue after the sculptor who knew the man from Illinois from 1847-1849, Abra- Marian Wright Edelman is president of “When construction of the U.S. Capitol secret refused to help without being paid ham Lincoln described a slave pen he saw the Children’s Defense Fund. I’ve Been Terrorized in My Own Country In the 21st century we find nothing new- I’m still terror- by imi ohnson A way of life it has become J J ized. I was terrorized when my mother told me that a 14 year found -- And now...... ‘I can’t breathe’! old black boy named Emmitt Till was lynched in Missis- Cities burned across America as he This is terrorism and it lives next door, across the street sippi for looking at a white girl. was laid in the ground. Once again I and around the corner in the name of law and order. cried -- I was terrorized. I was terrorized when I watched the evening news and saw I was terrorized and traumatized when the Black Panthers Alabama police beating black boys and girls and giving I was terrorized when police in riot took a fall -- them the blues. gear patrolled our streets- They stood Black and Proud and tried to help us all. Spraying them with fire hoses and knocking ‘em to the And demanded that black people not be around, or go to ground-- jail after sundown! I’m stunned and terrorized time and time again, I see too many black men locked up in the pens. Second chance we Then the dogs began biting them while they were already I was terrorized when they tried to bus me to an all white down. got none, barely a first -- school-- Destiny arranged from the time of our birth. I was terrorized and traumatized when Megar Evers was I refused to go, I’m not the fool. murdered for trying to gain voting rights for black people So terrorized was I a conspiracy this must be, because one When I walked into a store in a small southern town and by one they’ve tried to eliminate you and me. in the south. was told “we don’t serve your kind”-- I got a lump in my It cost him his life so we must VOTE, not only with our throat and those words never left my mind! I went to the doctor and was terrorized again -- mouth-- The doctor said most deadly risks are found in black men. I was terrorized when the police pulled me over -- I was terrorized when Malcolm X was murdered in 1965-- Cancer, kidney failure and high blood pressure too -- They wanted to see my I.D. They would do the same thing to me that an Uzi would do! All he ever wanted was for us to stand up and rise! With hands on their guns and resentment in their eyes, I When the anguish of the black community reached a boil- said a silent prayer -- Please don’t shoot me. I’ve been terrorized in my own country -- A way of life it has become. ing point in L.A. Watts burned like wildfire and many With gangs running rampant in our neighborhoods I’m lives were snuffed away. Again I was terrorized as tears My life span has been shortened and my babies are dying terrorized once again, but they have been terrorized too -- too young! welled up in my eyes. The war on terror is at my doorstep; It is still up to us to teach them what to do. land mines everywhere I dare not misstep! Terrorism has been with me like my next to kin -- I was terrorized when Portland police murdered a young As police brutality ran rampant and out of control-- And in the United States of America the healing must be- black woman named Kendra -- gin. Riots in 1967 put the country on hold -- I was terrorized! Before my tears could dry, another young black man I screamed in terror when Martin Luther King Jr. was named Perez had to die. --Jimi Johnson is a freelance writer and poet from Port- land. killed. He had prayed for peace and there was none to be Michael Brown, Sandra Bland and Treyvon Martin too -- March 2, 2016 Page 7

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2 Rooms + Hall Portland spoken word artist and photographer Intisar Abioto will $ 95 share her story to build cultural pride in the community during a 59 Portland Chamber Music celebration of African American women We Also Do Janitorial Services composers. A Remarkable Journey Complete House Licensed • Bonded • Insured Music by African Portland Chamber Music will $ 95 Carpet Cleaning celebrate Black History Month Spot/Stain Removal • 24 Hour Flood Service American women with a performance of some rarely 109 Upholstery Cleaning • Area Rug Cleaning • Dry Time 2-4 Hours Continued on Page 13 With Free Deoderizer composers Free Estimates • Available Weekends Page 12 March 2, 2016

