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PortlandTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 • TWICE CHOSEN THE NATION’S BEST NONDAILY PAPERTribune • PORTLANDTRIBUNE.COM • PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND THURSDAY Reese retiring; O’Dea steps in Mayor sees smooth transition as chief leaves in January

By JIM REDDEN The Tribune

Portland Police C hief M ike R eese said T uesday that he will retire in J anuary. Mayor Charlie Hales has named Assistant Chief Larry O’Dea to replace him. “Larry O’Dea is one of the most decorated offi cers in the bureau — 11 medals and 75 letters of commendation,” Hales said in an announcement of Re- ese’s retirement. “He shares my goals and aspirations. He has been living the idea of community engagement. He has led the bureau’s equity work. He has the respect of the command staff, the rank-and-fi le, and the community. He is the right leader at the right time.” O’Dea will immediately begin leading strategic planning that has long-term im- pacts for the bureau, including the DOJ PUTTING REESE settlement im- plementation, budget, staffing study, promo- tions and transition to a new re- cords management system. Hales also praised Reese’s METERS Chloe Spahn takes a shot at buying parking time from one of the tenure as chief, citing not only downtown pay stations the city is considering for purchase. New the recent U.S. Department of machines will soon be installed on Northwest 2 1st and 2 3 rd av enues. Justice settlement, but also the opening last month of the most complete law enforcement training facility in the region. Under TO THE Reese’s leadership, the bureau instituted new discipline guide- City tries out new downtown parking machines, lines, new training procedures and has hired a more diverse set of new offi cers. “I thank Mike Reese for his TEST but avoids variable-rate pricing — for now leadership and his service,” ere’s an unsolicited tip for the Port- hour stub? Thirty- Hales said. “Mike saw us land Bureau of Transportation: On a STORY BY four seconds on through the investigation and chilly mid-December afternoon all three ma- settlement with the DOJ. This Hwhen drizzle is fi nding its way down PETER KORN chines, give or was a key milestone for our city the neck of your raincoat and you’re waiting PHOTOS BY take a second or and the community’s relation- for the parking ticket machine to deliver your two. That was us- ship with the bureau.” stub, all you care about is speed. Not bells and JAIME VALDEZ ing a credit card Reese joined the bureau in whistles. on a sunny day, 1994 and served as a sergeant, The transportation bureau is road-testing mind you. But it lieutenant, captain and com- two new models of parking meters in prepara- means we didn’t come up with a clear winner, mander. A native Portlander and tion for placing 300 new machines in North- unless you speak Spanish or German or graduate of Roosevelt High west Portland. It is asking members of the pub- French. School, he has served as chief lic to use and comment on the two versions be- Southeast Portland resident Chloe, a fre- since May 2010. fore a choice is made on one. quent downtown visitor, took only a few sec- O’Dea has served with Port- In a completely unscientifi c survey, the Tri- onds to fi gure out the parking meter produced land Police Bureau since 1986. bune observed and interviewed downtown by vendor Parkeon. She was pleasantly sur- He has been a uniformed patrol drivers using the machines. We also per- prised to fi nd that as she added time to her to- offi cer, sergeant, lieutenant and formed our own timed test which mostly re- tal, the machine’s display told her in big letters Two hands are necessary to operate the parking machine proposed by captain. He has served as assis- vealed that the city’s current machines are and numbers the hour and minute her me- Cale America — one to hold open the plastic shield and one to shov e in tant chief of services and assis- faster than experience on rainy afternoons had a credit card. But the Cale America station offered directions in a tant chief of operations. led us to believe. The average time to get a one- See METERS / Page 2 v ariety of languages. O’Dea said he is honored to accept the position of police chief. “My four primary focus areas are: community trust and rela- tionship building; diversifying Old Town plan aims to the bureau and bureau leadership; communications and collaboration; and being fiscally build a better block smart and responsible,” O’Dea said. of nonprofi t Better Block PDX, Pedestrian plaza may noted, “Part of what we wanted to do is test the worst-case become permanent scenario.” on Third Avenue The scenario was part of the latest re-imagining of Old Town/ By PETER K ORN Chinatown’s Entertainment Dis- The Tribune trict. The three-day pilot project Customers dine involved opening one lane of at street seating A t 3 p.m. last F riday, traffi c Third Avenue to cars. A part of a outside Dix ie on T hird A v enue north of second lane was given over to Tav ern on B urnside Street was backed bikes. The rest of the street was Northwest Third up four blocks, all the way to intended to become something Av enue as part G lisan Street. Hay bales and of a small-scale street fair. of a weekend wooden tables, most unattend- Kaganovich, very much a ex periment in ed, were taking up the second glass half-full kind of guy, was prov iding lane of traffi c that would hav e undeterred by the traffi c mess. daytime activ ity allowed driv ers to mov e along “It’s an experiment,” he said. on Old Town q uicker. “This is our prototype demon- streets. Looking at the line of stalled cars, Boris Kaganovich, founder See BLOCK / Page 11 TRIBUNE PHOTO: ADAM WICKH AM

