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Commissioner Randy Leonard

1221 SW 4th Ave, Rm. 210

Portland, Oregon 97204

(503) 823-4682

randy@portlandoregon.gov

 

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Loss of the Beavers shows textbook failure of leadership (Oregonian Editorial) 9.7.10 (PDF Document, 28kb) - September 7, 2010
Last Thursday underway on Alberta Street, complete with lemonade (Oregonian) 8.27.10 (PDF Document, 21kb) - August 31, 2010
Three strikes and the Portland Beavers are out (Oregonian) 8.22.10 (PDF Document, 84kb) - August 23, 2010
Memorial planned for Willamette National Cemetery for Gold Star families (Oregonian) 8.20.10 (PDF Document, 21kb) - August 20, 2010
Portland City Hall continues to grapple with noise, traffic at Last Thursday (Oregonian) 8.19.10 (PDF Document, 44kb) - August 19, 2010
Bull Run Watershed: Journey to the source of Portland's copious, constant water (Oregonian) 8.13.10 (PDF Document, 131kb) - August 13, 2010
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 8.12.10.pdf (PDF Document, 82kb) - August 12, 2010 Raging architects

City Commissioner Randy Leonard christens Portland's second public loo (Oregonian) 8.12.10 (PDF Document, 47kb) - August 12, 2010
Portland to open its second public 'loo' Wednesday (KOIN) 8.11.10 (PDF Document, 36kb) - August 11, 2010
Portland to Inaugurate Second Loo (Willamette Week) 8.11.10 (PDF Document, 89kb) - August 11, 2010
Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard to inaugurate second public loo (Oregonian) 8.10.10 (PDF Document, 42kb) - August 10, 2010
As Beavers quit town, Portland whiffs again (Oregonian) 8.9.10 (PDF Document, 24kb) - August 9, 2010
County: What to do with Wapato Jail? (KGW) 8.5.10 (PDF Document, 43kb) - August 5, 2010
Leonard takes one more swing for Portland Beavers (The Columbian) 8.4.10 (PDF Document, 19kb) - August 4, 2010
Portland city leaders should get out of the parking garage business (Oregonian opinion) 8.4.10 (PDF Document, 57kb) - August 4, 2010
Many hope lessons from Chasse death lead to better policy (KATU) 7.29.10 (PDF Document, 16kb) - July 29, 2010
Toilet Troubles (Portland Mercury) 7.29.10 (PDF Document, 106kb) - July 29, 2010 Ready or Not, Here Come the Public Restrooms

Portland approves plan to ban plastic bags (Daily Journal of Commerce) 7.28.10 (PDF Document, 10kb) - July 28, 2010
In The Weeds (Willamette Week) 7.28.10 (PDF Document, 24kb) - July 28, 2010 Cut yoru lawn... or else.

Sustainability center at crossroads (Sustainable Business Oregon) 7.23.10.pdf (PDF Document, 28kb) - July 23, 2010
Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 7.22.10 (PDF Document, 45kb) - July 22, 2010 Fire bond plan on a short fuse

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 7.22.10 (PDF Document, 86kb) - July 22, 2010
Portlanders can report messy neighbors (KGW) 7.21.10 (PDF Document, 54kb) - July 22, 2010
BDS wants new electronic permitting system (Daily Journal of Commerce) 7.16.10 (PDF Document, 39kb) - July 16, 2010
Portland voters: You have a $72 million fire bond in November (Oregonian) 7.16.10 (PDF Document, 62kb) - July 16, 2010
City to consider changes to permit system (Portland Business Journal) 7.16.10 (PDF Document, 26kb) - July 16, 2010
Granny flats fuel building surge (Portland Tribune) 7.15.10 (PDF Document, 60kb) - July 15, 2010 New city incentives prompt people to add units to their homes

Portland council votes 3 to 2 to approve controversial change for new Police Review Board (Oregonian) 7.14.10 (PDF Document, 22kb) - July 14, 2010
Portland Council to vote on controversial changes to new Police Review Board (Oregonian) 7.14.10 (PDF Document, 45kb) - July 14, 2010
Leonard v Saltzman battle looms over fire bureau bond measure (KGW) 7.11.10 (PDF Document, 43kb) - July 12, 2010
Portland City Council to ponder pricier fire bond next week (Oregonian) 7.10.10 (PDF Document, 65kb) - July 12, 2010
Portland works to add public toilet in Pearl District's Jamison Square (Oregonian) 7.10.10 (PDF Document, 60kb) - July 12, 2010
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 7.8.10 (PDF Document, 87kb) - July 8, 2010 Overwrought Overtime

Westside Story (Willamette Week) 7.7.10 (PDF Document, 25kb) - July 7, 2010
Portland audit: Fire Bureau missing emergency response time goal (Oregonian) 7.7.10 (PDF Document, 31kb) - July 7, 2010
Waterfront Blues Festival Day 3: Curtis Salgado and things that go boom (Oregonian) 7.6.10 (PDF Document, 42kb) - July 6, 2010
Overtime threatens City Hall labor relations (KGW) 7.1.10 (PDF Document, 74kb) - July 2, 2010
Portland City Council postpones vote on parks labor contract, spars over overtime (Oregonian) 7.1.10 (PDF Document, 67kb) - July 1, 2010
City Council considers purchasing toilets (San Diego Union Tribune) 6.30.10 (PDF Document, 32kb) - June 30, 2010
Downtown's lack of public bathrooms persists (KUSI San Diego News) 6.30.10 (PDF Document, 16kb) - June 30, 2010
Portland stimulus report unclear on jobs (Portland Business Journal) 6.28.10 (PDF Document, 28kb) - June 28, 2010
Blazers, city will soon discuss developing Rose Quarter's empty lots (Oregonian) 6.25.10 (PDF Document, 309kb) - June 25, 2010
Sources Say - Planning to plan more planning (Portland Tribune) 6.24.10 (PDF Document, 40kb) - June 24, 2010
Skip to my Loo (San Diego City Beat) 6.21.10 (PDF Document, 35kb) - June 22, 2010
Portland City Council calls Arizona immigration law un-American (Oregonian) 6.17.10 (PDF Document, 41kb) - June 17, 2010
Is this the time for a Portland Fire Bureau bond? Um ... (Oregonian opinion) 6.16.10 (PDF Document, 17kb) - June 16, 2010
Slipping One Over (Willamette Week) 6.9.10 (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 9, 2010 The city lets one waterfront development slide, and a law-abiding competitor suffers.

Fund services, not candidates (Portland Tribune guest opinion) 6.4.10 (PDF Document, 54kb) - June 4, 2010 TwoViews • Is Portland’s public campaign financing system worth it? Debate lands on November ballot

Duel Over Donations (Willamette Week) 6.2.10 (PDF Document, 272kb) - June 2, 2010
Portland City Council approves public vote for taxpayer-funded campaigns (Oregonian) 5.27.10 (PDF Document, 16kb) - May 27, 2010
Portland City Council approves slimmer, $228 million Portland Development Commission budget (Oregonian) 5.27.10 (PDF Document, 18kb) - May 27, 2010
Hopkins a man of heart, action (Portland Tribune) 5.27.10 (PDF Document, 39kb) - May 27, 2010 Co-workers mourn leader of city?s Katrina response

Debate begins as Portland City Council sends public campaign financing to ballot (Oregonian) 5.26.10 (PDF Document, 22kb) - May 26, 2010
The Fall Line (Willamette Week) 5.26.10 (PDF Document, 71kb) - May 26, 2010 Seven things that will bei n political fashion in the November election

Portland City Council takes up sewer, water rate increases (Oregonian) 5.20.10 (PDF Document, 18kb) - May 20, 2010
City Council questions Adams' "land grab" (KGW) 5.20.10 (PDF Document, 55kb) - May 20, 2010
Owner of closed Greek Cusina files suit against Randy Leonard (Oregonian) 5.20.10 (PDF Document, 18kb) - May 20, 2010
Portland Mayor Sam Adams releases new police budget, restoring officer positions, and Mounted Patrol and Cold Case units (Oregonian) 5.19.10 (PDF Document, 27kb) - May 19, 2010
Cop Out (Willamette Week) 5.19.10 (PDF Document, 749kb) - May 19, 2010 Inside the battle among mayor Sam Adams, police chief Rosie Sizer and commissioner Dan Saltzman.

Dan Saltzman recounts April confrontation between his staff, Mayor Sam Adams (Oregonian) 5.16.10 (PDF Document, 49kb) - May 17, 2010
New Portland police chief Mike Reese says preparing for his new job was just 'part of my personality' (Oregonian) 5.15.10 (PDF Document, 54kb) - May 17, 2010
The mayor dials 9-1-1 and summons himself (Oregonian opinion) 5.15.10 (PDF Document, 21kb) - May 17, 2010
Day after removal, Rosie Sizer reflects on 4 years as Portland's police chief (Oregonian) 5.14.10 (PDF Document, 18kb) - May 17, 2010
Quick thoughts on Rosie Sizer's firing (Oregonian opinion) 5.13.10 (PDF Document, 19kb) - May 13, 2010
Sizer out in police shakeup (Portland Tribune) 5.13.10 (PDF Document, 29kb) - May 13, 2010 Adams fires chief, yanks bureau from Saltzman

Portland Mayor Sam Adams names new police chief, boots Rosie Sizer (Oregonian) 5.13.10 (PDF Document, 114kb) - May 13, 2010
Portland Mayor Sam Adams focused on 'getting a balanced budget' (Oregonian) 5.12.10 (PDF Document, 22kb) - May 12, 2010
Winners & Losers (Willamette Week) 5.12.10 (PDF Document, 45kb) - May 12, 2010 City of Portland 2010 Budget Edition

Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer upset at proposed cuts in police bureau (Oregonian) 5.11.10 (PDF Document, 33kb) - May 10, 2010
Portland sidewalk ordinance creates 6- to 8-foot no-sitting or lying zone (Oregonian) 5.7.10 (PDF Document, 19kb) - May 7, 2010
Portland Mayor Sam Adams rolls out his 2010-11 budget today (Oregonian) 5.7.10 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 7, 2010
Larger than life (Portland Tribune) 5.6.10 (PDF Document, 79kb) - May 6, 2010 Portland?s First Lady overcomes a ?Crazy Enough? story with amazing grace

Analysis: The Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Quarter Development Project (Oregonian) 5.4.10 (PDF Document, 36kb) - May 4, 2010
After scandal and recall attempts, Portland Mayor Sam Adams tries to regain the authority to match his ambitions (Oregonian) 5.2.10 (PDF Document, 46kb) - May 4, 2010
State may step in to save downtown history museum (Portland Tribune) 4.29.10 (PDF Document, 39kb) - April 29, 2010 Heritage tax off the table as governor helps look for funds

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 4.29.10 (PDF Document, 85kb) - April 29, 2010 Witness the Fitness

Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman bears brunt of public anger as he seeks re-election (Oregonian) 4.24.10 (PDF Document, 50kb) - April 26, 2010
Randy Leonard was right: Portland Police Bureau needs new leadership (Oregonian Opinion) 4.24.10 (PDF Document, 44kb) - April 26, 2010
Portland prepares to install Loo No. 2 (Oregonian) 4.24.10 (PDF Document, 26kb) - April 26, 2010
Portland Police Bureau isn't in the red as deeply as first projected (Oregonian) 4.22.10 (PDF Document, 34kb) - April 22, 2010
State Of The Union (Willamette Week) 4.21.10 (PDF Document, 27kb) - April 22, 2010 With Westerman gone, what?s next for the Portland Police Association?

Portland police union president announces he's resigning his post (Oregonian) 4.20.10 (PDF Document, 50kb) - April 20, 2010
Neon artist's work is still up in lights (Oregonian) 4.18.10 (PDF Document, 46kb) - April 19, 2010
River plan passes (Portland Business Journal) 4.16.10 (PDF Document, 27kb) - April 16, 2010
Portland council approves river plan (Oregonian) 4.16.10 (PDF Document, 15kb) - April 16, 2010
Oregon Symphony asks city for $200,000 for trip to Carnegie Hall (Oregonian) 4.15.10 (PDF Document, 51kb) - April 16, 2010
Council moves Coliseum proposals forward (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.15.10 (PDF Document, 13kb) - April 15, 2010
Portland Moves Forward With Memorial Coliseum Proposals (OPB) 4.15.10 (PDF Document, 8kb) - April 15, 2010
The Man in the Shadows (Portland Mercury) 4.15.10 (PDF Document, 103kb) - April 15, 2010 Meet Mark Wiener: The Most Politically Powerful Man in Portland (Whom You've Probably Never Heard Of)

Adams memo: Police Bureau overspends budget by $5 million (KGW) 4.7.10 (PDF Document, 26kb) - April 8, 2010
More loos to be installed downtown (DJC) 4.6.10 (PDF Document, 23kb) - April 7, 2010
Neighbors react to potential closure of Brooklyn Park summer program (The Bee) 4.6.10 (PDF Document, 38kb) - April 6, 2010 Neighbors react to potential closure of Brooklyn Park summer program

Amendments delay River Plan vote (Portland Business Journal) 4.2.10 (PDF Document, 27kb) - April 2, 2010
River plan still hits opposition (Portland Tribune) 4.1.10 (PDF Document, 46kb) - April 2, 2010 Industries say they’d rather pay money than undergo new city reviews

Taking a stand on China (Oregonian opinion) 4.1.10 (PDF Document, 20kb) - April 1, 2010
City Approves Police Oversight Reform (KPTV) 4.1.10 (PDF Document, 32kb) - April 1, 2010
Portland City Council unanimously approves police oversight reforms (Oregonian) 4.1.10 (PDF Document, 55kb) - April 1, 2010
Portland police seek money to help diversify the ranks as officers retire (Oregonian) 3.31.10 (PDF Document, 32kb) - March 31, 2010
A city made in Oregon (PSU Vanguard) 3.31.10 (PDF Document, 47kb) - March 31, 2010 Don?t change the ?Made in Oregon? sign

Burning Bridges (Willamette Week) 3.31.10 (PDF Document, 27kb) - March 31, 2010 After two fatal shootings this year, can cops regain the city's trust?

Portland sign changes hands after negotiations (Daily Emerald) 3.29.10 (PDF Document, 81kb) - March 29, 2010 The city now owns the iconic sign that the University has been fighting for a year to obtain

Tibet Awareness Day: Let us not bend before China's threats (Oregonian opinion) 3.29.10 (PDF Document, 19kb) - March 29, 2010
Portland sewer, water rates lack third-party check (Oregonian) 3.28.10 (PDF Document, 87kb) - March 29, 2010
Portland gets last word on sign (Eugene Register Guard) 3.27.10 (PDF Document, 15kb) - March 29, 2010
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.25.10 (PDF Document, 30kb) - March 25, 2010 The Wrong Process

Police say reforms may go nowhere (Portland Tribune) 3.25.10 (PDF Document, 39kb) - March 25, 2010 Changes in city oversight board likely to be challenged in court.

Iconic Portland sign to be city property (KGW) 3.23.10 (PDF Document, 40kb) - March 24, 2010
City of Portland soon to own 'Made in Oregon' sign (Oregonian) 3.23.10 (PDF Document, 20kb) - March 23, 2010
Reform of Portland police oversight one step toward repairing disconnect with public (Oregonian) 3.21.10 (PDF Document, 57kb) - March 22, 2010
Council Discusses Police Reform With Public?Delays Vote By Two Weeks Until March 31 (Portland Mercury) 3.19.10 (PDF Document, 222kb) - March 19, 2010
Portland police oversight reforms delayed (KGW) 3.19.10 (PDF Document, 42kb) - March 19, 2010
City Council Hears Testimony on Leonard?s Police Oversight Ordinance (Willamette Week) 3.19.10 (PDF Document, 402kb) - March 19, 2010
Beef up Portland police oversight? No decision yet (Corvallis Gazette Times) 3.19.10 (PDF Document, 13kb) - March 19, 2010
Public packs Portland City Council meeting to testify on police oversight proposal (Oregonian) 3.19.10 (PDF Document, 87kb) - March 19, 2010
To the staff of the Portland Rose Festival: Welcome home, to the waterfront (Oregonian) 3.19.10 (PDF Document, 32kb) - March 19, 2010
Council denies benefits to former firefighter (KATU) 3.18.10 (PDF Document, 24kb) - March 18, 2010
Pension Fund Debate Heats Up Portland Council (OPB) 3.18.10 (PDF Document, 8kb) - March 18, 2010
Portland Utility Review Board to take up $20 million for bioswales and bikes (Oregonian) 3.18.10 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 18, 2010
Regional Arts & Culture Council presents its 'state of the arts' (Oregonian) 3.18.10 (PDF Document, 19kb) - March 18, 2010
Tensions high as Portland City Council passes resolution challenging Tom Hurley's arbitration award (Oregonian) 3.18.10 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 18, 2010
Auditor pushes police reforms (Portland Tribune) 3.18.10 (PDF Document, 37kb) - March 18, 2010 Griffen-Valade finds herself in unlikely role of cop reviewer

Not County-ing Their Chickens (Portland Mercury) 3.18.10 (PDF Document, 74kb) - March 18, 2010 Commissioner Candidates Want Your Attention

The Spank Heard 'Round Portland (Portland Mercury) 3.18.10 (PDF Document, 147kb) - March 18, 2010 Randy Leonard Takes on Police Oversight

Putting Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer in her place (Oregonian Editorial) 3.17.10 (PDF Document, 18kb) - March 17, 2010
Randy Leonard asks Portland fire chief to find job for Tom Hurley that has already been part of collective bargaining (Oregonian) 3.17.10 (PDF Document, 33kb) - March 17, 2010
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 3.17.10 (PDF Document, 47kb) - March 17, 2010 In Regular Need Of Both Randy Leonard And Reconciliation

Citizen panel releases its own proposal for improving Portland police oversight (Oregonian) 3.16.10 (PDF Document, 18kb) - March 16, 2010
Thinking globally, acting locally (Oregonian Editorial) 3.16.10 (PDF Document, 53kb) - March 16, 2010
Randy Leonard, Portland auditor pushing police oversight vote despite Chief Rosie Sizer's absence (Oregonian) 3.16.10 (PDF Document, 31kb) - March 16, 2010
Speakers tell citizen review committee to raise standards for Portland police (Oregonian) 3.15.10 (PDF Document, 245kb) - March 15, 2010
A ceremony of hope and community (Oregonian Editorial) 3.15.10 (PDF Document, 20kb) - March 15, 2010
It's time to strengthen citizen oversight of police (Oregonian Editorial) 3.12.10 (PDF Document, 20kb) - March 12, 2010
Firefighter and City Commissioners duel over disability award (KATU) 3.12.10 (PDF Document, 16kb) - March 12, 2010
Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 3.11.10 (PDF Document, 29kb) - March 11, 2010 Police Politics

Portland BDS asks for help (Daily Journal of Commerce) 3.11.10 (PDF Document, 40kb) - March 11, 2010
Portland OR Officials Seek Tougher Accountability For Police (The Crime Report) 3.11.10 (PDF Document, 12kb) - March 11, 2010
Council action on Tom Hurley's disability benefits set over for one week (Oregonian) 3.11.10 (PDF Document, 19kb) - March 11, 2010
Portland officials call for overhaul of police oversight (Oregonian) 3.11.10 (PDF Document, 46kb) - March 11, 2010
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.11.10 (PDF Document, 31kb) - March 11, 2010 Bottoming Out

Seven Days In Tibet (Willamette Week) 3.10.10 (PDF Document, 27kb) - March 10, 2010 Randy Leonard?s foreign policy foray manages to anger the world?s most populous country.

China meddles in Portland's proclamation of March 10 as Tibet Awareness day (Phayul) 3.9.10 (PDF Document, 29kb) - March 9, 2010
Portland mayor, commissioner rebuff Chinese Consulate on Tibet (Oregonian) 3.9.10 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 9, 2010
Portland firefighters union sticks it to the city (Oregonian opinion) 3.9.10 (PDF Document, 41kb) - March 9, 2010
Gearing Up for Tibetan Awareness Day (Oregonian opinion) 3.9.10 (PDF Document, 15kb) - March 9, 2010
Disability ruling mocks the will of the voters (Oregonian Editorial) 3.5.10 (PDF Document, 20kb) - March 5, 2010
Welcome to the wackiness of Portland's city government (Oregonian Editorial) 3.4.10 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 5, 2010
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.4.10 (PDF Document, 30kb) - March 4, 2010 The Secret Room

Let's Fix the Portland Police Bureau! (Portland Mercury) 3.4.10 (PDF Document, 103kb) - March 4, 2010 Changing the Cop Culture that Led to the Death of Aaron Campbell

Honoring Portland firefighters (PSU Daily Vanguard) 3.3.10 (PDF Document, 48kb) - March 3, 2010 PSU community helped in the design of memorial

Ruling could unravel reforms to Portland's public safety disability fund (Oregonian) 3.3.10 (PDF Document, 44kb) - March 3, 2010
Portland is cautious with biodiesel (Daily Journal of Commerce) 3.3.10 (PDF Document, 47kb) - March 3, 2010
Water bills to rocket upward (Portland Tribune) 2.25.10 (PDF Document, 41kb) - February 25, 2010 Replacing reservoirs will require big bucks from users

Portland City Council calls out feds on FCC rule that speeds up reviews of cell towers (Oregonian) 2.25.10 (PDF Document, 39kb) - February 25, 2010
Randy's New Year's Resolution (Rap Sheet) 2.10 (PDF Document, 65kb) - February 24, 2010
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 2.24.10 (PDF Document, 37kb) - February 24, 2010
Winning Portland firefighter memorial design would cost about $2.4 million (Oregonian) 2.23.10 (PDF Document, 59kb) - February 23, 2010
Repairing the breach starts now (Oregonian Guest Editorial) 2.20.10 (PDF Document, 31kb) - February 23, 2010
Police face growing uproar (Portland Tribune) 2.18.10 (PDF Document, 69kb) - February 19, 2010 Outrage flows from many quarters over Campbell shooting

Chief says maligned officer will stay on job (KGW) 2.18.10 (PDF Document, 53kb) - February 18, 2010
Saltzman Takes the Heat, Adams Gets In the Kitchen (OPB) 2.18.10 (PDF Document, 31kb) - February 18, 2010
Commissioner Leonard: Hold Police Bureau accountable (KGW) 2.17.10 (PDF Document, 54kb) - February 18, 2010
Nick Fish: 'This young man should not have died' (KATU) 2.17.10 (PDF Document, 32kb) - February 18, 2010
Portland Police Bureau under fire for busting its personnel budget (Oregonian) 2.17.10 (PDF Document, 20kb) - February 18, 2010
Portland's 2030 bicycle plan coasts to approval (Water World) 2.12.10 (PDF Document, 18kb) - February 18, 2010
Bike plan approved; funding not settled (Daily Journal of Commerce) 2.12.10 (PDF Document, 12kb) - February 18, 2010
Portland's stadium project moves forward (Soccer America Daily) 2.4.10 (PDF Document, 16kb) - February 4, 2010
Council approves PGE Park soccer deal (Daily Journal of Commerce) 2.4.10 (PDF Document, 9kb) - February 4, 2010
Portland City Council approves soccer deal for PGE Park (Oregonian) 2.4.10 (PDF Document, 42kb) - February 4, 2010
Paulson Shoots, Scores (Willamette Week) 2.3.10 (PDF Document, 34kb) - February 3, 2010 The Timbers? Owner closes a sweet ballpark deal, but doubts remain.

Murmurs (Willamette Week) 2.3.10 (PDF Document, 38kb) - February 3, 2010
The Crusaders (Willamette Week) 2.3.10 (PDF Document, 339kb) - February 3, 2010 Eight relentless watchdogs who hound public officials in pursuit of answers.

Portland whistleblower cop takes on police brass (KGW) 2.2.10 (PDF Document, 19kb) - February 2, 2010
Where will veterans fit in Memorial Coliseum plan? (Oregonian) 1.28.10 (PDF Document, 58kb) - January 28, 2010
Major League Soccer in Portland a go, but Beavers baseball still stymied (Oregonian) 1.28.10 (PDF Document, 48kb) - January 28, 2010
Fire station nudged toward LEED certification (Daily Journal of Commerce) 1.28.10 (PDF Document, 10kb) - January 28, 2010
City council positive on PGE Park deal (Daily Journal of Commerce) 1.28.10 (PDF Document, 10kb) - January 28, 2010
Portland behind on historic building inventory (Daily Journal of Commerce) 1.28.10 (PDF Document, 12kb) - January 28, 2010
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 1.28.10 (PDF Document, 40kb) - January 28, 2010
Adams: MLS at PGE park is a done deal (KATU) 1.22.10 (PDF Document, 24kb) - January 22, 2010
City, Paulson finalize PGE Park deal (Portland Business Journal) 1.22.10 (PDF Document, 43kb) - January 22, 2010
City: PGE Park pro soccer makeover a 'done deal' (KGW) 1.22.10 (PDF Document, 45kb) - January 22, 2010
Major League Soccer deal has new guarantee, political support (Oregonian) 1.22.10 (PDF Document, 54kb) - January 22, 2010
Portland parks group opposes idea to give guns to Water Bureau security (Oregonian) 1.21.10 (PDF Document, 17kb) - January 21, 2010
Firefighter memorial envisioned along river (Oregonian) 1.21.10 (PDF Document, 71kb) - January 21, 2010
Future cloudy for Portland's open reservoirs (Oregonian) 1.16.10 (PDF Document, 38kb) - January 19, 2010
EPA says no to Portland's open reservoirs (Oregonian) 1.14.10 (PDF Document, 31kb) - January 14, 2010
Public Options (Willamette Week) 1.13.10 (PDF Document, 27kb) - January 13, 2010 Will anybody qualify for $150,000 in campaign financing this year?

