Blog Archive Project partners gather to break ground on the RAC - November 20, 2009 - November 19, 2009 npGreenway would bring trails to northern stretches of the Willamette - November 19, 2009 Skidmore Prize honors local non-profit leaders - November 19, 2009 5th annual NAYA Gala celebrates over three decades of success - November 18, 2009 New Columbia continues to attract attention - November 17, 2009 Redesigned Hillsdale Terrace will build community in SW Portland - November 16, 2009 Helping hands give Marysville a new home - November 16, 2009 Holiday tree rolls into town - November 13, 2009 Congratulations, Daniel! - November 13, 2009 Hollywood neighborhood parade honors veterans - November 12, 2009 Citywide survey gives Parks Bureau top marks - November 12, 2009 "Imagining Home": Saturday at the NW Film & Video Festival - November 10, 2009 Spirit of Portland Awards - this Thursday! - November 10, 2009 More on poverty, nutrition, and health - November 10, 2009 Nutrition in a tough economy - November 9, 2009 David Sarasohn looks at some of the links between diet, health, and behavior in the November 9 Oregonian Upcoming milestones for the housing community - November 6, 2009 Warming centers will provide shelter again this winter - November 6, 2009 Trail Blazers Harvest Dinner offers much more than food - November 6, 2009 Surprises at the Oregon Mentors Annual Recognition & Awards Luncheon - November 5, 2009 "We have to find a way to share our precious resource" - November 4, 2009 Nick discusses off-road biking opportunities with Bike Portland's Jonathan Maus News Roundup - November 4, 2009 Food Hero works to address national hunger crisis on a local scale - November 3, 2009 Nick wins a SCRAPPY! - October 30, 2009 Check out Gateway Green's new website! - October 30, 2009 Historic steam locomotives move closer to a permanent home - October 29, 2009 Classical Chinese Garden spotlights chrysanthemums in upcoming exhibit - October 29, 2009 Director Park opens with a bang - October 28, 2009 Commissioner Fish cut the ribbon on Director Park last night - ten years in the making! Celebrating a visionary landscape architect who shaped public spaces across Portland - October 27, 2009 Oregonian explores City's anti-camping ordinance - October 26, 2009 Lively Forest Park debate continues - October 26, 2009 More on the DREAM Act - October 23, 2009 OPB's 5-part look at homelessness continues today - October 23, 2009 Nick discusses camping on KOIN 6, Thursday, October 22 - October 23, 2009 As temperatures fall, camping debate heats up - October 22, 2009 Mark Larabee outlines the short- and long-term strategies the City is using to address homelessness. Portland realtors offer one-stop homeownership resource - October 21, 2009 "Where I Slept" reveals unseen side of homelessness - October 20, 2009 "Complete Count" work could pay off in a big way - October 19, 2009 Nick co-chairs the "Complete Count Committee," working to ensure a full and accurate count of Portland-area residents in the 2010 Census, with County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury In the Mercury - October 15, 2009 Nick's letter to the editor appeared in today's Mercury Council passes resolution supporting the DREAM Act - October 14, 2009 Portland City Council this morning enthusiastically passes a resolution in support of the federal-level DREAM Act No-wake Zone reached for Ross Island Restoration - October 14, 2009 VASH Vouchers serve Portland vets - October 14, 2009 Anna Griffin in the October 14 Oregonian PDX Jazz survives - and flourishes - October 13, 2009 PDX Jazz announces a new executive director today "Those community gardens could be classrooms" - October 12, 2009 City Club hosted an October 9 discussion on improving school lunches for our children Season of Service celebrates one successful year, prepares for another - October 12, 2009 Portland prepares for the 2010 Season of Service Mercy Corps opens new global headquarters in downtown Portland - October 9, 2009 On Friday, October 9, Mercy Corps celebrated the opening of its new global headquarters in Portland's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood Housing Bureau marks Lead Prevention Month with $4 million grant to protect low-income households - October 9, 2009 Public-private partnership brings Director Park to life - October 8, 2009 Jim Redden explores Director Park, the first downtown Portland park to open since 2005, in the October 8 Tribune Youth Conservation Corps shares successes with Council - October 8, 2009 Members of the newly-launched Youth Conservation Corps presented photos and memories of their experience this past summer with Council on Wednesday afternoon New Fish Team face - October 8, 2009 The Fish Team welcomes a new member Council proclaims 'Day of Culture' - October 6, 2009 The Oregon Cultural Trust, whose Board Nick sits on, will host a Day of Culture on October 8, 2009 Loaves and Fishes celebrates City Hall garden harvest - October 6, 2009 Downtown Portland's Elm Court Loaves and Fishes hosted a Harvest Celebration lunch October 6th to recognize the City Hall garden Oaks Bottom mural