PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man wanted for the murder of 25-year-old Tyler Woods has been arrested in Sacramento, California.
Portland Police said Ricky Seaman, 30, was arrested by US Marshals and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. He will eventually be extradited to Oregon.
Seaman is accused of shooting Woods last Friday night in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood. Woods was found with a gunshot would near Southeast 132nd Ave. and Southeast Bush St. He later died.
Police set up a perimeter and searched the area. A tactical team and crisis negotiators were also called out.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A grand jury in Marion County dismissed manslaughter charges against 3 people accused in the death of Todd Federico in May 2015.
Ten witnesses testified to the grand jury, who considered all the evidence presented and determined there was not enough evidence to send the accused to trial.
All charges against William Craig Torassa, 57, Susan Marie Torassa, 50, and Joshua Ben Johnson, 32, were dismissed, the Marion County District Attorney’s Office said.
Federico was found lying unconscious and not breathing on the floor of a home in the 2000 block of SE Robins Lane on May 20. Police came to the scene after the report of a fight.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police officials say they’ve arrested an employee with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department on child pornography charges.
Sgt. Pete Simpson said in a news release that members of the Portland Police Bureau’s sex crimes unit arrested Zachary Thomas Rouse on Friday. Simpson says Rouse is currently the tennis director at the City of Portland’s Parks and Recreation Department. Upon learning of the arrest, the Parks Department has put Rouse on paid administrative leave. He has worked for the bureau since August 2014.
Simpson says the 41-year-old Rouse was booked Friday night on one count of second-degree online sexual corruption of a child. He was also booked on five counts of second-degree possession of materials depicting sexually explicit conduct of a child.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Portland police.
“It hit us hard here in the community,” Jadyn Whittington told KOIN 6 News.
You can’t go far in Roseburg without passing a sign showing support for those affected by the deadly shooting.
A sign reading “our prayers go out for all family” is displayed in front of Del Rey Cafe where Whittington works.
A group of 3 Roseburg women spent their Friday night making ribbons. (KOIN)
A group of 3 local women spent their Friday night making black ribbons to represent sorrow, and red ones to symbolize love.
“It’s nice to do something for the community,” Mary Dawson said. “Everyone is doing their part. We have little kids doing lemonade stands and everyone just wants to do what they can.”
The women hope people who take the ribbons make a donation for victim funds.
“This is something we can do that is simple and will raise a few dollars,” Dawson said.
The Simonis family runs Paramount Printing in Roseburg. They decided to start printing T-shirts with the message “Pray for UCC”.
“A buddy of mine tagged me on Twitter, said that people were wanting shirts,” Josh Simonis, a UCC student, said. “I talked to my dad and we were going to do shirts… my Twitter just blew up.”
If you’re interested in ordering one of the shirts, click here.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) – Three men were killed in two separate shootings about 5 miles apart from each other in Portland, according to police.
Robert Jermaine Richardson, Oct. 3, 2015 (Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office)
The first shooting was reported on Friday at 11:09 p.m. in the 7400 block of Northeast Glisan Street in the Montavilla neighborhood. The shooting happened outside the Hour Glass Pub. Officers located three gunshot victims. According to police, all three were transported to Portland hospitals. Two of the victims died and the third has non-life-threatening injuries. No additional details about the victims have been released.
The suspected shooter, Robert Jermaine Richardson, was taken into custody, police said. the 21-year-old is being held at the Multnomah County Jail and will be arraigned Monday on 2 counts of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and unlawful use of a weapon.
According to court records, Richardson has a pending criminal case in Multnomah County. He was indicted by a grand jury on May 11, 2015 on charges of unlawful possession of cocaine, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. Records show Richardson and two others were involved in a shooting on May 2.
Officers said the shooting appears to be gang related, and gang officers are assisting homicide detectives.
One person was shot to death at the Pallas Club in Southeast Portland, Oct. 3, 2015 (KOIN)
A short time later, at 12:37 a.m. on Saturday, officers got reports of another shooting outside the Pallas Club, located at 13639 Southeast Powell Boulevard. Officers arrived and found one man already dead from a gunshot wound.
Police used a K-9 unit to search for the suspect but no one was located. A suspect description has not been released.