Column That's Always Dialect-Free (Willamette Week) 1.13.10 (PDF Document, 35kb) - January 13, 2010
Portland Fire accepting 4,000 applications for trainees, EMTs (Oregonian) 01.13.10 (PDF Document, 98kb) - January 13, 2010
Portland should abandon open reservoirs, citizens group urges (Oregonian) 1.13.10 (PDF Document, 118kb) - January 13, 2010
Randy Leonard and the Portland police (Oregonian) 1.11.10 (PDF Document, 16kb) - January 12, 2010
City Council to make Rose Festival the official festival of Portland (Oregonian) 1.12.10 (PDF Document, 12kb) - January 12, 2010
Leonard calls for greater police accountability (KGW) 1.10.10 (PDF Document, 9kb) - January 11, 2010
Portland Commissioner Randy Leonard calls for overhaul of police oversight (Oregonian) 1.8.10 (PDF Document, 37kb) - January 8, 2010
Trail Blazers' proposal for Memorial Coliseum includes Nike museum (PDF Document, 156kb) - January 8, 2010
Council's Wind Turbines Exemption Draws Fire (OPB) 1.7.10 (PDF Document, 9kb) - January 7, 2010
Major League Soccer deal expected next week, Portland Mayor Sam Adams says (Oregonian) 1.7.10 (PDF Document, 117kb) - January 7, 2010
Portland OKs PGE Park renovation (KGW) 1.7.10 (PDF Document, 41kb) - January 7, 2010
The Walmart test (Portland Tribune) 1.7.10 (PDF Document, 298kb) - January 7, 2010 Company's expansion plans raise issue of how badly Portland wants business

Flip the switch on the slough (Daily Journal of Commerce) 1.6.10 (PDF Document, 12kb) - January 6, 2010
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 1.6.10 (PDF Document, 36kb) - January 6, 2010
Sheltered Existence (Willamette Week) 1.6.10 (PDF Document, 26kb) - January 6, 2010 New audit questions city program aimed to boost contracts for minorities and women.

Sales Are Slow But The Portland Loo Still Seen As A Success (OPB) 1.5.10 (PDF Document, 29kb) - January 5, 2010
2009: An Oregon Odyssey (Oregonian) 1.3.10 (PDF Document, 557kb) - January 4, 2010
The Year We Wish it Were: Historical Revisions to 2009 (Portland Mercury) 12.31.09 (PDF Document, 104kb) - January 4, 2010
Deciphering 2009 (Portland Tribune) 12.31.09 (PDF Document, 98kb) - January 4, 2010 From Adams' lapses to Oden's knee, here's a look at the year just ended

Randy Leonard Passes Fire Bureau Test (KPTV) 12.24.09 (PDF Document, 21kb) - December 28, 2009
Portland Timbers release details of $31 million facelift (Inside World Football) 12.24.09 (PDF Document, 100kb) - December 28, 2009
Portland Commissioner Randy Leonard passes fire training (Oregonian) 12.24.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - December 28, 2009
New PGE Park designs unveiled (KGW) 12.23.09 (PDF Document, 41kb) - December 23, 2009
Portland unveils renovated MLS stadium plan (Sports Illustrated) 12.23.09 (PDF Document, 42kb) - December 23, 2009
Portland City Council mandates minority input on city contracts (Oregonian) 12.17.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - December 17, 2009
In Other News (Portland Mercury) 12.17.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - December 17, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 12.17.09 (PDF Document, 32kb) - December 17, 2009 Hitting Back

Water bureau puts other projects before those on stimulus list (Daily Journal of Commerce) 12.11.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - December 14, 2009
Winterhawks join Trail Blazers in plan to rejigger Memorial Coliseum (Oregonian) 12.11.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - December 14, 2009
City considers minority panel representation (Portland Business Journal) 12.10.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - December 14, 2009
Sizer Matters (Willamette Week) 12.9.09 (PDF Document, 81kb) - December 14, 2009 Cops? recent blowup with their chief surprised many. Here?s why it shouldn?t have.

E. coli scare renews questions about covering reservoirs (Oregonian) 12.6.09 (PDF Document, 177kb) - December 7, 2009
E. coli found 15 times before (Portland Tribune) 12.3.09 (PDF Document, 38kb) - December 3, 2009 Latest bacteria scare raises water safety questions again

Pearl residents worried about 'Portland loo' planned for Jamison Square (Oregonian) 12.3.09 (PDF Document, 13kb) - December 3, 2009
Beating the police force into better shape (Oregonian) 12.3.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - December 3, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 12.3.09 (PDF Document, 62kb) - December 3, 2009 Bad Parenting

H2Oh, Crap! (Portland Mercury) 12.3.09 (PDF Document, 107kb) - December 3, 2009 City Stalls Water Test for Thanksgiving

Saltzman Backs Down (Portland Mercury) 12.3.09 (PDF Document, 110kb) - December 3, 2009 Police Commissioner Reinstates Suspended Officer

Cops And Wobblers (Willamette Week) 12.2.09 (PDF Document, 27kb) - December 2, 2009 What Saltzman?s cave-in to the police union means for the rest of us.

Talks continue on converting PGE Park for soccer play (Oregonian) 12.2.09 (PDF Document, 53kb) - December 2, 2009
Safety demands covering or burying reservoirs (Oregonian Editorial) 12.1.09 (PDF Document, 20kb) - December 1, 2009 Surely, the detection of E. coli in the city's water supply will finally drive home the point that the the open reservoirs are obsolete -- and dangerous

Kick butt this Christmas: What every city needs -- The Randy Leonard Ultra Poseable Deluxe Action Figure (Oregonian Editorial) 11.27.09 (PDF Document, 13kb) - November 30, 2009
Union has toppled chief before (Portland Tribune) 11.26.09 (PDF Document, 114kb) - November 30, 2009 As no-confidence vote looms, officers hope to repeat 1981 feat

A Line in the Sand (Portland Mercury) 11.26.09 (PDF Document, 47kb) - November 30, 2009 Police Commissioner Suspends Cop; Union Goes Ape

A mess in the police bureau, and nothing but silence from the mayor (Oregonian opinion) 11.26.09 (PDF Document, 24kb) - November 30, 2009
New $1.4 million playground falls silent, in wake of Marysville School fire disaster (The Bee) 11.25.09 (PDF Document, 49kb) - November 25, 2009
Mayor supports officer's suspension for shooting girl with beanbag (Gresham Outlook) 11.21.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - November 24, 2009 Police union sends ballots for no-confidence vote on Saltzman decision

Thinking outside the Rose Quarter box (Oregonian) 11.21.09 (PDF Document, 128kb) - November 24, 2009
Shoot beanbag at 12-year-old girl? Just the latest from the Portland police (Oregonian opinion) 11.21.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - November 24, 2009
'Made in Oregon' sign lit up for holiday season (NWCN) 11.19.09 (PDF Document, 9kb) - November 24, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 11.19.09 (PDF Document, 41kb) - November 24, 2009 Leaving Randyland

Randyland, Part II (Willamette Week) 11.18.09 (PDF Document, 439kb) - November 18, 2009 WW examines whether Randy Leonard is using his power to benefit downtown?s largest private property owner.

Fight over armed water guards on hold (Oregonian) 11.14.09 (PDF Document, 78kb) - November 16, 2009
Contractors tired of waiting game (Daily Journal of Commerce) 11.13.09 (PDF Document, 27kb) - November 16, 2009
'Made in Oregon' sign solution? Yes, but (Oregonian opinion) 11.11.09 (PDF Document, 50kb) - November 12, 2009
Randyland (Willamette Week) 11.11.09 (PDF Document, 59kb) - November 12, 2009 With the Mayor sidelined, Leonard takes over.

High-profile disputes divide Portland City Hall veterans (Oregonian) 11.8.09 (PDF Document, 86kb) - November 9, 2009
Is this costing you? (Portland Tribune) 11.5.09 (PDF Document, 296kb) - November 5, 2009 Urban renewal tax ? City?s renewal areas thrive, but costs are borne by all

The Secrets Behind the Secret List (Portland Mercury) 11.5.09 (PDF Document, 132kb) - November 5, 2009 City Finally Reveals "Secret List" of Probable Drug Abusers?But Is the Program Worth Saving?

Portland's to lose, or to win (Oregonian Editorial) 11.3.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - November 3, 2009 The city of Beaverton has blown a chance, but it's still possible, and important, for the metro area to hold onto the Beavers

Downsized Memorial Coliseum part of new Rose Quarter plan (Oregonian) 11.3.09 (PDF Document, 86kb) - November 3, 2009
Adams sets out today for trade tour to Japan (Oregonian) 10.30.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 30, 2009
Getting Deltawood hooked to the system (Oregonian) 10.29.09 (PDF Document, 125kb) - October 29, 2009
Dragging it Out of Him (Portland Mercury) 10.29.09 (PDF Document, 123kb) - October 29, 2009 City Forces Saltzman to Publish Cops' Secret List

Sign of the times (PSU Vanguard editorial) 10.28.09 (PDF Document, 57kb) - October 28, 2009 The "Made in Oregon" sign is up for grabs

Your Witness (Willamette Week) 10.28.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - October 28, 2009 Randy Leonard?s Chasse rant draws raves from lawyers who sue cops.

Paulson, Portland should be a good fit -- if he figures out how things work here (Oregonian) 10.24.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - October 27, 2009
Leonard: Chasse death investigation all politics, not justice (KGW) 10.23.09 (PDF Document, 50kb) - October 23, 2009
Portland Commissioner Randy Leonard says Chasse death 'inexcusable' (Oregonian) 10.23.09 (PDF Document, 66kb) - October 23, 2009
Portland leaders moving toward new plan to police downtown sidewalks (Oregonian) 10.22.09 (PDF Document, 13kb) - October 22, 2009
All things are possible in Leonardville (Oregonian opinion) 10.22.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - October 22, 2009
City may buy 'Made in Oregon' sign, change it to read 'Portland' (Oregonian) 10.20.09 (PDF Document, 46kb) - October 20, 2009
Initiative Arms Water Bureau Security Guards (KPTV) 10.15.09 (PDF Document, 13kb) - October 15, 2009 City Officials' Proposal Would Train Guards To Use Guns, Make Arrests

History exhibit recalls black business district (Oregonian) 10.15.09 (PDF Document, 62kb) - October 15, 2009
Portland Commissioner Randy Leonard wants armed water officers (Oregonian) 10.15.09 (PDF Document, 79kb) - October 15, 2009
Paulson: No baseball deal, no MLS in Portland (Oregonian) 10.15.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - October 15, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 10.15.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - October 15, 2009 Windbags

Guns & Hoses (Willamette Week) 10.14.09 (PDF Document, 31kb) - October 14, 2009 Does Portland's Water Supply really Need Armed Guards?

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 10.8.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - October 8, 2009 Down the P-Hole

New boat will give the city a more nimble, centrally located response to river rescues (Oregonian) 10.8.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - October 8, 2009
New Loo for Jamison Park meets resistance (NW Examiner) 10.09 (PDF Document, 479kb) - October 6, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 10.1.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - October 1, 2009 Going... Going... Go, already!

Starting Monday, a business card will come with that traffic stop (Oregonian opinion) 9.21.09 (PDF Document, 44kb) - September 30, 2009
Portland's ulgy road to MLS status (SI) 9.18.09 (PDF Document, 66kb) - September 18, 2009
Unmade in Oregon: Will the Neon Lights Live On? (Willamette Week) 9.16.09 (PDF Document, 185kb) - September 18, 2009
AG Kroger throws his support to Kitzhaber in governor's race (Portland Tribune) 9.16.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 18, 2009
"Made in Oregon" sign may not change after all (Oregonian) 9.16.09 (PDF Document, 100kb) - September 18, 2009
Memorial Coliseum gets historic designation, new lease on life (Oregonian) 9.15.09 (PDF Document, 138kb) - September 18, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 9.10.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - September 10, 2009 Micromanagement

Flush with a new contract, more Portland Loos are coming (Portland Tribune) 8.29.09 (PDF Document, 38kb) - September 10, 2009 City will pay about $56,000 apiece for the new ones, much less than the prototype

Portland cops will hand out business cards when dealing with the public (Oregonian) 9.3.09 (PDF Document, 43kb) - September 8, 2009
Amanda Fritz prefers lone wolf council role (Oregonian) 9.3.09 (PDF Document, 246kb) - September 8, 2009
Leonard stands up for firefighters, extra apostrophes and all (Oregonian) 9.1.09 (PDF Document, 10kb) - September 8, 2009
Major League Baseball in Portland? Some still have hope (Oregonian) 9.1.09 (PDF Document, 66kb) - September 8, 2009
Water Bureau land could be ballpark (Oregonian opinion) 8.30.09 (PDF Document, 53kb) - September 8, 2009
Bitter dispute erupts over Greek Cusina (Portland Tribune) 8.27.09 (PDF Document, 55kb) - August 27, 2009 Restaurant owner says he's taking battle with Randy Leonard to court

You Spent Our Money On What (Willamette Week) 8.26.09 (PDF Document, 315kb) - August 26, 2009 From a new video camera to record Sam Adams? every move to accommodations at a chi-chi D.C. hotel, here?s how city council is spending taxpayers? money.

Commissioner Leonard gets into it with a "Leverage" driver over mayor (Oregonian) 8.25.09 (PDF Document, 65kb) - August 25, 2009
Ground broken on Powell Butte water reservoir construction (Gresham Outlook) 8.21.09 (PDF Document, 34kb) - August 24, 2009
Street Of Schemes (Willamette Week) 8.19.09 (PDF Document, 69kb) - August 19, 2009 Got a second for an aggressive Greenpeace pitch? Neither does Randy Leonard.

How the Portland Beavers got called out at home (Oregonian editorial) 8.16.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - August 17, 2009
Local briefs for Aug. 15 (Gresham Outlook) 8.14.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - August 17, 2009 Powell Butte reservoir ceremony moved to Tuesday

Where have all the bold ideas gone? (Portland Tribune) 8.13.09 (PDF Document, 121kb) - August 13, 2009 ANALYSIS ? Critics say Portland is a city that thinks small, but city leaders say part of their job is to listen

City says it found right balance of privy privacy (Daily Journal of Commerce) 8.7.09 (PDF Document, 26kb) - August 7, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 8.6.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - August 6, 2009 Water fight

Gene Biggi to Beaverton: No baseball on my land (Oregonian) 8.5.09 (PDF Document, 134kb) - August 5, 2009
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 8.5.09 (PDF Document, 35kb) - August 5, 2009
There Goes The Neighborhood (Willamette Week) 8.5.09 (PDF Document, 26kb) - August 5, 2009 What housing inspector cuts mean for your rental and Portland?s livability.

Beavers' home team status in question (KATU) 8.1.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - August 3, 2009
Layoffs start at Portland bureau hit hard by construction downturn (Oregonian) 8.1.09 (PDF Document, 58kb) - August 3, 2009
How to solve the Portland-UO sign dispute (Oregonian opinion) 7.31.09 (PDF Document, 74kb) - July 31, 2009
A dispute "Made in Oregon" (Register Guard) 7.30.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - July 31, 2009
Portland leaders vow to fight water treatment (Oregonian) 7.30.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - July 30, 2009
City dumps Bull Run filtration plant for UV treatment (Portland Tribune) 7.29.09 (PDF Document, 32kb) - July 30, 2009 Without support, Commissioner Randy Leonard retreats from proposal

Rollin' in Woody's shadow (Portland Tribune) 7.30.09 (PDF Document, 46kb) - July 30, 2009 Folk singer Woody Guthrie, who spent a month in Lents, could lend his name to I-205 bike path.

Don't force Portland to treat its water (Oregonian Editorial) 7.29.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - July 29, 2009
Beaverton mayor says city could pay for Beavers stadium (Oregonian) 7.29.09 (PDF Document, 38kb) - July 29, 2009
Clear Beer (Willamette Week) 7.29.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - July 29, 2009 Widmer worries that proposed water changes could ail their industry.

"O" sign debate delays decision on "Made in Oregon" sign (Oregonian) 7.28.09 (PDF Document, 94kb) - July 28, 2009
Portland Water Bureau will begin excavation of underwater reservoir at Powell Butte Nature Park (Oregonian) 7.28.09 (PDF Document, 13kb) - July 28, 2009
Expensive water treatment options divide Portland City Council (Oregonian) 7.28.09 (PDF Document, 20kb) - July 28, 2009
Deal struck to pay for PGE Park soccer remodel (KGW) 7.24.09 (PDF Document, 37kb) - July 24, 2009
Portland, Paulson make $31 million MLS deal (KATU) 7.24.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - July 24, 2009
Widmer Brothers to city: Don't filter the water! (KATU) 7.24.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - July 24, 2009
Memorial Coliseum tour gives backers chance to sing its praises, but not all swayed (Oregonian) 7.23.09 (PDF Document, 137kb) - July 23, 2009
Beaverton will accommodate Beavers if Portland won't, mayor says (KGW) 7.22.09 (PDF Document, 35kb) - July 22, 2009
Beaverton in running for new Beavers baseball stadium (Oregonian) 7.22.09 (PDF Document, 109kb) - July 22, 2009
The New Deal (Willamette Week) 7.22.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - July 22, 2009 The latest Stadium pact offers taxpayers more protection, but questions linger.

For UO signage in Portland, it's all or nothing (Oregon Daily Emerald) 7.20.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - July 20, 2009 Administrators want Duck brand in two spots, but are met with resistance

Opponents plan to challenge urban renewal expansion in Pearl (Oregonian) 7.17.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - July 17, 2009
$15 Million... Found! (Portland Mercury) 7.16.09 (PDF Document, 68kb) - July 16, 2009
Muralists ready to tackle the big picture (Oregonian) 7.16.09 (PDF Document, 143kb) - July 16, 2009
Portland: Don't let Triple A baseball go without at least a throw (Oregonian Editorial) 7.15.09 (PDF Document, 60kb) - July 15, 2009 A packed house at Wednesday night's all-star game should remind Portland of Triple-A baseball's long and generally successful history here

Changes to 'Made in Oregon' sign hit snag (Oregonian) 7.14.09 (PDF Document, 81kb) - July 14, 2009
Coliseum still the future of baseball (Oregonian opinion) 7.14.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - July 14, 2009
Designs on Memorial Coliseum (Oregonian Editorial) 7.14.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - July 14, 2009 A decade and a half is a long time for a building to linger at a prime location without a real purpose

Portland Loo: so far, so good, so more are on the way (Oregonian) 7.13.09 (PDF Document, 98kb) - July 13, 2009
Sam Adams, Randy Leonard and Merritt Paulson strike deal to revamp PGE Park (Oregonian) 7.10.09 (PDF Document, 19kb) - July 10, 2009
Challenge may follow renaming of Portland street for Cesar Chavez (Oregonian) 7.9.09 (PDF Document, 186kb) - July 9, 2009
Dither too long and PDX teams will split (Portland Tribune) 7.9.09 (PDF Document, 80kb) - July 9, 2009 Some worry delays on baseball, PGE Park might mean teams leave

O Say Can You See (Willamette Week) 7.8.09 (PDF Document, 24kb) - July 8, 2009
Portland commissioners mum on Chavez vote (Oregonian) 7.8.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - July 8, 2009
Stick with 39th Avenue (Oregonian Editorial) 7.8.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - July 8, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 7.2.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - July 2, 2009 Out in the Cold?

Finding $15 Million (Portland Mercury) 7.2.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - July 2, 2009 Council Faces Huge Soccer Funding Hole

Sit-Lie Dies (Portland Mercury) 7.2.09 (PDF Document, 104kb) - July 2, 2009 City Stops Enforcement after Constitutional Ruling

Portland still searching for just-right site for baseball stadium (Oregonian) 6.27.09 (PDF Document, 49kb) - June 29, 2009
It's final: Sports deals split up (Oregonian) 6.25.09 (PDF Document, 14kb) - June 26, 2009
Lents Park out as Beavers' home (Oregonian) 6.23.09 (PDF Document, 14kb) - June 23, 2009
Navigating through Lents (Oregonian Opinion) 6.21.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - June 22, 2009
With Lents out, soccer deal hits new standoff (Oregonian) 6.20.09 (PDF Document, 164kb) - June 22, 2009
Layoff May Mean Longer Wait Times For Building Permits (OPB) 6.19.09 (PDF Document, 41kb) - June 19, 2009
Portland will pursue soccer renovation without settling plans for a new baseball park (Oregonian) 6.19.09 (PDF Document, 296kb) - June 19, 2009
City of Portland to lay off 90 in Development bureau (KGW) 6.17.09 (PDF Document, 37kb) - June 18, 2009
Portland lays off 90 workers at Bureau of Development Services (Oregonian) 6.17.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 17, 2009 Portland - A deficit forces the bureau in charge of construction permits and inspections to lay off staff

Residents will get a say in Lents' baseball future (Oregonian) 6.17.09 (PDF Document, 208kb) - June 17, 2009
Mayor: Lents is last option for Beavers ballpark (Daily Journal of Commerce) 6.17.09 (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 17, 2009 Memorial Coliseum is "not in play," but Southeast Portland neighborhood is

Loo loo loo loo?. (OurPDXNetwork) 6.09 (PDF Document, 34kb) - June 16, 2009
Beavers baseball may hinge on Lents decision (PDF Document, 38kb) - June 16, 2009
Portland graffiti law's success hard to read (Oregonian) 6.15.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - June 15, 2009
Numbers for baseball stadium at Memorial Coliseum better than Lents site (Oregonian) 6.12.09 (PDF Document, 124kb) - June 12, 2009
Condos oppose paying security fee (Oregonian) 6.11.09 (PDF Document, 22kb) - June 11, 2009 Clean & Safe - Downtown merchants and renters kick into the program

Changes in river rescues? (Portland Tribune) 6.11.09 (PDF Document, 73kb) - June 11, 2009 Leonard says rescue boats should be stationed closer to Portland's downtown

House endorses money for soccer stadium (Oregonian) 6.10.09 (PDF Document, 130kb) - June 10, 2009
For you, the Rose in Portland glows (PDF Document, 17kb) - June 8, 2009 The transplant of the festival headquarters and scheduling innovations set the festival up for success

Portland Parks Bureau lays out concerns about proposed Lents baseball stadium (Oregonian) 6.6.09 (PDF Document, 106kb) - June 8, 2009
Seeking champions of ballet (Oregonian editorial) 6.5.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - June 5, 2009 The national ballet community has rushed to the rescue

Saltzman's Lents stadium support comes with conditions (Oregonian) 6.5.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 5, 2009 The Portland commissioner says he is not ready to back the Beavers baseball deal

Duct tape controversy a wilted memory (Oregonian) 6.5.09 (PDF Document, 20kb) - June 5, 2009 Rose Festival - The regal event, the Grand Floral Parade, kicks off Saturday morning

Greener Public Restrooms (Park and Rec Business Magazine) 6.09 (PDF Document, 732kb) - June 4, 2009
Baseball? OK, but not in Lents (Oregonian guest opinion) 6.4.09 (PDF Document, 86kb) - June 4, 2009
Lents residents speak out against pro baseball stadium (Oregonian) 6.4.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - June 4, 2009
Stop dithering, build stadium (Portland Tribune Editorial) 6.4.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 4, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 6.4.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - June 4, 2009 Raising the Stakes

Power Ball (Portland Mercury) 6.4.09 (PDF Document, 92kb) - June 4, 2009 City Hall Looks to Lents Neighbors for Lead on Stadium

Charade In Oregon (Willamette Week) 6.3.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 3, 2009 What you didn't know about the "Made In Oregon" sign debate.

Portland city politics may undo baseball park (Oregonian) 6.2.09 (PDF Document, 249kb) - June 2, 2009
A game-changer for Lents (Oregonian) 5.30.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - June 1, 2009
City leaders approve a pay raise (Portland Business Journal) 5.29.09 (PDF Document, 26kb) - May 29, 2009
Portland mayor declines city pay raise (KGW) 5.29.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - May 29, 2009
The wrong road on animal control (Oregonian Guest Opinion) 5.29.09 (PDF Document, 67kb) - May 29, 2009
City has new rules for limousines, pedicabs (Oregonian) 5.29.09 (PDF Document, 12kb) - May 29, 2009
Mayor and two Portland city commissioners turn down raise, but two others take it (Oregonian) 5.29.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - May 29, 2009
Downtown Clean & Safe District Condo Frequently Asked Questions (PDF Document, 41kb) - May 29, 2009
Sitting on the Truth? (Portland Mercury) 5.28.09 (PDF Document, 61kb) - May 28, 2009 Did Mayor's Office Sit on a Negative Stadium Study?

Code Green (Willamette Week) 5.27.09 (PDF Document, 26kb) - May 27, 2009 Your money or your compliance: One new way the city wants to tap your wallet.

This Is Lents (Willamette Week) 5.27.09 (PDF Document, 156kb) - May 27, 2009 Does this long-neglected neighborhood really need a new minor league baseball stadium?

