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Draft Statement on Police Reform

11/19/2020

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The board of directors of the Creston-Kenilworth Association has joined the local and national calls for police reform. Creston-Kenilworth has a long history of economic and ethnic/racial diversity that we embrace. The Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood Association Board of Directors stands with many other Portlanders in calling for analysis and reformation of Portland Police Bureau (PPB) policies, procedures, and practices 
The board has released the following statement advocating the following six reforms: 
1. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) should consider its history of racism as well as discrimination against members of our community who are Black, indigenous, people of color, LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex), or who are vulnerable due to medical, mental health and addiction issues, or lack of housing. We stand with the Portland Committee on Community Engaged Policing's call for the PPB to consider forming a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (including representatives from the affected communities) to address and work to remedy these historic challenges that continue to affect our fellow citizens today. 
2. We encourage grounding PPB's budget decisions and any organizational reform in the principles of community policing. We strongly urge the immediate restoration and expansion of Neighborhood Response Officers throughout the City of Portland including in Creston-Kenilworth. 
3. In conjunction with the Portland Committee for Community-Engaged Policing, Campaign Zero, and many local individuals, we advocate for the formation of a truly independent civilian oversight system with A) adequate funding; B) full investigative authority; C) transparency and accountability for its findings; and D) the opportunity for meaningful input on police policies and discipline decisions. 
4. We support the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing's recommendation that the 2020-2024 PPB union contract should ensure transparency and accountability in the investigation of alleged police misconduct for bias, discrimination and excessive use of force. 
5. The Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood Association Board of Directors stands with the Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing in supporting the redirection of PPB resources to implement restorative justice training and practices and to mobilize unarmed first response teams of trained social workers and medical or paramedical workers to address social, medical, mental health and addiction issues. It is unfair both to residents and police to expect the police to be counselors, domestic violence, homelessness, and gang specialists, as well as alcohol and drug counselors and first responders for every crisis whether they do or do not have the training to function in those roles. 
6. Finally, the Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood Association Board of Directors calls on all city and county bureaus, as well as all of our affected communities to work together, in good faith and with utmost urgency — guided by leaders from Portland's communities of color — to remake the PPB as part of an overall system of public safety and social welfare of which Portlanders can be proud, and from which Portlanders need not flee in fear. The time is now and we will settle for nothing less than profound change within PPB. 
Approximately 8227 people live in about 3887 households  (2010 Census) in the neighborhood boundaries between SE Powell, 61st and Foster, SE Holgate and SE 26th.
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July 2020 Newsletter

7/2/2020

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Contents:
Page 1:  Tree Planting in Willamette Basin
Page 2:  Willamette River Lamprey
Page 3:  How Does Your Garden Grow/Willow
Page 4, 5, 6:  State or Oregon/City of Portland
Page 6:  4th Of July - Colonies Population
Page 7, 8:  King George III, Neighborhood Parks
Page 9, 10:  Real ID Option (Reminder), and CKNA Board Information

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June 2020 Newsletter

6/4/2020

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Contents:
Page 1, 2: Feature Article - John C. Fremont
Page 2: How Does Your Garden Grow
Page 3, 4: Gardening Tips and Summer Solstice
Page 4: Creston-Kenilworth Living/Agave Montana
​Page 5: State of Oregon and PBOT
Page 6: TriMet, PGE and NWN
Page 7: CKNA Board Informations/June Activities

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May 2020 Newsletter

5/2/2020

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CONTENTS:
Page 1, 2: Feature Article: 1918 Spanish Flu in Portland
Page 2: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Page 3: State of Oregon & City of Portland
Page 4, 5: Portland Trivia - Mel Blanc & Common Scams
​Page 6: CKNA Board and Information
Page 7: May Events in Portland Area
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April 2020 Newsletter

4/1/2020

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CONTENTS:
Page 1: COVID-19 Definitions
Page 2: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Page 3, 4, 5: State, City, Public Utility Information Page 5, 6: April Events
Page 7, 8: Tennyson and New Business in CKNA Page 9: CKNA Board Information
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March 2020 Newsletter

3/3/2020

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Table of Contents:
Page 1 & 2: FEATURE ARTICLE - Pros and Cons of At-Large Form of Government for the City of Portland Page 2 & 3: State of Oregon
Page 4: ODOT & City of Portland
Page 5: City of Portland & Estate Planning
Page 6: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Page 7 & 9: MARCH NOTICES
Page 9: Earthquake and Coronavirus
Page 10: Board Meetings

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February 2020 Newsletter

2/5/2020

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In this month's newsletter: find out the story behind Mill's End Park, learn about PBOT's Winter Weather Center, and read how and when to get a Real ID. Make sure you get all the way to the end to learn about Grout Elementary's Native Plant Sale!
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January Newsletter

1/5/2020

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December Newsletter

12/2/2019

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November Newsletter

11/4/2019

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