The Bureau’s Gang Enforcement Team also responded to help with investigating the Pallas Club.
Police have not said if they believe the two shootings are connected.
Several witnesses who took video or pictures may have left before talking with investigators, police said. Some of those pictures may have been posted on social media.
Anyone with information is urged to contact PPB Detective Mark Slater at 503.823.9319.
Statement from the Mayor
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales released a statement regarding the shootings. It reads:
“My heart is with all of the families that have lost loved ones as we continue to experience a year of unprecedented violence here in Portland; gun violence is taking a terrible toll on our community. A gun violence crisis has been growing nationally and here in Portland. More than 800 ammunition cases have been recovered in 135 gang-related shootings alone, with domestic violence and other incidents adding to that grim tally.
“We all have a part to play in saying, ‘no’ to more violence: Join ‘Enough is Enough’ and the Community Peace Collaborative; alert the police when you see violence; and most importantly, support our brave law enforcement officers as they work day and night to prevent more gun violence from ripping apart our community.”
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Linn County Deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred just after midnight in the Lyons area.
The 911 center reportedly received four separate calls regarding the shooting.
Deputies spent several hours trying to reach the victim but he was uncooperative and did not want to make contact with police.
Just before 6:00 a.m., the Lyons Fire Department told deputies they were transporting a man with a gunshot wound. Deputies determined it was the victim they were trying to locate earlier.
The man is in a Salem hospital but is expected to recover.
Deputies said the victim and suspect know each other and there is no danger to the public.
BEND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Deschutes County husband remains in jail for allegedly using a rock to smash the face of a man who was with his wife.
Tony Joe Maxwell appeared in court on Monday and was charged with one count first-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault and first-degree burglary and one count of unlawful use of a weapon for the July 2015 incident.
The Deschutes County district attorney said Maxwell caused “serious physical injury” when he entered the man’s house in the 52000 block of Doe Lane in La Pine and saw his wife with him. Court records show Maxwell used a rock to hit the man in the head and face
Records show Maxwell entered the home to commit the assault and that it was done with intent.
The DA said the case is still under investigation by the sheriff’s office and will be presented a grand jury for additional review.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — The president of the Vancouver Fire Association announced Tuesday the union is “adamantly opposed” to a proposed oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver.
The issue has been in the public eye since 2013 and the state of Washington will make a recommendaiton on the proposal by November 24.
Vancouver Fire Union president Mark Johnson, Oct. 13, 2015 (KOIN)
Hundreds of jobs could be created if the terminal is built, but the firefighters with the union are concerned. Union president Mark Johnson said the fire department doesn’t have the proper equipment, training or staff to “effectively mitigate” an emergency.
“A disaster down here would be catastrophic,” Johnson said. “Our members are not risk adverse.”
According to the state, the Tesoro-Savage Terminal could bring in 360,000 barrels of crude oil every day.
“Oil trains come through Vancouver anyway, on their way up to Seattle, and if it’s something that we can use to bring more jobs and economic benefit to Southwest Washington, that’s something we’re interested in doing as an economic engine,” said Port of Vancouver spokesperson Magan Reed.
“We do want to this project,” she said. “but we want this project if it’s going to be done safely.”
In August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says a plan to build the nation’s largest oil-by-rail terminal does not comply with the federal Clean Water Act, and that a key permit for the project should be withheld until its risks are addressed.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A proposed $25,000 demolition tax heads to the city council on Wednesday, and Mayor Charlie Hales says he hopes public input will help strengthen the plan.
“The outcome we want is less demolitions and more money from demolitions going into paying for affordable home ownership programs,” Mayor Hales said.
The mayor watered down his initial plan and said that was “a product of discussions inside the building.”
On Tuesday, Mayor Hales told KOIN 6 News he’s not sure the current proposal is strong enough. (KOIN)
“I’ll support the strongest version of this tax proposal that there are 3 votes on this council for,” he told KOIN 6 News on Tuesday.
The initial plan was for a $25,000 tax on developers and homebuilders demolishing houses in single-family zones. It would have also added $25 for each year the home had been standing, and was not contingent on future plans for the site.