The Jaws of Victory - May 26, 2009 Blue Oregon
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Does Portland council have votes for baseball stadium (Oregonian) 5.22.09 (PDF Document, 19kb) - May 22, 2009
Bloom town: The Rose Festival preview (Oregonian) 5.22.09 (PDF Document, 36kb) - May 22, 2009
Risky Business (Portland Mercury) 5.21.09 (PDF Document, 89kb) - May 21, 2009 Lents Gambles $42 Million on Stadium

Pet Offenders (Willamette Week) 5.20.09 (PDF Document, 63kb) - May 20, 2009 Scofflaws abound for dog and cat licenses- including these prominent Portlanders

Music, fireworks to greet Portland's newest rose (Oregonian) 5.19.09 (PDF Document, 37kb) - May 19, 2009
Tow truck company owner guilty of illegally towing cars (KGW) 5.14.09 (PDF Document, 35kb) - May 15, 2009
My two bits on the Rose Quarter (Oregonian opinion) 5.14.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - May 14, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 5.14.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - May 14, 2009 Much Ado About Something

Stadium could score urban renewal cash (Oregonian) 5.13.09 (PDF Document, 14kb) - May 13, 2009 Baseball - Cutting Lents' affordable housing dollars could be a sticking point

Leonard: Lents Park baseball or no pro soccer (KGW) 5.13.09 (PDF Document, 49kb) - May 13, 2009
If Beavers left Portland, would anyone notice? (Oregonian) 5.13.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - May 13, 2009
Chavez name change hits a city code bump (Oregonian) 5.12.09 (PDF Document, 152kb) - May 12, 2009
Lents baseball deal still in the mill (Oregonian) 5.12.09 (PDF Document, 49kb) - May 12, 2009
How will entertainment district affect area? (Daily Journal of Commerce) 5.12.09 (PDF Document, 21kb) - May 12, 2009 Lloyd District property owners like Rose Quarter redevelopment ideas

Adams backs off Memorial Coliseum proposal (Daily Journal of Commerce) 5.8.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - May 8, 2009 Rose Quarter redevelopment plan changes; baseball stadium would be built in Lents

On Portland water, a time for civil disobedience (Oregonian guest opinion) 5.8.09 (PDF Document, 54kb) - May 8, 2009
Lents stadium could be last hope for MLS soccer (KGW) 5.8.09 (PDF Document, 61kb) - May 8, 2009 Adams: No Beavers diamond in Rose Quarter

Portland Public Schools won't let students out early for Junior Parade (Oregonian) 5.7.09 (PDF Document, 14kb) - May 7, 2009
Rose Quarter vision saves Portland's Memorial Coliseum (Oregonian) 5.7.09 (PDF Document, 51kb) - May 7, 2009
Shrewd Numbers (Portland Mercury) 5.7.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - May 7, 2009 Mayor Adams Proposes a Survivor's Budget

Council pleased with Adams? proposed budget (Portland Tribune) 5.4.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - May 4, 2009 Priorities funded despite nearly $9 million in cuts

Planting neon roots in downtown (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.30.09 (PDF Document, 22kb) - May 1, 2009 Rose Festival Foundation is eager to move, strengthen its ties with city of Portland

Tempers flare over 'sit-lie' ordinance (Oregonian) 4.30.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - April 30, 2009 Portland Sidewalks: Homeless people and advocates rail against a plan to extend ban

Process Queen (Portland Mercury) 4.30.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - April 30, 2009 Fritz Renews Sit-Lie for More Public Outreach

Sidewalk ordinance extended (Portland Tribune) 4.30.09 (PDF Document, 42kb) - April 30, 2009 Temporary extension means fight not over, may hinge on center

Coliseum: preserve or destroy? (Portland Tribune) 4.30.09 (PDF Document, 42kb) - April 30, 2009 Questions on baseball stadium hang on fate of historic sports arena

Portland votes to consolidate police precincts (Oregonian) 4.30.09 (PDF Document, 14kb) - April 30, 2009
What's in your water bill? It's not so pure (Oregonian) 4.30.09 (PDF Document, 115kb) - April 30, 2009
Merchants fight to keep panhandling law intact (Portland Business Journal) 4.24.09 (PDF Document, 45kb) - April 29, 2009 Funding issues over a homeless services center threaten law?s renewal

Kill This Deal (Willamette Week opinion) 4.29.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - April 29, 2009 Borrowing from Portland to pay Paulson

Homeless center stalled in urban renewal dispute over "sit-lie" ordinance (Oregonian) 4.28.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - April 28, 2009
Paulson says it's a whole new deal if baseball stadium is built in Lents (Oregonian) 4.25.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - April 27, 2009
Stop dithering on baseball stadium (Oregonian Editorial) 4.25.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - April 27, 2009
Chavez street debate has not-on-my-road mentality (Oregonian) 4.25.09 (PDF Document, 179kb) - April 27, 2009
Vote on stadium delayed; Lents Park site back on the table (Oregonian) 4.24.09 (PDF Document, 149kb) - April 24, 2009
Paulson wants city to delay stadium vote again (Portland Tribune) 4.23.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - April 24, 2009 Decision pushes back possible approval of a development agreement for PGE Park and Memorial Coliseum

Razing Memorial Coliseum for the Beavers' stadium is still the best idea (Oregonian Editorial) 4.23.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - April 23, 2009
Saving Portland's Memorial Coliseum may cost taxpayers (Oregonian) 4.23.09 (PDF Document, 36kb) - April 23, 2009
City Council OKs neon rose atop Portland building (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.23.09 (PDF Document, 22kb) - April 23, 2009 But some voice concern about lack of proper design review for proposal

Sit, Lie, Disappear (Portland Mercury) 4.23.09 (PDF Document, 44kb) - April 23, 2009 Sit-Lie Law Faces Sunset as Arguments Prevail

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 4.23.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - April 23, 2009 Checks and Balaneces

Neon rose atop Yeon-designed building gets council OK (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.22.09 (PDF Document, 14kb) - April 22, 2009
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 4.22.09 (PDF Document, 35kb) - April 22, 2009
A neon rose atop former McCall's restaurant? (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.20.09 (PDF Document, 20kb) - April 21, 2009 Architects worry about future of Portland waterfront building designed by John Yeon

Paulson's soccer guarantee won't bail out Portland (Oregonian) 4.20.09 (PDF Document, 108kb) - April 20, 2009
Memorial Coliseum's fate hangs in the balance (Portland Tribune) 4.20.09 (PDF Document, 390kb) - April 20, 2009 City Council vote set Wednesday as groups scramble to save building

Pleas made to preserve Memorial Coliseum (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.16.09 (PDF Document, 22kb) - April 16, 2009 Architects, former Oregon governor testify before Portland City Council

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 4.16.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - April 16, 2009
A city that succeeds in spite of itself (Oregonian commentary) 4.16.09 (PDF Document, 20kb) - April 16, 2009
Portland urged to save Memorial Coliseum, move slowly on soccer plans (Oregonian) 4.16.09 (PDF Document, 19kb) - April 16, 2009
Portland's accelerated MLS plan leaves little time for public debate (Oregonian) 4.15.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - April 16, 2009
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 4.15.09 (PDF Document, 38kb) - April 15, 2009
M.C. Hammered (Willamette Week) 4.15.09 (PDF Document, 32kb) - April 15, 2009 Deal to demolish Memorial Coliseum lacks big details. Price tag, anyone?

The Weekly Fix (Willamette Week) 4.15.09 (PDF Document, 133kb) - April 15, 2009 Sign of the apocalypse

Rose Quarter redevelopment plans begin to gel (Portland Tribune) 4.13.09 (PDF Document, 385kb) - April 13, 2009 Tuesday public open house set on projects and ideas for the area

Plans for Portland's water system on tap for Saturday discussion (Oregonian) 4.10.09 (PDF Document, 13kb) - April 13, 2009
City, UO agree on sign change (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.9.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - April 9, 2009 "Made in Oregon" sign will now say "Oregon," and "Old Town" "Portland" below

City will lower flag for child deaths (Oregonian) 4.9.09 (PDF Document, 12kb) - April 9, 2009 Portland - Young victims of abuse, neglect or violence will be honored

'Made in Oregon' sign compromise reached (Oregonian) 4.9.09 (PDF Document, 48kb) - April 9, 2009
"We Need a Plan B" (Portland Mercury) 4.9.09 (PDF Document, 84kb) - April 9, 2009 Hundreds Protest Big Columbia Bridge

Power Grab? (Portland Mercury) 4.9.09 (PDF Document, 79kb) - April 9, 2009 Commissioner Leonard Fights for Control over Permitting

A bridge that?s 12 lanes? Or not? (Portland Tribune) 4.9.09 (PDF Document, 73kb) - April 9, 2009 Two sides disagree over lanes in proposed Columbia River bridge

I-5 bridge opponents fire opening salvo in long battle (Portland Tribune) 4.5.09 (PDF Document, 26kb) - April 8, 2009 Speakers at Sunday rally say small, cheaper solutions are still possible

Line Of Fire (Willamette Week) 4.8.09 (PDF Document, 114kb) - April 8, 2009 A Portland cop is ready to return to work, claiming he got a raw deal.

Goal Rush (Willamette Week) 4.8.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - April 8, 2009 Rose Quarter business leaders ask, what's the hurry for baseball and soccer?

Public seeks accord on iconic Portland sign (Oregon Daily Emerald) 4.7.09 (PDF Document, 11kb) - April 7, 2009
Henry Paulson's Son Finds Dad's Money Won't Buy Soccer Bliss (Bloomberg) 4.7.09 (PDF Document, 49kb) - April 7, 2009
The cities neon priorities (Oregonian opinion) 4.5.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - April 6, 2009
City: Reservoir project will create 1,500 jobs (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.3.09 (PDF Document, 21kb) - April 3, 2009 Portland is set to issue RFP for Powell Butte project costing approximately $138 million

Saga over iconic sign may be nearing conclusion (Daily Vanguard) 4.2.09. (PDF Document, 42kb) - April 3, 2009 City Commissioner Randy Leonard to meet with UO officials today

Made in Ornery-gon (Portland Mercury) 4.2.09 (PDF Document, 55kb) - April 3, 2009 Council Readies for Neon Sign Fight

More drama for "Made in Oregon" sign (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.2.09 (PDF Document, 22kb) - April 3, 2009 Portland City Council wants to use condemnation as bargaining chip in discussion with UO

Public enters debate over "Made in Oregon" sign (Oregonian) 4.2.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - April 3, 2009 Many speakers tell the Portland council they support protecting the landmark against UO

More signs that Leonard is king (Oregonian opinion) 4.2.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - April 3, 2009
Randy Shoots (Willamette Week) 4.1.09 (PDF Document, 133kb) - April 1, 2009 But can he score a deal to bring big-league soccer to Portland?

City Hall mess pays dividends for Leonard (Oregonian opinion) 4.1.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - April 1, 2009
Leonard's sign design unveiled (Oregonian) 3.31.09 (PDF Document, 32kb) - April 1, 2009
Help decide the future of the sign (Vanguard) 3.31.09 (PDF Document, 47kb) - March 31, 2009 Wednesday meeting at City Hall could help determine iconic sign's future

'Made in Oregon' sign not worth tension created (Oregon Daily Emerald Editorial) 3.31.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - March 31, 2009
Saltzman: Stop bullying UO’s ‘Made in Oregon’ sign plan (Portland Tribune) 3.31.09 (PDF Document, 45kb) - March 31, 2009
Money gap could block MLS soccer team (Oregonian) 3.31.09 (PDF Document, 116kb) - March 31, 2009
No sign of progress in Old Town (Oregonian Editorial) 3.30.09 (PDF Document, 40kb) - March 30, 2009
Ordinance would condemn 'Made in Oregon' sign (NWCN) 3.28.09 (PDF Document, 51kb) - March 30, 2009
Commissioner Proposes City Buy 'Made In Oregon' Sign (FOX 12) 3.27.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 30, 2009 Sign Would Cost City $300,000 To $500,000

PHLUSH honors Toilet Innovators, Hero and Champion (PHLUSH.org) 3.27.09 (PDF Document, 622kb) - March 27, 2009
Leonard: Condemn the sign to save it (Oregonian) 3.27.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 27, 2009 'Made in Oregon' - Eminent domain would let city, rather than U of O, control the message

Portland places $79,925 lien on downtown Greek Cusina (Oregonian) 3.26.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 26, 2009 Fire code - The owner says he has addressed violations, but the city disagrees

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 3.26.09 (PDF Document, 31kb) - March 26, 2009 I'm right behind you

Soccer decisions coming up fast (Portland Tribune) 3.26.09 (PDF Document, 37kb) - March 26, 2009 City council must approve stadium development agreements by April 15

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.26.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - March 26, 2009 Portland Boys

City weighs options in 'Made in Oregon' sign dispute (KGW) 3.24.09 (PDF Document, 51kb) - March 25, 2009
Baseball stadium, Live! district may join Rose Quarter (DJC) 3.24.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 24, 2009 Plan to bring MLS to Portland may include replacement of Memorial Coliseum

City meetings highlight clash with EPA water rules (Portland Tribune) 3.23.09 (PDF Document, 27kb) - March 23, 2009 Millions of dollars for Portland Water Bureau projects hang in the balance

On MLS, now comes the hard part (Oregonian Editorial) 3.21.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - March 23, 2009
Goooaaaal! Major League Soccer coming to Portland (Portland Tribune) 3.20.09 (PDF Document, 41kb) - March 23, 2009 Friday morning announcement clears way for new ‘Timbers’ to play in a couple of years

New Portland Timbers MLS franchise promises $30M in annual economic impact (Daily Journal of Commerce) 3.20.09 (PDF Document, 20kb) - March 23, 2009
'Soccer City USA' awarded MLS club (MLSnet.com) 3.20.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 23, 2009 Portland joins Seattle, Vancouver in burgeoning Pacific Northwest market

Portland Timbers go big time in 2011 (Oregonian) 3.20.09 (PDF Document, 113kb) - March 23, 2009
MLS adds Portland franchise (USA Today) 3.20.09 (PDF Document, 105kb) - March 20, 2009
Oregon, we've got games: new MLS team coming to Portland (Oregonian) 3.19.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - March 19, 2009
Portland looks likely to be awarded MLS franchise Friday (Sports Illustrated.com) 3.18.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - March 19, 2009
Portland pro soccer announcement set for Friday (MSNBC) 3.18.09 (PDF Document, 24kb) - March 19, 2009
MLS adds Vancouver, is Portland next (USA Today) 3.19.09 (PDF Document, 136kb) - March 19, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.19.09 (PDF Document, 32kb) - March 19, 2009 Urban Renewaaagh!

Soccer, city vote provoke debate (Portland Tribune) 3.19.09 (PDF Document, 50kb) - March 19, 2009 Leaders will hash over development before stadium can happen.

Soccer franchise announcement could come Friday (Portland Tribune) 3.18.09 (PDF Document, 24kb) - March 19, 2009 Portland may be in line for a Major League Soccer team that might start play in 2011

Soccer supporters believe Portland's scored a pro franchise (KGW) 3.18.09 (PDF Document, 54kb) - March 18, 2009
Candidates emerge for Oregon Guv (Illinois Valley News) 3.18.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - March 18, 2009
Coliseum's Fate Awaits New Game Plan (OPB) 3.18.09 (PDF Document, 62kb) - March 18, 2009
Eastside business leaders not sold on Rose stadium (Oregonian) 3.18.09 (PDF Document, 70kb) - March 18, 2009
Precinct plan meets dubious council (Oregonian) 3.18.09 (PDF Document, 22kb) - March 18, 2009 Portland - Leaders question the savings that the police chief sees by consolidating

Goooal! (Willamette Week) 3.18.09 (PDF Document, 127kb) - March 18, 2009 Major League Soccer in Portland narrowly survived a city council Shootout. How MLS won and what’s next.

Adams suggests paying to park on Sunday, not plugging till 9 (Oregonian) 3.16.09 (PDF Document, 168kb) - March 17, 2009
First city stimulus project heads to council (Portland Tribune) 3.16.09 (PDF Document, 27kb) - March 17, 2009
Ross Island: No motorized boats? (Oregonian opinion) 3.16.09 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 16, 2009
Portland soccer pact kicks off a very long engagement (Oregonian) 3.14.09 (PDF Document, 32kb) - March 16, 2009
Water Bureau seeks rate increase (Oregonian) 3.14.09 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 16, 2009 Portland - Monthly bills would rise 17.9 percent under a plan before the City Council

City Council approves plan to lure MLS (Associated Press) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 31kb) - March 13, 2009
Funding snag clouds positive Portland vote (Soccer America Daily) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 125kb) - March 13, 2009
Arts groups plead for city money at Portland council meeting (Oregonian) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - March 13, 2009
Blazers change stance on MLS deal (KATU) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - March 13, 2009
Blazers are offside on MLS bid (Oregonian) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - March 13, 2009
A recalibrated Randy Leonard (Oregonian opinion) 3.13.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 13, 2009
Wheeler scores a goal for county at City Council (Oregonian) 3.13.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 13, 2009 Soccer deal - The chairman gets Portland commissioners to shelve a plan for an urban renewal district

Going steady with Merritt Paulson (Oregonian Editorial) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - March 12, 2009
City Council approves soccer deal, with condition (KGW) 3.11.09 (PDF Document, 52kb) - March 12, 2009
City Council paves way for MLS (Daily Journal of Commerce) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 26kb) - March 12, 2009 Commissioners vote to let Portland Timbers soccer team owner Paulson work out deal

City appeals to UO about sign change (Daily Journal of Commerce) 3.11.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 12, 2009 Portland realizes that the university controls the fate of Made in Oregon sign

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - March 12, 2009 Rose Tinted

No Such Thing as a Free Lunch (Portland Mercury) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 119kb) - March 12, 2009 Was Soccer Stadium Vote Decided over Dumplings?

Signs They Are a Changin' (Portland Mercury) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - March 12, 2009 Will City Stop "Made in Oregon" Sign Makeover?

Council approval puts soccer goal in reach (Portland Tribune) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - March 12, 2009 Mayor Sam Adams needs to find another $15 million

City is wary of the Castle on the Hill (Portland Tribune) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 39kb) - March 12, 2009 Unusual 80-year-old building has loads of structural issues, may need to be demolished

Sources Say • Watering down the ‘city works’ (Portland Tribune) 3.12.09 (PDF Document, 35kb) - March 12, 2009
Portland offered to buy White Stag sign (Daily Emerald) 3.11.09 (PDF Document, 17kb) - March 11, 2009 University previously said sign would go black if not purchased by UO

Soccer's Attraction, Limited Funds Face Portland Council (OPB) 3.11.09 (PDF Document, 10kb) - March 11, 2009
Perserve Mount Tabor's reservoirs (Oregonian opinion) 3.11.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 11, 2009
Nowheresville USA (Oregonian Editorial) 3.11.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - March 11, 2009 The City Council must weigh the opportunity cost of allowing a Major League Soccer team to slip away

Soccertown Or Suckertown (Willamette Week) 3.11.09 (PDF Document, 32kb) - March 11, 2009 City Council faces a lot more questions than it has answers before stadium vote.

Ted Wheeler to Testify Against MLS Proposal (Willamette Week) 3.11.09 (PDF Document, 64kb) - March 11, 2009
Financing may trip up deal to bring Major League Soccer to Portland (Oregonian) 3.10.09 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 11, 2009
Merritt Paulson: a man to play ball with (Oregonian opinion) 3.10.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - March 11, 2009
Adams, Leonard still a vote short of Soccer City goal (Portland Tribune) 3.10.09 (PDF Document, 34kb) - March 11, 2009 Paulson says the stadum plan is ‘a good deal for the city and for taxpayers’

Artist plants one on downtown-bound commuters (Oregonian) 3.10.09 (PDF Document, 142kb) - March 10, 2009
Adams Makes Case For MLS Team (KPTV) 3.10.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 10, 2009
Adams, Leonard defend soccer deal (Oregonian) 3.10.09 (PDF Document, 131kb) - March 10, 2009
Major League Soccer deal reached, now it's City Council's turn (Oregonian) 3.10.09 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 10, 2009
Time to bend it, like Portland (Oregonian Editorial) 3.9.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - March 9, 2009
High-stakes soccer negotiations hit political snags (KGW) 3.8.09 (PDF Document, 48kb) - March 9, 2009
A $40 million gamble: Portland and the MLS (Oregonian opinion) 3.7.09 (PDF Document, 76kb) - March 9, 2009
Stadium costs trip up soccer team (Oregonian) 3.7.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 9, 2009 Sports - City Commissioner Randy Leonard says owner Merritt Paulson stormed out of a meeting, which he denies

Soccer bid on shaky ground (Portland Business Journal) 3.6.09 (PDF Document, 32kb) - March 9, 2009
Panel rejects UO proposal for White Stag sign (Portland Business Journal) 3.5.09 (PDF Document, 48kb) - March 5, 2009
History suggests we kick the soccer deal (Oregonian opinion) 3.5.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 5, 2009
Moving the Goalposts (Portland Mercury) 3.5.09 (PDF Document, 36kb) - March 5, 2009 Fans Push Council for Major League Soccer Support

Panel urges city to bring in Major League Soccer (Portland Tribune) 3.3.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 5, 2009 Advisory committee tags recommendations with conditions to protect taxpayers

Blazers reveal more details on music venue plan for Rose Quarter (Oregonian) 3.3.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - March 4, 2009
Neighbors urge more public toilets in Whiteaker area (Register Guard) 3.3.09 (PDF Document, 26kb) - March 3, 2009
Controversial soccer, bridge plans face key votes (Portland Tribune) 3.2.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - March 2, 2009
Cable TV show 'Leverage' to film its second season in Portland (Oregonian) 2.27.09 (PDF Document, 42kb) - March 2, 2009
Mayor Adams delivers his first State of the City (KGW) 2.27.09 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 2, 2009
In Other News (Portland Mercury) 2.26.09 (PDF Document, 26kb) - February 26, 2009
Sources Say • Demos mulling: Gov. Leonard? (Portland Tribune) 2.26.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - February 26, 2009
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 2.26.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - February 26, 2009
Soccer task force takes its shot at goal (Portland Tribune) 2.24.09 (PDF Document, 40kb) - February 26, 2009 Update: Vote next week

At Portland's Dress for Success, it's best foot -- and shoes and handbag and outfit -- forward (Oregonian) 2.23.09 (PDF Document, 45kb) - February 23, 2009
Portland sets goals for Major League Soccer deal (Oregonian) 2.20.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - February 23, 2009
Sources Say • Wyden’s votes: Fish 2, Adams 0 (Portland Tribune) 2.19.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - February 23, 2009
Rose Festival expands, celebrates new home (Portland Tribune) 2.19.09 (PDF Document, 41kb) - February 23, 2009 Annual Portland event opens a week early with a parade and a waterfront office

Changes in store for Rose Festival (KGW) 2.19.09 (PDF Document, 39kb) - February 23, 2009
Pushing urban renewal to absurdity (Oregonian Editorial) 2.18.09 (PDF Document, 13kb) - February 23, 2009
Citizen task force likes the idea of Major League Soccer, loathes the risk (Oregonian) 2.17.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - February 23, 2009
Seeking to renovate PGE Park, Merritt Paulson and his supporters seek $15 million in urban renewal funds (Oregonian opinion) 2.17.09. (PDF Document, 16kb) - February 23, 2009
MLS debate remains a matter of money, and more (Portland Tribune) 2.17.09 (PDF Document, 50kb) - February 17, 2009 Blazers ready to unveil new vision for Rose Quarter

Stimulus package praised as ‘laser beam’ focused on economy (Portland Tribune) 2.16.09 (PDF Document, 33kb) - February 17, 2009 Officials cross their fingers in hopes that bill will guide nation and state out of recession

Code enforcer team pounces on violators (Oregonian) 2.17.09 (PDF Document, 180kb) - February 17, 2009
The case of the missing rose (Oregonian Editorial) 2.13.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - February 13, 2009
City, EPA still in water fight (Portland Tribune) 2.12.09 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 12, 2009
Park idea would allow a big waterfront rose (Oregonian) 2.12.09 (PDF Document, 35kb) - February 12, 2009
New fees suggested for animal control in Portland, Multnomah County (Oregonian) 2.11.09 (PDF Document, 13kb) - February 11, 2009
AAA baseball could move to Rose Quarter (KGW) 2.11.09 (PDF Document, 34kb) - February 11, 2009
Portland City Council may declare financial emergency (KGW) 2.11.09 (PDF Document, 39kb) - February 11, 2009
Police, fire and 911 face cuts as city budget shrinks (KATU) 2.10.09 (PDF Document, 37kb) - February 11, 2009
Portland looks for $7 million in budget cuts (Oregonian) 2.10.09 (PDF Document, 18kb) - February 11, 2009
Portland considers Rose Quarter for baseball stadium (Oregonian) 2.10.09 (PDF Document, 31kb) - February 11, 2009
Charges fly over water plan (Portland Tribune) 2.9.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - February 10, 2009 Commissioner Randy Leonard, community group at odds

City considers borrowing money to bring major league soccer to Portland (KATU) 2.3.09 (PDF Document, 30kb) - February 4, 2009
City speeds up soccer study (Portland Tribune) 2.2.09 (PDF Document, 26kb) - February 4, 2009 Leonard wants recommendation by end of February

Bridge analysis goes in a circle (Oregonian Opinion) 2.3.09 (PDF Document, 29kb) - February 3, 2009
Vancouver council likes wider bridge (Columbian) 2.2.09 (PDF Document, 14kb) - February 3, 2009 City staff says 12 lanes is the best choice for traffic

Should CRC have 12 lanes or 10? (Daily Journal of Commerce) 2.2.09 (PDF Document, 22kb) - February 2, 2009 City of Portland welcomes more public input on Columbia River Crossing

Leonard leads way on I-5 bridge (Oregonian Editorial) 1.30.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - February 2, 2009
Oregon, Washington leaders delay decision about lanes for new I-5 bridge (Oregonian) 1.30.09 (PDF Document, 23kb) - January 30, 2009 Officials will vote in early March on the number of lanes

Stimulus jobs still in the works (Portland Tribune) 1.29.09 (PDF Document, 25kb) - January 29, 2009 Infrastructure projects for the state working their way through the political process

City's top managers rake in the bucks (Oregonian) 1.29.09 (PDF Document, 24kb) - January 29, 2009 Of 336 employees making $100,000 or more, most went for police and firefighters' overtime

Portland fire officials say they can't inspect all buildings every two years (Oregonian) 1.29.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - January 29, 2009 The council is told a 3- or 4-year schedule is possible for less hazardous buildings

Two sides clearly divided on bridge (Columbian) 1.26.09 (PDF Document, 13kb) - January 28, 2009
Reservoir group challenges city stimulus plan (Portland Tribune) 1.19.09 (PDF Document, 28kb) - January 22, 2009 Group opposes $138 million Powell Butte reservoir

Sisters Work for Justice (Portland Observer) 1.19.09 (PDF Document, 98kb) - January 20, 2009
Mayor should lead efforts on gang violence (Oregonian) 1.17.09 (PDF Document, 15kb) - January 20, 2009
MLK Day: When and Where to Celebrate (Willamette Week) 1.16.09 (PDF Document, 283kb) - January 16, 2009
When push comes to shovel (Oregonian Editorial) 1.15.09 (PDF Document, 16kb) - January 15, 2009
Bridge tolls top city's wish list (Portland Tribune) 1.15.09 (PDF Document, 40kb) - January 15, 2009 Ending the ban included in 2009 legislative agenda

City Of Thorns (Willamette Week) 1.14.09 (PDF Document, 261kb) - January 14, 2009
Portland aims to kick-start economy with $503 million stimulus plan (KGW) 1.13.09 (PDF Document, 37kb) - January 13, 2009
Portland will spend $500 million to stimulate local economy (Oregonian) 1.13.09 (PDF Document, 118kb) - January 13, 2009
City readies plan to boost sagging local economy (Portland Tribune) 1.11.09 (PDF Document, 27kb) - January 13, 2009 Goal to help Portlanders cope with recession

Adams Era at City Hall Begins (Portland Observer) 1.11.09 (PDF Document, 157kb) - January 12, 2009
Disabled parking in Portland (Oregonian opinion) 1.11.09 (PDF Document, 24kb) - January 12, 2009
Mobile Sten (Willamette Week) 1.7.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - January 7, 2009 What’s the man who was City Hall’s biggest deal maker doing in Bend?