takes flight - October 5, 2009 Nick spent last Friday at the dedication of the Portland Memorial Mausoleum and Oaks Bottom Widlife Refuge Mural, the largest hand-painted mural in the country. This is the new Section 8 - October 1, 2009 Farmers markets survive a close call - September 30, 2009 Portland's farmers markets - ranked number one in the world recently - had a close call recently. "Opportunity awaits us" - September 28, 2009 The September 18 Street Roots editorial spotlights rays of hope Beverly Cleary continues to delight - September 28, 2009 Author Laura Foster leads tours of Beverly Cleary's haunts in NE Portland Rainwater Pavilion dedication in Tanner Springs Park - September 25, 2009 Commissioner Fish spoke at the dedication of the Rainwater Pavilion, in the Pearl, Creative minds at work in Portland - September 24, 2009 Affordable housing tax breaks in jeopardy - September 23, 2009 Mark Larabee reports on questions around the City's affordable housing tax abatements in the September 24 Oregonian Best Wishes to Carmen Rubio in her new endeavors - September 23, 2009 Carmen Caballero Rubio leaving Fish Team to head Latino Network New sidewalk rules take shape - September 22, 2009 Mark Larabee reports on ongoing talks to reform rules governing the use of Portland's sidewalks. See Portland on the 4T Trail - September 21, 2009 Nick Fish helps inagurate the new Four T Trail Loop (Trail, Tram, Trolley, Train) Cutting the ribbon at Pardee Commons - September 20, 2009 Nick was on hand this morning to cut the ribbon at Pardee Commons, an incredible new housing development in East Portland. Nick in the News - September 18, 2009 Nick Fish, the Resource Access Center, and the Free Sidewalk plan Park(ing) Day hits Portland - September 17, 2009 Several areas around town usually dedicated to cars are becoming parks - but just for the day. Portland Adventist Community Services serves Portland's vulnerable while keeping a low profile - September 15, 2009 Oregonian reporter Irina Verzemnieks spent a week volunteering with PACS. Portland farmers markets: the world's best - September 14, 2009 Delta's Sky Magazine has ranked Portland's farmer's markets number one in the world in its September issue Where MAX goes, development follows - September 11, 2009 The MAX Green Line, debuting September 12 in East Portland, is expected to bring much-anticipated development to the area. Travel Portland spotlights local flavor in new promotional spot - September 10, 2009 Garden replanting continues to foster communtiy spirit - September 8, 2009 Repair and replanting of the Earl Boyles Community Garden has brought the city's gardening community together Holocaust Memorial 5th Anniversary - September 4, 2009 Commissioner Fish spoke at the 5th anniversary event for the Holocaust Memorial in Washington Park in late August Food Works program grows vegetables and a sense of community - September 3, 2009 Food Works, an initiave of Janus Youth Programs, employs local teens on a Sauvie Island farm. Housing Director Recommends Hold on Block 49 - September 2, 2009 Portland Housing Bureau Director Margaret Van Vliet recommends pausing development of Block 49, an affordable housing development in the South Waterfront. Nick's Annual Report - August 31, 2009 Find out what Nick's been up to during his first year in office Community Gardens initiative takes giant step forward - August 26, 2009 Commissioner Fish announced that his Community Gardens initiative has been selected as an Oregon Solutions project by the office of Governor Kulongoski Community rallies to repair Earl Boyles Community Garden - August 23, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish and neighbors worked August 22 to repair the Earl Boyles community garden, vandalized the previous week. RAC plans clear Design Commission - August 21, 2009 The Resource Access Center has cleared the City of Portland's Design Review process and is set to finalize funding and break ground in the Fall of 2009. PHB Director Margaret Van Vliet in Street Roots - August 21, 2009 Couple asks Oregonians to "share local" - August 21, 2009 From the Oregonian, August 21 Bill Naito Legacy Fountain opens in Waterfront Park - August 21, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish dedicated the Bill Naito Legacy Fountain in Waterfront Park Thursday, August 20. Council launches 2009 Disparity Study - August 20, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish and the Portland City Council approved a contract with BBC Research and Consulting to conduct the 2009 Disparity Study for the City of Portland. Council honors VOA Oregon's Kay Toran - August 19, 2009 Portland Commissioner Nick Fish and the City Council honored Volutneers of America's Kay Toran with an official proclamation today, August 19, 2009 Neighbors step up to repair Earl Boyles Community Garden after vandals strike - August 18, 2009 Portland Commissioner Nick Fish announced a "speak-out' event after a local Community Garden was hit by vandalism in August of 2009. Gardens "Build Community" in Portland - August 17, 2009 Letter to the Oregonian about Community Gardens in