“Pamplin Media Group’s pledge is to Portland Tribune deliver balanced news that refl ects the ARTISTS OPEN THEIR STUDIOS stories of our communities. Thank you — SEE LIFE, PAGE B1 for reading our newspapers.” Inside — DR. ROBERT B. PAMPLIN JR. OWNER & NEIGHBOR A2 NEWS The Portland Tribune Thursday, October 9, 2014 Meters: NW neighbors wrestle with plan ■ From page 1 tered time would expire — before she paid. But it didn’t give her the option of simply pressing one button to get an hour’s time, as do the stations currently in use. Chloe hesitated a bit when it was time to print her stub because the machine didn’t have a simple Print button. It assumed instead that everybody would know the meaning of a green button with a check sign or a red button with an X. That bit of confusion shouldn’t come as a sur- prise since Parkeon is the same company that supplies the city’s confounding streetcar vending machines. But Chloe was impressed with how quickly the machine produced her stub once she hit the check button, convinced her stub came faster than it does from the machines currently in use. “It’s potentially quicker once you know what you’re doing,” Chloe said. The machine produced by Cale America had Northeast Portland resident Brent immediately making a comparison to the ticket machines in use. “It’s far more complicated,” Brent says. “The other one was pretty simple.” Too many buttons, Brent says. Some of those buttons allow us- TRIBUNE PHOTO: JAIME VALDEZ ers to change the language of Tavo Cruz, president of the Northwest Portland neighborhood association, stands where a parking meter will be installed along Northwest 23rd Avenue. Parking experts say the directions to follow, which eventually the city should consider charging higher hourly rates for parking on popular streets such as 23rd. Brent didn’t need. And the little slot where he shoved in his cred- parking plan for that section of ed the change with not too much Residents west of 25th ob- that Northwest Portland, after it card had a hinged plastic cover Register your opinions the city that will go into effect fuss, says Mike Estey, the city’s jected to having to buy per- so many years of confl ict involv- that might keep his card dry for Portland’s new test parking early next year and will include parking manger. Estey thinks mits, Cruz says, so that’s ing residents and shop owners the half-second or so required to meter machines can be found at $60 street parking permits for that’s because the springtime where the boundary was and developers, might fi nally be pull it out but really didn’t seem Southwest Salmon Street between residents. Portland Bureau of survey makes it clear that the drawn for the parking plan. getting a parking plan that is necessary. Though Brent said it Third and Fourth avenues and on Transportation offi cials say they policy isn’t arbitrary. But now it means visitors to obsolete the moment it is put in wasn’t too great a concern since Southwest Third Avenue between might consider variable-rate “We’re basically making data- Nob Hill might fl ock west of place. Developers in the neigh- he fi gured the cover would last a Taylor and Salmon streets. pricing someday. based decisions,” Estey says. 25th for free parking. Cruz an- borhood have been erecting and Preferences can be shared online week at most before getting van- through Oct. 14 at bit.ly/ Seattle’s City Council adopted “These aren’t politicians chang- ticipates hearing from west of planning multiple apartment dalized. It also made Cale’s ma- PBOTmeters. a policy in 2010 that on-street ing rates or engineers changing 25th residents who want to buildings without providing chine almost impossible to use parking should be managed so rates. It’s data and adjusting the buy into the program because parking for their tenants. That with only one hand. that each block would have one rates accordingly.” their free on-street parking means more people looking to In fact, Brent didn’t see any times one or two free parking or two open spaces at all times. This year, Seattle is replacing will be in short supply. park on the street. Some devel- improvement in the Cale ma- spaces. No free spaces means “We haven’t had that discus- all its parking pay stations. Its Cruz likes the idea of smart opers and residents have fl oat- chine over those currently in people will start to assume they sion,” says Marni Glick, parking new wireless machines will al- pricing on the Northwest Port- ed the idea of a cap on the num- use. “There was nothing wrong can’t drive to an area because manager for the Portland Bu- low transportation engineers to land meters, but says the con- ber of $60 street-parking per- with the old ones,” he said. “If there’s never any parking. Nu- reau of Transportation. change the rates remotely and cept wasn’t even around to mits that will be allocated to you want to fi x something, make merous free spaces means the San Francisco and Los Ange- thus to be more able to respond consider when the district’s each apartment building as a it so it takes dollar bills.” city is wasting a revenue-produc- les have leveraged federal trans- to demand. The city soon will parking plan was being con- possible solution. ing resource and a social-engi- portation dollars to install pads charge different meter rates at ceived. That can happen when Market pricing can hold the Variable rates for parking neering opportunity. beneath parking spaces so their different times of the day. For in- it takes a contentious neigh- answer, says Cornell Universi- Whichever machine the city Pricing provides a way to at- central computers know at all stance, according to Estey, 8 a.m. borhood more than 12 years to ty’s Manville. If street parking is chooses, once installed on North- tain the one free space per block times what spaces are free and to 11 a.m. will probably be less agree on a plan. And that treated as a commodity, a price west 21st and 23rd avenues the goal. In San Francisco, metered which are in use. That makes it expensive than 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. same contentiousness over will be found at which the resi- gizmos may be more notable for spots on high-demand streets — easy to determine appropriate at most meters. parking, Cruz says, might be dents of those apartments will what they don’t offer as for what think Northwest 23rd in front of meter prices. In Los Angeles, an obstacle on the road to either fi nd a spot or choose to they do. San Francisco, Los An- always-busy Salt & Straw — can meter prices can change drasti- Obstacles in the road smart parking. live without cars. geles and Seattle all have mod- cost $6 an hour. Parking on out- cally overnight. Northwest Portland won’t be “You’re trying to satisfy mul- Politically unpopular as it ernized their parking pay sta- of-the-way blocks goes for 50 But Seattle has taken a lower- getting that smart-parking tiple constituencies,” he says. may be, Manville says the city tions to embrace what are being cents an hour. People get to cost approach, spending about treatment, at least not for “You could see how a business eventually must fi nd the politi- called smart parking systems. know what’s available and what $200,000 each spring to send out awhile. Meanwhile, neighbor- might say, ‘You’re penalizing me cal will to jack up parking pric- They treat on-street parking as a they can afford and eventually, surveyors to determine occupan- hood association President Ta- by doubling the rate in front of es on and near busy streets commodity by changing the “No one has a reason to cruise cy rates at the city’s 12,000 park- vo Cruz is expecting to hear my establishment when two such as 23rd Avenue. But be- hourly rate at meters. around the block,” according to ing spaces. The city uses that oc- from neighborhood residents blocks down, the shop that is ware of halfway measures, Man- The idea behind variable rates Michael Manville, Cornell Uni- cupancy data to reset parking just west of Northwest 25th Av- not as popular has the (lower) ville warns. is that cities can manage traffi c versity professor of city plan- meter rates and time limits for enue soon after the area’s rate.’ My guess is that there’s a “If you don’t charge enough patterns by changing the price of ning and co-author of a book on the year. Parking meter rates parking plan is put in place. little bit of fatigue and reticence and people still can’t fi nd spaces parking. The goal, according to market-priced parking. vary from $1 to $4, and time lim- That’s because the new meters to reopen the can of worms on and they’re paying, then they experts who study these things, The meters in Northwest Port- its from two to 10 hours. and paid permits parking area issues like that.” feel like they’re getting nothing is to have on each block at all land are part of a long-awaited Seattle residents have accept- will end just east of 25th. Ironically, Cruz is concerned for something,” he says. 7 DAY FORECAST 337020.100914

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Lake Road [email protected] Portland, OR 97222 ©2014 Portland Tribune The Portland Tribune Thursday, October 9, 2014 NEWS A3 Maybe TSA should check for Billionaires put state GOP senators Willamette River algae, too in the crosshairs ortland airport says to face the obvious: It has to OSU researchers have found they are ready to han- come down. If for no other rea- that beer hops contain a com- wo liberal out-of- Oregon’s U.S. Senate seat. dle the Ebola virus son than the memorial itself is pound that improves your state billionaires Both sides have been at- Pshould it present itself disrespectful to those we try to memory. We’d like to know are trying to de- tacking each other for at Oregon’s portal. We’re not 100 honor. Who can fi nd a contem- how many games of beer pong Tfeat Republican months. percent sure what they plan to plative moment at the actual it took to reach that conclusion. state Sen. Bruce Starr of Charges and counter- do, but we’re pretty sure it in- memorial with the deafening • • • Hillsboro. charges have fl own in volves TSA agents wearing two sound of the mammoth heat ex- According to ads and news re- pairs of gloves. Mark&Dave changers blasting your ear- Richard Branson says he lets several news leases from • • • UP IN THE AIR drums? And for those who say Virgin staff take as much vaca- reports, Ev- both of the the building should be saved tion time as they want, when erytown for candidates Here’s a thought: Now that for its historical signifi cance ... they want. It appears to us that Gun Safety, SOURCESSAY and their last week’s health advisory for Transit Mall — Fifth and Sixth Please, we can’t preserve every same policy has been adopted a gun-con- supporters. the Willamette River algae avenues — were named among old home and building in Port- by Comcast customer service. trol group fund- They include Re- bloom has been lifted, it’s sud- America’s best. That may be land just because it’s historical. • • • ed by former New publican Wehby ac- denly safer to swim in the Wil- fi ne for the American Planning If we do, it won’t be long before York Mayor Michael cusing Merkley of vot- lamette than to go to Dallas, Association, but if you want real this town starts to looks like a The left and right hands Bloomberg, has given ing like a Democrat, which Texas. action it’s Southeast 82nd Ave- Will Smith end of the world aren’t even connected at City around $22,000 to support he is. And Merkley has not • • • nue all the way. movie set. So, let the grand Hall. A Portland woman is per- Starr’s Democratic oppo- missed a chance to remind • • • dame go, and let’s put up a plexed by the city’s request to nent, former state Rep. everyone of Wehby’s self-in- The New York Times says new, more respectful memorial. repair sidewalk damage in Chuck Riley. fl icted wounds, including Portland soon could be a future According to Insurance.com, And maybe, just maybe, we can front of her home caused by a Starr has consistently charges of domestic dis- home for climate change refu- if you drive a Subaru WRX you get a baseball team in River tree — the same tree the city opposed gun control mea- putes, plagiarism and duck- gees. The Willamette Valley will are three times more likely to be City. would not permit for removal sures at the Oregon Legis- ing debates. be blessed with milder summer ticketed for a moving violation • • • six years ago because it was lature, even predicting that temperatures and less water than any other car on the road. damaging the, wait for it, same would result in a “well- Petitioner calls failed stress than other parts of the And if you’re not careful, you’re A Georgia woman spent more sidewalk. funded opponent” in an recall drive a victory country. People will fl ock to our likely to pay three times as than a month in jail because And it gets worse. That tree email sent out at the end of The campaign to recall neck of the woods, and they’ll much if you use Uber. cops confused her leftover Spa- is one the city would not allow the 2013 session. Mayor Charlie Hales and love living here — until they get • • • ghettiOs for meth. If that’s to be planted today. And California environ- Commissioner Steve hit with the street fee. what’s for dinner we’re guessing mentalist Tom Steyer is re- Novick is declaring victory, • • • Back to the future: Another her family was in no hurry to Listen to Mark and Dave 3 to 6 portedly working to defeat even though it fell well study on what to do with Me- bail her out. p.m. weekdays on AM 860 KPAM. both Starr and Republican short of collecting the ap- Based on character and per- morial Coliseum. The City • • • Follow them at facebook.com/ state Sen. Betsy Close of Al- proximately 50,000 signa- sonality, the streets of Portland’s Council can’t quite bring itself themarkanddaveshow. bany. Steyer’s group, the tures needed to force them NextGen Climate Action on the ballot. Committee, gave $100,000 to In an Oct. 1 email to sup- the Democratic Party of Or- porters announcing the end egon on Sept. 22. According of the signature drive, chief to The Associated Press, petitioner Ray