Blackmer resigns as city auditor (Portland Tribune) 1.6.08 (PDF Document, 31kb) - January 7, 2009 Decision comes after 10 years in office

More Toilet Talk from the City: This time, it's a toilet rebate program (Sentinel) 1.4.08 (PDF Document, 42kb) - January 5, 2009
Portland Loo freezes up during snowstorm (Associated Press) 1.4.08 (PDF Document, 16kb) - January 5, 2009
So long 2008 (Portland Tribune) 12.31.08 (PDF Document, 52kb) - January 5, 2009 Transitional year was a storm of news, views, comings and goings – and bad jailhouse poetry

Here’s how to jumpstart 2009 (Portland Tribune Editorial) 12.31.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - January 5, 2009
New Year Brings New Pressures To Portland's Police Chief (OPB) 12.30.08 (PDF Document, 12kb) - December 30, 2008
Mother Nature Puts Freeze on "Green" Solar-powered Toilet (News American) 12.30.08 (PDF Document, 17kb) - December 30, 2008
Portland retrofits public toilet after freeze (Oregonian) 12.29.08 (PDF Document, 65kb) - December 30, 2008
Snow shuts down $140,000 public toilet (SW Community Connection) 12.29.08 (PDF Document, 41kb) - December 29, 2008 Solar panels that control the lights and flushing system are covered with snow, draining batteries

Portland mayor praised at last meeting (Oregonian) 12.25.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - December 29, 2008
Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 12.25.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - December 29, 2008 Leonrad: diesel costs not so bad

Mayor Potter Praised At Final Council Meeting (OPB) 12.24.08 (PDF Document, 8kb) - December 29, 2008
Portland's hot hands rescue shivery Stewart hotel (Oregonian) 12.19.08 (PDF Document, 14kb) - December 19, 2008 The hotel, where most residents are on assistance, finally warms up

Cracking down on substandard rentals (Oregonian) 12.18.08 (PDF Document, 63kb) - December 18, 2008
Building without heat for 10 days (Oregonian) 12.17.08 (PDF Document, 13kb) - December 18, 2008
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 12.18.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - December 18, 2008 Shake it up

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 12.18.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - December 18, 2008 It pays off not to follow instructions

Police commission leadership will build on success, focus on training (Portland Tribune Editorial) 12.18.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - December 18, 2008 MY VIEW • Commissioner sees hard work ahead to maintain livability in tough economic times

Building inspectors in a street fight (Portland Tribune) 12.18.08 (PDF Document, 43kb) - December 18, 2008 ‘They’ve crossed the line’ says building inspector facing dismissal

Rearranging the five planets at City Hall (Oregonian Editorial) 12.17.08 (PDF Document, 17kb) - December 17, 2008
Our Spin On 7 Days of News (Willamette Week) 12.17.08 (PDF Document, 121kb) - December 17, 2008 Don't bring a gun to your snowball fight.

To Honor Hizzoner (Willamette Week) 12.17.08 (PDF Document, 49kb) - December 17, 2008 Shopping for going-away gifts to remember the mayor? Here are our picks.

Adams keeps convention hotel plan alive, shuffles city bureaus (Portland Tribune) 12.16.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - December 17, 2008 Mayor-elect says he wants City Hall changes to happen fast

Mayor-elect Sam Adams announces bureau assignments (Daily Journal of Commerce) 12.16.08 (PDF Document, 17kb) - December 16, 2008
Adams will unveil city reorganization (Oregonian) 12.16.08 (PDF Document, 15kb) - December 16, 2008 Bureau assignments - Sustainability, economy guide the mayor-elect's choices

Stoking the hopes of major-league soccer (Oregonian Editorial) 12.15.08 (PDF Document, 16kb) - December 15, 2008 It's hard to think big in a contracting economy, but it would be unwise for Portland to do anything else

Prototype for Public Decency (Portland Observer) 12.11.08 (PDF Document, 117kb) - December 11, 2008 Restroom seen as fundamental right

Overlook activists spark an art park (Portland Tribune) 12.11.08. (PDF Document, 41kb) - December 11, 2008 Neighborhood Beat • ‘Forgotten’ area to become a multiuse community space

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 12.11.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - December 11, 2008 Just Get Through It

A rebel’s rise (Portland Tribune) 12.11.08 (PDF Document, 46kb) - December 11, 2008 When Randy Leonard’s around, it’s never politics as usual

Portland develops new ‘Loo’ (Eugene Register Guard) 12.10.08 (PDF Document, 11kb) - December 11, 2008
Loo View (Willamette Week) 12.10.08.pdf (PDF Document, 24kb) - December 10, 2008 Randy Leonard’s new toilet, from the perspective of the man who cleans it.

Goodbye to those ugly infill houses? (Oregonian) 12.10.08 (PDF Document, 13kb) - December 10, 2008 Portland Plan - Randy Leonard muses about "minimum" design standards

MLS commissioner wants soccer in Portland (Portland Business Journal) 12.9.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - December 10, 2008
Leonard to Ford: Fix your trucks or face lawsuit (Portland Tribune) 12.9.08 (PDF Document, 39kb) - December 10, 2008 City Commissioner says automaker should pay for blown engines and other vehicle problems

Randy Leonard: City should get in the loo biz (KATU) 12.8.08 (PDF Document, 31kb) - December 9, 2008
Innovative public loo unveiled (KOIN) 12.8.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - December 9, 2008
Forget Seattle's Disastrous Million-Dollar Public Toilets; Portland's Are a Bargain At $140,000 (KTVL) 12.9.08 (PDF Document, 11kb) - December 9, 2008
Portlanders love their city, but some services are lacking (Oregonian) 12.9.08 (PDF Document, 15kb) - December 9, 2008 Audit - 63% of businesses think Portland is a good place to do business

New Portland Loo Opens In Old Town (KPTV) 12.8.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - December 9, 2008
Portland looking to get in the loo biz (KOMO) 12.8.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - December 9, 2008
First Portland Loo opens with, ahem, a flush of success (Portland Tribune) 12.8.08 (PDF Document, 67kb) - December 9, 2008 Prototype public toilet could be mass produced and sold to other cities

New loo is a big hit in Northwest Portland (Oregonian) 12.8.08 (PDF Document, 31kb) - December 8, 2008
Portland Water Bureau, BDS look to help charities (Daily Journal of Commerce) 12.5.08 (PDF Document, 14kb) - December 8, 2008
Portland works to create market for Ore. grown biodiesel (KDRV) 12.5.08 (PDF Document, 93kb) - December 8, 2008
'Leonard Loo' Makes Its Debut (OPB) 12.8.08 (PDF Document, 52kb) - December 8, 2008
Portland's new solar-powered toilet open for business (KGW) 12.8.08 (PDF Document, 45kb) - December 8, 2008
Neighbors get first look at new Powell Butte Reservoir building project (East Portland News) 12.7.08 (PDF Document, 197kb) - December 8, 2008 Installing another 50 million gallon reservoir, neighbors learn, means there'll be a whole lot of diggin' going on up there in 2009. Find out how this massive project will affect park users, neighbors – and traffic – in outer East Portland …

Portland pays more for eastern Oregon biofuel (Oregonian) 12.7.08 (PDF Document, 13kb) - December 8, 2008
Portland Loo gets its first ceremonial flush (Portland Tribune) 12.7.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - December 8, 2008 City opens prototype Monday morning in Old Town

City of Portland paying twice market rate for biodiesel (KGW) 12.4.08 (PDF Document, 38kb) - December 4, 2008
A sign of change (Oregon Daily Emerald) 12.4.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - December 4, 2008 UO's proposal to change Portland's historic 'Made in Oregon' sign raises controversy among some Oregonians

City Paying High Price For Biodiesel Fuel (KPTV) 12.4.08 (PDF Document, 59kb) - December 4, 2008 Use Of Biodiesel Fuel Establishing Oregon-Based Industry, City Official Says

Portland City Council to settle ex-Sgt. Rocky Balada's disability-pension case (Oregonian) 12.4.08 (PDF Document, 15kb) - December 4, 2008 The former officer was embroiled in an overtime scandal, and filed a stress-disability claim when he was about to be demoted

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 12.4.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - December 4, 2008
City, neighbors scrap over Tabor land (Portland Tribune) 12.4.08 (PDF Document, 45kb) - December 4, 2008 Neighborhood Beat • Activists allege ulterior motive in changing land-use designation

City pays more for biodiesel (Portland Tribune) 12.4.08 (PDF Document, 39kb) - December 4, 2008 Contract to buy Eastern Oregon fuel now proving spendy

Sanctuary for active duty war protestors has a long way to go (Oregonian) 12.3.08 (PDF Document, 13kb) - December 3, 2008
The dilemma for a voter-owned candidate (Oregonian Opinion) 12.1.08 (PDF Document, 20kb) - December 1, 2008
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 11.27.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - December 1, 2008 Playing the Game

Leonard wants to simplify the permit process (Portland Business Journal) 11.28.08 (PDF Document, 58kb) - December 1, 2008
Is power play a bad precedent? (Portland Tribune) 11.27.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - December 1, 2008
‘Made in Oregon’ proposal sparks passionate debate (Portland Business Journal) 11.21.08 (PDF Document, 58kb) - December 1, 2008
Paulson’s Pitch (Willamette Week) 11.26.08 (PDF Document, 54kb) - November 26, 2008 Why does Hank Paulson's son want $85 million of your money?

High water usage might be tied to October landslide, city says (SW Community Connection) 11.25.08 (PDF Document, 45kb) - November 26, 2008 Preliminary investigation does not clear up families’ insurance claims as their homes remain off limits

Public toilet trouble in Seattle raises a stink for Portland's plan (KGW) 11.25.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - November 26, 2008
PGE Park plan goes 'through the wringer' (Oregonian) 11.25.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - November 25, 2008 Sports - A task force will consider an upgrade for soccer and a stadium elsewhere

New stimulus package needs cash for infrastructure (NW Labor Press) 11.21.08 (PDF Document, 42kb) - November 24, 2008
Sprinkler system suspected in Portland landslide (Oregonian) 11.21.08 (PDF Document, 308kb) - November 24, 2008
Be kind to firefighters, and taxpayers (Oregonian Editorial) 11.21.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - November 21, 2008
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 11.20.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - November 20, 2008 The Waiting Game

In Other News (Portland Mercury) 11.20.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - November 20, 2008
Vampires won’t die, nor will cop saga (Portland Tribune) 11.20.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - November 20, 2008 On the Town

Rest in peace, and dignity (Street Roots) 11.14.08 (PDF Document, 6,520kb) - November 19, 2008
News That Needs No Background Check (Willamette Week) 11.19.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - November 19, 2008 Murmurs

The Weekly Fix (Willamette Week) 11.19.08 (PDF Document, 90kb) - November 19, 2008 Our Spin On 7 Days of News

City of Portland trying new solar-powered public toilet (KGW) 11.18.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - November 19, 2008
3 Portland commissioners support expanded firefighter benefits (Oregonian) 11.18.08 (PDF Document, 19kb) - November 19, 2008
Mayor scraps plan to settle ex-sergeant's stress claim (Oregonian) 11.18.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - November 18, 2008
The buck stops with public accountability (Oregonian Editorial) 11.18.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - November 18, 2008
Regional leaders’ hopes for federal help dim (Portland Tribune) 11.17.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - November 18, 2008 Requests now hinge on new President, next Congress

Height changes in Skidmore/Old Town Historic District draw interest (Daily Journal of Commerce) 11.17.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - November 17, 2008
Mayor Tom Potter's no short-timer (Oregonian) 11.15.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - November 17, 2008
Portland to install a new public restroom on Northwest Glisan near Fifth Avenue (Oregonian) 11.14.08 (PDF Document, 83kb) - November 17, 2008
News in Brief (Oregonian) 11.13.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - November 14, 2008
Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 11.13.08 (PDF Document, 31kb) - November 14, 2008
Sizzling potato hits City Council (Portland Tribune) 11.13.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - November 14, 2008 On the Town

Portland turns to Plan B to deal with the EPA's clean-water demand (Oregonian) 11.3.08 (PDF Document, 19kb) - November 10, 2008
New Winter Hawks owner Gallacher says NHL not in his plans (Portland Tribune) 11.3.08 (PDF Document, 33kb) - November 10, 2008 Calgary-based businessman/hockey fan is OK with coliseum lease and looking to partner with Blazers

City turns a deeper shade of blue (Portland Tribune) 11.6.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - November 10, 2008 On the Town

Votes tallied: Change up next (Portland Tribune) 11.6.08 (PDF Document, 43kb) - November 10, 2008 Democratic wins could bring big changes to Portland

The emperor still has no clothes (Oregonian Editorial) 11.8.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - November 10, 2008
New PSU president wows the business community (Portland Business Journal) 10.31.08 (PDF Document, 47kb) - November 5, 2008
Cop in video: ‘We tackled’ Chasse (Portland Tribune) 10.30.08 (PDF Document, 72kb) - October 31, 2008 Officer’s early account of fracas at odds with official statement

Winter Hawks and hot wings get some love (Oregonian) 10.30.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 30, 2008
Tax breaks cut off for 47 properties (Oregonian) 10.30.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - October 30, 2008
Hot Seat: Randy Leonard (Portland Tribune) 10.30.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - October 30, 2008 Critical questions of people in the news

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 10.30.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - October 30, 2008 Whirlwind

Relative Risk (Willamette Week) 10.29.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - October 29, 2008 The real reason Randy Leonard didn’t get the Police Bureau.

Sizer says there's no evidence of Leonard leak (Oregonian) 10.29.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - October 29, 2008 The police chief rebuts the commissioner's allegation that family information was posted online

Adams Opts For Saltzman To Run Portland Police Bureau (OPB) 10.28.08 (PDF Document, 12kb) - October 28, 2008
That fabled buck . . . (Oregonian Editorial) 10.28.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - October 28, 2008 Dan Saltzman is a good pick for police commissioner, but people will still look to the mayor

Dan Saltzman gets oversight of Portland Police Bureau (Oregonian) 10.28.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 28, 2008 The choice defuses a standoff but leaves reform on the table

Saltzman: 'Stubborn' is a great word (Oregonian) 10.28.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 28, 2008
Sam Adams taps Saltzman for commish post (KATU) 10.27.08 (PDF Document, 38kb) - October 27, 2008
Adams names Saltzman to oversee Police Bureau (Portland Tribune) 10.27.08 (PDF Document, 20kb) - October 27, 2008
City moves to protect Old Town archaeological site (Oregonian) 10.24.08 (PDF Document, 86kb) - October 24, 2008
Leonard makes the right call (Oregonian Editorial) 10.24.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 24, 2008 Now, for the good of the city, Sam Adams and Rosie Sizer need to put this dispute behind them

Leonard says no to police commissioner post (KATU) 10.22.08 (PDF Document, 247kb) - October 23, 2008
Mayor-elect reacts to Leonard announcement (KGW) 10.23.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - October 23, 2008
Randy Leonard decides to drop out of the running for Police Commissioner (KPOJ) 10.23.08 (PDF Document, 14kb) - October 23, 2008 Mayor Elect Sam Adams renews the search

Leonard Will Not Become Police Commissioner (OPB) 10.23.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - October 23, 2008
Portland council delays decision on ex-police sergeant's disability (Oregonian) 10.22.08 (PDF Document, 17kb) - October 23, 2008
City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 10.23.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 23, 2008
Gordon Smith Volleys Back With Rockin’ New Blue Web Ad. Not. (Just Out) 10.22.08 (PDF Document, 13kb) - October 23, 2008
Really...It's Never Been Wrecked - October 23, 2008 http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/10/reallyits-never....

City budget future not so rosy after all (Portland Tribune) 10.23.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - October 23, 2008 As economy totters, unfunded obligations could cost billions

Commissioner Management 101 (Portland Tribune) 10.23.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - October 23, 2008 Sources Say

Leonard backs away from police commission post (Portland Tribune) 10.22.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - October 23, 2008 City commissioner says controversy and ‘pushback’ led to his decision

Leonard police commissioner withdrawal 10.22.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - October 23, 2008
Copping The Vote (Willamette Week) 10.22.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - October 22, 2008 The most important election you don’t get to cast a ballot in happens this week.

Schmoozing And Shredding (Willamette Week) 10.22.08 (PDF Document, 78kb) - October 22, 2008 Oregon’s most bizarre campaign spending.

Don't send Chief Sizer packing (Oregonian Editorial) 10.21.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 21, 2008
It's Your Move (Portland Mercury) 10.16.08 (PDF Document, 164kb) - October 16, 2008 Mercury Endorsements Help You Win the Voting Game!

Sticking an arm into the hornet's nest (Oregonian Opinion) 10.15.08 (PDF Document, 40kb) - October 16, 2008
Portland City Council: Charles Lewis and Amanda Fritz (Oregonian) 10.16.08 (PDF Document, 202kb) - October 16, 2008
City backs off letter sent to house slide victims (NW News & Weather) 10.16.08 (PDF Document, 16kb) - October 16, 2008
Showdown’s all set at police bureau (Portland Tribune) 10.16.08 (PDF Document, 33kb) - October 16, 2008 Sources Say

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 10.16.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - October 16, 2008 Crunching Numbers

Ah, the skeletons in the closet... (Portland Tribune) 10.16.08 (PDF Document, 39kb) - October 16, 2008 We asked local sustainable types for their dirty little secrets — you may be surprised by what they said

All’s quiet in the race for City Council (Portland Tribune) 10.16.08 (PDF Document, 43kb) - October 16, 2008 Publicly funded contest between Fritz, Lewis maintains low profile

Portland council members want shorter employee probation for deputy transfers (Oregonian) 10.15.08 (PDF Document, 12kb) - October 16, 2008
Portland readies for U.S. economic fallout (Oregonian) 10.15.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - October 15, 2008 Budgets - Bureaus must look for cuts and set aside funds to be prepared for bad times

And Now We Know (Willamette Week) 10.15.08. (PDF Document, 25kb) - October 15, 2008 Candidates Gone Wild: The lessons learned.

Thorns on the Avenue of Roses (SE Examiner) Oct. 08 (PDF Document, 112kb) - October 14, 2008
MLS to Portland: A done deal? (Portland Tribune) 10.14.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - October 14, 2008
Freightliner closing Portland plant, laying off around 2,200 workers (Portland Tribune) 10.14.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 14, 2008 Mayor Potter announces layoffs at City Hall budget summit

Lents neighborhood might be Portland's diamond in the rough (Oregonian) 10.12.08 (PDF Document, 200kb) - October 14, 2008
How do you spell relief T-O-I-L-E-T (Portland Tribune) 10.9.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - October 9, 2008 Open 24 hours a day, ‘stand-alone’ model will join shelter units

Traffic Control (Portland Mercury) 10.9.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - October 9, 2008 Commissioner Randy Leonard Wants to Close Streets to Cars

Saltzman quietly raises big money (Portland Tribune) 10.9.08 (PDF Document, 32kb) - October 9, 2008 Sources Say

Council backs NW Portland parking garage (Portland Tribune) 10.8.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - October 9, 2008 A 4-1 vote means Richard Singer could be able to build the two-level project

Beavers co-owner sees Portland as a two-sport star (Oregonian) 10.7.08 (PDF Document, 96kb) - October 8, 2008
County candidate Mike Delman's aggressiveness draws supporters, detractors (Oregonian) 10.7.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 7, 2008
Sirens wail for medical calls, not fires (Portland Tribune) 10.2.08 (PDF Document, 46kb) - October 2, 2008
River protections run into local opposition (Gresham Outlook Opinion) 10.1.08 (PDF Document, 102kb) - October 1, 2008
Rec center's final beam installed Thursday (Vanguard) 9.30.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - September 30, 2008 Celebration includes beam signing and speech by City Commisioner Randy Leonard

In my Opinion: Judy Shiprack unfairly disparaged by media (PDF Document, 26kb) - September 26, 2008
Residents win round in fight over Colwood (Oregonian) 9.25.08 (PDF Document, 47kb) - September 25, 2008
Salmon plan to bump up water bills (KGW) 9.24.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - September 25, 2008
Voices on 82nd: What will it take to tame the street's sex trade? (Oregonian) 9.25.08 (PDF Document, 155kb) - September 25, 2008
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 9.25.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - September 25, 2008 Final Report

Economic slowdown settles into town (Portland Tribune) 9.25.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - September 25, 2008 Land-use and building permits show dramatic drop-off

Q & A with Ty Kovatch (Portland Tribune) 9.25.08 (PDF Document, 38kb) - September 25, 2008
Council, legislators can’t get city transportation needs out of neutral (Portland Tribune) 9.23.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - September 25, 2008 Afternoon roundtable fails to provide concrete funding solutions to $700 million road repair backlog

Tricks of the Trade-off (Street Roots) 9.19.08 (PDF Document, 546kb) - September 23, 2008
Potter pledges prostitution prosecution (East PDX News) 9.13.08 (PDF Document, 410kb) - September 19, 2008
Hey 3CDC! Chec out Portland's Public Potty Project! (Cincinnati Beacon) 9.3.08 (PDF Document, 61kb) - September 19, 2008
Missed a few things; a stroke will do that (Oregonian) 9.18.08 (PDF Document, 20kb) - September 18, 2008
Whore-r Stories (Willamette Week) 9.17.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - September 17, 2008 The city and police have a plan for prostitution on 82nd. Here’s what they’re up against.

Porn + Strippers = Prostitution? (Willamette Week) 9.16.08 (PDF Document, 48kb) - September 16, 2008
Sex for sale rules 82nd Avenue again (Oregonian) 9.13.08 (PDF Document, 35kb) - September 16, 2008
Why not call the elephant Chávez? (Portland Tribune) 9.11.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - September 11, 2008
Lents stadium idea has people talking (Portland Tribune) 9.11.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - September 11, 2008 Residents, others make case for, against new east-side baseball park

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 9.11.08 (PDF Document, 35kb) - September 11, 2008 Randy vs. Rosie, redux

The Lost List (Portland Mercury) 9.11.08 (PDF Document, 105kb) - September 11, 2008 Attorneys Dig Deeper into City's Secretive Program

Don't let the blue notes fade away (Oregonian) 9.10.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - September 11, 2008
'Take Back 82nd' sessions scheduled (Oregonian) 9.10.08 (PDF Document, 13kb) - September 11, 2008
Adams makes his allegiance quite clear (Oregonian opinion) 9.9.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 11, 2008
A major case of minor league blues (Oregonian Opinion) 9.7.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - September 11, 2008
Would Sizer rather quit than work for Leonard? (Oregonian) 9.5.08 (PDF Document, 67kb) - September 11, 2008
Major League Soccer Team Possible In Portland By 2011 (OPB) 9.4.08 (PDF Document, 13kb) - September 11, 2008
We need green jobs, not sports stadiums (Oregonian Opinion) 9.4.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 5, 2008
Soccer | Portland seeks MLS team (Seattle Times) 9.4.08 (PDF Document, 19kb) - September 4, 2008
We own elections and the potholes (Portland Tribune) 9.4.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - September 4, 2008 On the Town

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 9.4.08 (PDF Document, 146kb) - September 4, 2008 Police Report

In Other News (Portland Mercury) 9.4.08 (PDF Document, 149kb) - September 4, 2008
Paulson pushes for Major League Soccer franchise (Portland Business Journal) 9.3.08 (PDF Document, 46kb) - September 4, 2008
Portland talks $75 million deal to draw Major League Soccer (Oregonian) 9.3.08 (PDF Document, 91kb) - September 4, 2008
Program lets students on TriMet buses for free (Portland Tribune) 9.3.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 4, 2008 City adopts pilot project for Jefferson and Franklin high schools

Paulson, Leonard pitch PGE Park renovation (Portland Tribune) 9.3.08 (PDF Document, 42kb) - September 4, 2008 Making stadium suitable for Major League Soccer and building a baseball park would take $75 million

No evidence yet linking Sizemore to Capitol fire - September 3, 2008 Blue Oregon
http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/08/no-evidence-yet....