Portland Governer Kulongoski says Gateway Green is a go! - August 12, 2009 Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski gives the green light to Portland's Gateway Green program. Nick helps kick off Census 2010 - August 7, 2009 PDC welcomes incoming Chair Scott Andrews - August 6, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish welcomes PDC Chair Scott Andrews, taking over from outgoing Chair Charles Wilhoite Hayden Island celebrates National Night Out - August 5, 2009 Portland Commissioner Nick Fish joined the National Night Out party hosted by the Hayden Island Manufactured Home Community on Tuesday, August 4. Washington Park Summer Festival arrives! - August 4, 2009 Portland Commissioner Nick Fish kicked off the 2009 Washington Park Summer Concert Series, presented by Portland Parks & Recreation. Urban League reports that Black Oregonians still face significant barriers to homeownership - August 3, 2009 The Urban League of Portland's recent Report shows little progress for black Oregonians over the last two decades. Governor Kulongoski signs important homeowner protection legislation - July 31, 2009 Governor Kulongoski and Commissioner Nick Fish appeared at Portland's African American Alliance for Homeownership this morning to sign into law SB628 and HB2189, borrower protection bills. Council votes to continue fight against EPA-mandated treatment of Bull Run water - July 30, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish and the Portland City Council voted to fight the EPA's LT2 mandate and seek a variance - barring that, the City will adopt UV technology to treat the water for cryptosporidium bacteria. Portland ranks number two in volunteerism nationwide - July 30, 2009 Barack Obama's service initiative has ranked Portland number two in volunteerism nationwide $1.45 million arts, humanities, and heritage across Oregon - July 28, 2009 The Oregon Cultural Trust, on whose Board Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish sits, recently announced $1.45 million in grants to state cultural organizations. HUD Deputy-Secretary Ron Sims visits City Hall - July 24, 2009 Portland Commissioner Nick Fish convened a meeting this morning with HUD Deputy-Secretary Ron Sims and Deputy Regional Director Martha Dilts Major League Soccer Moves Forward - July 24, 2009 Nick Fish's Statements on MLS Youth Conservation Corps provides summer jobs for Portland teens - July 23, 2009 Mark Larabee on the Park and Recreation Bureau's Youth Conservation Corps, overseen by Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish Hot weather advisory from Commissioner Fish - July 22, 2009 Commissioner Fish wants Portlanders to stay safe this coming weekend, when temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees or more. High season for Portland's farmers markets - July 20, 2009 Commissioner Fish is an avid farmers market patron, and he encourages you to check one - or more - of Portland's many farmers markets this summer. Housing officials hit Portland - July 17, 2009 Housing Commissioner Nick Fish addressed the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials at their "Recovery and Reinvestment - Strengthening and Rebuilding our Communities, Regions, and the Nation" conference in Portland, Oregon, July 2009. Senn's Dairy Park and Community Garden opening - July 16, 2009 Commissioner Fish at the opening of the first park in Parkrose, the Senn's Dairy Community Garden. Oregon's recession: By the numbers - July 15, 2009 Portland Commissioner Nick Fish on the HUD Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress and the increasing importance of service to help our most vulnerable. Council introduces Intertwine - July 10, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish and Metro President David Bragdon announced the launch of Intertwine, a regional partnership to promote parks, trails, and natuiral areas. My statement on the Cesar Chavez street renaming vote - July 8, 2009 Classical Chinese Garden celebrates 10th anniversary - June 8, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish joined the 10th anniversary celebration of the Classical Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, June 7, 2009. "We call it the eyes and ears of our park system" - June 2, 2009 Portland Parks, led by Commissioner Nick Fish, debuts ParkScan, a tool for citizens to comment on Portland's many parks. City Hall garden - coming along! - June 2, 2009 Portland, Oregon's City Hall Garden is part of an effort to encourage Portlander's to grow more food and donate the excess to charity. Homeownership Month Recognized in Council - June 4, 2009 Portland City Council recognized Homeownership Month 2009 with an official proclamation on June 3. Charles Jordan Named "Urban Pioneer" - June 5, 2009 Charles Jordan, former Portland City Commissioner and Parks Director, recieved "Urban Pioneer Award" from Portland State University Lents Park: Nick Interviewed on KATU Channel 2 - June 8, 2009 Portland celebrates 50th anniversary of Sapporo sister city relationship - June 8, 2009 Urban Pioneer Awards honor community leaders - June 2, 2009 The 