Archives : By Month : December 2005
Sam to State Reps: "Schools are our Highest Priority"
Jane AmesSam made 7 trips to the state capital in Salem to lobby on the public school funding and other issues. He testified on behalf of the Mayor and City Council on April 14 before the Joint Ways and Means Committee about the importance of school funding. Sam asked that the...
Posted by Jane Ames on December 29, 2005
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Citywide Graffiti Clean-Up Program Saved
Sam AdamsThreatened with even deeper proposed cuts, Mayor Tom Potter and I successfully lobbied the City Council to keep $80,000 in one-time General Fund resources in the Fiscal Year 2005-05 to fund a citywide graffiti abatement program. Related Documents Adopted Budget, City of Portland, Oregon, Fiscal Year 2005-06, Volume One, Bureau...
Posted by Sam Adams on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Public Safety
Top 5 Chronic Problem Properties
Jane AmesIdentify and address chronic public safety, code enforcement and neighborhood livability issues on identified chronic nuisance and repeat crime-locations throughout the city: an idea brought to Council by Mayor Tom Potter and Commissioner Randy Leonard in November, 2005. In April, 2004, Sam proposed that the Police Bureau, other city agencies,...
Posted by Jane Ames on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Public Safety
CommissionerSam.com blogger suggestion leads to OLCC investigation
Jane AmesAn August 17, 2005 Willamette Week newspaper article reported a string of shootings outside a downtown nightclub. Mr. Rami Makaboul, the club manager, was reported to have included racist comments about where black citizens should and shouldn't recreate and he also indicated an OLCC (Oregon Liquor Control Commission) employee had...
Posted by Jane Ames on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Equality
Sam Declines Salary Increase, Cites Budget Shortfalls
Brian RussellOn June 24, 2005, Sam requested that his salary be frozen as the city is facing general fund budget shortfalls. I do not believe it is appropriate for me to accept a pay increase given that the City of Portland has to cut an estimated $19 million from its General...
Posted by Brian Russell on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Good Government
Proposed Business Fee Reduction Fails to Gain 3rd Vote on Council... Yet
Warren JimenezVisiting 100 businesses in his first 100 days in office re-enforced to Sam the need to enact a long-proposed reduction to the Business License Fee. Sam proposed increasing the owner's compensation from $57,000 to $125,000, which calculates to a $4.3 million tax relief package. This tax relief would have been...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Jobs & Economy
Sam Sides with Neighbors Against Proposed Big-Box Store
Brian RussellSam sided with local neighborhood activists and business owners who opposed anchoring the Burnside Bridge redevelopment project with a big box store, like Home Depot. Sam attended most community hearings on the project, lobbied PDC for more time for additional public input and met with PDC officials to discuss concerns...
Posted by Brian Russell on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Jobs & Economy
"What has the City Done for My Neighborhood lately?"
Mary Jo MarkleWe are getting screwed by City government! Why does downtown get its streets paved and we don't? We are being ignored. During visits to neighborhood and business associations over the past 14 years, Sam repeatedly hears questions and concerns about equity in how the city distributes resources among neighborhoods. As...
Posted by Mary Jo Markle on December 29, 2005
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Pilot Program Gives Business District Associations Helping Hands
Mary Jo MarkleIn an effort to strengthen the connection between city government and the city’s business districts, Sam launched the pilot phase of a liaison program within his city bureaus on September 21, 2005. Eleven business districts were assigned an employee each from the Bureau of Environmental Services and the Portland Office...
Posted by Mary Jo Markle on December 29, 2005
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Not so Loud! Reducing Noise in NoPo
Maria Thi MaiSam, a Kenton Neighborhood resident, is no stranger to noise generated by Portland International Raceway (PIR). Following up on a campaign promise to address noise from PIR, we began delving into the world of noise early in 2005. Sam first had an opportunity to address PIR noise by restoring the...