ArtsENTERTAINMENT Got belly dance? & Smokey Joe’s Café -- it the Gerding Theater at We do! “Smokey Joe’s Café,” a the Armory box office, 128 shimmymob.com toe tappin’ and finger snappin’ N.W. 11th Ave. musical directed by and starring Ju- Music Millennium Free Shows -- lianne John- The Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in- son-Weiss is now play- house live performances. Enjoy free music and the ing through Saturday, opportunity to meet artists. Call 503-231-8926 for BUSINESSGuide March 6 at the Brunish a schedule. Theater, downtown. AFFORDABLE The play is centered Double J around the 1950s and Tires 60s when Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller writ- JJ New & Used Tires ing featured hit songs LOCK & KEY Overstock & Used Tires for R&B groups like $20 & up Priced To Sell the Coasters and the FULL LOCKSMITH - SERVICE All tires mounted & balanced Drifters. For tickets, on the car, out the door – no visit stumptownstages. RE-KEY AND INSTALL LOCKS additives. org or call the box office at 800-273-1530. Free stock wheels w/ purchase of Hidden History of Albina -- The group Know Your any new or used tire LOCKED OUT?-WE MAKE City is conducting tours for Black History Month KEYS FROM SCRATCH limited to stock on hand 30 years that serve as a primer to the controversial debate in business HOUSE, OFFICE OR CAR about gentrification and displacement. The “Hidden Norman Sylvester -- Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester 2 locations to Serve You History of Albina” tours highlight the vast cultural and his band plays Saturday, March 12 at the Spare 503-284-9582 6841 NE MLK, Portland transformation of the region. Upcoming tour date Room; Friday, March 18 at the Rogue Pub in North is Friday, March 4. For more information, contact 503-283-9437 Plains; Saturday, March 19 at Solae’s Lounge; and Cameron Whitten at 503-890-5716. Saturday, March 26 at Clyde’s. Serving Portland/Metro 4510 SE 52nd & Holgate area (N, NE, SE, SW & NW) 503-771-1834 Fourth Sunday Jam Night -- A friends and fam- ily variety comedy show in a Saturday Night Live format with local recording and performing artists, bands, dance crews, poets, and drama groups, takes PLATINUM place each fourth Sunday of the month at 7 p.m. at Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N. Denver Ave. The FADE free event is open to the community. Discount Tickets -- Local low-income families and individuals can purchase $5 tickets to classi- SALON North Lake cal musical performances in Portland as part of a Physical Therapy unique program called Music for All. Participating Sherman Jackson and Rehabilitation organizations include the Oregon Symphony, Port- cell 503-891-5905 Willis Jenkins, PTA, CKTP Harrowing Tale on Portland Stage -- “Forever” land Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater, Chamber Music N. Williams is a dramatic play about a troubled girl in Harlem Northwest, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Portland M-F 9:00am-9:00pm 1825 N. Williams and the rocky path she forged to pursue a career as Baroque Orchestra, Friends of Chamber Music, Sat 8:00am-9:00pm Portland, OR 97227 a dancer. Riveting and powerful, “Forever” con- Portland Chamber Orchestra, Portland Piano Inter- p: 503.288.2615 Sun 11:00am-6:00pm tinues through March 20 at Portland Center Stage. national, Portland Symphonic Choir, Cappella Ro- Airport For tickets, visit pcs.org, call 503-445-3700, or vis- mana and Portland Vocal Consort. 5847 NE 122nd Street, Suite 101 5010 NE 9th, Unit A Portland, OR 97230 Portland, Oregon 97211 p: 503.252.2556 503-284-2989 [email protected] www.northlakephysicaltherapy.com

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who tells some of the personal stories and history of Portland’s A Remarkable Journey black community. Allen Temple CME Church Continued from Page 11 The upcoming event will fea- “A Remarkable Journey: Mu- ture works by Undine Smith sic by African American Women Celebrating 67th played pieces by African Amer- Moore, Margaret Bonds, Mary Composers,” takes place Sat- ican composers and a presenta- Lou Williams and more - arranged urday, March 5 a5 7 p.m. at the Church Anniversary tion of some of the stories about for a small instrumental chamber Community Music Center, 3350 the lives of these black musicians group and vocalist. It