But under the proposal’s latest revision, the tax would only apply to developers who knock down a single home and replace it with another single home.
In other words, it wouldn’t affect the controversial process of lot splitting. Lot splitting is when builders knock down one home and replace it with 2 or more units. That process would be eligible for rebates.
The group United Neighborhoods for Reform plans to attend Wednesday’s hearing on the demolition tax. They fear the mayor’s latest plan would actually encourage lot splitting.
They are pushing for “a flat tax on demolitions and major remodels with no exemptions or rebates.”
United Neighborhoods for Reform wants a revised proposal that would charge a $35,000 tax for every demolition or major remodel, regardless of the developer’s future plans for the site.
A proposed $25,000 demolition tax heads to the city council on Wednesday. (KOIN)
“Most of the houses being demolished are viable that people can live in, can remodel and most important can afford,” said the group’s Barbara Strunk.
Builders don’t appear to like the mayor’s plan either, though for very different reasons.
“There still are some issues that appear to be problematic,” Paul Grove with the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland said. “On its face I think around affordability, around those structures that face the prospect of teardown, that frankly are due for teardown. They’ve reached the end of their life cycle, are energy inefficient and can be replaced with a new affordable home.”
“We need to have a larger, broader comprehensive discussion around housing policy with the city. We can’t keep looking at these issues as a one off,” he said.
The mayor says he expects to hear a lot of passionate testimony at Wednesday’s hearing.
“I’ve put a proposal on the table, I don’t expect that is the end of the story,” he said.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Portland on Monday afternoon.
Shortly after 3 p.m., the suspect reportedly entered the bank at 900 SW 5th Avenue and handed the teller a note demanding money, Portland Police Bureau said.
The suspect left the scene after receiving an undisclosed amount of cash.
He is described as a white man in his 50s, average height and weight, wearing all dark clothing. No weapon was used in the robbery, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the suspect’s whereabouts or identity should call 503.823.1080.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Some residents on Hayden Island are worried about a group of cottonwood trees on a neighboring piece of property. Carol Bronson says over the weekend a falling branch fell dangerously close to where she had just been standing.
Last year, one of the trees damaged the back fence of her mobile home park. Another tree recently fell onto her neighbor’s home, doing thousands of dollars in damage. She is worried the damage will get worse.
A tree fell onto Carol Bronson’s property on Hayden Island from another property owned by the Hayden Island Moorage Association, Oct. 13, 2015 (KOIN)
“We all know more are coming down.”
The trees are on property owned by the North Hayden Island Moorage Association, a gated community of floating homes. KOIN 6 News reached a member of the board of directors, who said the association does want to make the area along the fence line safer.
But, they claim the city has given this piece of land a certain designation that may affect their ability to prune, top, or cut down the big cottonwoods. They are in contact with the city now, hoping to get a clear definition of what that designation is.
Bronson feels like it’s just an excuse.
“We’ve been getting the runaround for a couple of years on this and somebody’s gonna get killed.”
Bronson called the city too and was told the Neighborhood Nuisance Division could look into the situation, but only after an arborist is paid to inspect the trees and write a report. That would cost Bronson between $300 and $500. She hopes something gets done sooner rather than later.
“Every time there’s a windstorm it’s like Russian Roulette. Is it gonna fall this time or not?”
Morrison Haze Lampley, 23, has a lengthy criminal record in Multnomah County. (MCSO)
A criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Marin County Superior Court charges 23-year-old Morrison Haze Lampley with pulling the trigger of a stolen Smith & Wesson handgun while the trio robbed their alleged victims.
Lampley and his two traveling companions are all charged with murder with special circumstances, making them eligible for the death penalty. Lampley, 24-year-old Sean Michael Angold and 18-year-old Lila Scott Alligood are scheduled to make their first court appearances Wednesday.
The Marin County district attorney said a decision on whether to pursue the death penalty will be made later.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Vancouver Police are looking for a man who robbed the U.S. Bank branch inside the Fred Meyer store at 2500 Columbia House Blvd.
The robbery happened just before 3:00 Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the man showed a weapon to the teller and took an unknown amount of cash before getting away on foot.
The suspect is described as Hispanic, between 5’10” and 6′ tall with a slim build. He was wearing a black hooded shirt.
