Swing city Glencoe golfers qualify for state tournament — See Sports, Page A18 FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 • THE HILLSBORO LEADER IN NEWS • WWW.HILLSBOROTRIBUNE.COM • VOL. 02, NO. 13 • FREE Tim Cannon wore a Hillsboro Police Most jobs found in suburbia Department uniform for County offi cials have been claim- includes Hillsboro and Beaverton, almost 14 Survey supports claims ing for years — that most new “Urban cores have gained where several large employers have years before of high Washington jobs are being created outside of population, but jobs have not either moved or announced major he was downtown Portland. expansions in recent years. Nike, for arrested at County job growth In fact, according to a study re- followed to the same degree.” example, plans to build two offi ce his Forest leased in April, overall employment — Elizabeth Kneebone, author of jobs study buildings on or near its World Head- Grove home By JIM REDDEN within three miles of downtown quarters campus just outside of Bea- in January. The Hillsboro Tribune Portland declined by 19,474 jobs be- verton. COURTESY PHOTO tween 2000 and 2010. Jobs within But overall employment 10 to 35 Before Nike’s decision was A new Brookings Institution three to 10 miles of downtown fell by miles away from the downtown core study confi rms what Washington 5,119. increased by nearly 2,963 jobs. That See JOBS / Page A13 Cannon fi les ■ Unusually warm weather contributes to May 4 success, vendors say shine light on struggles Jailed Hillsboro ex-cop was subject of internal police investigation By NANCY TOWNSLEY The Hillsboro Tribune Information contained in person- nel fi les released by the Hillsboro Po- lice Department last Saturday paints two very different pictures of ex-cop Tim Cannon. One is of a man who struggled with alcohol for years and who sometimes found it diffi cult to make it to his patrol job on days after indulging. Another portrays a dedicated offi cer who succumbed to job pressures — some brought on by what he considered to be oppressive administrative policies — and later was targeted for reprisals by his superiors for speaking up. Either way, things came to a violent end the evening of Jan. 20, when Can- non’s wife called 911 during a domestic disturbance at the cou- ple’s Forest Grove home. Lisa Cannon, a civil- “There ian employee of the For- wasn’t talk est Grove Police Depart- around the ment, hid in an upstairs bathroom with her department 6-year-old daughter that this while her husband, who Customers fl ocked to Our Little Farm & Nursery, a Hillsboro business, to snap up tomato plant starts on Saturday as the 31st annual Hillsboro Farmers’ Market was off duty, engaged of- was an out started a new season. The nursery, owned by Lisa and Randy Goldbeck, had about 200 different varieties of tomato plants on sale. fi cers from three differ- of control ent Washington County law enforcement agen- offi cer.” cies in a gun battle. She — Lt. Mike MARKET’S ‘BEST OPENING DAY’ told emergency dis- Rouches, Hillsboro patchers her husband Police Department had been drinking in the spokesman he 31st annual Hillsboro a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the festive mar- Tribble said her designs are much days leading up to the Farmers’ Market kicked off Story and photos ketplace, which drew hundreds of different from the standard gray shootout. No one was last Saturday with gor- by Doug Burkhardt prospective gardeners and those ones with the red butt that come in killed, and Cannon Tgeous blue skies, warm looking for fresh goods to bring a kit, because she uses a variety of eventually let his family members go temperatures and a big crowd. The home to their kitchens. wildly diverse socks in her cre- and surrendered. combination added up to a busy Although it is still too early for ations. He remains in the Washington County day for enthusiastic farmers, with A two-block stretch of Main area farmers to have much of the “There is just something about Jail awaiting a July trial on multiple fel- some claiming it was the best open- Street around the Hillsboro Civic region’s vegetables and fruits on them, and there is something for ev- ony charges of assault and attempted ing day they could remember. Center was closed to traffi c from 9 hand, sellers lined the streets with a erybody,” Tribble said. “Last year, a aggravated murder. variety of plant starts, fresh fl