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Neighborhood Notes – September 2023

HANDBy Jill Riebesehl In a brief August meeting, the Hosford Abernethy Neighborhood Association (HAND) Board voted to approve a Good Neighbor Agreement that includes the Brooklyn Action Corps, Central Eastside …

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Neighborhood Notes – August 2023

HANDBy Jill Riebesehl Hot time, summer in the city and there is lots going on. At our Hosford-Abernethy (HAND) July meeting, we agreed to support the Linnton neighborhood’s struggle over …

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Neighborhood Notes July 2023

Buckman Community AssociationBy Susan Lindsay At the June BCA meeting, the Board voted unanimously to support the Alder Map for new Districts and we urge all Buckman residents and our …

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Neighborhood Notes June 2023

HAND By Jill Riebesehl A large number of neighbors attended the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association’s first in-person meeting in three years. It was held in Carvlin Hall on the St. Philip …

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Neighborhood Notes – May 2023

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Plans are shaping up quickly for a temporary, tiny-house village this summer on a long-neglected open space at SE 19th Ave. just west of New Seasons. …

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Neighborhood Notes April 2023

HAND  By Jill Riebesehl City plans call for our neighborhood to host what could be the first of several large encampments for people who are homeless. The Board and other …

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Neighborhood Notes March 2023

Foster-Powell Neighborhood Association By Lisa Kislingbury Anderson Foster Powell recently received a grant from SEUplift and the City of Portland Office of Community & Civic Life to paint a street …

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Neighborhood Notes February 2023

HAND By Jill Riebesehl In response to the fatality last year at SE 26th Ave. and Powell Blvd., Tom Mills, TriMet’s director of mobility planning and policy, attended our January …

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Neighborhood Notes January 2023

HAND By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Board took a December break, but didn’t lose sight of some ongoing concerns. Two involve situations that lie on our borders: the river …

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Neighborhood Notes December 2022

HAND By Jill Riebesehl  Serious discussion of community involvement dominated the November meeting of Hosford Abernethy NA’s Board and neighbors. Top of our list was working out how to proceed …

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Neighborhood Notes November 2022

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Hosford-Abernethy is a neighborhood of contrasts, from St. Phil Neri to a Buddhist temple; customer-owned Peoples Co-op to giant New Seasons; tree-lined streets to three main …

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Neighborhood Notes October 2022

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Fall is here, schools are finally back in full session, and we have a handful of issues to attend to in our neighborhood. At the September …

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Neighborhood Notes September 2022

Montavilla Neighborhood Association By Jacob Loeb The Montavilla Neighborhood Association (MNA) skipped the August meeting to give members a summer break and Board members a rest after a successful showing …

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Neighborhood Notes August 2022

HAND By Jill Riebesehl At the July meeting of the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association, Board members and others in attendance moved their attention to the city as a whole. Coming up …

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Neighborhood Notes July 2022

HAND By Jill Riebesehl The Board of the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood asked Paul Leistner, who has long been involved in citizen participation in Portland for a brief history. He said we …

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Neighborhood Notes May 2022

HAND By Jill Riebesehl At our upcoming annual May meeting, the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association (HAND) is inviting our neighbors to hear about and share tentative plans for a tiny house …

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Neighborhood Notes April 2022

Buckman Community Association By Susan Lindsay The Buckman Community Association will host a public Candidate Forum virtually Thursday, April 14, 7 pm. All candidates for Multnomah County Chair and Portland …

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Neighborhood Notes March 2022

Buckman Community Association By Susan Lindsay At this month’s BCA meeting, developers of a 12-story apartment complex slated for SE 9th Ave. and SE Sandy Blvd., and a new housing …

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Neighborhood Notes February 2022

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Every 10 years, Portland looks anew at its charter (in many ways like the Constitution) under which the city is organized. Julia Meier is Portland’s project …

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Neighborhood Notes January 2022

Buckman Community Association By Susan Lindsay The Buckman Community Association will meet Thursday, January 13, 7-9 pm. We meet on Zoom, so email us anytime for the link and password …

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Neighborhood Notes December 2021

Buckman Community Association By Susan Lindsay Buckman Community Association, buckmanpdx.org, meets Thursday, December 9, 7-9 pm virtually. Contact BCA anytime at buckmanboard@googlegroups.com for the link or to bring any item …

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Neighborhood Notes November 2021

Buckman Community Association By Susan Lindsay The Buckman Community Association will deviate ever so slightly in November and meet Thursday, November 18, 7 pm. This is due to the national …

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Neighborhood Notes October 2021

Buckman Neighborhood Association By Susan Lindsay Buckman Community Association meets the second Thursday of the month, 7-9 pm. Currently we are meeting virtually, as our regular meeting hall, the Multnomah …

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Neighborhood Notes September 2021