will also fea- S.E. Francis St. Admission is a while educating and building cul- ture spoken word by local writer suggestion donation of $10. February 27-March 12, 2016 tural pride in local community. and photographer Intisar Abioto THEME: “Restoring The Walls For The 21st Century” Obituary Bishop Bobby R. Best, Presiding Prelate of the 9th Episcopal District In Loving Memory of the CME Church will be the keynote speaker Jewel Overton celebrating Allen Temple CME 67th Church Mrs. Jewel Overton at the age of 93 was called home to rest on Feb. 19, 2016. She was born in Anniversary at Family and Riesel, Texas on Dec. 8, 1922 to Charlie and Luella Friends Program, Sunday, Thomson. March 6, 2016 at 4:00 She was a dedicated member of Fellowship Mis- pm, Maranatha Church sionary Baptist Church in Portland. She retired from 4222 NE 12th Avenue. the Social Security Administration in 1988. She was Simpson and wife Sarina Stevenson, Dominique also a LPN with Kaiser for 30 years and worked as DeGrate, Dionna Gatlin, and Jamari Lewis; 11 Bishop Best has served on numerous boards such the only female welder at the shipyards. great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchil- NAACP, YMCA, Urban League and has received Jewel had five siblings; sisters Velma A. Moore, dren, five step-children; and many nieces, neph- numerous accolades for his outstanding dedication Charlie-Bell Henry, and Ruby Lee Talton, and broth- ews, cousins, and friends. ers Henry Carl Thompson and Madison Thompson A funeral service will be held Thursday, March to communities across the nation. He is a lifetime who preceded her in passing. She now leaves to 3 at 11:30 a.m. at Fellowship Missionary Baptist member of Omega Phi Psi fraternity in Los Angeles, cherish her memories, her children Gail Murray, Church, 4009 N. Missouri Ave with Rev. John- California. Tommie Lloyd, Denise Overton-Lewis, and Lisa ny Pack presiding. Viewing will take place at the Overton-Washington and husband Charlie Wash- church, beginning one hour prior to service at Maranatha Church ington; grandchildren Shelonda Simpson, Kevin 10:30 a.m. 4222 NE 12th Avenue

Advertise with diversity in The Portland Observer Call 503-288-0033 or email [email protected] Page 14 March 2, 2016 Classified/Bids Transportation Pedestrian Advertise with diversity in The Portland Observer ADVERTISEMENT: Coordinator Call 503-288-0033 or email [email protected] LONGSHORE OPPORTUNITY: PORT OF PORTLAND Closing Date: Mon. 03/14/16 Salary: $5,496.00 - $7,330.00 Application Date: March 1, 2016 to March 11, 2016 Drivers: Local, Home Nightly! Monthly To be considered for potential processing toward status as an “Identified Casual” longshore worker in the Port of Portland, OR, Portland Flatbed & L e g a l N o t i c e s The Pedestrian Coordinator Woodburn Flatbed. send via first-class U.S. mail a postcard of 3.5 inches by 5.5 inches serves as the overall expert, (three and one-half by five and one-half inches) to JPLRC – Port- Great Pay, Benefits! advocate and advisor land, P.O. Box 5546, Portland, OR 97228. The card must include CDL-A, 1yr Exp. Req. for pedestrian needs to the applicant’s full name (first, middle, last), mailing address, and Estenson Logistics Bureau staff, Mayor and City telephone number with area code. Do not mail a resume, include Apply www.goelc.com Council, other City Bureaus any other information, or put the card in an envelope. Cards that 1-855-420-1374 and partner agencies. The are oversized, embellished with additional information or decora- Pedestrian Coordinator works tions, untimely, incomplete, illegible, etc. will be disqualified. No collaboratively to ensure that phone calls, no personal delivery. planners and project managers On or about April 1, 2016, a drawing to create a potential pro- are given consistent advice and cessing list is intended to be held from a combination of timely Metro operates the Oregon Con- direction and plays an important received postcards and “Interest Cards” (submitted through long- vention Center, Oregon Zoo, role in advancing the bureau’s shore industry referrals). If the number of timely public cards Portland’5 Centers for the Arts Need to publish a court outreach and engagement with received exceeds that of Interest Cards received, a preliminary and Expo Center and provides document or notice? Need traditionally under-served and drawing is intended to be held just among the