owers, woman bought one for her son serv- Despite Cannon’s having been the honey, pies and unique items such ing in Afghanistan.” subject of several internal investigations as sock monkeys. At the other end of the block, since his hiring in March 1999, depart- “There are more people here than Daniel Hernandez said he had driv- ment spokesman Lt. Mike Rouches said on opening day last year,” said San- en down from Washington’s Yakima Monday he observed nothing leading up dy Tribble of Hillsboro, owner of Valley to sell a truckload of freshly- to the standoff that could have foreshad- Sandy’s Sock Monkeys. “People harvested asparagus. Although the owed his behavior. Fresh have been holed up all year and driving time to Hillsboro takes near- “He had alcohol issues, obviously,” asparagus want to get out. This is incredible ly three hours, Hernandez said the said Rouches. “Alcohol was a factor that from weather.” trip is well worth the investment. day. He was inebriated and he did these Washington’s Tribble said she has been coming “I’ve been coming here for years,” things. But there wasn’t talk around the Yakima Valley to the downtown Farmers’ Market Hernandez said. “This is one of the department that this was an out of con- proved to be a for the past two years with her col- better markets in the Northwest.” trol offi cer.” very popular orful sock creatures, and the event Hernandez, who works for Zillah, Cannon’s attorney, Ray Bassel of item on has been productive. Wash.-based Profarm Produce, said Hillsboro, said disclosure of the docu- opening day of “I started out making sock mon- the asparagus he was selling for $4 ments didn’t come as a surprise and the 2013 keys as gifts, and thought this would per bundle had been harvested just that they represented only “part of Farmers’ be a good place to go. I sold nearly Market. 100 of them last year,” Tribble said. See MARKET / Page A3 See CANNON / Page A16 Gun debate erupts at town hall Center April 30 to discuss briefly renewed. Hillsboro forum the issues with about 65 About halfway through the constituents who turned Additional reading public forum, however, some- turns heated when out for the session. For more on the fi rearms one asked Starr why he has fi rearms bills come With the Oregon Legisla- debate, read Associate Edi- stated he would not vote for ture considering four bills re- tor Doug Burkhardt’s col- any of four proposed gun-re- up for discussion lated to guns, that appeared umn on Page A6. lated measures on the legisla- to be the topic most pressing tive docket in Salem. By DOUG BURKHARDT on the minds of many in the “I have thousands of con- The Hillsboro Tribune audience. handle possible changes to stituents who own guns, and I The town hall event started the Public Employees Retire- don’t support any of the four State Reps. Ben Unger out with ideas for expanding ment System. The topic of bills,” Starr responded, “be- HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: DOUG BURKHARDT and Joe Gallegos, both economic development in the health care came up, and old cause if the legislation is en- A large crowd fi lled the Hillsboro Civic Center auditorium on the Democrats from Hillsboro, area and job creation. There debates about whether acted it will restrict the ability evening of April 30 to talk issues with three Oregon legislators who and state Sen. Bruce Starr, was a lot of discussion about “Obama Care” was helping or of law-abiding citizens to own represent the Hillsboro area. Facing their constituents were (left to a Hillsboro Republican, schools and the education hurting when it comes to the right) state Rep. Joe Gallegos, state Sen. Bruce Starr and state Rep. came to the town’s Civic budget, and of course how to cost of health insurance were See TOWN HALL / Page A16 Ben Unger. 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HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: CHASE ALLGOOD Left, colorful murals in the usually drab and unappealing stairwells are designed to encourage people to use the stairs, saving energy and helping people get a bit more exercise. This image of two kayakers was created by Lance Koudele of Hood River. HILLSBORO TRIBUNE PHOTO: DOUG BURKHARDT Hospital or art gallery? onstruction of the new Kaiser Perman- care technology; innovative, energy-effi cient ente Westside Medical Center facility equipment and structures; and even a fi rst-class — located at 2875 N.W.