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Opinion: A call to community amid uptick in anti-Asian crime and harassment Updated Mar 17, 2021; Posted Mar 17, 2021 Several Asian-owned businesses along 82nd Avenue and in Portland's Jade district were vandalized earlier this year.LC- Facebook Share Janet Hamada and Kathleen Holt Hamada is executive director of The Next Door and vice chair of the Meyer Memorial Trust board of trustees. Holt is interim executive director of APANO. As Asian leaders in Oregon, we are compelled to speak out in response to a recent spike in hate and bias incidents against Asian-American and Pacific-Islander co...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Murmurs: Turmoil Over Cops at Transition Projects In other news: Rumblings in the next governor's race. Rukaiyah Adams (Christine Dong) Updated March 3 TURMOIL OVER COPS AT TRANSITION PROJECTS: Since last summer, dozens of employees at Transition Projects Inc., the Portland nonprofit that runs 10 local homeless shelters with a budget of about $20 million, have pushed to expel two board members: Multnomah County Sheriff Mike...

To retain teachers of color, an Oregon bill takes aim at schools’ ‘first in, last out’ layoff policies Updated Feb 24, 2021; Posted Feb 24, 2021 House Speaker Tina Kotek is the chief sponsor of a bill that would require school districts to consider how firing a teacher of color would affect diversity in layoff decisions. Opponents say House Bill 2001, as written, would open a back door for administrators to punish critics.Oregonian file photo by Yuxing Zheng Facebook Share A bill proposed by Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek would address the demographic chasm between the state’s dive...

January 28, 2021 | The Brief The Brief: Opportunity Zone window, executive climate orders, minority-led fund managers, solar in Chile, peer selection, beacon for impact entrepreneurs The team at Featured: Policy Corner Opportunity Zone deals flow as investors eye new rules. The Trump administration touted Opportunity Zones among its policy achievements. President Biden is proposing changes to make them work better for Black and Brown communities and small businesses. Impact investors aren’t waiting. Arctaris Impact Investors committed $8.5 million to companies in Opportunity Zones in low...

Elevate Capital Launches $40 Million Fund II to Expand Mission of Inclusive Investing First wave of national investments is in six startups led by Black founders or CXOs across tech, life sciences, and medical devices. News provided by Share this article Share this article PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elevate Capital recently completed a $26.0 million first close of the Elevate Fund II to enhance its efforts to support underserved minority and women entrepreneurs with early-stage funding. With Fund II now officially launched, Elevate Capital has already lined up six investme...