Week of 6/1/09 - 6/7/09

*  Meeting with Amalia Alarcon de Morris, Director of Office of Neighborhood Involvement

*  Lunch with Debbie Kaye, friend and League of Women Voters member

*  Met with  Nick White and Ann-Marie Kevorkian-Mattie, Bureau of Emergency Communications union stewards

*  Monthly lunch with bureau directors

*  Meeting with Marta Guembes, applicant for Chavez street renaming, and other supporters

*  Visited Southeast Uplift Board Meeting

*  Council worksession on Milwaukie Light Rail

*  Briefing on Disabled Task Force Report

*  Meeting with Craig Boretz, Con-Way representative

*  Monthly meeting with Commissoner Leonard

*  The Gathering meeting of North Portland leaders, at New Columbia

*  Council hearings Wednesday morning

*  Walked in Rose Festival Junior Parade, thanks to Commissioner Leonard and Fire Bureau Battalion Chief Terry getting me there just in time, after a long City Council session

*  Visited Choice Action Team meeting (NARAL ProChoice Oregon)

*  Met with Greg Phillips, Executive Director of Portland Center Stage

*  Met with Sister Cathie, Rose Haven

*  Meeting with multiple stakeholders to preview plans for summer process to discuss services and regulations affecting people and businesses downtown and citywide

*  Met with Julie Massa, Oregon Opportunity Network, and other housing advocates concerned about losing funding for affordable housing in Lents

*  Met with David Olson and MaryBeth Henry, Cable and Franchise Office

*  Met with William Weinstein, Center of Excellence

*  Met with Metro Public Defender’s Office attorneys, Maite Uranga and Chris O’Connor, regarding Sidewalk Obstructions and anti-camping ordinances

*  Met with Lisa Turley and Toni Sexton, Bureau of Emergency Communications

*  Attended 50th Anniversary celebration of Portland-Sapporo sister city relationship. Met the Mayor of Sapporo. 

*  Met with Amy Simon, campaign consultant who helped me win the election with her expert analysis

*  Dinner with Mark Lakeman, leader of City Repair and Village Building Convergence

*  Opening speech at opening night of the 2009 Village Building Convergence

*  Lead Grand Floral Walk, along the route before the Grand Floral Parade.  Thanks to Latania and Jen for providing walk security for me. 

*  US Coastguard lunch, met multiple Admirals when introduced by Jim Lascher of the Rose Festival Association

*  Attended Dickinson Park opening, celebrating the work of the Crestwood and Ashcreek neighborhoods and volunteer leader Darien Reese

*  Grand Floral Ball, Royal Rosarians

*  Sayonara Party for Sapporo delegation

*  Older son Luke's Commencement ceremony from the Graduate School of Education.  Great time to get a job in teaching!

Dinners at home: Wednesday