Need humane approach to a human crisis (Oregonian Opinion) 9.3.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 3, 2008
Make up your mind, Sam (Oregonian Editorial) 9.3.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - September 3, 2008 It's destructive for the mayor-elect to leave the Police Bureau's leadership twisting in the wind

Portland Pushes For Major League Soccer (KOIN 6) 9.2.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 3, 2008
The Score (Willamette Week) 9.3.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 3, 2008
Report on state of police bureau brimming with controversy (KGW) 8.30.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - September 2, 2008
Public Safety Assessment DRAFT (8.28.08) (PDF Document, 83kb) - August 29, 2008
Leonard addresses police problems; criticizes cooperation (Oregonian) 8.28.08 (PDF Document, 97kb) - August 29, 2008
It's payback time (Oregonian Editorial) 8.29.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - August 29, 2008 Discovery of a $3.1 million error triggers changes, but now the police and fire fund should go after the money

Portland Still Struggling To Become A Major League City (OPB) 8.28.08 (PDF Document, 19kb) - August 29, 2008
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 8.28.08 (PDF Document, 155kb) - August 28, 2008
Peterson had to drop slingshot to pay lobbyist (Portland Tribune) 8.28.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - August 28, 2008 Sources Say

Why won’t Portland put defibrillators in all schools? (PDF Document, 48kb) - August 28, 2008 Red tape thwarts mom’s effort to place cardiac machines following son's death

Urban renewal threats foreseen (Portland Tribune) 8.28.08 (PDF Document, 40kb) - August 28, 2008 Push for ‘satellite’ district may prompt

Stringent hiring rules leave cop jobs unfilled (Portland Tribune) 8.28.08 (PDF Document, 41kb) - August 28, 2008 Bureau attempts to streamline process but maintain quality

Did a city ‘hit team’ lower the boom on Cindy’s? (Portland Tribune) 8.23.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - August 26, 2008 On the Town

Potter: No New Prostitute-Free Zone on 82nd Avenue (Willamette Week) 8.21.08 (PDF Document, 48kb) - August 26, 2008
Council passes business license tax revisions (Portland Business Journal) 08.21.08 (PDF Document, 35kb) - August 21, 2008
Beavers in Lents? I don't buy it (Portland Tribune) 08.21.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - August 21, 2008
Portland's public safety pension fund overpays $3.1 million in benefits to 940 police and fire retirees (Oregonian) 08.20.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - August 20, 2008 Public safety - A 1995 mistake in calculations sends extra money to retirees and beneficiaries

Woman charged in Portland prostitution-linked killing (Oregonian) 08.19.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - August 19, 2008 82nd Avenue neighbors ask police for help cleaning up the area

On the Town (Portland Tribune) 08.14.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - August 14, 2008 Nice note from Commissioner Randy Leonard

Food or fuel? It's the ethanol battle (Portland Tribune) 08.14.08 (PDF Document, 49kb) - August 14, 2008 Debate generates loads of controversy but few hard facts

Pro baseball team contemplates new home in Lents (Gresham Outlook) 08.09.08 (PDF Document, 90kb) - August 13, 2008 Pro baseball team contemplates new home in Lents (Gresham Outlook) 08.09.08

Street Fight (Willamette Week) 08.13.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - August 13, 2008 Randy Leonard Swoops In With An Idea To Fight Prostitution On 82ND AVE. Rosie Sizer Has Different Plans

Peterson's wins city reprieve for Morrison store (Portland Business Journal) 08.08.08 (PDF Document, 32kb) - August 13, 2008 Peterson's wins city reprieve for Morrison store (Portland Business Journal) 08.08.08

Streets of Rage (Willamette Week) 8.6.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - August 6, 2008 Anger over city’s sit-lie ordinance on tap again this week. But will anything change?

Rosie Sizer vs. Randy Leonard (Oregonian) 8.3.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - August 4, 2008 Tale of the tape: A bull, a china shop, a cop, a mayor (almost) and a silver lining

Looking For Lav (Torontoist) 7.31.08 (PDF Document, 266kb) - August 1, 2008
Saving Peterson's (Portland Mercury) 7.31.08 (PDF Document, 31kb) - July 31, 2008 Commissioner Saltzman Steps In

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 7.31.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - July 31, 2008
Adams mum on poll results (Portland Tribune) 7.31.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - July 31, 2008 Answers to street-fee questions revealed but not political ones

Leonard as boss? Sizer shakes head (Portland Tribune) 7.31.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - July 31, 2008 Sources Say

City targets Greek Cusina (Portland Tribune) 7.31.08 (PDF Document, 42kb) - July 31, 2008 ‘Hit squad’ sees chronic violations; eatery owner says he’s complying

After facelift, hotel ready to go to work (Oregonian) 7.31.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - July 31, 2008
City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 7.31.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - July 31, 2008 Protests? Time's up

Adams replaces street fee with utility revenue plan (Portland Tribune) 7.30.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - July 30, 2008 UPDATE • Vote comes next week; commissioner says PDOT would have to ‘cut services’ without funding

Leonard, Sizer trade complaints over undercutting on Portland police issues (Oregonian) 7.30.08 (PDF Document, 17kb) - July 30, 2008
Dear Sam (Willamette Week) 7.30.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - July 30, 2008 Ex-mayors give Adams some advice: Keep the police bureau, Don’t spend all your money, and ride a bike.

Randy & Rosie (Willamette Week) 7.30.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - July 30, 2008 The feud between Leonard and Sizer goes to the brink.

Portland man wants day labor center shut down (Associated Press) 7.29.08 (PDF Document, 15kb) - July 30, 2008
Critic of day-labor center sues (Oregonian) 7.29.08 (PDF Document, 19kb) - July 29, 2008 Immigration - Tom Wenning took pictures of employers' license plates

Questions loom about police chief’s future (Portland Tribune) 7.28.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - July 29, 2008 Possible clash between Rosie Sizer and Commissioner Leonard sparks speculation, concern

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 7.24.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - July 24, 2008 Summer Snooze

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 7.24.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - July 24, 2008 Cop shop is sizable battleground for Leonard

More than 50 of Our Favorite Portland Things (Willamette Week) 7.23.08 (PDF Document, 1,055kb) - July 23, 2008
Nazis, terrorists and gamblers join the listening circle (Willamette Week) 7.23.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - July 23, 2008
Portland commissioner apologizes to police chief (Oregonian blog) 7.21.08 (PDF Document, 20kb) - July 22, 2008
Piercy hires consultant (Register Guard) 7.20.08 (PDF Document, 41kb) - July 21, 2008
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 7.17.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - July 17, 2008 Elected Representatives

Seattle’s Automated Toilets Go Way of the Box and Chain (NY Times) 7.17.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - July 17, 2008
Council dips into budget to fund police overtime (Portland Tribune) 7.16.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - July 17, 2008 Bureau's gloomy forecast prompts action as Commissioners sort out reasons for slow recruiting.

Today on the Randy Leonard Show / Nick Fish Comedy Hour (Willamette Week) 7.16.08 (PDF Document, 44kb) - July 17, 2008
City's urban renewal (Oregonian) 7.16.08 (PDF Document, 20kb) - July 16, 2008
Short-staffed Portland police incur half-million in overtime (KGW) 7.15.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - July 16, 2008
Overtime rules put police morale below ‘optimal levels’ (Portland Tribune) 7.15.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - July 15, 2008 On the town

Adams to Leonard: Study up on Portland Police Bureau (Oregonian) 7.12.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - July 15, 2008 In a memo, the mayor-elect directs the city commissioner to look at the workings of the police, but he stops short of handing over the job

NW Biofuels Industry Getting Help in a Pinch (KUOW) 7.11.08 (PDF Document, 61kb) - July 15, 2008
Portland Marks One Year Of Biodiesel Mandate (OPB) 7.10.08 (PDF Document, 33kb) - July 15, 2008
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 7.10.08 (PDF Document, 393kb) - July 10, 2008 Crossing That Bridge

Cryptosporidium needs more coverage (Portland Tribune Letter to the Editor) 7.10.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - July 10, 2008
City, county growl over animal shelter (Oregonian) 7.10.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - July 10, 2008
Portland City Council backs new bridge, with many reservations (The Columbian) 7.10.08 (PDF Document, 40kb) - July 10, 2008
Happy birthday, Bojack. Keep annoying the Powers That Be (Portland Tribune) 7.8.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - July 10, 2008 On the town

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 7.3.08 (PDF Document, 133kb) - July 3, 2008 Thanks (for nothing) Sam

Keep your eyes on the ball (Portland Tribune) 7.3.08 (PDF Document, 35kb) - July 3, 2008 WHAT’S AHEAD • Sports on all levels going through a transformation

How safe is city’s water? (Portland Tribune) 7.3.08 (PDF Document, 44kb) - July 3, 2008 EPA official: Testing for contaminants in reservoirs inadequate

Animal control dogfight looms in Multnomah County (Oregonian) 7.3.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - July 3, 2008 In Portland, Commissioner Randy Leonard draws a line in the sand about licensing cats and dogs

New shelter for women inspires hope (Oregonian) 7.2.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - July 2, 2008 Homeless - The improved Salvation Army center aims to provide more services

Southwest residents push for emergency center (SW Connection) 6.30.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - July 1, 2008 Search is on for other affordable housing sites near Multnomah Village

Arlington Heights calls off dibs on spots for 4th of July parade (Chicago Tribune) 7.1.08 (PDF Document, 32kb) - July 1, 2008
A postscript on that satellite (Oregonian Editorial) 6.27.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 30, 2008 The council falls into line, lamely endorsing a plan to siphon urban renewal funds illegally from the downtown

City asks: Who's got final say on I-5 bridge? (Oregonian) 6.27.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - June 27, 2008 Portland - The City Council discusses the role of a "project sponsor's council"

Plans afoot at PGE Park (Portland Tribune) 6.26.08 (PDF Document, 47kb) - June 26, 2008 In grand scheme, Beavers get Lents stadium, Timbers go MLS

Sharing the wealth has its critics (Oregonian Editorial) 6.26.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 26, 2008
Council funds east county school, faces challenge (Oregonian) 6.26.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 26, 2008 Urban renewal - Foes will appeal shifting downtown River District tax money to the David Douglas district

Dan Saltzman Stays "Edgy," As Council Votes to Support David Douglas School Plan (Willamette Week) 6.25.08 (PDF Document, 48kb) - June 26, 2008
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 6.25.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 26, 2008
Portland's City Hall toilet costs $127 per flush (KATU) 6.24.08 (PDF Document, 31kb) - June 26, 2008
Man who protested day labor site files lawsuit (KATU) 6.24.08 (PDF Document, 199kb) - June 25, 2008
Council eyes Army Reserve center for housing (SW Connection) 6.23.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - June 23, 2008 Multnomah Village residents favor emergency response center instead

Economic Development For All Portlanders (Blue Oregon Blog Entry) 6.22.08 - June 23, 2008 http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/06/i-have-always-t....

Economic Development For All Portlanders - June 23, 2008 http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/06/i-have-always-t....

Read the emails and then read the Oregonian's article and Editorial (written by Jonathan Nicholas (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 19, 2008
Is Leonard licking his chops for the cop shop (Portland Tribune opinion) 6.19.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - June 19, 2008 Sources Say

Water planning must go forward (Portland Tribune Editorial) 6.19.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 19, 2008
Water: No clear answer (Portland Tribune) 6.19.08 (PDF Document, 41kb) - June 19, 2008 City might need to build another buried reservoir at Powell Butte

Sitting in on City Hall (Portland Mercury) 6.19.08 (PDF Document, 14kb) - June 19, 2008 Homeless Fill Council Chambers with Postcards

City deal might keep children’s health measure off ballot (Portland Tribune) 6.18.08 (PDF Document, 42kb) - June 19, 2008 Doctor’s petition to cover uninsured kids takes a back seat to council study

Portland council aims to change urban-renewal law (Oregonian) 6.18.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - June 18, 2008 Commissioners want to spend money set aside for downtown improvements on a new school in the city's outskirts

Restoring the tools to retake our streets (Oregonian- In my opinion) 6.18.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 18, 2008
Got spin? Mayor-elect Adams does (Portland Tribune) 6.12.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 12, 2008 Sources Say

Leonard has just begun to warm up (Portland Tribune) 6.12.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - June 12, 2008 On the Town

An Apple A Day (Willamette Week) 6.11.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - June 11, 2008 A proposal to insure Portland public-school students has a shaky diagnosis.

The Price is WHAT? (Willamette Week) 6.11.08 (PDF Document, 58kb) - June 11, 2008 Second-guessing City Hall—it’s more fun than Monopoly!

Police Parade Tape Response (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 10, 2008
Should Portland stick to duct-tape ban? (Oregonian Editorial) 6.10.08 (PDF Document, 19kb) - June 10, 2008
Parade is plenty to love (Oregonian) 6.8.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 9, 2008
Bidding farewell to a neighborhood leader (Gresham Outlook) 6.7.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - June 9, 2008
Budget solution dogs county animal services (Gresham Outlook) 6.6.08 (PDF Document, 35kb) - June 9, 2008 Task force sniffs out ideas, including turning the program over to the city

The dash is on for parade seating (Oregonian) 6.6.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - June 9, 2008
Randy Leonard brings the heat (Oregonian Editorial) 6.6.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - June 6, 2008 What we shouldn't lose sight of in the dust-up over

Camp Out On The Rose Parade Route With The Mercury (Portland Mercury) 6.6.08 (PDF Document, 96kb) - June 6, 2008
City to enforce ban on duct tape along parade route (KGW) 6.3.08 (PDF Document, 47kb) - June 5, 2008
Portland City Council approves $3.1 billion budget (Oregonian) 6.5.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 5, 2008 Money is freed up for projects favored by Mayor Tom Potter as well as those of Mayor-elect Sam Adams

Police duct tape comments anger Portland commissioner (Oregonian) 6.5.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - June 5, 2008 Randy Leonard fires off e-mails after hearing police don't intend to enforce a ban on reserving Grand Floral Parade viewing spots

Day Planner (Portland Mercury) 6.5.08 (PDF Document, 16kb) - June 5, 2008 Hall Monitor

Adams’ winning margin didn’t come cheap (Portland Tribune) 6.5.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 5, 2008 Sources Say

Fish hopes to find common ground with Mayor Adams (Portland Tribune) 6.4.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - June 5, 2008 New city commissioner says he supports ‘most’ initiatives

Compromise city budget approved (Portland Tribune) 6.4.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 5, 2008
No 'reservations' allowed along Portland parade route (Vancouver Sun) 6.4.08 (PDF Document, 20kb) - June 5, 2008
Police may look other way on parade tape (KATU) 6.3.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - June 5, 2008
People Trying To Save Rose Parade Spaces Will Be Fined (KPTV) 6.3.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - June 5, 2008
You'll Have To Arrive Early To Hold Your Parade Spot (OPB) 6.3.08 (PDF Document, 14kb) - June 5, 2008
No duct tape, no problem (Oregonian) 6.3.08 (PDF Document, 48kb) - June 5, 2008
Rose Festival hopes duct tape doesn’t rain on the parade (Portland Tribune) 6.3.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - June 5, 2008 City Commissioner Randy Leonard says city will cite violators of new sidewalk poaching rules

Portland enforces no-duct-taping rule for Grand Floral Parade (Oregonian) 6.3.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 3, 2008 It's all right to stake a claim beginning Friday, but earlier than that and you face a $100 fine

Condos in Portland's Pearl get camouflaged cell towers (KGW) 5.30.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - May 30, 2008
Rampant prostitution frustrates neighbors (Oregonian) 5.29.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - May 29, 2008
Turnout Pushes Results (Portland Observer) 5.08 (PDF Document, 141kb) - May 29, 2008
Then There Were Two (Portland Mercury) 5.29.08 (PDF Document, 16kb) - May 29, 2008 Amanda Fritz and Charles Lewis Enter the Ring

The Morning After (Portland Mercury) 5.29.08 (PDF Document, 15kb) - May 29, 2008 Hall Monitor

Let’s take bets on bureau shuffles (Portland Tribune) 5.29.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - May 29, 2008 Sources Say

Fish on board for project review (Portland Tribune) 5.29.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - May 29, 2008 New commissioner

City Council voices support of Schonely (Oregonian) 5.29.08 (PDF Document, 20kb) - May 29, 2008 The former Blazers announcer is honored with a proclamation urging his induction into basketball's Hall of Fame

Budget compromise clears way for city programs (Portland Tribune) 5.28.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 28, 2008 Commissioners, mayor reach accord that could use bonds to fund some priorities

The Adams Family (Willamette Week) 5.28.08 (PDF Document, 49kb) - May 28, 2008 Will Mayor-elect Sam Adams Inherit Tom Potter’s family feud when he takes office?

Bill Schonely Resolution (PDF Document, 12kb) - May 27, 2008
Portland City Council to honor Bill Schonely (Press Release) 5.27.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - May 27, 2008
Making Portland be all it can be (Oregonian) 5.25.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - May 27, 2008 Mayor-elect - Sam Adams has lots of big ideas for the city -- are they too many, too fast, too expensive?

The Policy that Wasn't There (Portland Mercury) 5.22.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - May 22, 2008 City's Hazy Drug-Free Zone Replacement Program

Bravo (Portland Mercury) 5.22.08 (PDF Document, 14kb) - May 22, 2008
Up next: shifts in power (Portland Tribune) 5.22.08 (PDF Document, 44kb) - May 22, 2008 Expect new alignments, priorities in remade City Hall

Easy win for Fish is sole race surprise (Portland Tribune) 5.22.08 (PDF Document, 39kb) - May 22, 2008 On the Town

Tears, Cheers, and Beers (Portland Mercury) 5.22.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - May 22, 2008 A Recap of Tuesday Night's Election Results by the Mercury's Election Squad

I Scream. You Scream. We All Scream. (Willamette Week) 5.21.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - May 21, 2008 The city’s budget in decibels.

Obama takes Oregon, Adams Portland's next mayor (PSU Vanguard) 5.21.08 (PDF Document, 44kb) - May 21, 2008 With Oregon, Obama needs fewer than 100 delegates to secure party nomination

Fish defeats four for City Council (Oregonian) 5.21.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - May 21, 2008 Randy Leonard is re-elected to the Portland panel, and Amanda Fritz will face a runoff

Watch your step in City Hall’s reptile house (Portland Tribune) 5.16.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 20, 2008 On the town

Pacific University Social Work Students to Testify on May 14 before the Portland City Council (Pacific University Publication) 5.13.08 (PDF Document, 20kb) - May 16, 2008
Foes suggest Portland Development Commission plan is illegal (Oregonian) 5.15.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - May 16, 2008 Real estate interests threaten a plan to spend $50 million in Pearl revenues on urban projects outside the district

Council to mull use for Army reserve site (Portland Tribune) 5.15.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - May 16, 2008
Shadow Budget (Portland Mercury) 5.15.08. (PDF Document, 266kb) - May 16, 2008 Adams' and Leonard's End Run Around Mayor Potter

GOP endorsement can cut both ways (Oregonian) 5.15.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - May 16, 2008
Potter, Leonard offer dueling proposals for budget (Oregonian) 5.15.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 16, 2008 Surplus - The mayor wants Portland to spend less; the commissioner wants it to do more

Negotiating for peace at City Hall (Oregonian opinion) 5.14.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - May 16, 2008
Commissioner Leonard's Proposed 08-09 Budget Amendments (May 14, 2008) (PDF Document, 202kb) - May 14, 2008
Communication Breakdown (Willamette Week) 5.14.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - May 14, 2008 The city budget gets delayed, thanks to hard feelings, the mayor’s race and a cocker spaniel.

Commissioners gird for city budget battle (Portland Tribune) 5.13.08 (PDF Document, 44kb) - May 13, 2008 Wednesday’s meeting on an ‘alternate budget’ could produce fireworks

PDC needs the scrutiny (Oregonian letters to the editor) 5.13.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - May 13, 2008
City Hall and homeless talking past one another (Oregonian) 5.12.08 (PDF Document, 29kb) - May 13, 2008 Shelters are available, but campers want the right to sleep outside

City replaces contractor for computer grid (Oregonian) 5.8.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - May 8, 2008
Tense council approves Portland rainy day fund (Oregonian) 5.8.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - May 8, 2008 Reserve - The four want easier access in lean times but disagree on how to pay for it

An Unexpected Stop (Portland Mercury) 5.8.08 (PDF Document, 177kb) - May 8, 2008 City-Funded Day Laborer Site Delayed

City central computer costs skyrocket (Portland Tribune) 5.7.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - May 7, 2008 Council increases budget by $18.5 million, replaces project contractor

Public money needs public accountability (Oregonian "In my opinion") 5.7.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - May 7, 2008
Work to end homelessness (Oregonian letter to the editor) 5.3.08 (PDF Document, 17kb) - May 5, 2008
Novick no stranger to beating long odds (Oregonian) 5.2.08 (PDF Document, 34kb) - May 2, 2008 The political insider, a onetime Justice Department star, transforms himself into a credible U.S. Senate candidate

Homeless draw attention to their plight (Oregonian) 5.2.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - May 2, 2008 Services - A group camps at Portland's City Hall to protest police sweeps of transient sites

Kick up soccer to next level, with care (Portland Tribune editorial) 5.2.08 (PDF Document, 37kb) - May 2, 2008 On Sports

Portland City Council OK's higher fees (Oregonian) 5.1.08 (PDF Document, 19kb) - May 1, 2008 Trash haulers will pay higher fees, which will be used to help business with their recycling efforts

The Status Quo Can Suck It! (Portland Mercury) 5.1.08 (PDF Document, 583kb) - May 1, 2008 Our 2008 Primary Election Picks

Portland City Commissioner, Position 4 (Willamette Week) 4.30.08 (PDF Document, 283kb) - May 1, 2008
Scoop (Willamette Week) 4.30.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - May 1, 2008 Gossip should have no friends

Work In Progress (Willamette Week) 4.30.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - May 1, 2008 Opening PDX’s first day-labor hiring center turns out to be a hassle.

Price for a Portland MLS team going up (Oregonian) 4.30.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - May 1, 2008 Major League Soccer fees climb to $40 million, increasing the pressure to secure an agreement

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 4.29.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - May 1, 2008 A nod’s as good as a wink – but it’s still not a wink

Sauvie Island Bridge plan gets second chance (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.25.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - May 1, 2008
Ex-Portland Fire boss sues, claims harassment (Oregonian) 4.25.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - April 25, 2008 The former deputy chief says being a whistle-blower got him harassed out of a job

Leonard for City Council (Oregonian Editorial) 4.25.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - April 25, 2008 He's put his pugnacity to good use

Bridge troubles the waters (Portland Tribune) 4.25.08 (PDF Document, 47kb) - April 25, 2008 Backers say new I-405 crossing needed; foes see better uses for cash

Blacklisted (Portland Mercury) 4.24.08 (PDF Document, 279kb) - April 24, 2008 Does City's "Livability" List Have Racial Imbalance?

City Hall overhaul (Oregonian) 4.24.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - April 24, 2008 More than two dozen candidates vie for the mayor's office and three council seats in the biggest leadership change in decades

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 4.24.08 (PDF Document, 391kb) - April 24, 2008 Decisions, Decisions

A mellower Leonard second time around? (Oregonian) 4.24.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - April 24, 2008
Spay. Neuter. Go Wild. (Willamette Week) 4.23.08 (PDF Document, 85kb) - April 23, 2008 This is why Candidates Gone Wild makes politicians squirm.

Flanders bridge is just for starters (Portland Tribune) 4.22.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - April 22, 2008 On the town

Cirque Du Vote-Gay (Just Out) 4.18.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - April 22, 2008
Housing groups, police pool resources to target street 'list' (Street Roots) 4.18.08 (PDF Document, 174kb) - April 21, 2008
Potter budget anticipates leaner times (Portland Tribune) 4.18.08 (PDF Document, 38kb) - April 18, 2008 Housing, sustainable programs cut as mayor urges spending restraint

West side finally has a voice at City Hall (Portland Tribune Opinion) 4.18.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - April 18, 2008 On the Town

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 4.17.08 (PDF Document, 270kb) - April 17, 2008 Drama Queens

City rethinks use of jail beds (Oregonian) 4.18.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - April 17, 2008 Crime - Portland may expand treatment for re-offenders but pull money from the jails

Potter's budget hints at larger general fund, less controversy (Portland Business Journal) 4.15.08 (PDF Document, 35kb) - April 16, 2008
Potter’s Legacy (Willamette Week) 4.16.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - April 16, 2008 Forget visioning. The mayor takes aim at building something before he leaves office.