Posted by Maria Thi Mai on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Livability & Environment
'Team Sam' & PDC Help Thortex Inc. Grow Jobs
Warren JimenezThortex Inc., an orthopedic implant manufacture, started out in Clackamas with no interest in moving to Portland. Following up on a rumor that Thortex was looking to move to Clark County, Washington, Sam went to visit owners David and Kathy Walker. He drove them to potential sites in Portland, introduced...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 29, 2005
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Citizen Review of Noisy Cargo flights Takes Off
Maria Thi MaiEarly in 2005, Fred Stovel, Erwin Bergman, and Robin Denberg asked us for help on addressing the long-standing issue of cargo airplane noise. Sam staffers Maria Thi Mai and Gordon Johnston brought together a group of citizens which in tandem with the Port of Portland became known as the Air...
Posted by Maria Thi Mai on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Livability & Environment, North Portland, Northeast Portland
Dumpsters on Your Sidewalk?
Mary Jo MarkleAfter years of receiving complaints from citizens about dumpsters on city sidewalks, Michael Mills, the City's Ombudsman, approached Sam and Commissioner Dan Saltzman about forming a task force to evaluate the issue. On September 29, 2005, Council passed a resolution establishing the task force of public and private interests. The...
Posted by Mary Jo Markle on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Good Government
Stalled Lents Town Center Plan gets boost from recruitment of Assurety Northwest Inc. as Cornerstone Tenant
Warren JimenezOne of the most exciting business recruitment, expansion and retention efforts this past year has been recruiting Assurety Northwest to locate in the Lents neighborhood of SE Portland. In March, Sam and I met with Assurety to discuss this option. They were reluctant because of Portland's reputation for being bad...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Jobs & Economy
"Take Your Valuables With You" automobile crime prevention campaign approved
Jane AmesAlthough downtown Portland has become safer over the last few years, we can and must do more to make it even safer. One strategic area is reduction of car break-ins. Downtown Neighborhood Response Team Officer, Jeff Myers, has learned from experience that the most effective message we can convey is...
Posted by Jane Ames on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Public Safety
Tougher Oversight of City contract disputes
Mary Jo MarkleConcerned about the complaints he heard from subcontractors - especially woman and minority-owned firms - about city general contractors, Sam worked to enable the City Ombudsman to review contract disputes. On May 17, Council unanimously passed a resolution requiring all city contractors who hire subcontractors to have established contract dispute...
Posted by Mary Jo Markle on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Good Government
Spotlight on Portland's working poor: 100 Hours working at Portland's most commom, lowest paying jobs
Warren JimenezFollowing Sam's 100 business visits in his first 100 days in office, Sam wanted to shine the spotlight on Portland's working poor. He decided to work 100 hours at Portland’s most common and lowest paying jobs to learn what the city can do to create more family-wage jobs. Sam has...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, 2005 Year-in-Review
Faster Cleanup with the River Trust
Brian RussellThe Willamette River is not being cleaned up fast enough. In 2002, while working for Mayor Vera Katz, Sam had the idea to create the Portland River Trust to speed the federal permitting process required for river and riverbank cleanup projects. Before creating the Trust, clean up projects had to...
Posted by Brian Russell on December 29, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Livability & Environment
Citing US Patriot Act provisions, Sam votes to withdraw City from the Joint Terrorism Task Force
Jane AmesIn early January, 2005 the new City Council faced the decision of whether or not to withdraw from the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). Two Portland Police Officers had been assigned to the JTTF since 1997, and while Council had renewed participation in 2003, Sam had serious reservations about...
Posted by Jane Ames on December 26, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Public Safety
Sam's Calendar 2005
The OfficeWant to know where Sam is headed, or where he's been? Check out his calendar, updated weekly...