HAND By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association Board had planned to reconvene in-person meetings in September, but will review that decision given the rise of the new delta COVID-19 …

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Neighborhood Notes August 2021

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Pressing business for the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association was a request to sign onto a petition initiated by the Linnton Neighborhood, and joined so far by more …

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Neighborhood Notes June 2021

HAND By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association held what might be one of its last Zoom board meetings on May 18. We discussed the situation and decided to wait …

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Neighborhood Notes May 2021

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Within Hosford Abernethy Neighborhood Association’s boundaries lie Ladd’s Addition, Colonial Heights, the Central Eastside Industrial District, OMSI and various and assorted small-businesses, renters, homeowners and people …

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Neighborhood Notes April 2021

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Three main issues dominated Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association’s concerns this winter, none of which required action from the board, which holds elections in May. All are welcome …

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Neighborhood Notes March 2021

HAND By Jill Riebesehl The Hosford-Abernethy board met this chilly, snowy month via Zoom and held wide-ranging conversations on our neighborhood’s needs and problems, such as how we can best …

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Neighborhood Notes – January 2021

Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association By Jill Riebesehl The HAND Board has a long hiatus over the holidays, but we anticipate interesting challenges in the coming year. It looks as if Catholic …

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Neighborhood Notes December 2020

HAND By Jill Riebesehl At the HAND Board’s November meeting, it was all action. We celebrated the opening of the Gideon Overcrossing, voted to support Quiet Clean PDX in its …

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Neighborhood Notes November 2020

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Neighborhood Notes October 2020

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Smoky, rain-and-shine September, and digging out of the coronavirus doldrums, our neighborhood, Hosford-Abernethy, along with others should soon be seeing some urban improvements, one being the …

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Neighborhood Notes August 2020

Montavilla Neighborhood Association By Louise Hoff Montavilla Neighborhood Association Board successfully held a virtual general meeting this month and hopes to do the same on September 14, 6:30 pm. Rachel …

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Neighborhood Notes July 2020

HAND By Jill Riebesehl Although our neighborhood, like most in our town these days, has been going through a sea of changes with a Black Lives Matter family-focused demonstration on …

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Neighborhood Notes June 2020

HAND By Jill Riebesehl The board of the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association met in April using Zoom under the auspices of SE Uplift. We shared how we were faring during these …

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Richmond December 2019

By Brian Hochhalter  The Richmond Neighborhood Association (richmondpdx.org) convened Monday, November 11 at Waverly Heights Church. Allen Field discussed an updated Good Neighbor Agreement (GNA) between the RNA and Salt …

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Richmond  October 2019

  By Peter Forrest Richmond Neighborhood Association (richmondpdx.org) held its monthly meeting September 9, at Waverly Heights Church, 33rd/Woodward St. Meetings are held in the basement; enter from the east-side …

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Richmond September 2019

  By Allen Field Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on August 12, at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd/Woodward St.  RNA meetings are held in the basement; enter …

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Richmond August 2019

By Claire Cofsky Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on July 8 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd/Woodward St. Meetings are held in the basement – enter from …

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Richmond July 2019

  By Kamal Belkhayat and Allen Field Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on June 10. The meeting started with an orientation for new board members. Board member’s fiduciary …

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Richmond June 2019

  By Brian Hochhalter The Richmond Neighborhood Association held our annual Richmond Spring Clean-up on May 18. We filled four dumpsters of refuse, recycled styrofoam & metal, held a U-Price …

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Richmond May 2019

By Allen Field Richmond Neighborhood Association held its April meeting on at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month …

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Richmond Nov 2018

  By Matt Otis Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting Monday, October 8 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and SE Woodward St. Susan Beal reported on the …

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Richmond October 2018

  By Susan Beal Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting Monday, September 10 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and SE Woodward St. Vice Chair Kat West started …

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Richmond June 2018

  By Allen Field The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on May 15, 2018 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St.   RNA meetings are …

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Richmond  May 2018

  By Rob Mumford RNA held its monthly meeting this past April 9 at Waverly Heights Congregational United Church. Our Annual Richmond Clean-up is Saturday May 19 at Central Christian …

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  By Brendon Haggerty The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its March meeting on Monday March 12. The board moved to provide input on the City of Portland’s Better Housing by …

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By Lauren Scher and Allen Field The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on Monday, February 12, 2018 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and SE Woodward St. …

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Richmond December 2017

  By Jessica Gillard At Richmond Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting, the board approved a letter drafted by the Board Chair Erik Matthews to city police and other officials notifying them …

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Richmond November 2017

By Susan Beal   The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on October 9 from 7-9 pm at Waverly Heights Church, SE 33rd and Woodward Street. Meetings are normally …

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Richmond Oct 17

By Rob Mumford The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on September 11 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. RNA meetings are held in the …