Horton says, NextGen Climate also has “We claim success in mak- County tries to balance districts announced it will work ing Hales and Novick aware with the Oregon League of that people are watching, ty’s districts are reapportioned the variances allowed in other Conservation Voters on a and we are paying attention Charter amendment every 10 years when the census What does it do? comparable counties and found get-out-the-vote drive in to what they are doing and would spread growth is done — but only if one district ■ For one, it acknowledges that the 115 percent was quite both races. attempting to do to the city is more than 115 percent of the the population growth in Wash- high. Starr and Close both vot- (as opposed to for the city).” among board positions population of any other commis- ington County Measure 34-222 would lower ed against a bill to study a The email also lists 10 sioner’s district. ■ The growth isn’t equal, the trigger for reapportionment state carbon tax during the reasons why the recall was By KENDRA HOGUE In 2010, for example, Commis- with extraordinary growth in to 105 percent instead of the 2013 session. The bill started, even though it was The Tribune sioner Bob Terry’s District 4 had areas such as North Bethany, current 115 percent. It would passed anyway, and the re- mostly reported as a reac- 8,858 more people than District 1, South Hillsboro and Cooper also lower the maximum popu- sults of the study are ex- tion to the street fee pro- Leave it to Washington a 7 percent difference. But since Mountain lation allowed between commis- pected to be released later posed by Hales and Novick. County Commissioner Roy it didn’t hit the variance trigger, ■ The 15 percent variance al- sioner districts after reappor- this year. The other reasons range Rogers, a former accountant, no changes were made. lowed by charter isn’t compa- tionment to 103 percent. from parking meters being to zero in on the unequal Rogers and the other commis- rable to other counties If the charter amendment is Attack, reload installed in city parks to the number of residents in each sioners took a look at the issue In 2010, the county’s popula- approved by voters, how would is their motto pending replacement of the of the county’s four commis- decided it was time for the vot- tion was 529,710. By 2013, it had the lines be redrawn? “We Political observers across open reservoirs in Mount sioner districts. ers to weigh in. jumped to 554,996. haven’t talked about how to do the state must have cracked Tabor and Washington “There’s a chart to show 2010 Washington County voters Rogers notes that “We’re go- it,” says Rogers. up when Monica Wehby ac- parks and the “short-sight- numbers that show how out of will get a chance to vote on Mea- ing to have pretty good growth” But the revised charter would cused Jeff Merkley of run- ed and heavy-handed whack they are,” says Rogers. sure 34-222, an amendment to in the near future. “We’re add- take effect Jan. 1, 2015, and 90 ning a “smear campaign” crackdown on the Alberta “This isn’t representational gov- Section 84 of the Washington ing 7,000 to 10,000 new residents days would be allowed to make against her in their race for Last Thursday event.” ernment.” County charter, in November’s every year.” the changes — fi ve years earlier Typically, Washington Coun- general election. 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Measure to label Portland Sings Out way to help consumers, not a Left Bank Annex. patchwork approach done by And True Grub, the cam- modifi ed food whets What: Yes on 92 fundraising states,” says Claire Parker, a co- paign’s collaboration with several concert alition spokeswoman. “Having dozen restaurants statewide, appetite for battle When: 5-10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 multiple, varied state labeling continues through Nov. 4. Restau- Where: Star Theater, 13 N.W. requirements is a recipe for rants donate a portion of their Sixth Ave. By JENNIFER ANDERSON confusion and increased costs proceeds on their benefi t night to Cost: $17 presale or $20 at The Tribune door; ages 21 and older for consumers.” the Measure 92 campaign. More: portlandsingsout.com Those coming up include Oct. With less than four weeks to Grassroots support 13 at Allium in West Linn; Oct. 15 go, the G M O labeling cam- Dueling mandates aside, the at Laughing Planet in Goose Hol- paign is fi ring on all cylinders Yes on 92 campaign continues to low and Lake Oswego; and Oct. 20 — organiz ing a benefi t concert “ A consistent, national raise money as cash from both at Eb and Bean and Country Cat. and farm-to-table dinner this framework for food sides pour in. A benefi t concert, It’s unclear what get-out-the- week, stepping up phone- Portland Sings Out, is set for Oct. vote events the No on 92 cam- banking and grassroots ef- labeling is the best way 12, featuring local stars such as paign will hold this month; a forts, and touting the release to help consumers, not a Courtney Taylor-Taylor and Zia spokesman didn’t return a call of two studies that boost their McCabe of The Dandy Warhols from the Tribune. TRIBUNE PHOTO: JONATHAN HOUSE case for the N ov . 4 ballot. patchwork approach and Ashland reggae band Indubi- The latest expenditure reports Allison Barnwell works the phone bank for the Yes on 92 committee, Consumer Reports weighed in done by states.” ous, which wrote a song specifi - show cash from both sides pour- which supports the labeling of genetically altered foods. Tuesday morning with a national — Claire Parker, cally about Measure 92. ing in. Top contributions to the study that shows that most foods Coalition for Safe Affordable Food Voodoo Doughnut founder No on 92 campaign include $1.5 labeled “natu- ers Union senior staff scientist day, which contradicts studies Tres Shannon will speak at the million from Monsanto; $900,000 ral” actually appears in one of the TV ads for touted by the opposition. event, along with Dave’s Killer from Pepsico Inc.; $695,000 from contain geneti- Measure 92. The group’s scien- The opposition, meanwhile, scientists attest that genetically Bread founder Dave Dahl; Jerry General Mills; $380,000 from cally modified tists have also been using lan- disagrees with that sentiment modifi ed foods “have been effec- Greenfi eld, co-founder of Ben & Land O’Lakes; $320,000 from The organisms. guage that is in favor of the GMO and points to two studies: one tively found ‘safe’ given the Jerry’s, and David Bronner, chief Hershey Co.; $310,150 from Dow To that end, labeling effort. conducted for the state of New current state of knowledge/ executive offi cer