PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland City Council recently approved an $8.5 million settlement for Black families and descendants displaced by urban renewal in the Albina neighborhood in the 1960s.
That’s $6.5 million more than initially proposed for 26 individuals.
In this week’s “Give Me a Minute,” Portland City Councilor Loretta Smith – who proposed the increase – says this settlement should be just a start…