If you have information, you’re asked to call Detetctive Neil Martin at 360.487.7423, or email neil.martin@cityofvancouver.us
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Skamania County Deputies are planning a search Wednesday for 39-year-old Austin Oldfield.
Oldfield is from Lousiville, Kentucky. He was planning to spend two weeks camping in Southwest Washington. He last contacted his girlfriend by text message on September 17. No one has been in contact with Oldfield since.
On Tuesday morning, sheriff’s deputies found an older, black Saturn sedan with Kentucky plates on an old spur road near Lone Butte, in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Witnesses said it had been there for about two weeks.
Deputies briefly searched the area but didn’t find any sign of Oldfield. A more thorough search is planned for Wednesday.
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Bob Lanphere Sr., founder of one of the region’s largest family-owned automotive dealerships, passed away Friday. He was 81.
Lanphere’s first dealership, a motorcycle store that started by selling Hondas, celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. Today, Lanphere Enterprises is a 600-employee company with car and motorcycle dealerships in Beaverton, Tigard, Newberg, Wilsonville and Renton, Wash. His son, Bob Lanphere Jr., is president. His daughter, Sharon Lenz, is secretary. Their children and other relatives also work there.
“If you can do what you love and do it with your family, then you are very lucky,” says Bob Lanphere Sr. told the Portland Tribune for a profile last August.
An avid motorcycle racer when he was young, Lanphere grew up near 82nd Avenue. He opened his Honda motorcycle shop at Southwest Broadway Street and Hall Boulevard in Beaverton in 1964. Because he was already selling Honda motorcycles, Lanphere was in a position to acquire a franchise to sell Honda cars when the Japanese company began making them.
Although the first model, the diminutive Honda 600, did not sell well, its successor, the groundbreaking Honda Civic, arrived a few years before the 1973 Gas Crisis. When it hit, many American motorists suddenly embraced fuel-efficient cars and traded their gas guzzlers in on Civics and Honda’s next big hits, the larger Accord and the sporty Prelude.
The growing sales allowed Bob to acquire other franchises and open new dealerships in the coming years. Remarkably, Lanphere Enterprises still owns the building that housed the original Honda motorcycle dealership. It is just south of their Kia dealership at 12520 S.W. Canyon Road and it is still full of motorcycles — although they are now being refurbished and stored as part of Lanphere’s large collection of around 400 bikes.
Many other motorcycles are also on display at the current location of the motorcycle store, Beaverton Motorcycles, 10380 S.W. Cascade Ave in Tigard. The walls are adorned with pictures of Lanphere during his early days of motorcycle racing — well before he even thought of starting the dealership that has eventually made him such a well known name.
Now, one of the company’s former workers says he’s done living with a guilty conscience.
“I just have to get it off my chest,” Mike Zepeda told KOIN 6 News. “When you’re having to scam people out of thousands of dollars they worked hard for, it’s a bad situation, truly.”
Zepeda says he was fired for reasons he doesn’t understand.
They say Rooter Rite owner Mike Lima instructed them to break pipes on clients’ property, even when it wasn’t necessary.
Fomer employees say Rooter Rite owner Mike Lima instructed them to break pipes on clients’ property. (KOIN)
Zepeda described one job he says he’s not proud of.
“I was looking over my shoulder every second to see if he’d disappear for just a second so I could take a whack at the line,” Zepeda recalled. “I eventually poked a hole through this line and had to cover it with dirt because the guy was coming out.”
Zepeda says his boss called him several times to see if he was able to break the pipe.
“I would say, ‘no, the gentleman’s sitting here talking to me,'” Zepeda recalled. “I would have to wait for him to go to the bathroom or do things and take a whack at this line.”
On another job, Zepeda says homeowner Tony Marin had to pay nearly $8,000 for work on his sewer line.
Mike Lima allegedly told his workers to break pipes when clients weren’t around.
“I was told to break it in pieces, and if he comes out, cover up and act like I’m still digging,” Zepeda explained to Marin after the fact.
Separate text messages between Zepeda and his boss read:
“Break.”
“Break the line.”
“Make sure to break it up.”