of Dr. Bronner’s AgroSciences LLC; $295,000 from the not-for- “The federal government York and another conducted for evidence.” Magic Soaps, a California com- The J.M. Smucker Co.; $250,000 profit organization announced hasn’t mandated that GMOs be the state of Washington. The Upon hearing about the latest pany that has been one of the from ConAgra Foods; $160,000 they’re asking the federal gov- proven safe before they’re used New York study done in May by Consumer Reports study, Wash- largest contributors to the anti- from Abbott Nutrition; $155,000 ernment to ban the use of “natu- in your food,” Rangan says in the scientists at Cornell University, ington, D.C.’s Coalition for Safe GMO campaign in Oregon and from the Grocery Manufactur- ral” labels on food. latest news release about the showed the cost to families in Affordable Food fired back on other states. ers Association; $111,000 from “Virtually all the samples that “natural” label testing. “There New York at about $500 per year. Wednesday with a labeling push Kevin Glenn, a spokesman for Cargill, Inc.; $65,000 from McCor- made only a natural claim had hasn’t been enough research to The study was funded by the of its own. The organization sup- Oregon Right to Know, says the mick & Company; $58,150 from GMOs,” Urvashi Rangan, direc- know whether GMOs are harm- Council for Biotechnology Infor- ports the “Safe and Accurate campaign will continue to focus DuPont Pioneer; $42,500 from tor of the safety and sustainabili- ful to people, but scientists mation, whose members include Food Labeling Act,” bipartisan on face-to-face communication Hormel Foods; $35,000 from ty center at Consumer Reports. around the world agree geneti- six of the so-called “Big 6” biotech legislation in Congress that re- with voters. “They’ll continue to Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.; “And yet more than 60 percent of cally engineering has the poten- companies: BASF, Bayer, Dow, quires the U.S. Food and Drug outspend us,” Glenn says. “We $22,500 from Bumble Bee Foods, people in our national survey tial to introduce allergens or oth- DuPont, Monsanto and Syngenta. Administration would require know that’s going to happen. LLC; $15,000 from Shearers though that natural meant no er unintended changes that could The Washington study, con- “consistent, accurate, science- They may have more money, Foods LLC; and $12,826 from GMOs.” affect human health... .” ducted by the Washington State based standards for food label- but we have more grassroots the Council for Biotechnology Consumer Reports of New Meanwhile last week a study Academy of Sciences last Octo- ing,” including a clear defi nition support.” Information. York independently tests prod- by Portland’s EcoNorthwest cited ber, says GMO labeling would for the term “natural.” On Thursday evening, Oct. 9, The Yes on 92 campaign in- ucts and doesn’t participate in the cost of the GMO food labeling bring multiple costs that would “A consistent, national frame- Whole Foods will hold a fundrais- cludes contributions from about advertising. However a Consum- measure at less than a penny a be passed on to consumers. Their work for food labeling is the best ing farm-to-table harvest at the 3,500 individuals. GMO fi ght jumps to TV with well-funded ad blitz

By PETER WONG said Sandeep Kaushik, spokes- split 11-to-9 against it on Aug. in a graphic in the ad opposing In addition to the Our Family $5.7 million and spending $5.8 The Tribune man for the Oregon Right to 24. Findings and statements by Measure 92. Farms Coalition that backed the million. Know campaign. panel supporters and oppo- Kaushik said none of these two Southern Oregon GMO Out-of-state contributions B oth sides hav e begun air- The other pro-92 ad features nents will be reproduced in the categories is subject to labeling bans, Kaushik said, Measure 92 play a big role on both sides. ing telev ision spots for and three farmers, two identifi ed as state voters pamphlet and the under Measure 92, except under is backed by the Friends of Fam- Measure 92 opponents have against M easure 92 , a ballot being from Jackson County, online voters guide. another law already on the ily Farms and several individual amassed virtually all of their initiativ e that would req uire where voters approved a GMO “What our ads do is start to books barring “misbranding.” granges. money from major food compa- labeling of food containing ban May 20, along with neigh- get the facts out about Measure Two other anti-Measure 92 The ads are the start of what nies and biotechnology groups. genetically modifi ed organ- boring Josephine County. None 92,” said Dana Bieber of the No ads also feature farmers: Matt is easily the most expensive of Among them as of Oct. 1 are isms sold in Oregon. is identifi ed by last name. on 92 Coalition. “The more vot- Frketich of St. Paul, and Katie the campaigns on seven state- Monsanto Co., $1,584,600; Pepsi- The campaign for the mea- “Our ads are about providing ers know about the measure, Fast of Perrydale, near Dallas. wide measures on the Nov. 4 Co, $800,000, and General Mills, sure has released two ads, one Oregon voters with the infor- the less they are going to like Fast also is vice president for ballot. $695,000. featuring Michael Hansen, se- mation they need to see through it.” public policy at the Oregon As of Oct. 6, supporters re- Major contributions to Mea- nior staff scientist for Consum- the distorted and often-false The same ad asserts the mea- Farm Bureau Federation, which ported raising $3.38 million and sure 92 supporters have been er Reports, who was in Oregon claims by the other side,” sure would create exemptions opposes the measure. spending $2.85 million, $1 mil- made by Dr. Bronner’s Magic in early September. Kaushik said. for alcohol, meat and dairy Kaushik said the measure lion of which went toward sig- Soaps, $865,000; Mercola.com “He is really one of the na- The campaign against the products — feed may contain specifically shields farmers nature-gathering efforts Health Resources, $650,000, and tion’s best food-safety experts, measure has released an ad fo- GMO products — and restau- from liability for labeling, un- to qualify Measure 92 for the Presence Marketing Inc., Food especially on the effects of ge- cusing on the vote by a Citizens rant food and beverages. less they also are manufactur- ballot. Democracy Action and Organic netically engineered foods,” Initiative Review panel, which The categories are portrayed ers or retailers. Opponents reported raising Consumers Fund, $200,000 each. Have yardwork to do? A-Boy can help you clean up fast!