Potter's budget snubs mayoral candidate's pet projects Potter's budget snubs mayoral candidate's pet projects (Oregonian) 4.16.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - April 16, 2008 For fiscal 2008-09, the mayor wants to upgrade services and infrastructure before the economy worsens

Management will solve fire-inspection lapse, Potter says (Oregonian) 4.15.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - April 15, 2008 The mayor says spending more to inspect towers without sprinklers is not the answer

Earth Day calendar (Portland Tribune) 4.15.08 (PDF Document, 43kb) - April 15, 2008 Day of music, learning starts with a cleanup

'Portland Loo' proposed to solve downtown's toilet problem (KGW) 4.11.08 (PDF Document, 36kb) - April 14, 2008
On the Town (Portland Tribune) 4.11.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - April 11, 2008 Moving bridge has nice side effect

Toilet design’s a fresh idea (Portland Tribune) 4.11.08 (PDF Document, 43kb) - April 11, 2008 City’s water bureau comes up with prototype offering cheap, crime-free flushes

Budget intrigue begins (Portland Tribune) 4.11.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - April 11, 2008 As mayor creates spending priorities, backroom lobbying heats up

Corrections (Oregonian) 4.10.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - April 10, 2008
In Other News (Portland Mercury) 4.10.08 (PDF Document, 197kb) - April 10, 2008 OFFENDER LIST GROWS

Like it or not, the Portland Building is yours (Oregonian) 4.10.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - April 10, 2008 The city now owns Portlandia's postmodern perch

Portland police, firefighters unions mostly sitting out politics this year (Oregonian) 4.9.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - April 9, 2008 The groups say they're frustrated with a general lack of respect from City Hall

Politics In Small Bites (Willamette Week) 4.9.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - April 9, 2008
PBA endorses Adams and Dozono (Portland Business Journal) 4.8.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - April 9, 2008
Hawks alienated ally (Portland Tribune) 4.8.08 (PDF Document, 73kb) - April 8, 2008 Commissioner Leonard came to distrust owners after meeting

Watch your step (Portland Tribune) 4.4.08 (PDF Document, 47kb) - April 7, 2008 City official joins police for stroll across the street at monthly crosswalk stings

In the Shadows (Portland Mercury) 4.3.08 (PDF Document, 16kb) - April 7, 2008 Gangbusters

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 4.3.08 (PDF Document, 223kb) - April 3, 2008 Erik Sten: 1991-2008

Sauvie Island Bridge move vote fails (Portland Business Journal) 4.2.08 (PDF Document, 34kb) - April 3, 2008
Mayor says proposal for recycled bike bridge too expensive (KGW) 4.2.08 (PDF Document, 52kb) - April 2, 2008
BIKE TOWN, U.S.A. (Portland Tribune) 4.1.08 (PDF Document, 110kb) - April 2, 2008 City Council to consider a bicycle for every employee

Oregon AFL-CIO endorses Kroger for AG (Bend Weekly) 4.1.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - April 2, 2008
Portland Water Bureau looks to trim expenses by selling unused plots (KATU) 4.1.08 (PDF Document, 212kb) - April 1, 2008
More kids downtown? (PSU Vanguard) 4.1.08 (PDF Document, 19kb) - April 1, 2008 Building an elementary school in the Pearl District could threaten the city life we love

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.27.08 (PDF Document, 190kb) - March 27, 2008
Council supports N.E. zone change (Oregonian) 3.27.08 (PDF Document, 20kb) - March 27, 2008 Land - Residents lose a battle to stop possible housing south of Marine Drive

Gunfight at the OR Corral (Willamette Week) 3.26.08 (PDF Document, 118kb) - March 26, 2008 A crusader who fought the Mob or a long-established Oregonian? Inside the shootout to become the next attorney general.

Pollard puts Potter through his paces (The Columbian) 3.25.08 (PDF Document, 57kb) - March 25, 2008
OSPOA endorses Kroger for Oregon AG (Bend Weekly) 3.21.08 (PDF Document, 161kb) - March 24, 2008
Police oversight panel leaves six-month review and finds clash in streets (Oregonian) 3.20.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 20, 2008 After a consultant urges more authority for the citizens panel, members leave City Hall to see officers and war protesters scuffling

Marine Drive residents try to save wetlands (Oregonian) 3.20.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 20, 2008
City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 3.20.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - March 20, 2008
Would-be mayor won't hold back (Oregonian Editorial) 3.19.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - March 19, 2008
The Score (Willamette Week) 3.19.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 19, 2008
Politics (Willamette Week) 3.19.08 (PDF Document, 159kb) - March 19, 2008
Council’s kingmaker gets his due (Portland Tribune) 3.18.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 18, 2008
Portland bristles over no light rail on Interstate 5 bridge (Oregonian) 3.18.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 18, 2008 The City Council doesn't much like the idea of a span across the Columbia without provision for rail transit

Portland to fund new school, community center (Gresham Outlook) 3.14.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - March 17, 2008 City Council approves urban renewal satellite concept for Outer East Portland

PDX Updates (Portland Tribune) 3.14.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - March 14, 2008 PDC loses legal control

City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 3.13.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 14, 2008
Ready, Set, Run! (Portland Mercury) 3.13.08 (PDF Document, 201kb) - March 13, 2008 City Candidate Field Settles Down

Put tape on a parade spot and get stuck with a fine (Oregonian) 3.13.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - March 13, 2008 Rose Festival - Portland prohibits marking off viewing areas, with first-time violators paying $100

Bridge to Disaster (Portland Mercury) 3.13.08 (PDF Document, 287kb) - March 13, 2008 A Proposed New 12-Lane Bridge over the Columbia River Will Cost $4.2 Billion, Increase Traffic, and Do Little to Alleviate Climate Change. What the Hell Are We Thinking?

Murmurs (Willamette Week) 3.12.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - March 12, 2008
Kill the move to dismantle the PDC (Oregonian Editorial) 3.11.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 11, 2008 The urban renewal agency needs

Firms feast on city work (Portland Tribune) 3.11.08 (PDF Document, 81kb) - March 11, 2008 Consultant contracts run over projections; critics say jobs often not open to competition

Potter backs Dozono in mayoral race (Oregonian) 3.7.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - March 7, 2008 Portland politics - The mayor's feuds with Sam Adams set tone for campaign

Mayor adds his name to list of Dozono fans (Portland Tribune) 3.7.08 (PDF Document, 86kb) - March 7, 2008 Sam Adams says he’s not surprised by Potter’s endorsement

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.6.08 (PDF Document, 132kb) - March 6, 2008 Budget Bust

Murmurs (Willamette Week) 3.5.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 5, 2008 On to the oregon primary.

Teddy Bear (Willamette Week) 3.5.08 (PDF Document, 40kb) - March 5, 2008 Is Wheeler playing patty-cake when he should be In the boxing ring?

Hostile Takeover (Willamette Week) 3.5.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - March 5, 2008 Randy Leonard wants City Hall control of PDC’s legal department.

Paper system is slowing the catching of crooks (KATU) 3.4.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - March 5, 2008
School pushers get creative on funding (Portland Tribune) 3.4.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 4, 2008
Parents call for a Pearl with room for kids to grow (Portland Tribune) 3.4.08 (PDF Document, 80kb) - March 4, 2008 BACK STORY • Plan aims to retain families with school, facilities

News briefs (Portland Tribune) 3.4.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - March 4, 2008 Greenbacks wanted for green building

Jobs play role in ‘sustainable’ future for city (Portland Tribune) 3.4.08 (PDF Document, 83kb) - March 4, 2008 ReThinking • Special section asks what’s next for work force

City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 2.28.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - February 28, 2008
Here We Poll Again (Portland Mercury) 2.28.08 (PDF Document, 198kb) - February 28, 2008
Biofuel boosters say studies miss mark (Portland Tribune) 2.26.08 (PDF Document, 82kb) - February 26, 2008 Sustainable Life • Cropland concerns aren’t hindering efforts in city, state

A riff on lessons worth remembering after the last notes from the jazz fest (Oregonian) 2.24.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - February 25, 2008
‘Super’ contingent’s in the spotlight (Portland Tribune) 2.22.08 (PDF Document, 69kb) - February 25, 2008 Oregon’s late primary and dozen unpledged delegates may matter in ’08

With eye on filing date, candidates dash for cash (Portland Tribune) 2.22.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - February 25, 2008 While race continuesfor city and private funds, polls keep tongues wagging

Duct tape ban up for vote next month (Portland Tribune) 2.21.08 (PDF Document, 87kb) - February 25, 2008
Reviewing the Review (Portland Mercury) 02.21.2008 (PDF Document, 17kb) - February 21, 2008 Leonard Pushes Mayor on Cop Review Report

Musical Mashups (Willamette Week) 2.20.08 (PDF Document, 74kb) - February 20, 2008 A little song and dance never killed anybody’s career.

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 2.19.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - February 20, 2008 He’ll have friends in high places

Polls suggests little love for Giusto (Portland Tribune) 2.15.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 15, 2008
In Other News (Portland Mercury) 2.14.08 (PDF Document, 304kb) - February 14, 2008 Leonard in court?

Street Fight (Portland Mercury) 2.14.08 (PDF Document, 444kb) - February 14, 2008 Sam Adams Appeases Mayor Potter, Oil Lobbyists

Campaign Notebook (Willamette Week) 2.13.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - February 13, 2008 Your one-stop spot for local election news.

Love—and news—is in the air (Willamette Week) 2.13.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 13, 2008 Take the canola

Blazers revive Rose Quarter renewal (Oregonian) 2.13.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 13, 2008 New plan? - Buoyed by rising fortunes, the team again thinks about redeveloping the city-owned Memorial Coliseum

Gas tax boost OK with road fee critic (Portland Tribune) 2.12.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - February 12, 2008 Petroleum lobbyist says he’ll support hike of up to 14 cents a gallon

No shelter from the storm (Portland Tribune) 2.12.08 (PDF Document, 77kb) - February 12, 2008 BACK STORY • In takeover of animal services, city may inherit controversy, too

Smoothing that sticky Stickel situation (Portland Tribune) 2.12.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - February 12, 2008 Sources Say

Circus is always in town at City Hall (Portland Tribune) 2.8.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - February 12, 2008 On the Town

Duct, duct, duct, goose (Oregonian Editorial) 2.7.08 (PDF Document, 21kb) - February 7, 2008 Pass the duct-tape ordinance for a trial period but keep parade day enforcement to a minimum

Voters to decide Portland road tax (Oregonian) 2.7.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 7, 2008 Reversal - After weeks of politicking and lobbying, the city will put the street repair fee on the ballot

Get Thee Behind Me (Willamette Week) 2.6.08 (PDF Document, 30kb) - February 6, 2008 The mayor’s race is as much Wiener vs. Bergstein as it is Sam vs. Sho.

Citizens tell Leonard to stick with effort limiting duct tape (Oregonian) 2.5.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - February 5, 2008
Roads scheme forks in 3 directions (Portland Tribune Opinion) 2.5.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 5, 2008 On the Town

Dozono Fails to Disclose Polling Expenditure (Willamette Wire) 2.4.08 (PDF Document, 61kb) - February 5, 2008
Leonard says let's make it official: no saving spots (Oregonian) 2.2.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - February 4, 2008
Don't have a coronary (PSU Vanguard) 2.1.08 (PDF Document, 16kb) - February 4, 2008 Other states are banning trans fats, and Portland should follow suit

City commissioner vows to bring resources to Outer East (Gresham Outlook) 2.1.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - February 4, 2008 Randy Leonard says he knows area's concerns because he lives in Pleasant Valley

Water bureau squeezes delinquents (Portland Tribune) 2.1.08 (PDF Document, 99kb) - February 1, 2008 Effort to collect on past-due accounts is paying big dividends

City’s, builder’s carbon conversation continues (Daily Journal of Commerce) 1.31.08 (PDF Document, 18kb) - February 1, 2008 A high-performance green construction policy could tax buildings that merely meet Oregon code

Roads fee fair game for ballot (Oregonian) 1.31.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - January 31, 2008 Repairs - Commissioner Sam Adams thought he had a deal, but now his tax plan is under attack

The Blame Game (Portland Mercury) 1.31.08 (PDF Document, 184kb) - January 31, 2008 Public Doesn't Trust IPR; Will Blackmer Take the Fall?

Pee-Town Revisited (Willamette Week) 1.30.08 (PDF Document, 19kb) - January 30, 2008 Keeping our minds in the gutters.

New Order (Willamette Week) 1.30.08 (PDF Document, 479kb) - January 30, 2008 What a difference two years has made in publicly financed elections.

Finn opts to sit out council race (Portland Business Journal) 1.29.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - January 30, 2008
Plan calls for legal 'graffiti wall' in Portland (KGW) 1.25.08 (PDF Document, 40kb) - January 28, 2008
Fireman Randy Leonard, another eastside guy (Brainstorm NW) 1.08 (PDF Document, 99kb) - January 28, 2008
Help homeless, and Old Town (Portland Tribune Editorial) 1.25.08 (PDF Document, 27kb) - January 25, 2008 Portland city commissioners’ recent actions regarding the homeless and possible redevelopment of Old Town might appear heavy-handed or even irresponsible.

Tag team (Portland Tribune) 1.25.08 (PDF Document, 48kb) - January 25, 2008 Commissioner Randy Leonard is the City Council’s most outspoken graffiti opponent.

The lean and the mean on Pill Hill (Oregonian opinion) 1.24.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - January 24, 2008
Council shake-up has City Hall in a dither (Oregonian) 1.24.08 (PDF Document, 25kb) - January 24, 2008
Adams Cuts Deal With Gas Stations On Street Tax (Willamette Week) 1.23.08 (PDF Document, 60kb) - January 24, 2008
In Other News (Portland Mercury) 1.24.08 (PDF Document, 139kb) - January 24, 2008 Sloppy Seconds

Back to School (Portland Mercury) 1.24.08 (PDF Document, 227kb) - January 24, 2008
In the Shadows (Portland Mercury) 1.24.08 (PDF Document, 138kb) - January 24, 2008 One-Man Safety Net

Heartbreak hotel (Portland Tribune) 1.22.08 (PDF Document, 54kb) - January 22, 2008 BACK STORY • Grove future in doubt; today’s no picnic

So far it’s a race of bouillabaisse (Portland Tribune) 1.22.08 (PDF Document, 26kb) - January 22, 2008 Sources Say

Sales of locally grown biofuel highlight Oregon's alt-fuel push (KATU) 1.17.08 (PDF Document, 41kb) - January 22, 2008
Leonard pushes ahead with public restroom plan (Street Roots) 1.11.08 (PDF Document, 304kb) - January 18, 2008
Portland Progressive With Biofuel Use (KOIN 6) 1.17.08 (PDF Document, 22kb) - January 18, 2008
City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 1.17.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - January 17, 2008 Fee sparks fireworks

Welcome to Pleasantville (Willamette Week) 1.16.08 (PDF Document, 65kb) - January 16, 2008 More Taxes? No problem! Does this city get fired up about anything?

Campaign Notebook (Willamette Week) 1.16.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - January 16, 2008 Think the presidential race is busy? Check out the latest in PDX elections.

Old Town Dumping Ground (Portland Mercury) 1.10.08 (PDF Document, 82kb) - January 10, 2008 Leonard Pushes Second Homeless Center

Murmurs (Willamette Week) 1.9.08 (PDF Document, 187kb) - January 9, 2008
Don't monkey with primary election date (Oregonian) 1.9.08 (PDF Document, 23kb) - January 9, 2008 A bad idea has emerged to postpone

Who’d leave a place this friendly (Portland Tribune Editorial) 1.8.08 (PDF Document, 257kb) - January 8, 2008 On the Town

Sten’s timing sets off a tizzy (Portland Tribune) 1.4.08 (PDF Document, 192kb) - January 4, 2008 Resignation news may be too late for hopefuls to seek public funds

Sten takes himself out of Portland fray (Oregonian) 1.3.08 (PDF Document, 28kb) - January 4, 2008 City Hall - The longtime commissioner announces he will retire in April, two years before his term expires

Sten's absence will resonate with council, city (Oregonian) 1.3.08 (PDF Document, 24kb) - January 4, 2008 Portland ethos - The commissioner stood up for the poor and was unafraid of big battles

SENATOR BRAD AVAKIAN AND COMMISSIONER RANDY LEONARD LEAD SERIES OF COMMUNITY TOWN HALLS (PDF Document, 12kb) - January 3, 2008
New Year's Resolutions (Portland Mercury) 1.3.08 (PDF Document, 161kb) - January 3, 2008 The Year's Top Issues, and How They'll Play out in 2008

Sten will end City Council career (Oregonian) 1.2.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - January 3, 2008 Politics - The Portland official has spent nearly 12 years as a commissioner

Sam I’M Not ( Willamette Week) 1.2.08 (PDF Document, 40kb) - January 2, 2008 A subset of Portland’s power brokers prepare to back Sho Dozono’s mayoral bid.

Sten Calls It Quits (Willamette Week) 1.2.08 (PDF Document, 64kb) - January 2, 2008 Portland’s longest-serving, most controversial city commissioner will resign midterm.

Climate change targeted on all levels (Portland Tribune) 12.31.07 (PDF Document, 185kb) - January 2, 2008 City pushes renewable fuels and green building

New Year's Resolutions (Portland Mercury) 12.27.07 (PDF Document, 114kb) - December 27, 2007 The Year's Top Issues, and How They'll Play out in 2008

'Go, Sho, go!' write fans of mayoral run (Oregonian) 12.27.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - December 27, 2007
Running With Randy (Willamette Week) 12.26.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - December 26, 2007 Once vulnerable, Randy Leonard built himself the safest seat in town.

Leonard pushes city to pay for services (Oregonian) 12.21.07 (PDF Document, 20kb) - December 21, 2007 Funding - The county OKs a group to study who will pay for animal services in Portland

Pretty Daring, Cogen (Willamette Week) 12.19.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - December 20, 2007 A county commissioner wants more say in Portland’s urban renewal game.

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 12.20.07 (PDF Document, 124kb) - December 20, 2007 'Tis the Season

Permits still let all disabled park for free, at least for now (Oregonian) 12.20.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - December 20, 2007 Accessibility - Portland delays acting on a new state law that requires free spaces for wheelchair users only

Meter-made (Willamette Week) 12.19.07. (PDF Document, 26kb) - December 20, 2007 City commissioners are doing their part to solve the transportation funding problem.

Affordable housing need not be tradeoff for parks (Daily Journal of Commerce) 12.14.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - December 18, 2007 City Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s proposal to raise fees on new construction to pay for parks has some businesses concerned the result will be higher home prices

Everywhere man (Portland Tribune) 12.18.07 (PDF Document, 305kb) - December 18, 2007 Sam Adams is running hard for mayor — making friends and enemies along the way

Hope housing has its foes (Portland Tribune) 12.18.07 (PDF Document, 202kb) - December 18, 2007 Foster-care community has some Portsmouth neighbors up in arms

Overtime spending keeps rising for Portland police (Oregonian) 12.12.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - December 17, 2007 Budget - The bureau copes with 58 vacancies and more retirements than recruits

The Score (Willamette Week) 12.13.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - December 13, 2007 Winners & Losers

District to replace striking workers (Oregonian) 12.11.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - December 11, 2007 MESD - The classified employees union says hiring permanent replacements is illegal

City tells EPA the water's fine (PDF Document, 25kb) - December 10, 2007 Safety - Portland wants a variance from the feds so it won't have to make changes to its open reservoirs

Union rally marks first week of strike (Oregonian) 12.08.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - December 10, 2007 MESD - Officials, legislators ask both sides to bargain in good faith

Porn’s better in the dark, anyway (Portland Tribune) 12.7.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - December 7, 2007
Crypto law could bury Mt. Tabor reservoir (SE Examiner Editorial) 12.07 (PDF Document, 69kb) - December 7, 2007
Surplus helps bicyclists, addicts, more (Oregonian) 12.6.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - December 6, 2007
Leonard in Jail (Portland Mercury) 12.6.07 (PDF Document, 63kb) - December 6, 2007
I’m sure retirees can’t wait to work (Portland Tribune) 11.30.07 (PDF Document, 176kb) - November 30, 2007 On the Town

Old Town porn shop feels heat (Portland Tribune) 11.30.07 (PDF Document, 187kb) - November 30, 2007 As bureaus apply pressure to clean up building, longtime owner calls city ‘abusive’

Four Democrats compete for Oregon's oddest elective post: Secretary of State (Oregonian) 11.28.07 (PDF Document, 114kb) - November 29, 2007
Pity Hall (Willamette Week) 11.28.07 (PDF Document, 102kb) - November 28, 2007 A little historical balm for City Council if it’s feeling like idiot council after the ChÁvez fiasco.

Portland’s late for biodiesel plant date (Daily Journal of Commerce) 11.27.07 (PDF Document, 65kb) - November 27, 2007 Portland Biodiesel originally planned to open in June, but city permitting delayed production until 2008

Carbon policy makes big splash, but some feel hung out to dry (Daily Journal of Commerce) 11.26.07 (PDF Document, 21kb) - November 26, 2007
Chavez street pileup (Oregonian editorial) 11.25.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - November 26, 2007
Portland’s street name debacle casts long shadow (Portland Tribune) 11.23.07 (PDF Document, 18kb) - November 26, 2007 Analysis • Amid hurt feelings, council caps Chávez flap, keeps city law

Smoking ban extension proposed for Portland buildings (KTVZ) 11.23.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - November 26, 2007
Chavez street debate arouses new commissioner candidates (KGW) 11.23.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - November 26, 2007
City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 11.22.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - November 26, 2007 Codes more shipshape

City does about-face on Chavez street (Oregonian) 11.22.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - November 26, 2007 Name fight - Portland ends its plan to rename either Fourth Avenue or Interstate

Back and Fourth (Portland Mercury) 11.22.07 (PDF Document, 174kb) - November 26, 2007 Chávez Rename Turns to Fourth Avenue

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 11.22.07 (PDF Document, 128kb) - November 26, 2007 Smoke Signals

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Willamette Week) 11.21.07 (PDF Document, 182kb) - November 21, 2007 Looking ahead from the CHÁVEZ debate: Potter martyred, and a minority challenger for Adams?

Council Crackup (Oregonian Editorial) 11.18.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - November 19, 2007
Still miles to go before city can rename Fourth (Oregonian) 11.17.07 (PDF Document, 116kb) - November 19, 2007 Q & A - The council backs naming the street for Cesar Chavez, but several meetings remain

Word on the street: Why 4th? (Oregonian) 11.17.07 (PDF Document, 29kb) - November 19, 2007 Portland's new plan to honor Chavez merely shifts the anger and confusion to a different part of town

PDX Update (Portland Tribune) 11.16.07 (PDF Document, 169kb) - November 16, 2007 Chávez option on table

Cesar Chavez street fight moves downtown (Portland Tribune) 11.15.07 (PDF Document, 173kb) - November 16, 2007
Portland City Council votes to rename Fourth Avenue for César Chávez (Portland Tribune) 11.15.07 (PDF Document, 206kb) - November 16, 2007
City's pick for Chavez street: 4th Avenue, not Interstate (Oregonian) 11.16.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - November 16, 2007 Portland commissioners vote 4-1 to rename the downtown

Blow off process, bungle outcome (Oregonian Editorial) 11.16.07 (PDF Document, 21kb) - November 16, 2007 The moral of the Chavez debate stands out clearly: The City Council should adhere to its own rules

Bump It or Dump It (Portland Mercury) 11.15.07 (PDF Document, 140kb) - November 15, 2007 Council Wrestles over Budget Surplus

An attempt to paint the town a lot cleaner (Oregonian) 11.15.07 (PDF Document, 21kb) - November 15, 2007
Power play or persuasion? (Oregonian Editorial) 11.15.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - November 15, 2007 The Portland City Council deserves applause if it succeeds in approving a compromise on North Interstate Avenue

City finds new street for Chavez -- SW 4th (Oregonian) 11.15.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - November 15, 2007 Dispute - Four Portland commissioners favor renaming the avenue instead of Interstate; activists and the mayor disagree

Dog dispute spotlights law with no teeth (Oregonian) 11.15.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - November 15, 2007
Foes threaten suit on Interstate name change (Oregonian) 11.13.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - November 13, 2007 Chavez vote - The City Council is expected to approve the renaming on Thursday

Battle over name change leaves bruises (Oregonian editorial) 11.12.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - November 13, 2007
East Portland's neighborhood coalition (East PDX News) 10.26.07 (PDF Document, 205kb) - November 8, 2007 See why Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard came by personally to pick up their "rent check" for the next year …

A Done Deal? (Portland Mercury) 11.8.07 (PDF Document, 105kb) - November 8, 2007 Chávez Rename Supporters Call for a Vote

Mary’s Place (Willamette Week) 11.7.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - November 7, 2007 By buying mobile home, City tries to make peace between a North Portland church and its neighbors.