In their conversation, Lima told his worker to “cover it up” if anyone walked by.
David Hidalgo, who was hired to work for Rooter Rite through Craigslist, recently came forward with a similar story.
“He kept calling and calling, and I’m like this doesn’t seem right,” Hidalgo said.
In a text message conversation, Lima also told Hidalgo to break a pipe when the homeowner wasn’t around.
KOIN 6 News confronted Lima’s wife, Chloe, about the text messages in question. She claims her husband was simply looking out for the well-being of his clients who may have been alarmed by “flying debris” and “raw sewage”.
Chloe Lima, who owns Rooter Rite Plumbing with her husband Mike, says it’s alarming and unsafe for a homeowner to be present when a pipe is broken. (KOIN)
Lima’s former employees Robert Elliott and Daniel Schroeder came forward with their own stories.
Elliott says Rooter Rite employees were often asked to do things they weren’t comfortable with like breaking pipes, exaggerating the amount of damages to homeowners, and increasing jobs with small repairs to large ones.
Schroeder’s memories aligned with Zepeda’s and Hildago’s.
“He asked me, ‘is anyone there?’ I told him, ‘no.’ Alright, ‘break that sewer line,'” Schroeder said. “I broke it and I call him back and he tells me to grab all the roots around the sewer line so it looks like it’s the roots that broke it.”
The Oregon Contractor’s Construction Board is investigating 2 of the cases. Former Rooter Rite employees say they’re willing to talk to CCB investigators.
Their advice for customers? Get a second opinion, get a recommendation from a friend and check for complaints against contractors.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) —- Industrywide, retailers big and small are facing staggering losses because of organized retail crime.
In the Pacific Northwest, private retailers and police have formed an organization called the Northwest Organized Retail Crime Alliance (NWORCA). The group will cross competitive boundaries and will share information and intelligence on suspected criminals and criminal activity, according to Fred Meyer spokesperson Melinda Merrill.
“It’s about keeping prices fair and stable,” Merrill said.
“They are professionals. They are savvy. This is not shoplifting. This isn’t anything close to shoplifting” – Fred Meyer spokesperson Melinda Merrill
Recently, undercover investigators from Fred Meyer loss prevention and the NWORCA launched a probe into suspected money laundering, theft by receiving and theft after getting information that a convenience store in North Portland was a hub for buying stolen property.
The investigation focused on three people, including Pitya Lojuan and James Morodai, according to court documents obtained by KOIN 6 News. The 3 had been accused of buying stolen property from thieves “on an ongoing basis,” according to court documents. Lojuan and Morodai had made “orders” for specific property and even created “lists” of items they wanted to purchase, according to police.
According to investigators, the thieves could bring their stolen loot to the TNT Market, 5416 North Vancouver Avenue, a convenience store run by Lojuan and Morodai.
The investigation launched when Fred Meyer loss prevention detained a man at their North Interstate location accused of stealing a large amount of razors. To avoid prosecution, the man agreed to work with police and loss prevention. He served as a confidential informant and helped police and loss prevention officers conduct several undercover buys from the TNT Market.
Lojuan, according to the court documents, made purchases from undercover investigators at least 8 times over a two-month period.
On Aug. 31, 2015, a Multnomah County grand jury indicted Lojuan and Ezekeil Karim Shabazz.
Lojuan faces 3 counts of money laundering, 8 counts of attempted 1st-degree theft and 3 counts of unlawfully using a food stamp benefit. Shabazz is only charged with one count of unlawfully using a food stamp benefit.
Lojuan was booked and released from the Multnomah County Detention Center, according to records. He entered a not guilty plea to the indictment and is scheduled to be in court on Nov. 2, 2015.
Shabazz, whose exact role in the alleged scheme has not been disclosed by police or court documents, has already pleaded guilty on Oct. 9 to the single charge he faces listed on the same indictment as Lojuan. He was sentenced to 18 months of probation.
Boosters and Fences
According to police, people who steal items from stores and then sell them on the black market, are known as “boosters.” They can be paid between $10 and $500 in cash for their “products” that were stolen.
The people who buy the stolen property are called “fences.” Police say that fences will often have a legitimate business acting as a front that suspected criminals use as a base of operations.