Posted by The Office on December 24, 2005
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Business #144: Oregon Food Bank
Warren JimenezEarly this morning, as part of his outreach to businesses and working '100 Hours at Portland's Most Common Jobs' initiative, Sam helped a driver at the Oregon Food Bank (OFB) make his rounds. The OFB is a hub of a statewide network of 894 hunger-relief agencies. It serves all of...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, Northeast Portland
Business #143: Local Developer
Warren JimenezWho: Local Developer who wished to remain confidential When: December 3, 2005...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, North Portland
Business #142: Stormwater 360
Warren JimenezYou might not know about this company but it is a cornerstone of Portland's green industry. I visited on a very rainy November day, which was appropriate. Stormwater 360 helps its customers -- including the City of Portland -- across the U.S. achieve their water quality goals by removing pollutants...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northeast Portland
Business #141: URS Engineering
Warren JimenezWho: URS Engineering When: November 9, 2005 URS is the largest global engineering design firm and a leading U.S. federal government contractor providing a comprehensive range of professional planning, design, systems engineering and technical assistance - with a focus on environmental and transportation oriented concerns. URS has 28,000 employees and...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #140: gDiapers
Warren JimenezWho: gDiapers When: October 21, 2005 Portland is well known for its green practices and environmentally conscious businesses. And now, you can now gDiapers to the growing list of green businesses located in and relocating to Portland. Sam believes it's essential for Portland to find and exploit market niches where...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northwest Portland
Business #139: Pacific Crest Securities
Warren JimenezWho: Pacific Crest Securities When: October 6, 2005 Pacific Crest Securities is an independent investment bank focused exclusively on technology and technology investing. They work with some of North America’s largest institutional investors, venture capitalists and technology companies. Pacific Crest Securities has received numerous awards for its expertise, the most...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #138: Marie's Restaurant
Warren JimenezWho: Marie's Restaurant When: September 30,...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, North Portland
Business #137: University of Portland
Warren JimenezWho: University of Portland When: September 27, 2005 The University of Portland is a Catholic college that is ranked among the Top 10 regional universities in the west. It boasts a faculty-student ratio of just 13:1 and academic offerings that include over 1,100 courses, 60 undergraduate programs of study, and...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Higher Education Industry, Jobs & Economy, North Portland
Business #136: Tri-Met
Warren JimenezWho: Tri-Met When: September 23, 2005 Tri-Met is greater Portland's main provider of public transportation. They run the MAX lightrail system, as well as an intricate network of bus lines....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, East Portland, Jobs & Economy
Business #135: Outside In
Warren JimenezWho: Outside In When: September 16, 2005 Outside In is a non-profit which focuses on helping the homeless, with a special emphasis on transient youth. They have a variety of programs that provide a wide range of social services including medical and mental health services. They work to provide marginalized...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #134: LanPacific
Warren JimenezWho: LanPacific When: September 15, 2005 LanPacific is a team of land use planners, civil engineers, landscape and golf course architects who provide innovative land development consultation and efficient and effective design solutions to public infrastructure development. The company is only a couple of years old, and it is this...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southeast Portland (inner)
Business #133: Fred Meyer
Warren JimenezWho: Interstate Fred Meyer When: September 5, 2005 If you've lived in Portland for any period of time, you already know what Fred Meyer is - a department store that sells homegoods, clothes, and grocery; it has a pharmacy, a gardening center, and will most likely have what you need....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, North Portland
Business #132: Embassy Suites