The Score (Willamette Week) 11.7.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - November 7, 2007
Portland must heed U.S. rule on water (Oregonian) 11.7.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - November 7, 2007 Appeals - Costs will be high for a treatment facility at Bull Run and work at reservoirs

Street for Chavez appears likely (Oregonian) 11.7.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - November 7, 2007 Interstate Avenue - As calls grow for a tribute, Erik Sten gives up on talks and will vote for the name change

New ideas push Malsin ahead (Portland Tribune) 11.6.07 (PDF Document, 181kb) - November 6, 2007 TribTown • Losing bridgehead project just opened more doors for developer

City Council gives businesses a deadline to clear sidewalk (NW Examiner) 11.07. (PDF Document, 414kb) - November 6, 2007
Leonard tests graffiti law, finds a gap (Oregonian) 11.3.07 (PDF Document, 18kb) - November 5, 2007 Vandalism - The commissioner has no trouble buying spray paint

Activists fend off Chavez compromise (Oregonian) 11.2.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - November 2, 2007 Renaming - A Latino group wants the labor leader's name to replace Interstate on signs, and members are looking for support

PDX Updates (Portland Tribune) 11.2.07 (PDF Document, 245kb) - November 2, 2007 Street name up for vote

Convention hotel still on the table (Oregonian) 11.1.07 (PDF Document, 243kb) - November 1, 2007
Decades-in-the-making Ross Island deal now done (Oregonian) 11.1.07 (PDF Document, 83kb) - November 1, 2007
Taggers lose easy access to spray paint (Oregonian) 11.1.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - November 1, 2007 New ordinance - Retailers aren't happy about securing supplies and keeping records but say they will cooperate

Memo to rapists: The tide has turned (Oregonian) 11.1.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - November 1, 2007 Rosie Sizer became police chief of a city in which rapists

Police chief takes steps to improve sexual assault unit (Oregonian) 10.31.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - October 31, 2007 City scrutiny - The Portland detail has doubled in size, but Rosie Sizer says more needs to be done

A public restroom crusade (Oregonian) 10.30.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - October 30, 2007 A Portland woman goes from City Hall to India to present her cause

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 10.25.07 (PDF Document, 113kb) - October 25, 2007 Another Fine Mess

Council may call for 3-1-1 info. line (Oregonian) 10.24.07 (PDF Document, 111kb) - October 24, 2007
Taking a turn on Interstate (Oregonian Editorial) 10.24.07 (PDF Document, 21kb) - October 24, 2007 The mayor, the council and the Chavez group should follow Randy Leonard in a new direction

Correction to "Hiring Loophole" article (Portland Tribune) 10.23.07 (PDF Document, 142kb) - October 23, 2007
So who pulls the strings in P-town? (Portland Tribune) 10.23.07 (PDF Document, 191kb) - October 23, 2007
First step is admitting a mistake (Oregonian Editorial) 10.22.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 23, 2007
Canola's golden promise loses luster (Oregonian) 10.21.07 (PDF Document, 30kb) - October 23, 2007 Biodiesel- Oregon farmers face obstacles despite government incentives and green buzz

Adams and Leonard hope to change Interstate renaming process (Portland Tribune) 10.19.07 (PDF Document, 195kb) - October 23, 2007 New resolution aims to involve public in decision making

Hiring loophole stirs up City Hall (Portland Tribune) 10.19.07 (PDF Document, 145kb) - October 19, 2007 Auditors’ report blasts practices that avoid opening jobs to public

'Gut check' for council: Interstate or Chavez? (Oregonian) 10.19.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - October 19, 2007 Street name - The mayor sets an Oct. 31 vote, but commissioners hope to buy more time

Hotels in disrepair yield to city pressure, clean up (Oregonian) 10.18.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 18, 2007
Graffiti taggers have 57 reasons to quit (Oregonian) 10.18.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 18, 2007
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 10.17.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - October 17, 2007
Sten wants to spread urban renewal funds (Portland Tribune) 10.16.07 (PDF Document, 207kb) - October 16, 2007 BACK STORY • River District cash could help outlying areas

Wreck on Cesar Chavez Blvd. (Oregonian) 10.14.07 (PDF Document, 30kb) - October 15, 2007 Two street name changes slid smoothly through why is there so much anger and discontent now?

Alternative to zones is needed (Portland Tribune Editorial) 10.12.07 (PDF Document, 160kb) - October 12, 2007 A program that appears to have lifted the public safety and quality of life of several Portland business districts over the past 15 years ought not be tossed aside without a detailed plan to replace it.

PDX Update (Portland Tribune) 10.12.07 (PDF Document, 163kb) - October 12, 2007 Potter wants Chávez vote

Watching the Watchers (Portland Mercury) 10.11.07 (PDF Document, 201kb) - October 11, 2007 Homeless Advocates Call for PPI Oversight

The Interstate Solution (Portland Mercury) 10.11.07 (PDF Document, 194kb) - October 11, 2007 Will There Be an Interstate Rename Truce?

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 10.11.07 (PDF Document, 156kb) - October 11, 2007 Men on the Moon

Leonard steers toward a graceful exit (Oregonian Editorial) 10.11.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - October 11, 2007
Tapping into Portland's pride about its water supply (Oregonian) 10.11.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - October 11, 2007 Taste test - A watchdog group kicks off a campaign to challenge bottled water

Our aging city (Oregonian) 10.11.07 (PDF Document, 37kb) - October 11, 2007 100-year-old fire hydrants. Crumbling streets and bridges. An obsolete emergency communications system. And the tab to fix it all -- now at a staggering $650 million -- just keeps growing.

Mayor was troubled by exclusion zones (Portland Tribune) 10.9.07 (PDF Document, 185kb) - October 9, 2007 Concerns of bias and effectiveness led Potter to pull plug on prostitution, drug program

For creative cop, chat’s just a start (Portland Tribune) 10.9.07 (PDF Document, 181kb) - October 9, 2007 In Old Town, officer’s talks can lead to housing, treatment or jail

Neighborhood briefs (Portland Tribune) 10.9.07 (PDF Document, 158kb) - October 9, 2007 Water-tank park opens

Ideas, if not faces, are familiar in ‘08 races (Portland Tribune) 10.9.07 (PDF Document, 173kb) - October 9, 2007 ELECTION 2008 • Filings so far make regime change seem unlikely at City Hall

East Portland neighborhood leaders find a home in Hazelwood (Portland Tribune) 10.9.07 (PDF Document, 142kb) - October 9, 2007 Thanks to help from the Portland Water Bureau, the East Portland Neighborhood Office is now meets in the Hazelwood Water District building

Drink Local / Think Global - October 9, 2007 http://www.portlandonline.com/water/index.cfm?&c=39678&nocache=1&a=170733

Compact proposal for trash pickups (Oregonian) 10.8.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - October 8, 2007 Environment - Portland weighs a franchise plan for businesses that would cut traffic but may cost more

Public good comes at private expense (Portland Tribune) 10.5.07 (PDF Document, 193kb) - October 8, 2007 Homeowners pay to fill sewer gaps, city slow to fix problems

City, neighbors make nice over Tabor site (Oregonian) 10.4.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - October 8, 2007
Life After DFZs (Portland Mercury) 10.4.07 (PDF Document, 137kb) - October 4, 2007 Will Project 57 Work?

The Flophouse Blues (Portland Mercury) 10.4.07 (PDF Document, 119kb) - October 4, 2007 City to Buy Crumbling Rattrap

Adams in lonely race for mayor (Oregonian) 10.4.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - October 4, 2007 Portland - The city commissioner starts with no real competition; some fear the run will be a walk

Teasing and tots at the Teddy Bear Parade (Oregonian) 10.2.07 (PDF Document, 177kb) - October 3, 2007 Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard, above center, may have gotten a little more than he bargained for at the 25th annual Teddy Bear Parade.

Ready or not, ‘disaster’ happens (Portland Tribune) 10.2.07 (PDF Document, 175kb) - October 2, 2007 Four-day drill will put local residents on alert, agencies on learning curve

Portland Water Bureau and neighbors dedicate new Marigold HydroParks (SW Neighborhood News) 10.07 (PDF Document, 3,091kb) - October 2, 2007
Notorious low-rent hotel in Portland will go to housing authority (Oregonian) 10.1.07 (PDF Document, 80kb) - October 2, 2007
Time is ripe for erasing police bias (Oregonian editorial) 10.2.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - October 2, 2007
Project 57 - Quick Facts (PDF Document, 48kb) - October 1, 2007 Overview of Project 57 Results

Expiring drug-free zones end a city era (Oregonian) 9.28.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - October 1, 2007 Neighborhoods - Residents have mixed feelings about the demise of the controversial exclusion policy

Portland plugs theft loophole (Oregonian) 9.28.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - September 28, 2007 Pawnshops - New rules and a proposed tracking system aim to make it much tougher for thieves to sell stolen goods

Leonard tries to patch up problem with Gresham (Oregonian) 9.28.07 (PDF Document, 20kb) - September 28, 2007 Duct tape - The commissioner sticks to his word to be part of the Teddy Bear Parade

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 9.27.07 (PDF Document, 143kb) - September 27, 2007 A (Costly) Walk in the Park

Drug-free zones end on bias issue (Oregonian) 9.27.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - September 27, 2007 Report - Portland police ban blacks arrested for drug crimes at higher rate than other races

Visioning's value may be in process (Oregonian) 9.27.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - September 27, 2007
Score one for the neighbors (Oregonian) 9.27.07 (PDF Document, 33kb) - September 27, 2007 Tired of infill that doesn't fit, residents are fighting back -- and winning

Drug- and prostitution-free ordinances to expire (Portland Business Journal) 9.26.07 (PDF Document, 36kb) - September 27, 2007
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 9.26.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - September 26, 2007
The city that works does in summer (Oregonian) 9.26.07 (PDF Document, 18kb) - September 26, 2007
Step into the green room (Oregonian) 9.22.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - September 24, 2007 A posh lounge in Chicago will showcase Oregon companies

PDX Update (Portland Tribune) 9.21.07 (PDF Document, 186kb) - September 21, 2007 ELECTION stragegizing continues

CITY HALL (Oregonian) 9.20.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 20, 2007 Minority contracting

Trying to get past a nickname: Felony Flats (Oregonian) 9.20.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - September 20, 2007
Butter Hogs XXVI! (Portland Mercury) 9.20.07 (PDF Document, 213kb) - September 20, 2007 These People Hog So Much Butter, It's Like They're Hogs!

When it's not an emergency . . . (Oregonian editorial) 9.19.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - September 19, 2007
Potter’s process (Portland Tribune) 9.18.07 (PDF Document, 213kb) - September 18, 2007 Back Story • In mayor’s last 16 months there’s still time for action

All callers to 9-1-1 will get live voice (Oregonian) 9.18.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - September 18, 2007 On hold - Multnomah County operators will juggle lines to screen for and prioritize emergencies

Who’s in the running? (Portland Tribune) 9.14.07 (PDF Document, 192kb) - September 14, 2007 Open seats in mayor’s office, council set off City Hall scramble

Retired physicist is first to file in mayor's race (Oregonian) 9.14.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 14, 2007 2008 vote - James B. Lee wants Portland to buy a majority of PGE's new shares

On your mark: Race for mayor wide open (Oregonian) 9.13.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - September 14, 2007
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 9.13.07 (PDF Document, 178kb) - September 13, 2007
Welcome to Retirement, Potter (Portland Mercury) 9.13.07 (PDF Document, 184kb) - September 13, 2007 Mayor Splits; 2008 Race Begins

Anybody But Sam (Willamette Week) 9.12.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - September 12, 2007 Mayor will back the “next generation” of leaders. Is Sam Adams among them?

Hydro Hogs (Willamette Week) 9.12.07 (PDF Document, 92kb) - September 12, 2007 These people waste so much water, it's scary.

Chasse death stays hazy (Portland Tribune) 9.11.07 (PDF Document, 175kb) - September 11, 2007 City presses to protect cops’ internal probe in mentally ill man’s case

Families find housing help (Portland Tribune) 9.11.07 (PDF Document, 183kb) - September 11, 2007 Trib Town •East Portland’s Leander Court emphasizes safety, community

Potter says no; plotting begins (Portland Tribune) 9.11.07 (PDF Document, 234kb) - September 11, 2007 Mayor bows out of 2008 race, opens door to council changes

A graceful turn onto the exit ramp (Oregonian) 9.11.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - September 11, 2007
As Potter steps down, who will step up? (Oregonian) 9.11.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - September 11, 2007 Portland mayor - Sam Adams is a high-profile possibility, followed by Bob Ball and Roy Jay

Legacy is nebulous but nonetheless real (Oregonian) 9.11.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - September 11, 2007 Tom Potter's vision reflects the city he serves, but concrete results are harder to see

Potter delays vote on law banning people from zones (Oregonian) 9.9.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - September 11, 2007 Crime - The exclusion law has raised criticism, and the mayor wants to see data on effectiveness

Will Potter run again? Stay tuned (Oregonian) 9.8.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - September 11, 2007 Election '08 - The mayor will announce his plans Monday, setting political dominoes in motion

Lockdown on spray paint (Southeast Examiner) 9.4.07 (PDF Document, 69kb) - September 7, 2007
Hawks out to rebuild business (Portland Tribune) 9.7.07 (PDF Document, 152kb) - September 7, 2007 With new coach in place, management, roster issues remain

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 9.6.07 (PDF Document, 228kb) - September 6, 2007 Finally Making sense

Plug the meter, roll out a little park (Oregonian) 9.6.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - September 6, 2007
City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 9.6.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - September 6, 2007 Dispute postpones vote

Call for phase-out of transit fee discount (Oregonian) 9.6.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - September 6, 2007 Development - Fees paid outside central city are said to be too high for benefits received

Carol Cushman (Willamette Week) 9.5.07 (PDF Document, 50kb) - September 5, 2007 The president of the League of Women Voters of Portland defends “voter-owned elections.”

Nearsighted (Willamette Week) 9.5.07 (PDF Document, 46kb) - September 5, 2007 Team Potter races to make visionPDX presentable.

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 9.4.07 (PDF Document, 180kb) - September 4, 2007 It’s just way outer Southeast, right?

Taxpayers foot the bill for big races (Oregonian) 9.2.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - September 4, 2007 Recreation - Event fees don't begin to cover the costs of police staffing for Portland's many runs and rides

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 8.30.07 (PDF Document, 128kb) - August 30, 2007 The Anti-Vandals

Twilight Zones (Portland Mercury) 8.30.07 (PDF Document, 189kb) - August 30, 2007 Will Council Sunset Drug-Free Zones?

CITY HALL NOTEBOOK (Oregonian) 8.30.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - August 30, 2007 Limits on spray paint

City, hockey team agree to deal on video screens (Oregonian) 8.30.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - August 30, 2007
When is our mayor's vacation not vacation? (Oregonian) 8.30.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - August 30, 2007
Think Your Job Sucks? (Willamette Week) 8.29.07 (PDF Document, 90kb) - August 29, 2007 Our Labor Day look at Portland's real crap jobs.

Black Power-less (Willamette Week) 8.29.07 (PDF Document, 53kb) - August 29, 2007 Will it take a lawsuit for Portland to elect a black mayor?

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 8.23.07 (PDF Document, 162kb) - August 23, 2007
Grumpy Grandpa (Portland Mercury) 8.23.07 (PDF Document, 146kb) - August 23, 2007 Potter Bites Back at Commissioners

Commissioners fly the coop this month (Oregonian) 8.23.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - August 23, 2007
Tenant protections get sharper teeth (Oregonian) 8.23.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - August 23, 2007
Sit. Lie. Roll Over. (Willamette Week) 8.22.07 (PDF Document, 73kb) - August 22, 2007 Street Rootsvows that a $30,000 city grant won’t soften its views on “sit-lie” ordinance.

Murmurs (Willamette Week) 8.22.07 (PDF Document, 45kb) - August 22, 2007
Fuel-blending tool is sign of the times (Portland Tribune) 8.21.07 (PDF Document, 183kb) - August 22, 2007 Distributors, producers invest in gear to handle shift toward biofuels

Portland's paucity of potties downtown spurs a political pig fight (crosscut.com) 8.20.07 (PDF Document, 115kb) - August 22, 2007
Leonard: SAFE group misses target in City Hall restrooms (Street Roots) 8.17.07 (PDF Document, 511kb) - August 22, 2007
Inner east side could see changes (Portland Tribune) 8.17.07 (PDF Document, 186kb) - August 21, 2007 Decisions due soon on streetcar extension, headquarters hotel

Avoiding a row over houses (Oregonian) 8.17.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - August 21, 2007 Infill - The developer and Foster-Powell residents keep hashing out issues as they arise

Pig Wrestling (Portland Mercury) 8.16.07 (PDF Document, 141kb) - August 21, 2007 Mud Flies at City Hall Over Sit-Lie Law

Move along, or get a ticket (Oregonian) 8.16.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - August 21, 2007 Sidewalks - Police may issue tickets next month under the new law for downtown and Lloyd Center

Be it so resolved, peace be with all us (Oregonian) 8.16.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - August 21, 2007
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 8.15.07 (PDF Document, 190kb) - August 21, 2007
Sam Adams touts plan for eastside streetcar (Oregonian) 8.15.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - August 21, 2007 Financing - The commissioner is seeking $27 million from Portland urban-renewal districts

Portland leads nation, revs up biodiesel rule (Portland Tribune) 8.14.07 (PDF Document, 175kb) - August 21, 2007 Five percent mandate goes into effect, with ‘Jubitz exception’

PSU is growing up (Portland Tribune) 8.14.07 (PDF Document, 124kb) - August 14, 2007 BACK STORY • Influx of cash, goals puts Portland State on the upswing

Energy firm skips over city for biodiesel refinery (Portland Tribune) 8.10.07 (PDF Document, 172kb) - August 10, 2007 Company picks Port of Vancouver, says Portland didn’t show interest

Best Cops Money Can Buy (Portland Mercury) 8.9.07 (PDF Document, 149kb) - August 9, 2007 Downtown Businesses Purchase Their Own Police

Leonard wants spray paint locked away (Oregonian) 8.8.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - August 9, 2007 Graffiti - A proposed law would require photo ID to buy cans, which businesses say creates new problems

Mayors swap booty; boarders take City Hall (Oregonian) 8.9.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - August 9, 2007
Council trashes recycling plan (Oregonian) 8.9.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - August 9, 2007 Environment - Portland leaders want options, not fines, to increase business recycling rates

Dealership stakes out no-guzzle zone (Oregonian) 8.9.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - August 9, 2007
Blunt-speaking veteran council member to quit (Oregonian) 8.9.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - August 9, 2007 Hillsboro - Joe Keizur joined the panel at 24; he wants to spend more time with his family

City Hall Notebook (Oregonian 8.9.07) (PDF Document, 21kb) - August 9, 2007 Councilors squabble

Randy's stroll down the hardware aisle (Oregonian editorial) 8.9.07 (PDF Document, 18kb) - August 9, 2007
Smart Car is fueling green dreams (Oregoian) 8.6.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - August 7, 2007
A green parade (Portland Tribune) 8.3.07 (PDF Document, 183kb) - August 7, 2007 First Thursday event promotes sustainable transportation options

Recycled, reused? Maybe repurposed (Oregonian) 8.2.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - August 2, 2007
City Hall re-evaluates lobbying regulation's teeth (Oregonian) 8.2.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - August 2, 2007 Influence - Portland officials discuss changes, including expanding the definition of lobbyist

Canned Heat (Willamette Week) 8.1.07 (PDF Document, 193kb) - August 1, 2007 Randy Leonard's anti-graffiti plan might play on TV, but it's unlikely to deter taggers.

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 7.31.07 (PDF Document, 150kb) - July 31, 2007 Sometimes synergy strikes

City Hall lights come on, but no 'rats' seen (Portland Tribune) 7.31.07 (PDF Document, 218kb) - July 31, 2007 Lobbyist disclosure program yields little dirt; some want stricter system

The City Hall Limbo (Portland Mercury) 7.26.07 (PDF Document, 130kb) - July 26, 2007 Lobbyists Fly Under City Rules

City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 7.26.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - July 26, 2007
Vandalism closes popular fountain (Oregonian) 7.26.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - July 26, 2007 Downtown landmark - Detergent added to the water forces the city to drain the Keller site

For Avel Gordly, class is in (Portland Tribune) 7.24.07 (PDF Document, 168kb) - July 24, 2007 BACK STORY • After long legislative career, senator will focus on eduction

Q & A with Randy Leonard (Portland Tribune) 7.20.07 (PDF Document, 271kb) - July 20, 2007
VisionPDX dream's still fuzzy (Portland Tribune) 7.20.07 (PDF Document, 212kb) - July 20, 2007 Thousands gave ideas for Portland’s future, now deadline looms for action

Butts Out? (Portland Mercury) 7.19.07 (PDF Document, 125kb) - July 19, 2007 Leonard Continues Anti-Smoking Crusade

Election posturing and other oddities (Oregonian) 7.19.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - July 19, 2007
Portland blinked and Ikea came (Oregonian) 7.19.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - July 19, 2007 Development - The original vision for Cascade Station didn't allow big boxes, but that plan didn't sell

Shabby hotel hints at bigger problem (Oregonian) 7.18.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - July 18, 2007 Low rents on Burnside - Portland wants to crack down on spots such as the Grove, where garbage rules

Almost famous: Oregon biofuels industry gains rock star status (Daily Journal of Commerce) 7.10.07 (PDF Document, 61kb) - July 16, 2007
City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 7.14.07 (PDF Document, 21kb) - July 16, 2007
High-flying country legend's big on biofuel, country style (Portland Tribune) 7.13.07 (PDF Document, 212kb) - July 13, 2007
Winners, losers and bikers' long memories (Oregonian) 7.12.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - July 12, 2007
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 7.11.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - July 11, 2007 Hot weather, hotter news.

PDX Update (Portland Tribune) 7.10.07 (PDF Document, 187kb) - July 10, 2007 Biofuel push still on

Living Smart born of urban realities and local activism (PDF Document, 23kb) - July 9, 2007
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 7.5.07 (PDF Document, 113kb) - July 5, 2007
At the nearest tap: world's best water (Oregonian) 7.5.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - July 5, 2007
Ka-BOOM! (Portland Mercury) 7.5.07 (PDF Document, 120kb) - July 5, 2007 Does Randy Leonard Want to Blow Up Linnton?

Chrysler says 5 percent blend OK for Dodge Sprinters (Oregonian) 7.5.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - July 5, 2007 Biodiesel - The announcement reverses info that the vans could take no more than 2 percent

Hold the Line (Willamette Week) 7.4.07 (PDF Document, 189kb) - July 5, 2007 Randy Leonard wants no 911 calls on hold. A WW records review finds that's a tall order.

On the Town (Portland Tribune) 7.3.07 (PDF Document, 199kb) - July 3, 2007 Postcard from Italy

Portland's green path may have a speed bump for some drivers (Oregonian) 7.1.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - July 2, 2007 Biodiesel - The city's new mandated blend could ruin a popular van, its maker says, while others disagree

Freedom of the Press? (Portland Mercury) 6.28.07 (PDF Document, 114kb) - June 28, 2007 Mayor's Office Wants Media Out of His Committees

Skinny-house winners to get their first test (Oregonian) 6.28.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 28, 2007
Arrested Development (Portland Mercury) 6.21.07 (PDF Document, 170kb) - June 21, 2007 Planning Commission: For Pros Only?

Oregon Senate Passes HB 2210, Creating Renewable Fuel Standards, Promoting a Healthy Environment, Energy Independence and Rural Economic Development for Oregon (Oregon Environmental Council Press Release) 6.21.07 (PDF Document, 18kb) - June 21, 2007
Property owner will have new plan for NW garage (Oregonian) 6.21.07 (PDF Document, 20kb) - June 21, 2007
A parade centennial caught by gray tape (Oregonian) 6.21.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 21, 2007
Audit blasts sex crimes response (Portland Tribune) 6.19.07 (PDF Document, 168kb) - June 19, 2007 Report faults nearly entire county system for 16 percent rape ‘solve rate’

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 6.19.07 (PDF Document, 144kb) - June 19, 2007 Leonard, you're needed at City Hall

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 6.19.07 (PDF Document, 144kb) - June 19, 2007 Leonard, you're needed at City Hall

Nothing sticks in craw like duct tape (Portland Tribune Column) 6.19.07 (PDF Document, 178kb) - June 19, 2007
More Mr. Nice Guy (Portland Tribune) 6.19.07 (PDF Document, 174kb) - June 19, 2007 BACK STORY • Head of city’s most beleaguered agency rolls with the punches

Results mixed for PDC, Portland unity (Oregonian) 6.19.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 19, 2007 Agency - The commission and City Hall are working on sharing power

The Monday Profile: He stirs it up, serves it unfiltered (Oregonian) 6.18.07 (PDF Document, 31kb) - June 18, 2007
PDX Update (Portland Tribune) 6.15.07 (PDF Document, 158kb) - June 15, 2007 PARADE: Randy to bear all

Knowing when to hold 'em (Oregonian editorial) 6.15.07 (PDF Document, 67kb) - June 15, 2007 Recent complaints about the city's 9-1-1 bureau show that it needs a more common-sense approach

City Hall addresses all things sidewalk (Oregonian) 6.14.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 14, 2007 Public - Commissioners ducked the duct tape debate and blocked rules aimed at the homeless

This year's parade is a sticky subject (Oregonian) 6.14.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - June 14, 2007
Whose Streets? (Portland Mercury) 6.14.07 (PDF Document, 147kb) - June 14, 2007 Randy Leonard Fights for Portland's Sidewalks

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 6.14.07 (PDF Document, 142kb) - June 14, 2007 Tale of the Tape

The People vs. The People (Willamette Week) 6.13.07 (PDF Document, 17kb) - June 13, 2007
Firefighter: "Please help!" 9-1-1: "Please hold" (Oregonian) 6.13.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - June 13, 2007 Emergency - Randy Leonard wants practices changed after callers on a fatal fire are told to wait

Response letter from Randy Leonard to Mayor Shane Bemis of Gresham 6.13.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - June 13, 2007
Letter from Gresham Mayor, Shane Bemis 6.8.07 (PDF Document, 84kb) - June 13, 2007
Rose Fest isn't just Portland's (Portland Tribune Editorial) 6.12.07 (PDF Document, 172kb) - June 12, 2007
Neighborhood Briefs (Portland Tribune) 6.12.07 (PDF Document, 163kb) - June 12, 2007 EAST: City officials to speak

Memories by the 100th (Oregonian) 6.11.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 12, 2007
Leonard's gumption gets him into a bit of a bind (Oregonian) 6.9.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - June 12, 2007 Tape - His stand against dibs on parade spots has him explaining and apologizing

Duct-tape skirmishes flare along parade route (Oregonian) 6.9.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 12, 2007 Territory - Debate rages over Commissioner Randy Leonard's proposal to end a Rose Festival practice

Race is on for City Council '08 (Portland Tribune) 6.8.07 (PDF Document, 144kb) - June 8, 2007 Candidate’s already off and floating for next May’s primary

Tear off parade tape, find a sore spot (Oregonian) 6.8.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 8, 2007 Grand Floral - A commissioner's idea to ban do-it-yourself sidewalk reservations gets strong reactions

How about trading duct tape for dollars? (Oregonian Editorial) 6.8.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - June 8, 2007
Leonard calls for timeout on sidewalk obstruction ordinance (Press Release) 6.7.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 7, 2007
Resolution to delay sidewalk obstruction ordinance (PDF Document, 20kb) - June 7, 2007
Sit-Lie Gets Stalled (Portland Mercury) 6.7.07 (PDF Document, 129kb) - June 7, 2007 Toilets Delayed, Enforcement Too?