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Education advocates are years, the levy will raise By MARK MILLER “I just felt like I needed to say hoping voters will under- more: $66.2 million in 2016- Pamplin Media Group something, because it was get- stand the reason to renew 2017; $68.2 million in 2017- ting out of hand,” she said. “Es- Portland Public Schools’ 2018; $70.2 million in 2018- After teachers at Scap- pecially after the administration local option levy in Novem- 2019; and $72.3 million in poose High School read a let- sent out a letter trying to make ber, a year earlier than 2019-2020. ter to all students from the this app go away, trying to make scheduled. Funds would be placed in a school’s principal denounc- everyone stop using it the way it The current 2011 levy pro- sub-account, and an indepen- ing online bullying of stu- was being used. ... I guess it must vides funds for five years, dent citizen oversight group dents via a social media ap- have encouraged people more, and would normally be up for will review expenditures to plication, junior Kayla Miller to do this more.” renewal in 2016. verify that funds are used as went home and recorded a Kayla Miller said it was “dis- If voters approve Measure approved by voters. video that evening to share turbing and terrifying” to dis- 26-161 on the Nov. 4 Members of the her thoughts. cover that students were mock- ballot to renew the Portland Parents Miller’s emotionally charged ing and insulting one another on levy this year, it Coalition support video — a grainy close-up, Streetchat, which she said she will send about $4 the levy renewal, filmed on her cell phone, in was unaware of before Wednes- million more to- saying the district which she addresses the cam- day. But she said most of the stu- ward schools with- needs the funds to era for about fi ve and a half min- dent body is not involved. out raising proper- add back a full utes — was viewed more than “It’s not everyone in the high ty taxes. school day for high 15,000 times within a day and school,” she said. “It’s a handful, According to school students. By shared on Facebook by hun- a very small handful, of kids who PPS’ statement in the Voters their account, 17 percent of dreds of users. In it, the teenag- just decided to not make the best Pamphlet, “When it was high schoolers had a full er chastises the student body at of choices, and to be immature.” learned that a state law was school day in 2012-13 because her school for bullying on the Although Miller said she was allowing local urban renewal of cuts to teaching staffs. Streetchat app, which has be- not aware of being targeted on districts to siphon off a por- “We must hold the school come popular on many campus- Streetchat, she said she has tion of local option levy funds board more accountable,” es this year, and urges her peers dealt with bullying for most of intended for schools, PPS write coalition parents Mike to show more respect for one her life. and other school districts Rosen, Lisa Zuniga, Monique another. While Miller’s self-shot video joined with teachers and sup- McClean and Amy Carlsen “I thought we had this all un- already has gathered plenty of porters of social services to Kohnstamm. der control,” Miller says in the attention on social media, she advocate for a change.” “This measure says there video. “Scappoose High School hopes to keep the cause going. Last year, the Legislature will be ‘independent citizen is supposed to be a safe place to COURTESY OF KA YLA MILLER FACEBOOK PAGE “I have a challenge, and I approved the ending of the oversight to review expendi- be at where we’re all a huge K ayla Miller, a junior at Scappoose High School, speaks to the camera want this to go out to every- diversion of funds. tures.’ This should NOT be family. What’s going on with during a v ideo she fi lmed on her cell phone decrying “ cyberbullying” at one. And it’s like the Ice Buck- Replacing the existing levy another handpicked group of that?” her school and encouraging fellow students to be kind to one another. et Challenge, except I want will allow PPS to benefit from rubber-stampers selected to In the video, Miller refers to them to compliment their fel- the change in the law, and avoid scrutiny.” bullying as “an epidemic” and eryone is worth everything.” promote school spirit Friday, low students, their friends, maximize its revenue. Other supporters of the blames it for driving teens to Miller’s video was recorded Sept. 26. people who don’t have friends While the Legislature re- measure include the Portland suicide. after Andy DeBois, Scappoose “The behavior demonstrated — that person who is sitting in cently increased its K-12 in- Council PTA, Rep. Earl Blu- “You can change,” she says, High’s principal, penned a letter today is not a common occur- the corner, that person who is vestment, Oregon’s level of menauer, Multnomah County addressing the viewer. “You can that was read to students and rence at Scappoose High sitting at a lunch table by school funding is still short Chairwoman Deborah Kaf- save someone. From this point sent out to parents and guard- School,” DeBois wrote of the themselves — [go over] and of the minimum as defined by oury, Portland Association of on, instead of the [ALS] Ice ians Wednesday, Oct. 1. Streetchat snafu, adding, “The ... compliment them,” she said, the Quality Education Model. Teachers, Small Businesses Bucket Challenge, instead of all DeBois’ letter said the Street- pep assembly where 600 stu- reiterating her words in the Since this local option levy for Portland, and Our these other challenges, I chal- chat app “created a disruption dents attended and showed video. replaces the 2011 levy, PPS Portland Our Schools, among lenge you to make a difference. I to the learning environment.” [solidarity] around Breast Can- If people are so inclined, she will not collect the final year others. challenge everyone in Scap- The app, it stated, allows users cer Awareness is a true repre- added, she would like them to of the current levy, maintain- There are no opponents’ poose High School to make a dif- to post pictures and captions sentation that we see in our hall- share their positive words on so- ing the existing tax rate. arguments listed in the Vot- ference. ... Give everyone a com- anonymously in a social media ways and classrooms each and cial media with the hashtag The renewed PPS levy — at ers Pamphlet. pliment — everyone.” environment. every day.” #kaylaschallenge or #savealife. Miller says people should not “Unfortunately this app was DeBois did not return a call But Miller has had it with face bullying and discrimination used to harass many of our stu- requesting comment Thursday, Streetchat. for their sexual orientation, eth- dents,” DeBois wrote. “A major- Oct. 2. “I’m really hoping that we can nicity, religion, the way they ity of these negative posts were However, Barbara Miller, Kay- get this app taken down, because “ This should NOT be another dress, or the way they act. to and from our own student la’s mother, said she and her it’s mainly just used for bullying. “Nobody is worthless,” she body.” daughter met with the principal. And I’m hoping that this can get handpicked group of rubber- stampers says in the video. “I want to The letter also referred to an Kayla’s video has the school ad- out to the world ... that this issue make that straight. I want to assembly led by KOIN 6 News, ministration’s support, she said. can come to a stop,” she said. selected to av oid scrutiny.” make that clear as crystal. Ev- the Spotlight’s news partner, to “I myself am very proud of her “Bullying should not be an epi- — Portland Parents Coalition demic these days.”

