July 14th, 2023, King Neighborhood Association Meeting

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Please join us for July’s meeting of the King Neighborhood Association. Find out what’s going on in King Neighborhood, meet your neighbors, talk about current issues, and find out about volunteer opportunities. Because of the July 4th holiday, this month’s meeting will be held one week later, on July 14th. And this meeting will be held in-person at the NECN offices, our first in-person meeting since the time of the Covid pandemic.

Time: July 14th, 2023 06:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (US and Canada)
Where: NECN Building, 4815 NE 7th Ave, Portland, OR 97211

For those that haven’t been there before, the NECN building is adjacent to Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School, and the entrance is on the 7th Avenue side. Parking is in the school parking lot, where the King’s Farmers Market is held. Or you can park in the 6th Avenue cul-de-sac on the other side of the parking lot, next to King School Park.

Juneteenth Celebration of Black Lives at King School Park. Save the date!

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Celebration of Black Lives is an annual community festival hosted by The Big Yard Foundation that takes place in Portland on Juneteenth. The event features local Black-owned businesses, food vendors, and live performances. This year’s celebration will take place from 1:00pm-4:00pm at King School Park on Monday, June 19th.

Join CBL in celebrating and empowering Portland’s Black and communities.

More information can be found at Big Yard Foundation’s CBL Facebook page: https://www.bigyardfoundation.org/cbl

June 6th, 2023, King Neighborhood Association Meeting

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Please join us for June’s meeting of the King Neighborhood Association. Find out what’s going on in King Neighborhood, meet your neighbors, talk about current issues, and find out about volunteer opportunities. This month, our guest speaker will be Leah Mocsy, from the Alberta Abbey Foundation. Leah will be talking about what the Abbey has planned in the upcoming months, and will also have an exciting exclusive offer for neighbors in King.

Time: June 6, 2022 06:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (US and Canada)

King Neighborhood Association June 2023 Meeting
Tuesday, May 2 · 6:00 – 7:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/uzd-ivdh-pny?fbclid=IwAR2K0E0_fmsYCd0djm9Ry2SCQFV_fJ49e8DMLUlPaKPOh1InFfmskW_k8LE

Google Meet: If you are unfamiliar with Google Meet, you can access it through your browser and there is no need to install an app on your device. However, if you have issues with the microphone or camera, you will be able to change the settings within your “external apps” and allow the program Google Meet to access your camera and microphone (similar to the setting you have set up for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.).

Ballot Measure 26-236

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Ballot Measure 26-236, which would establish a capital gains tax for Multnomah
County, is one of the most significant inclusions in the upcoming special election.
The measure itself is found on page M-72 of the Multnomah County Voters’
Pamphlet.

The KNA was approached by a representative of Building Our Future Together to speak at the May KNA meeting. Due to miscommunication, we did not reach out to someone from the opposing camp, which we would have preferred, as it gives our neighbors differing perspectives from which they can come to their own conclusions.

Regrettably, though we did not have anyone from the Pro camp as a counterpoint, websites from both Pro and Con sides are included below for you to read and come to your own conclusions. This is going to be a significant measure, with impacts that will be felt across a broad spectrum of our county’s population. We recommend that you take the time to become familiar with it and make an informed decision.

Pro
https://multdems.org/lets-keep-more-people-in-housing-vote-yes-on-measure-26-238/
Con
https://buildingourfuturetogether.org/

You can read more about Building Our Future Together’s concerns in the May meeting minutes.

May 2nd, 2023, King Neighborhood Association Meeting

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Please join us for May’s meeting of the King Neighborhood Association. Find out what’s going on in King Neighborhood, meet your neighbors, talk about current issues, and find out about volunteer opportunities.

Time: May 2, 2022 06:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (US and Canada)

King Neighborhood Association May 2023 Meeting
Tuesday, May 2 · 6:00 – 7:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/jnn-prrb-zkp

Google Meet: If you are unfamiliar with Google Meet, you can access it through your browser and there is no need to install an app on your device. However, if you have issues with the microphone or camera, you will be able to change the settings within your “external apps” and allow the program Google Meet to access your camera and microphone (similar to the setting you have set up for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc.).