Commissioner takes on parade tapers (Oregonian) 6.7.07 (PDF Document, 85kb) - June 7, 2007 Grand Floral - Randy Leonard says nonresidents who stake out spots take away seats from Portlanders

Ordinance to prohibit sidewalk taping for parades (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 6, 2007
Parade Marking Ordinance (PDF Document, 18kb) - June 6, 2007
Exhibit A (PDF Document, 13kb) - June 6, 2007
Drunken Brawl (Willamette Week) 6.6.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - June 6, 2007 Multnomah County chair blinks in fight between county and the City of Portland over who should fund the drunk tank.

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 6.5.07 (PDF Document, 178kb) - June 5, 2007 Island weather in a word: volatile

Working out a budget dispute (Oregonian) 6.5.07 (PDF Document, 21kb) - June 5, 2007
Local engines go vegetarian (Portland Tribune) 6.4.07 (PDF Document, 162kb) - June 4, 2007 One East County service station has been selling biodiesel for more than a year, a glimpse of a new fuel future in Portland

Barging ahead on pension reform (Oregonian) 6.4.07 (PDF Document, 87kb) - June 4, 2007
PDXUpdate (Portland Tribune) 6.1.07 (PDF Document, 192kb) - June 1, 2007
Wake Up! (Portland Mercury) 5.31.07 (PDF Document, 127kb) - May 31, 2007 Rent-a-Cops Paid to Harass Homeless

The Sign of Signs to Come (Portland Mercury) 5.31.07 (PDF Document, 244kb) - May 31, 2007 Court Ruling May Set Murals Free

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 5.31.07 (PDF Document, 132kb) - May 31, 2007 Big Willie Style

Full-court city press in store for Columbia (Oregonian) 5.31.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 31, 2007
The Fifth Wheel (Willamette Week) 5.30.07 (PDF Document, 48kb) - May 30, 2007 Mayor Tom Potter didn't promise details in his campaign. And he hasn't delivered many, either.

Salaries climb for Portland's top executives (Oregonian) 5.30.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - May 30, 2007 City workers - Managers get pay increases that outpace engineers, police and firefighters

Giusto may lose budget control (Oregonian) 5.28.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 29, 2007 Oversight - Multnomah County moves toward specifying how its funds are used by the sheriff's office

Energy needs a push, not shove (Portland Tribune Editorial) 5.25.07 (PDF Document, 170kb) - May 25, 2007
Civil War (Portland Tribune) 5.24.07 (PDF Document, 107kb) - May 25, 2007 Will City Workers Get Screwed?

Grass roots wouldn't have been greener (Oregonian) 5.24.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 24, 2007
Murmurs (Willamette Week) 5.23.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 24, 2007 Average may be OK in Oregon. Just not here.

Talks may revive park plan for Tabor (Portland Tribune) 5.22.07 (PDF Document, 170kb) - May 24, 2007 With some contentious issues settled, city agrees to complete master plan

Potter's Vision comes at a cost (Portland Tribune) 5.22.07 (PDF Document, 179kb) - May 22, 2007 Fees, time add up to see how city wants city to look

In biodiesel we trust (Portland Tribune) 5.22.07 (PDF Document, 229kb) - May 22, 2007 BACKSTORY • City fleet leads way as alternative fuel rule set to kick in

Affordable housing pledges evaporate (Portland Tribune) 5.18.07 (PDF Document, 201kb) - May 18, 2007 Developer ditches plans after City Council objects to PDC subsidies

Ballots go in, lessons come out (Portland Tribune) 5.18.07 (PDF Document, 189kb) - May 18, 2007 ANALYSIS: Mayor’s push for change backfires as voters give City Council more power

Sweeping streets stays at full strength (Oregonian) 5.17.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - May 17, 2007 Budget - The city is accused of raising layoff fears before surplus funds are tapped

City said no, but parking plan back on table (Oregonian) 5.17.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - May 17, 2007
PDC shift will hinge on extent of control (Oregonian) 5.17.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - May 17, 2007 Smart growth - The voters' verdict on tighter reins leaves concerns over politics versus economics

Portland voters prefer City Hall as is (Oregonian) 5.16.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 16, 2007 Tom Potter loses his bid for a strong-mayor form of government, but other reforms appear to pass

'Tough choices'? Not yet, Mr. Chairman (Oregonian In my Opinion) 5.15.07 (PDF Document, 21kb) - May 15, 2007
Dave Lister: Mulling the mulligan (Oregonian) 5.15.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - May 15, 2007
Exiting official rips city politics (Portland Tribune) 5.15.07 (PDF Document, 177kb) - May 15, 2007 Labor relations chief’s departure heats up charter initiative debate

City asked to save county services (Oregonian) 5.12.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - May 14, 2007 Budgets - Recovering addicts appeal to the Portland council, drawing Randy Leonard's ire

Blogger rallies the biking faithful, and City Hall blinks (Oregonian) 5.10.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - May 14, 2007 Budget - When Mayor Potter cuts $100,000 for planning, Jonathan Maus helps launch an e-mail blitz

Standing Up to the Man (Portland Mercury) 5.10.07 (PDF Document, 121kb) - May 14, 2007 Homeless Unite Against Mayor's Sit-Lie Law

Redo city government (Oregonian) 5.10.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - May 14, 2007
City windfall spares bike, tree projects (Oregonian) 5.8.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - May 14, 2007 Portland - An extra $2 million in tax revenue will fund more items on the council's to-do list

Opponents put land in Potter's hands (Oregonian) 5.8.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - May 14, 2007 Charter - Fliers erroneously say the mayor unilaterally could sell surplus city land if government were changed

Neighborhood Briefs (Portland Tribune) 5.8.07 (PDF Document, 188kb) - May 14, 2007 EAST: Free food precedes talk

City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 5.4.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - May 14, 2007
2nd FPDR Work Group Meeting scheduled for May 17 - May 11, 2007
FPDR Work Group Meetings Commence May 10 - May 8, 2007
Portland's 'strong-mayor' debate hits mailboxes, airwaves (KGW) 5.4.07 (PDF Document, 38kb) - May 4, 2007
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 5.3.07 (PDF Document, 130kb) - May 3, 2007 The Digital Divide

A distant Vision (Willamette Week) 5.2.07 (PDF Document, 36kb) - May 2, 2007 Mayor Tom Potter's vision for Portland is late, light and over budget.

'Intertidal wonderland' made a cliffhanger (Portland Tribune) 5.1.07 (PDF Document, 185kb) - May 2, 2007 First Thursday

Charter debate is must-see television (Portland Tribune) 5.1.07 (PDF Document, 291kb) - May 2, 2007 On the Town

Council will pay $470,000 to settle discrimination suit (Oregonian) 5.1.07 (PDF Document, 21kb) - May 2, 2007 Portland - Commissioner Randy Leonard says city bureau rules weren't enforced consistently

Mayor awaits charter results (Portland Tribune) 4.27.07 (PDF Document, 335kb) - April 27, 2007 As ballots go out, Potter says vote won’t play into re-election decision

Citizen panel takes political hits (Oregonian) 4.26.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - April 27, 2007 Ballot - A methodical "rainbow coalition" that recommends a big change in how Portland runs is criticized for leaving out the public

A thorny issue (Oregonian) 4.26.07 (PDF Document, 30kb) - April 27, 2007 Mayor Tom Potter wants to trim city commissioners' powers. Does his vision for remaking city government add up?

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 4.26.07 (PDF Document, 165kb) - April 26, 2007 The price of access

County's begging lifts eyebrows at City Hall (Oregonian) 4.25.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - April 25, 2007 Budget - Chairman Ted Wheeler suggests five services be rolled into city spending

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 4.24.07 (PDF Document, 174kb) - April 25, 2007 No gifts please, just your love

The city that works on Biodiesel (Oregonian) 4.21.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - April 23, 2007 PORTLAND HAS "ALL THE FACTORS" AS POLITICAL LEADERS PUSH TO MAKE IT THE RENEWABLE FUEL CAPITAL

Potter, Leonard joust at Parkrose city charter debate (East Portland News) 4.20.07 (PDF Document, 222kb) - April 23, 2007 Ballots are now in the mail: If four City Ballot Measures in the May 15 election pass, the way Portland is run will change dramatically. Read this and become an informed voter …

Big money, big power at stake in council's bid to control PDC budget (Oregonian) 4.20.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - April 23, 2007
Portland unions weigh in on charter changes on May ballot (NW Labor Press) 4.20.07 (PDF Document, 44kb) - April 23, 2007
City Club panel disses City Hall makeover (Oregonian) 4.19.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - April 19, 2007
Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 4.19.07 (PDF Document, 122kb) - April 19, 2007
Charter-House Five (Willamette Week) 4.18.07 (PDF Document, 17kb) - April 19, 2007 Portland's time-traveling, rhetoric-thieving pols.

Economy thrives, so Portland will spend (Oregonian) 4.18.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - April 19, 2007 Finances - Mayor Tom Potter's budget increases services and includes commissioners' pet projects

Civil service rules hit ballot (Portland Tribune) 4.13.07 (PDF Document, 128kb) - April 13, 2007 Measure would let council make more employees at-will

Potter will talk up reforms at two events (Oregonian) 4.12.07 (PDF Document, 17kb) - April 13, 2007
Tualatin VFW has a memorial idea: Ramsey Reservoir (Oregonian) 4.12.07 (PDF Document, 210kb) - April 13, 2007 Mount Tabor Park - Oregon's 108-year-old WWI vet "would just have loved this"

And a couplet runs through it (Oregonian) 4.12.07 (PDF Document, 93kb) - April 13, 2007
One-way Burnside gets 1st OK (Oregonian) 4.12.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - April 12, 2007 Couplet - After six hours of debate, the City Council votes to do preliminary work to pair the street with a one-way Northwest Couch

Bernstine leaving PSU for law job (Oregonian) 4.11.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - April 12, 2007
Leonard criticizes PDC over RiverEast's negative appraisal (Daily Journal of Commerce) 4.10.07 (PDF Document, 1,392kb) - April 11, 2007
Cash fuels charter clash in Portland (Portland Tribune) 4.10.07 (PDF Document, 166kb) - April 10, 2007 ANALYSIS: Unions jump into City Hall fight as business funds the other side

Sources Say Three yeses add up to a couplet (Portland Tribune) 4.10.07 (PDF Document, 141kb) - April 10, 2007 The sophisticated pursuit of crafting the future of the heart of downtown appears to be devolving into a crass, age-old City Hall tradition — of counting votes.

Neighborhood Briefs (Portland Tribune) 4.10.07 (PDF Document, 156kb) - April 10, 2007
Is an official Portland song a sound idea for the city? (Oregonian) 4.10.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - April 10, 2007 A city commissioner ponders online whether a song is worthy of being the official tune

Higher ed funding crumbles (Oregonian) 4.10.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - April 10, 2007
Rose City; Bump dee Bump dee Bump (Blue Oregon Blog) 4.7.07 (PDF Document, 114kb) - April 9, 2007
Even more charter review (Oregonian Blog) 4.4.07 (PDF Document, 96kb) - April 5, 2007
OHSU's waterfront vision: 2 million square foot campus (Oregonian) 4.4.07 (PDF Document, 29kb) - April 4, 2007
Portland's history could get new home (KGW Channel 8) 3.29.07 - April 2, 2007 The city archives may be moved as they outgrow their current home.
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State firefighters' bill holds a city expense (Oregonian) 3.30.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - March 30, 2007 Disability - A clause dictates that Portland beef up its police and fire fund to provide more benefits

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.29.07 (PDF Document, 143kb) - March 29, 2007 disagree to agree

Wishing on a surplus, Portland City Council dreams big (Oregonian) 3.28.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 28, 2007 City leaders have $90 million worth of ideas for a $35 million budget surplus

Sources Say (Portland Tribune) 3.27.07 (PDF Document, 133kb) - March 27, 2007
City Hall Notebook (Oregonian) 3.27.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - March 27, 2007
Welcome to Portland? (Portland Tribune) 3.27.07 (PDF Document, 168kb) - March 27, 2007 BACKSTORY: Many eagerly have awaited Ikea, but some critics say any big-box store is a bad idea

It's unions vs. business in heavyweight city charter election bout (Oregonian) 3.26.07 (PDF Document, 26kb) - March 26, 2007 Each corner wants access and influence in the May election to decide how Portland will be run

Sex, beer and Charter Reform (Portland Mercury) 3.22.07 (PDF Document, 570kb) - March 23, 2007 Forum on Charter Reform

Portland commissioner offers take on biofuels (East Oregonian) 3.22.07 (PDF Document, 15kb) - March 23, 2007 Randy Leonard’s plan includes area canola

Don't bomb Iran, Portland City Council votes (Oregonian) 3.22.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - March 22, 2007 Portland is the second U.S. city to urge diplomacy to resolve tension over nuclear technology

Kinder, Gentler Zones (Portland Mercury) 3.22.07 (PDF Document, 81kb) - March 22, 2007 New Stats Suggest More Balance

Portland council passes resolution urging U.S. not to bomb Iran (Oregonian) 3.21.07 (PDF Document, 65kb) - March 22, 2007
Portland funding biofuels development projects (Portland Business Journal) 3.21.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - March 22, 2007 The city of Portland Office of Sustainable Development will give a total of $450,000 in grants from the Biofuels Investment Fund to five biofuels projects.

Hall Monitor (Willamette Weekly) 3.21.07 (PDF Document, 73kb) - March 22, 2007
To former mayor Clark, it's still power to the people, not the mayor (Oregonian) 3.20.07 (PDF Document, 27kb) - March 20, 2007 The fight over a proposal to change Portland's form of government pits two old friends: Tom Potter and the man who used to hold the job

For Cascade Station, different rules, bigger signs (Oregonian) 3.20.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - March 20, 2007 Billboards - Commissioner Randy Leonard asks the city attorney to investigate the legalities of Ikea's new sign

Reforms aim to end Portland's wasteful ways (Oregonian Editorial) 3.18.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - March 20, 2007
Portland revs up engine for biodiesel (Oregonian) 3.19.07 (PDF Document, 111kb) - March 19, 2007 Fuel - Commissioner Randy Leonard promotes the idea; still needed are production-ready sites

Potter needs dose of truth and reality (Oregonian) 3.18.07 ad (PDF Document, 24kb) - March 19, 2007
Labor opposes ‘strong mayor’ form of government (NW Labor Press) 3.16.07 (PDF Document, 44kb) - March 19, 2007
Show me the money! (Portland Mercury) 3.15.07 (PDF Document, 218kb) - March 15, 2007 Does Potter Lack the Cash to Pass Charter Reform?

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.15.07 (PDF Document, 184kb) - March 15, 2007
Potter stays on pedestal, for now (Portland Tribune) 3.13.07 (PDF Document, 180kb) - March 15, 2007
Shari's deep-fryers will lose trans-fat oil (Oregonian) 3.13.07 (PDF Document, 22kb) - March 14, 2007 The Beaverton-based, 24-hour restaurant chain is starting the switch to soybean oil this week

PSU offers space for Portland's archives (Oregonian) 3.13.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - March 13, 2007 Portland leaders will consider moving the city's records to PSU's campus

Portland City Commissioner brings biofuel message to Eastern Oregon (East Oregonian) 3.10.07 (PDF Document, 21kb) - March 12, 2007
Vision brings tensions (Portland Tribune) 3.9.07 (PDF Document, 234kb) - March 9, 2007 Skeptics of Mayor Tom Potter’s visioning process have predicted it will produce little more than vague utopian goals for the future.

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.8.07 (PDF Document, 108kb) - March 9, 2007 Busting the budget

What? There's a ballot measure? (Oregonian) 3.8.07 (PDF Document, 28kb) - March 9, 2007
AFSCME files for union election at PDC (NW Labor Press) 3.2.07 (PDF Document, 44kb) - March 5, 2007
Sten's plan raises doubts (Portland Tribune) 3.2.07 (PDF Document, 190kb) - March 2, 2007 Lents neighbors and others question PDC housing set-aside

Hall Monitor (Portland Mercury) 3.1.07 (PDF Document, 214kb) - March 1, 2007 Team Potter

Truck You (Willamette Week) 2.28.07 (PDF Document, 97kb) - February 28, 2007 Darius Hardwick wants his rig to nauseate and offend. It's working.

The Hit Squad (Willamette Week) 2.28.07 (PDF Document, 76kb) - February 28, 2007 WW revisits the city's plan to improve flophouses, and finds it's working.

Council backs garage appeal (Portland Tribune) 2.23.07 (PDF Document, 175kb) - February 23, 2007 Mayor, worried about safety, sides with foes of Northwest parking lot

Reform Push Brewing (Portland Tribune) 2.23.07 (PDF Document, 211kb) - February 23, 2007
Developer Jack Wagnon gives shape to winning designs for skinny homes (Oregonian) 2.17.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 23, 2007
Double Trouble (Portland Mercury) 2.22.07 (PDF Document, 203kb) - February 22, 2007 Graffiti Explodes: Will Spray Paint Be Outlawed?

Silence of the Sam (Willamette Week) 2.21.07 (PDF Document, 91kb) - February 21, 2007 Will Commissioner Sam Adams let us know what he thinks about charter reform before the May 15 vote?

Council peers support Adams' fight (Oregonian) 2.21.07 (PDF Document, 20kb) - February 21, 2007
Dodge Park near Sandy may get upgrades (Oregonian Blog) 2.20.07 (PDF Document, 16kb) - February 20, 2007 The city of Portland is looking to expand and upgrade a popular -- if little known -- park north of Sandy.

Resolution Divides Council (Tribune) 2.20.07 (PDF Document, 140kb) - February 20, 2007 Reversal on state bill would side with unions, against city

Survey finds have, have-not gap (Oregonian) 2.15.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 15, 2007 VisionPDX - Draft reports on Mayor Potter's project question public money spent in hot real estate zones

Hall Monitor (Mercury) 2.15.07 (PDF Document, 105kb) - February 15, 2007
Welcome to Potterloo (Mercury) 2.15.07 (PDF Document, 192kb) - February 15, 2007 Mayor Makes a Stand for More Power—But Has He Already Lost the Battle?

Leonard/Sten Resolution regarding PDC employee organizing (Resolution) 2.14.07 (PDF Document, 14kb) - February 14, 2007
'Level of fear' drives union effort at PDC (Oregonian) 2.14.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 14, 2007 Jobs - Workers cite 26 percent turnover and grievance procedure and pay issues

Letter to PDC from Randy Leonard regarding a Union organizing drive (Willamette Week) 2.14.07 (PDF Document, 181kb) - February 14, 2007
As the charter turns (Willamette Week) 2.14.07 (PDF Document, 201kb) - February 14, 2007
Charter Review Commission's Proposals (Charter Review Committee Document) 2.14.07 - February 14, 2007
Leonard Wants Paint Law (Portland Tribune) 2.13.07 (PDF Document, 141kb) - February 13, 2007
Appraising Portland's Unique Antique (Oregonian Editorial) 2.5.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - February 13, 2007 We have a good city, but changing

Former mayors split on charter reform (Portland Tribune) 2.13.07 (PDF Document, 169kb) - February 13, 2007 The battle over whether to change Portland’s form of government last week turned into one of mayor versus mayor.

Strong-mayor effort lacks leader (Oregonian) 2.13.07 (PDF Document, 24kb) - February 13, 2007
Council Chooses Charter Vote (Oregonian) 2.8.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - February 8, 2007
Council Unanimously Passes Benzene Resolution (Press Release) 2.7.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - February 7, 2007
Leonard, Sten fight timing of charter vote (Oregonian) 2.7.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - February 7, 2007
Randy Leonard Urges Congress to Address Benzene Toxins in Portland (Press Release) 2.5.07 (PDF Document, 25kb) - February 5, 2007
You're Invited to Citywide Community Budget Events - Feb 6th, Feb 22nd, and May 10th (Press Release) 1.30.07 (PDF Document, 9kb) - January 30, 2007
Don't Change Portland's Form of Government (Kink) 1.30.07 (PDF Document, 197kb) - January 30, 2007
Water Bureau adds to city bureaucracy as it takes over Park Bureau duties (East PDX News) 1.22.07 (PDF Document, 126kb) - January 22, 2007
Randy Leonard makes a good snowball target (Mercury) 1.16.07 - January 16, 2007 http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2007/01/ra...

Leonard: Expand No-Smoking Zones (Oregonian) 1.9.07 (PDF Document, 23kb) - January 9, 2007
City of Portland Announces Financial Incentives for Biofuels (Press Release) 12.6.06 - December 12, 2006
Just the Facts...Please! - July 31, 2005 Read Randy's response to a recent front-page article in the Oregonian.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/07/just_the_factsp....

Feeling the Tug of History (Portland Tribune) 5.31.05 - May 31, 2005 Read about Randy's efforts to save Centennial Mills and create a home for the Oregon Maritime Museum.

Leonard Suggests Axing City Development Board (Oregonian) 5.9.05 - May 9, 2005 Read an article about Randy's proposal regarding the future of the Portland Development Commission.

One Councilman's Car Stays at Home (Oregonian) 5.5.05 - May 5, 2005 Read about Randy's recent move to public transit.

PDC: It's Time for a Change - May 5, 2005 Read Randy's opinion about the need for change at PDC.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/05/its_time_for_a_....

Chinese burial ground may get second life (Portland Tribune) 4.19.05 - April 19, 2005
Leaders push plan to fix historic Lone Fir cemetery (Oregonian) 4.19.05 - April 19, 2005 Read about Randy's efforts to improve Lone Fir cemetary.

Now, time for the public to parse budget (Oregonian) 5.31.05 - March 31, 2005 Portland's mayor and commissioners will present a draft budget to the public at a meeting tonight

Portland delays FBI showdown (Oregonian) 5.31.05 - March 31, 2005 The City Council puts off a vote for three weeks on Portland's relationship with the federal anti-terrorism task force

Looking into the Spyglass (Willamette Weekly) 5.31.05 - March 31, 2005 Portland's Red Squad past plays into present-day terrorism debate
http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6148

A Seminal Moment in Portland - March 28, 2005 Randy's most recent article on the JTTF and the upcoming vote by the Portland City Council.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/03/a_seminal_momen....

Liberty Vs Security? - March 28, 2005 Randy's February 26, 2005, keynote address to the annual Ancient Order of Hibernians dinner.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/03/last_saturday_n....

Mo Cheeks and Natalie Gilbert - March 28, 2005 Randy's reflection on former Blazers Coach Maurice Cheeks.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/03/mo_cheeks_and_n....

Oregonian Unfair on JTTF - March 28, 2005 Randy's response to a recent editorial on the JTTF.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/02/oregonian_unfai....

North Macadam Urban Renewal - March 28, 2005 An article about Urban Renewal and Randy's view on how it should work in Portland.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/01/north_macadam_u....

Neil, Ted and Me - March 28, 2005 Randy's thoughts about Neil Goldschmidt and Ted Kulongoski.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/01/neil_ted_and_me....

Swords at Sunrise - March 28, 2005 Randy offers to duel the Oregonian's Jonathan Nicholos for referring to him as "short". (Note to readers, Randy is not "short".)
http://www.blueoregon.com/2005/01/swords_at_sunri....

The JTTF: Why I Will Vote No - March 28, 2005 Randy's second article about his position on the JTTF.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2004/12/the_jttf_why_i_....

Governor Ted Kulongoski - March 28, 2005 Read an article by Randy about Governor Kulongoski.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2004/11/governor_ted_ku....

Joint Terrorism Task Force; Yes or No? - March 28, 2005 Randy's first blog article on the JTTF...
http://www.blueoregon.com/2004/10/joint_terrorism....

Tears In Heaven - March 28, 2005 Randy's thoughts on last year's anniversary of 9/11.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2004/09/tears_in_heaven....

Major League Baseball in Portland - March 28, 2005 Randy's thoughts on bringing Major League Baseball to Portland.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2004/08/major_league_ba....

Portland's General Electric - March 28, 2005 Read what Randy had to say about the acquistion of PGE last August.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2004/08/uemportlandsemu....

Another Busy Summer - March 28, 2005 Read Randy's first posting on BlueOregon.
http://www.blueoregon.com/2004/07/another_busy_su....

Leonard wary of PDX terror sleeper cell report (KGW) 3.1.05 - March 2, 2005
Leonard Letter to the Oregonian Editor RE: Joint Terrorism Task Force 02.21.05 - February 22, 2005
Leonard cracks down on business tax evasion (Press Release) 3.01.04 - March 1, 2004
Booze Buster (Willamette Week) 2.5.04 - February 5, 2004 Leonard seeks crack down on rowdy nightspots
http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=4743#

Restaurant SDC Grant Program Goes Online (Press Release) 2.5.04 - February 5, 2004
Tow Truck Companies Forced to Tow the Line (Mercury) 11.13.03 - December 8, 2003
Oregonian Lauds Leonard (Oregonian) 12.21.02 - April 22, 2003
A Day in the Life of Randy Leonard (Tribune) 4.22.03 - April 22, 2003 http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=170...

Leonard Sets Table for School Funding (Willamette Week) 4.22.03 - April 22, 2003 http://willametteweek.com/flatfiles/News3672.lasso
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