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A6 INSIGHT { INSIGHT } The Portland Tribune Thursday, October 9, 2014 Kitz or Richardson? None of the above

any Oregon voters, we suspect, are son for the Republican nomination. eas of health care and education — where po- There’s no doubt, however, that a Gov. Rich- uninspired by their options in the When the Portland Tribune endorsed tentially transformational changes are already ardson would bring a different and more con- gubernatorial race. Kitzhaber for governor four years ago, we stat- under way. servative philosophy to Mahonia Hall. M We know we are. ed he should commit to be a one-term governor. If Kitzhaber is re-elected we hope that, re- Kitzhaber and his allies have attacked the re- Gov. John Kitzhaber, a Democrat, is running He chose otherwise, and that decision in part gardless of the issues he takes on, he pays tired Republican lawyer for being out of step for an unprecedented fourth term at a time led to the less-than-ideal matchup we are faced much more attention to the details. with most Oregonians on social issues such as when his professional reputation and personal with today and our decision to withhold an en- abortion and gay rights. However, we believe popularity are at a low point. His Republican ri- dorsement in the race. State Rep. Dennis Richardson Richardson when he says he would put no em- val, state Rep. Dennis Richardson, is basing his On the plus side, Kitzhaber still has the attri- Richardson, who lives in Central Point, is a phasis on such issues if he were elected gover- campaign on Kitzhaber’s recent mistakes, but butes that have made him, at times, an effective reasonably well-qualifi ed candidate, having nor. In truth, these matters are settled in the has failed to articulate a clear agenda or com- leader. His trademark denim jeans and fl y rod served in key leadership positions in the Ore- courts, the Legislature and the broader arena pelling rationale for his own election. are not mere props: The former emergency gon Legislature and earning respect from both of shifting public opinion. A governor has little After meeting with room physician from Roseburg has an under- sides of the aisle. control over the outcomes. each of the candidates standing of rural Oregon that many in his party In this campaign, Richardson’s strategy has But we are troubled by Richardson’s vocal OUROPINION during the primary and lack. been to portray Kitzhaber as a failed adminis- opposition to Oregon’s adoption of the Com- general elections and He deserves great credit for his leadership in trator who doesn’t pay attention to the nuts mon Core in its schools. The Common Core was observing them in several debates, our editori- reforming the Public Employees Retirement and bolts of governing. His criticisms ring true initiated by the nation’s governors and educa- al board is unwilling to give a stamp of approv- System. Perhaps only a Democratic governor when it comes to Cover Oregon and the ill-fated tion commissioners — not by the federal gov- al to either one. Voters, however, must make a with Kitzhaber’s negotiating skills could have hiring of Chief Education Offi cer Rudy Crew. ernment. Republican governors were instru- choice, and for those whose decisions are not secured the votes necessary from his own par- But Richardson is less convincing when he mental in its development, as were teachers, based solely upon partisan passions, here is an ty to pass PERS reform in the Legislature. That talks about the Columbia River Crossing, school administrators and many other well- analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of singular accomplishment will save school dis- where it was the Washington state Senate, not qualifi ed people. Richardson’s objections to the the two major-party candidates. tricts and other public entities billions of dol- the Oregon governor, that blew up the deal. Common Core appear more a case of political lars over a period of decades. Still, we agree with Richardson that Kitzha- posturing than a thorough understanding of Gov. John Kitzhaber Kitzhaber had appeared to be on a roll with ber should have been more profi cient at his job. what the Common Core is — and what it isn’t. The question voters should be asking Kitzha- his health care reforms as well, after he struck After all, he had two previous terms in which Both Kitzhaber and Richardson are well-in- ber is simply this: Why? a deal with the federal government for $1.9 bil- to learn. tentioned people. Their motives are not in After serving as governor for a total of 12 lion in additional funding in return for contain- Criticizing an incumbent is an effective — question. They both care deeply about this years, interrupted by eight years from fellow ing future Medicaid costs. But the governor’s and easy — campaign strategy, but Oregonians state, and both are sincere in their desire to Democrat Ted Kulongoski, why did Kitzhaber health care reputation is in tatters, as his care- yearn for more than that. They want a positive represent all Oregonians, not just a narrow, feel compelled to run for a fourth term? lessness with Cover Oregon’s website resulted alternative, not just an active critic. And Rich- partisan spectrum. Among many others on a deep Democratic in the squandering of hundreds of millions of ardson has been unable to provide any mean- Four minor party candidates also appear bench, state Treasurer Ted Wheeler and Secre- dollars. ingful plans for moving Oregon forward. on the statewide ballot for governor, but none tary of State Kate Brown, appear to be plenty Looking forward, Kitzhaber has talked about He talks about learning from the experiences of them have any realistic chance of being ambitious and smart enough to run a credible tackling tax reform in his next term, but con- of other states, but offers few specifi cs about elected. Oregonians must decide between the campaign for governor. Without an incumbent cedes that nothing major can be done to stabi- what he might do as governor. two major party candidates — as flawed as in the race, a broadly appealing Republican, lize the state’s two-legged tax stool. Instead, he What’s more, as a legislator, Richardson sup- they may be — and hope that the winner ex- such as businessman Allen Alley or state Sen. envisions incremental changes to bring more ported many of Kitzhaber’s initiatives — partic- ceeds our expectations and guides Oregon to Bruce Starr, likely would have competed with security to Oregon’s public fi nances. The gov- ularly health reform — until the point where better outcomes in education, health care Richardson and former state Sen. Jason Atkin- ernor also wants to continue his work in the ar- things began to come unraveled. and economic wellbeing.