public cards to collect a number equal to the amount of Interest Cards. That sub- transportation planning, recy- under-represented groups. an affidavit of publication group will then be combined with the Interest Cards for the draw- cling, natural area and other ser- quickly and efficiently? This position is responsible for ing. To be eligible for consideration, application cards must be vices to the region. Please fax or e-mail your implementing the recommended postmarked no earlier than March 1, 2016 and no later than Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/jobs notice for a free price quote! goals, actions, activities and March 11, 2016, and must be received before the drawing(s). for current openings and a link capital projects identified After the drawing, a list of those selected for processing will be Fax: 503-288-0015 to our online hiring center. in the Portland Pedestrian posted for 30 days on ILWU.ORG and PMANET.ORG. Applicants e-mail: Master Plan; reviewing and must be at least 18 years of age, have a valid state driver’s li- Metro is an Affirmative Action / [email protected] cense with photograph, have no disqualifying convictions, have Equal Opportunity Employer making recommendations on The Portland Observer policy and city-wide planning sufficient knowledge of English to speak and understand written efforts; reviewing design and and verbal safety warnings in English, and be eligible to work in the U.S. Those selected for processing will be advised of addi- GENERAL CONTRACTOR: construction plans for projects to tional requirements. Only one application per person. Anyone optimize pedestrian accessibility attempting to submit more than one application (of any type) will Allen Temple CME Church and safety. Major Remodel of a (3) story 9500 Sq Foot church be disqualified. Those submitting an Interest Card may not submit To view full announcement visit: a public card as described in this ad. Duplication, sale or trade N E 8th and Skidmore www.portlandoregon.gov/jobs. for value of an application including an Interest Card is strictly SUBMIT LETTER OF INTENT TO: prohibited. Violation of this rule will result in disqualification of Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Senior Pastor Community News Reporter – The the applicant as well as discipline and punishment of the seller or 3519 NE 15th Avenue PMB#357 Portland Observer, Portland’s trader, up to and including possible deregistration or termination Portland, OR 97212 oldest minority-owned publication of longshore employment and dispatch privileges. There is no fee or charge for applying. No money should be paid to any person and website, is accepting Deadline: March 15, 2016 or organization related to this recruitment program. Casual long- applications for part-time work. Email: [email protected] shore workers are not eligible to receive benefits provided under Must be able to write clearly the collective bargaining agreement only to registered workers APPLICANTS WILL BE SENT PROJECT BID CRITERIA and meet deadlines. Social (for example, health insurance, pensions, holiday pay, vacation Construction /Starts Late Summer media, photography and video pay). There is no guarantee of employment, continued employ- skills a plus. Submit Resume to ment, or advancement; casual work is sporadic and never guar- Available Scopes - All [email protected]. anteed, but casuals must nonetheless work sufficient available Project Architect - Bill Hart, Carleton - Hart Architecture hours to retain longshore dispatch privileges. A TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) is- re SUB BIDS REQUESTED quired by the Department of Homeland Security to enter all ma- Code Specialist II rine facilities. Applicants are urged to promptly familiarize them- Washington Park Reservoir Improvements selves with TWIC application requirements: www.tsa.gov and Portland, OR Closing Date/Time: Mon. 1-866-347-8371 are resources (not PMA, ILWU, the JPLRC). Being Bid Package: Phases 1, 2 & 3 Reservoir Improvements 03/07/16 4:30 PM Pacific Time ineligible to enter marine facilities because you do not have a Salary: $22.24 - $29.45 Hourly TWIC will not be a valid excuse for being unavailable for dispatch, Demolition; Earthwork & Utilities, Shoring & Drilled Shafts, not accepting a job, or not working as directed. The Code Specialist II applies Historic and Architectural Fencing; Precast Architectural