When police and loss prevention officers executed a search warrant at TNT Market on Aug. 13, they recovered alcohol, cash, clothing, Fred Meyer totes, cigarettes, and cell phone accessories, according to records.
“The more cigarettes that disappear off our shelves, the more the price of cigarettes is going to go up,” Merrill said.
The price is then passed on to consumers.
The TNT Convenience Store along N. Vancouver Ave. (KOIN)
Officials said that laundry detergent, infant formula, razors and electronics are other popular items that are frequently stolen in mass quantity.
“If it’s not on a Fred Meyer shelf, and it has a Fred Meyer sticker on it, then it was stolen,” Merrill said.
KOIN 6 News attempted to reach Morodai for comment but was unsuccessful. Attempts to reach Lojuan were also unsuccessful.
The market on Wednesday was closed. According to neighboring business owners, the store doesn’t maintain regular hours. The sign on the window shows that they are open from 8:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Mondays only.
Morodai has not been charged with any crimes in connection to the case, according to court records.
To report suspected organized retail crime in Multnomah County the public is asked to call 503.823.3333.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — City Commissioner Dan Saltzman wants Portland to start raking in money from pot-smoking tourists. Now that recreational marijuana is legal, he’s pushing for a Green Light district.
The commissioner introduced his plan during a city council meeting on Wednesday.
City regulations currently require marijuana dispensaries to be separated by at least 1,000 feet. Saltzman wants to waive that restriction in the downtown and Lloyd District area.
A cannabis bud is seen at Amazon Organics, a pot dispensary in Eugene, Ore., on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)
“I think our downtown is about encouraging density of shopping, dining opportunities, coffee shops and we should have the same free restrictions for retail marijuana,” he said.
Saltzman believes more pot shops downtown would allow the city to capitalize on green tourism. He says he’s expecting to see an increase in people visiting Portland now that marijuana is legal.
“We should make sure we have all the amenities our tourists and our residents are looking for,” he said.
But the plan is proving to be a tough sell.
The Downtown Clean & Safe group and some youth advocates voiced concerns. Every other city commissioner voted against it on Wednesday, although the mayor said he would be open to discussions about it again in the future.
Rica Madrid smokes pot in her home on the first day of legal possession of marijuana for recreational purposes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Marijuana advocates voiced support for the Green Light district idea. While Wednesday’s outcome was disappointing, it wasn’t seen as a total loss.
The city made regulatory changes that people like Green Sky Collective owner Erika Watson were pushing for.
“We could potentially lose the money we’ve invested in the building, our business and the employees we’ve hired as well,” Watson said before the meeting.
The concern was a piece of the new licensing regulations that could have shut out more than 40 existing businesses from receiving their city of Portland license.
The city was only giving preference to marijuana dispensaries that were registered, operating and in good standing with the Oregon Health Authority before January 1, 2015.
Because Green Sky Collective didn’t open until later that month, it would have been given no preference. Due to a measure restricting dispensaries from operating within 1,000 feet from each other, they could have been shut down if someone wanted to start a dispensary nearby, and were first in line when the city begins issuing licenses later this year.
“It’d be devastating to our business,” Watson said.
Different varieties of marijuana flowers are displayed at medical marijuana dispensary Kaya Shack in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)
But on Wednesday, the city council expanded those preferences. Now any dispensary open and operating before July 1 of this year will be given priority when it comes to getting a city of Portland license.
The city will also allow dispensaries working with the system in good faith and doing things like hiring employees, entering into leases or purchasing equipment before September 30 to apply for a hardship process that could give them a priority.
Despite some progress, the changes don’t include everything those in the industry were asking for. At this point, there will be no Green Light district.
But Amy Margolis, who is representing the Oregon Cannabis Association, summed up weeks of regulatory discussions when she said the city “has come a long way.”
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland State University’s interim football coach is no longer interim. The school announced Wednesday it has signed coach Bruce Barnum to a five year contract.
Portland State has had a big season. In September, they beat Washington State University, the first time PSU beat a PAC-12 team in 15 tries. They are now 4-1 on the season.
Director of Athletics Mark Rountree made the announcement to the team after practice Wednesday morning. You can watch their reaction below.