Portland Tribune Top-two primary plan creates confl ict

FOUNDER Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. PRESIDENT Measure 90 gives power Measure 90 favors J. Mark Garber

MANAGING EDITOR/ WEB EDITOR Kevin Harden back to the voters wealthy special interests

VICE PRESIDENT win. Measure 90 blocks candidates Brian Monihan The problem is that 90 percent of the from the ballot in November by creat- MYVIEW time it is a meaningless “choice,” because MYVIEW ing a “Top Two” primary where only ADVERTISING DIRECTOR the game is already called. That’s because two candidates can advance. Christine Moore Margaret Carter one of the major parties is dominant in the Meghan Moyer This system in other states has district, and only one candidate has a real- proven to mostly help those candi- ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER and Jim Kelly istic chance to win. Think how many Re- f you are paying attention in poli- dates with the most money. In “Top Vance Tong publicans are elected to represent South- tics today, it’s impossible not to be Two” primary states, special interest- CIRCULATION allot Measure 90 would change east Portland today, or how many Demo- frustrated. Congress gets less backed candidates are spending mil- MANAGER the primary election system so crats get elected to represent Grant Coun- Ithan nothing done. Our school lions in low-turnout primaries to buy Kim Stephens that all voters — regardless of ty. Zero. No wonder so many voters don’t classrooms are overfl owing with kids their way onto November elections Bparty affi liation — would use one even bother to show up. (except when they’re closed, because and block out other more diverse CREATIVE identical ballot, and the top-two vote-get- Given today’s reality, would it be so ter- our school year is too short). We’re choices for voters. SERVICES MANAGER ters would go on to face each other in the rible that a Democrat could face a Demo- working more, making less and yet This is why Measure 90 is a top pri- Cheryl DuVal general election. crat in Portland, or a Republican face a Re- barely getting by. ority for groups like Associated Ore- Measure 90 would put voters fi rst, and publican in Eastern Oregon? Actually, that While that’s the case for most of us, gon Industries and other business lob- PUBLISHING SYSTEMS give more than 650,000 independent, non- possibility is exactly what we need to help there are others who seem to be doing by groups — they see a new “limited MANAGER/WEBMASTER affi liated and minor party voters — voters reduce partisan bickering and gridlock. pretty well. Nearly all the gains in our choice” system as the only way to Alvaro Fontán who are now locked out — the chance to In the current situation, the very small “economic recovery” have gone to the advance their agenda. NEWS WRITERS vote in partisan primary elections. number of highly partisan voters who richest 1 percent, and corporate gains If the intended consequences That number is growing. According to show up for the Republican or Democratic continue to skyrocket. weren’t bad enough, the unintended Jennifer Anderson, Peter Korn, Steve Law, the Oregon Secretary of State’s offi ce, primary effectively are able to put some- How do they do it? Corporate profi ts consequences of Measure 90 are Jim Redden, Joseph over the past two months nearly 78 per- one into offi ce with the support of as little keep climbing because they’ve been perhaps worse. Gallivan, Kendra Hogue, cent of newly registered voters declined as 7 percent of the registered voters in a changing the rules of the game: Cut- The poorly written measure does a Peter Wong, Shasta Kearns to register with either of the two major district. Candidates don’t have to talk to ting corporate taxes, creating loop- lot more than just limit November Moore parties. the other 93 percent or care what they holes, cutting our wages — anything election choices. FEATURES WRITER With an open primary it’s possible that think. That is not a well-functioning that helps them turn a bigger profi t. It appears to get rid of write-in a Democrat would face a Democrat in a democracy. Now they’re pushing Measure 90 in votes; it allows county commissioners Jason Vondersmith general election, or that a Republican Democracy works better when candi- Oregon to try to change the game all to replace legislators for SPORTS EDITOR would face a Republican. The initial reac- dates have to appeal to all the voters in a together. Measure 90 would dramati- offi ce with no regard to party; and it Steve Brandon tion to that by some is “Oh no. That’s terri- district and when all the voters in the dis- cally change our election system to could eliminate our general election ble.” It’s an immediate and sometimes trict are able to choose among the two make it easier for moneyed special in- altogether if a candidate gets more SPORTSWRITERS strong reaction, and it’s understandable. candidates who got the most votes in the terests to elect candidates that support than 50 percent during the primary. Kerry Eggers, But let’s throttle back and look a little primary, even if they both are members of their narrow agenda. When the state Citizen Initiative Jason Vondersmith, deeper. the same party. The backers of Measure 90 believe Review Committee voted 14-5 to reject Stephen Alexander Half a century ago, in the days of Ozzie The problem is that today’s system fa- that a system that limits choice in our Measure 90 in its public process this SUSTAINABLE LIFE and Harriet, that reaction would make vors the political establishment because November general elections will allow summer, the committe cited the mea- EDITOR sense. Most voters were either Democrats they know how to work the system. That’s more special-interest candidates to sure’s numerous fl aws as the one main Steve Law or Republicans, and there were far fewer why the people who control both reason it opposed Measure 90. Independents than today. Your next-door the Democratic Party and the Re- In response, the broadest COPY EDITOR neighbor might share your political views, publican Party are united to de- and most diverse coalition in Mikel Kelly and just as likely, might not. feat Measure 90. The current sys- Oregon has formed to oppose We shared the same sources of news, tem also benefi ts the special inter- Measure 90. DESIGN and most folks agreed about the basic ests that have money and an agen- Teachers, nurses, fi refi ght- Keith Sheffi eld facts. Our curre