Concrete Submitting a card does not guarantee processing or employment considerable autonomy and & Plank, Masonry, Miscellaneous Metals, Railings & OH Bridge in the longshore industry. The procedures by which longshore Cranes & Monorails, Waterproofing & Roofing, Joint Sealants, independent judgment applying processing and employment may be offered can be changed at Doors, Frames & Hardware, Wood Window Restoration & Glazing, codes and policies to ensure any time and without notice at the discretion of the joint parties Paints and Coatings, Mechanical, Plumbing, Process Piping, HVAC compliance with City regulations. to the governing collective bargaining agreement. Applicants are & Controls (HVAC), and Electrical and Process Controls The Code Specialist II conducts responsible for keeping the Joint Port Labor Relations Committee extensive research and applies advised of their current contact information. All contact informa- Pre-Bid Meeting: March 8th 10:00am complex code(s) requiring tion updates must be made in writing. Please send all contact Bids Due: March 23rd 2:00pm considerable interpretation. information updates to: JPLRC – Local 8 Casual Processing, 101 Bid Documents: www.hoffmancorp.com/subcontractors Duties include investigating SW Main Street, Suite 330, Portland, OR 97204. Disputes and complaints by inspecting claims about any aspect of this casual process are subject to the premises, gathering evidence, collective bargaining agreement and its grievance procedures, researching sources, and must be in writing and must be received by the JPLRC (JPLRC – determining violations. The Code Local 8 Casual Processing Grievance, 101 SW Main Street, Suite 330, Portland, OR 97204) within ten (10) days of the source of 805 SW Broadway, Suite 2100, Portland, OR 97205 Specialist II meets with a variety the complaint. No extensions. JPLRC decisions on grievances are Phone (503) 221-8811 • Bid Fax (503) 221-8888 of interested parties to explain final and binding. PMA member companies are equal opportunity [email protected] actions and communicate employers. Hoffman is an equal opportunity employer and requests sub-bids from regulations; issues enforcement all interested firms including disadvantaged, minority, women, disabled letters and assessments. veterans and emerging small business enterprises Advertise with diversity in The Portland Observer To view full announcement visit: OR CCB#28417 / LIC HOFFMCC164NC www.portlandoregon.gov/jobs. Call 503-288-0033 or email [email protected] March 2, 2016 Page 15

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Calendar March 2016 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 Peace Corps Anni- Dr. Seuss born, 1904 Patricia MacLach- First meeting of Iditarod Race Begins Artist Michelangelo versary Read Across Ameri- lan born, 1938 Congress (1789) Boston Massacre born, 1475 Share a Smile Day ca Day Inventor Alexander (1770) Chris Raschka born, Yellowstone Nat. Graham Bell born, 1959 Park Est. (1872) 1847

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 National Cereal Day International Explorer Amerigo Abolitionist Harriet Author Ezra Jack Girl Scout Day Daylight Savings Scientist Luther Bur- Women’s Day Vespucci born, Tubman Day Keats born, 1916 Anniv. of the Death of Time Begins bank born, 1849 Robert Sabuda born, 1454 1st Paper Money Johnny Appleseed Day Anne Frank (1945) Good Samaritan Day Telephone Patent 1965 Issued in 1862 Earthquakes devas- Virginia Hamilton Uranus Discovered Granted (1876) tate Japan (2011) born, 1936 (1781)

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21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Children’s Poetry National Goof Off Purim Begins at Harry Houdini born, Pancakes First Made Make up Your own Easter Day Day sundown. 1874 (1882) Holiday Day Alaska hit by 8.4 National Teen-Agers National Sing-Out Day Patrick Henry Exxon Valdez runs Sculptor Gutzon Bor- Poet Robert Frost Earthquake (1964) Day United Nations declared, “Give me aground (1989) glum born, 1871 born, 1874 Dick King-Smith Single Parents’ Day World Water Day liberty...”, 1775 born, 1922 28 29 30 31 “Greatest Show on Coca-Cola was In- Doctor’s Day First Map of the US Earth” formed 1881 vented in 1886 Alaska Purchased Published (1784) Doreen Cronin Armed Forces left (1867) Mathematician Rene Birthday Vietnam (1973) Artist Vincent van Descartes born, Gogh born, 1853 1596 Page 16 March 2, 2016