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By Jonathan King   Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting August 14 at Waverly Heights Church. Sheila Parrott, Program Specialist at PBOT, gave an update on Lincoln-Harrison Greenway improvements …

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 By Heather Flint Chatto Richmond Neighborhood Association (richmondpdx.org) held its monthly meeting July 10 at Waverly Heights Church, SE 33rd and Woodward St. Crime Prevention/Safety – Hot weather reminder to …

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Richmond June 17

  By Brendon Haggerty   The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its May meeting on May 8th. The board moved to request that the city exercise its option to purchase land …

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  By Allen Field The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on April 9 at Waverly Heights Church, SE 33rd and Woodward St.  The RNA’s representative to SE Uplift …

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Richmond Nov 2016

By Allen Field The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting October 10, at Waverly Heights Church, SE 33rd and Woodward St. RNA meetings are held in the church basement. …

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  By Elizabeth Clarkson Williams Richmond Neighborhood Association September topics were updates on the Clinton St. Diverters, Tree Richmond planting deadlines, outcomes of the Safety Solutions meeting, the Chair’s report …

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Richmond April 2016

By Elisabeth Varga Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting Monday, March 14, at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. This month’s meeting focused on Committee Reports. …

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Richmond February

By Tom McTighe, Andrew Wilkins, and Erik Matthews Richmond Neighborhood Association had a busy holiday season. At a special session November 30, we discussed Portland Public Schools Redistricting Proposal. Neighbors’ …

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Richmond Nov 15

By Callie Jones The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on October 12, at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. RNA meetings are held every second …

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Mt. Tabor October 2015

By Laura Smith Though it’s a year away, the date has been set for the 2016 Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Cleanup again a co-sponsored event with North Tabor Neighborhood Association. Mark …

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Richmond October 2015

By Alan Kessler The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on September 14 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. Recall Election: The main point of …

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  By Doug Klotz The Richmond Neighborhood Association (RNA) held its monthly meeting on June 8 at Waverly Heights Church. The Mixed Use Zones Project Code Concepts Report is out, …

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Richmond April 2015

By Kari Schlosshauer Richmond Neighborhood Association (RNA) held its monthly meeting on March 9 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. Meetings are held in the basement; …

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Richmond March 2015

RNA March 2 Land Use Committee Meeting: 7-8pm, Waverly Church, SE Woodward and 33rd Presentation on 4-story, 27 unit apartment building proposed for 3021 SE Division, next to Rudy’s Barber …

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Richmond January 15

By Sean Barnett, Elisabeth Varga & Allen Field   A meeting of the board of the Richmond Neighborhood Association was held Monday, December 8, at Waverly Heights Church, 3300 SE …

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Richmond 12/14

By Elisabeth Varga   The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on November 10, 2014 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St.   Meetings are held in the basement; enter …

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Richmond November 2014

By Allen Field   Richmond Neighborhood Association (RNA) held its monthly meeting Monday, October 13, at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd & Woodward St. The annual Richmond/HAND/Buckman Friends of …

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Richmond October 14

By Denise Hare   Richmond Neighborhood Association (www.richmondpdx.org) held its monthly meeting Sept. 8. Sewallcrest Park Safety: Galina Burley, Security Manager at Portland Parks & Recreation, described recent concerns about …

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Richmond August 14

By Callie Jones   The Richmond Neighborhood Association (www.richmondpdx.org) held its monthly meeting July 14 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd & Woodward St. Meetings are held the 7-9 …

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By Cyd Manro   The Richmond Neighborhood Association (www.richmondpdx.org) held its monthly meeting on June 9, at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd & Woodward St. Meetings are held the …

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Richmond June 14

By Jordan Lanz and Allen Field   The Richmond Neighborhood Association (www.richmondpdx.org) held its monthly meeting on May 12, 2014 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St.  …

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Richmond April 14

By Allen Field   Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on March 10, at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. The March meeting was devoted to …

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Richmond March 14

By Allen Field   At the February meeting, Rolando Aquilizan from PPS and Steve Olson from DOWA/IBI architecture explained plans for rebuilding of Franklin H.S., to take place in 2015-2016. …

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Richmond February 2014

By Cliff Hutchison   Richmond Neighborhood Association held its annual board retreat last month to review the successes of the past year, discuss possible improvements to conducting meetings and to …

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Richmond November 2013

Richmond By Deidre DeMerritt   The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on October 14, 2013 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St.   RNA meetings are …

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Richmond October 2013

By Sean Barnett   Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on September 9 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St. RNA meetings are held in the …

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  Richmond By Callie Jones   The Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on May 13, 2013 at Waverly Heights Church at SE 33rd and Woodward St.   RNA …

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By Bonnie Bray   Richmond Neighborhood Association held its monthly meeting on Feb. 11 at Waverly Heights Church, SE 33rd and Woodward St.   RNA meetings are held in the …

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