-
-
Next Up at City Council, 6/18/08
Commissioners Randy Leonard and Sam Adams are on vacation this week, so you’d think the Portland City Council Agenda would be light. Not so. Try several hundred million dollars in new indebtedness, extending…
-
-
Next Up at City Council, June 11-12, 2008
The Portland City Council Agenda for this week starts with interesting Citizen Communications: 761 Request of Thomas Bruner to address Council regarding Red Cross and Homeless winter shelter (Communication) 762 Request of Patrick…
-
Girls’ trip
This beautiful young woman and I are heading out of town. We take an annual summer trip to Ashland to see plays, and we scheduled it this year for immediately after Ali’s graduation…
-
Next Up at City Council, June 4 – 5, 2008
The Portland City Council Agenda this coming week kicks off with five people speaking under Citizen Communications about the “Sit-lie” ordinance. “Sit-lie” (formal title “Sidewalk Obstructions”, City Code 14.50.030), combined with the “anti-camping”…
-
-
-
Next Up at City Council, 5/28/08
A very short Portland City Council Agenda this week, with two Council members absent so no Emergency Ordinances or Consent Agenda. No emergency ordinances! How will the City not grind to a halt?…
-
Headline and photo – ?
In yesterday’s Portland Tribune, I read the headline, Voters give OK for women to lead way, and the subtitle, “Fritz, Brown among those who won mostly male city, county tickets”. So I clicked…