Warren JimenezWho: Embassy Suites When: August 26, 2005 Embassy Suites, a national hotel chain, operates 251-room hotel located close to the Portland International Airport. It is billed as a higher end, full-service establishment. Read Sam's Blog on his work experience at the Embassy...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #131: DoveLewis Animal Hospital
Warren JimenezWho: DoveLewis Animal Hospital When: August 25, 2005 DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital was founded in 1973 by Mr. A.B. Lewis with the help of the Portland Veterinary Medical Association. Since June of 1992, DoveLewis has opened its doors around the clock, 24 hours a day, to treat animals requiring emergency...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northwest Portland
Business #130: Oregon Council for Hispanic Achievement
Warren JimenezWho: Oregon Council for Hispanic Achievement When: August 19, 2005Read Sam's blog on OCHA. The Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement (OCHA) is a private, non-profit organization. It was created in 1983, when the Columbia-Willamette United Way launched a Hispanic Services Project to address the human service needs of the Hispanic...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northwest Portland
Business #129: Northwest Assurety
Warren JimenezWho: Assurety Northwest When: August 15, 2005 As a leading full service insurance agency in the Pacific Northwest, Assurety NW provides its customers with a choice of insurance carriers, offering different insurance plan options for business, surety/bonding, auto, home, recreational, life and health insurance for both businesses and individuals. NW...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Business #128: Pho Huong Restaurant
Warren JimenezWho: Pho Huong Restaurant When: August 7, 2005 Pho Huong is a Vietnemese restaurant that serves up a mean beef-noodle soup. Sam worked an evening shift waiting tables at East Portland's Pho Huong Restaurant on Powell Blvd. While new on Pho's staff, Sam is very familiar with the food service...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, East Portland, Jobs & Economy
Business #127: Oregon Iron Works
Warren JimenezWho: Oregon Iron Works When: August 3, 2005 Oregon Iron Works, Inc., is a pioneering force in the fabrication and manufacturing industries. Founded in 1944, the company began achieving success fabricating in the demanding hydroelectric, bridge and civil construction industries. From complex bridges to sophisticated military patrol craft, today the...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Business #126: Applied Plastics
Warren JimenezWho: Applied Plastics When: August 2, 2005 Applied Plastics has over 30 years of experience in working in the plastics industry. They offer a wide range of services, including cutting, design, fabrication, and welding, although they focus on manufacturing plastic pipes and pipe fittings. For a company profile, read on...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under East Portland, Jobs & Economy
Business #125: Portland International Airport
Warren JimenezWho: Portland International Airport When: July 29, 2005 Portland International Airport offers flights, well, all over the world. With a wide range of carriers (including Air Canada Jazz, Alaska Airlines,America West Airlines, American Airlines, Big Sky Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, JetBlue Airways,...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northeast Portland
Business #124: Classique Floors
Warren JimenezWho: Classique Floors When: July 22, 2005Read Sam's blog on Classique Floors. Classique Floors has provided the Greater Portland with floor coverings and custom installation since 1977. They specialize in a wide range of floorings including wood, carpet, tile, vinyl, cork, linoleum and laminates....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under East Portland, Jobs & Economy
Business #123: Bullivant/Houser/Bailey
Warren JimenezWho: Bullivant/Houser/Bailey When: July 19, 2005 Bullivant Houser Bailey PC is a leading multi-service West Coast law firm with nearly 200 attorneys in four states, including Oregon. Bullivant is nationally recognized for its trial experience, and is ranked among The National Law Journal’s top 250 U.S. law firms. The firm,...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #122: Hillsboro Civic Center
Warren JimenezWho: Hillsboro Civic Center When: July 16, 2005 This great new building received a gold rating for its energy efficiency and overall eco-friendliness. And the Civic Center fits right into Oregon's longstanding tradition of finding ways to have a vibrant economy and a healthy ecosystem....