2009 Urban Pioneer Awards honor TriMet, Albina Community band, and former Portland city commissioner Charles Jordan LEED-certified Shaver Green Apartments open in King Neighborhood - June 2, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish opened the LEED-certified Shaver Green Apartments in Portland's King Neighborhood. Starlight Parade - June 2, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish rode in the 2009 Portland Starlight Parade with his family. Older Americans Month recognition continues with "Living Today for a Better Tomorrow" breakfast - June 2, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish joins County Chair Ted Wheeler at the Living Today for a Better Tomorrow breakfast celebrating Older Americans Month. Council recognizes Older Americans Month with official proclamation - June 2, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish and the Portland City Council, joined by County Commissioner Judy Shiprack and Vicki Hersen of Elders in Action, recognize Older Americans Month with and official proclamation Blue Heron Weeks highlighted in Council - June 2, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish and the Portland City Council recognize Blue Heron Week with an official proclamation. "Movies in the Park" kicks off with new and familiar favorites - June 2, 2009 Portland Parks & Recreations kicks off Movies in the Park July 3 at the Multnomah Arts Center. Movies will continue throughout the summer at various Portland parks. Over two dozen local businesses and individuals help meet challenge to save 2009 Washington Park Summer Festival - June 2, 2009 Portland's Washington Park Summer Festival has been saved by generous contributions from Gordon Sondland and numerous public and private contributors, announces Commissioner Nick Fish. Council officially proclaims ReUse Week 2009 in Portland - June 10, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish and the Portland City Council, together with Multnomah County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, proclaimed ReUse Week 2009 in Portland beginning today, June 10, and extending through next Thursday, June 18. Legislative check-in in Salem - June 11, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish visited Salem on Tuesday, June 9, to check in with Portland's represenatives, including Senator Suzanne Bonamici and Representative Tina Kotek, in the state legislature. Portland Housing Bureau Director Announcement - June 11, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish announced Margaret Van Vliet of Oregon Solutions as the first Director of the newly-formed Portland Housing Bureau. Free For All! - June 11, 2009 Free and affordable recreation opportunities offered by Portland's Parks and Recreation Bureau, overseen by Commissioner Nick Fish. Ross Island natural area welcomes volunteer group's effort to remove invasive species - June 15, 2009 Portland's Ross Island natural area welcomed a volunteer work group removing invasive species this past Saturday. Commissioners Fish and Kafoury chair the Census 2010 Complete Count Committee - June 17, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish and Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury will chair the local Complete Count Committee for Census 2010, identifying and working to eliminate traditional barriers to reporting. Youth$ave graduates celebrate with Nick - June 18, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish was on hand for the recent REACH CDC Youth$ave graduation ceremony. Soccer and baseball go their separate ways - June 19, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish, who long advocated for decoupling soccer and baseball in Portland, Oregon, will have his way, according to Mayor Sam Adams and Merritt Paulson. ReUse Week wrap-up - June 23, 2009 ReUse Week 2009 in Portland, Oregon, concluded a successful donation drive last Friday. Led by Commissioners Nick Fish and Jeff Cogen, the drive collected materials to help many many folks in Portland. Youth Commissioner Shantel Monk in the Skanner - June 24, 2009 Lisa Loving's Skanner profile of Shantel Monk included a photo shoot with Portland City Commissioner NIck Fish. "Top Secret" Parks Donation Unveiled - June 24, 2009 Al Roker and the Today Show donate to Parks Foundation Council votes to decouple soccer and baseball - June 25, 2009 Commissioner Nick Fish and his Portland City Council colleagues voted June 24 to decouple soccer and baseball proposals brought by Merritt Paulson. Parks programs offer summer fun for all - June 30, 2009 Portland Commissioner Nick Fish kicked off the Parks Bureau's Summer Playground program, part of the Summer Free For All, at Montavilla Park. "Now more than ever" - July 6, 2009 Carol Morse, RACC Chairwoman, has a guest piece in the Oregonian, encouraging Portlanders to support the arts however they are able. Single-track discussion highlighted in Portland Monthly - July 6, 2009 Commissioner Fish has taken on the question of single-track, off-road biking in Portland by convening cycling enthusiasts and conservationists alike to find a solution. Blog Archive