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Business #121: Maverick's Gym
Warren JimenezWhere: Mavericks Fitness Club When: July 15, 2005 Mavericks is not a gym, it's a fitness center. Like gyms, Mavericks does focus on sweat and excersize to take off the pounds, but unlike traditional gyms, it also focuses on nutrition. There is a cafe inside called Real Food for Real...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Hours, Jobs & Economy, Northwest Portland
Business #120: Burgerville
Warren JimenezWho: Burgerville When: July 8, 2005 Burgerville, USA is a privately held chain of restaurants found only in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Reflecting its limited presence, the chain has used the slogan Inconveniently located for most of America. Although at first glance Burgerville looks like a fast food restaurant, the...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southeast Portland (inner)
Business #119: Oregon Clinic
Warren JimenezWho: The Oregon Clinic When: July 6, 2005 The Oregon Clinic is a group of physicians and staff working to meet Portland's healthcare needs within and across specialties. It was founded in 1994 with the merger of several clinical groups in Portland and has continued to grow, offering specialty care...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Business #118: Volt Temp Agency
Warren JimenezWho: Volt Temp Agency When: July 1, 2005 Volt is an employer of professionals in a wide range of job classifications with expertise in providing job seekers with challenging and rewarding employment opportunities and matching them with customers who are seeking qualified contingent staff. Volt is recognized as one of...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #117: SE Works
Warren JimenezWho: SE Works When: July 1, 2005 SE Works is a community-based workforce development organization located which offers employment and training services to youth and adult job seekers. They also work with area businesses to fill vacant positions. SE Works's mission is to strengthen the economic health and well being...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Southwest Portland
Business #116: Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington
Warren JimenezWho: Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington When: June 23, 2005 The Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington was created in an effort to prevent kidney and urninary tract disease, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases and increase the availability of all organs...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under 100 Businesses, Jobs & Economy
Business #115: Halton Caterpillar
Warren JimenezWho: Halton Caterpillar Date: June 21, 2005 Halton Caterpillar is a full service Caterpillar dealer which can boast that almost every commercial business in Portland has been touched, at some point, by Caterpillar and Halton Co.. They specialize in daily weekly and short term rentals offering both earthmoving and industrial...
Posted by Warren Jimenez on December 23, 2005
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Filed Under Jobs & Economy, Northeast Portland
Burnside sewer collapse underscores aging sewer system
Maria Thi MaiToday, Sam and I visited NW Burnside where a sewer tunnel had partially collapsed and overflowed onto the street. Randy Neves, from KGW was there to follow up on an earlier interview and sewer visit. Sam underscored our ancient sewer system and the dire need for maintenance. Here's Peter Wojcicki,...
Posted by Maria Thi Mai on December 22, 2005
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Filed Under Environmental Services, Front Page, Livability & Environment
ADAMS SHINES LIGHT ON CITY HALL LOBBYING
David GonzalezToday, at the final City Council meeting of the year, Commissioner Sam Adams, along with Commissioners Saltzman and Sten passed a landmark ordinance that requires many City Hall lobbyists to register with the City Auditor. Passing the ordinance was a hard-fought battle for Adams, who made lobbyist registration a cornerstone...
Posted by David Gonzalez on December 21, 2005
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Filed Under Front Page, Good Government
BLOG: "Hello, Bentonville Calling..?"
The OfficeRecently, my friend David received a call from someone who mispronounced several things such as 'Fred May-er' 'Hot-thorne' 'Mee-walkie' 'Tree-met'. There are a few things that I don't remember the exact context they were presented in but she suggested there was ample room up the road for a transit center,...
Posted by The Office on December 20, 2005
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Filed Under Blog, Front Page, Wal-Mart
Equality, Please: Lobbying for Civil Unions
Jesse BeasonElection Day 2004 was bittersweet for many of us. While Sam had managed an astounding come back in the campaign to win a seat on Portland's City Council, Oregonian's resoundingly voted discrimination into our state's constitution with the passage of Constitutional Amendment 36. Sam vowed to continue advocating for a...
Posted by Jesse Beason on December 20, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Equality
Funding the arts is everyone's business
Jesse BeasonAs Portland's Arts and Culture Commissioner, Sam is steadfast in his belief that a vibrant city has a vibrant arts and culture community. Over the past year, we have continued to advocate for public and private support of this community and pledged to make this a larger issue in our...
Posted by Jesse Beason on December 20, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Arts & Culture
From Homelessness to Affordable Housing
Jesse BeasonTo meet the growing demand for affordable housing in Portland, the City has continued to invest in community development corporations and other organizations providing affordable housing and implementing the City's 10 year plan to end homelessness. During the 2005-06 budget cycle, Commissioner Sten and Sam advocated for allocating budget savings...
Posted by Jesse Beason on December 20, 2005
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Filed Under 2005 Year-in-Review, Housing