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They Promised But Did They Deliver?
Last summer, as local candidates for city hall were clamoring for precious votes, The Mercury hosted a series of three, townhall forums. For each, we asked the candidates to provide 5 specific promises for projects they would accomplish during their first year in office. Cleverly, it was called the You...October 13, 2005 in News, Our Initiatives | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Seebach: Portland's business-leery attitude has had an effect
Article for the Rocky Mountain News, September 17, 2005 PORTLAND, Ore. - This is a famously livable city, and its residents tend to be famously smug about the fact. Some of them recognize, though, that the city faces serious economic challenges. I'm in Portland this weekend, attending the annual convention...September 19, 2005 in Economic Dashboard, Front Page, Jobs & Economy | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
City Commissioner moonlights as waiter in noodle house
Article from The Asian Reporter, August 16, 2005 Nobody knows who I am, and it's so refreshing, said Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams as he took a break from his shift bussing tables at Pho Hung Restaurant on SE Powell Blvd. on Sunday, August 7. In the past month, Adams...August 18, 2005 in 100 Hours, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
The Eastside Guy Discrimination in the Rose City
Article from Brainstorm NW, by Dave Lister August, 2005 In Portland, we honor cultural diversity. All races and creeds exist together in a harmony unparalleled in most American cities. Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Caucasians participate equally in community activities and the political process, and there are special activities to celebrate...August 12, 2005 in Jobs & Economy, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Drill's over: A two-year effort to bore beneath the Willamette concluded Monday
Article from Daily Journal of Commerce, August 2, 2005 After about two years of mining work, the last of two original tunnel boring machines that dug a 14-foot diameter, three-and-a-half mile tunnel for Portland's nearly $300 million West Side Big Pipe project has reached the end of the line. Workers...August 3, 2005 in Environmental Services, Front Page, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Our Next City Hall First Thursday Event, August 4, 5-7PM
Join Commisioner Sam in welcoming our featured installation for August. "A Thousand Words Or Less," oil paintings by Julianna Paradisi. Julianna Paradisi was born on Catalina Island in California. She has lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1993. While she has always been artistically inclined...
July 29, 2005 in Arts & Culture, Events | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)
Hacienda shows community "The Power of Yes"
Article from the El Hispanic News Portland, OR - Community members had the opportunity to learn about everything from how to open a bank account to how to qualify for a home loan last week at an event called El Poder Del Si (the Power of Yes). Hacienda Community Development...July 6, 2005 in Events, Housing | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Artwork of Jim Han featured at Portland City Hall in June
Article from The Asian Reporter, June 14, 2005 Artist Jim Han is featured during the month of June in an art exhibit at Portland's City Hall. Han, who works as a Funeral Director at Omega Funeral and Cremation Services in addition to his artistic ventures, attributes his style to the...June 16, 2005 in Arts & Culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Thortex plans on more jobs
The Business Journal of Portland, May 25, 2005 - Thortex Inc., a medical device manufacturer, will add 60 jobs when it expands its Northeast Portland facility. The expansion will bring the company's Portland employment count to 230 jobs. Thortex President David Walker made the announcement Wednesday with City Commissioner Sam Adams.May 26, 2005 in Jobs & Economy, News, Northeast Portland | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Sam Adams on Bike to Work Week
Article from BTA Publication, May 24, 2005 May is nationally recognized as Bike to Work Month and here in Portland, May 16-20 was Bike to Work Week. Helping wrap up local bike week events, Commissioner Sam Adams celebrated Lloyd District TMA's Bike to Work Day on Friday. Following his ride...May 25, 2005 in News, Transportation | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Adams hits 100th day in office at full gait, looking for his stride
The Oregonian, May 24, 2005 - The quintessential moment of Sam Adams' first 100 business days in office came during a routine city budget work session. Adams was seeking money for one of his many projects, explaining to his colleagues on the Portland City Council that the initiative was good for small businesses, good for Portland as a whole -- and a promise he'd made during his 2004 campaign. Nancy Hamilton, the mayor's chief of staff, broke in with a question: Would it be possible for Adams to give the mayor and other commissioners a list of all of Adams' campaign promises, so that they know what's coming?...It is, after all, an awfully long list.May 25, 2005 in 100 Businesses, Front Page, Jobs & Economy, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
100 days, a hundred projects
The Portland Tribune, May 20, 2005 - There’s been no water bureau scandal, no face-off with angry neighbors and no controversy over open reservoirs for Commissioner Sam Adams. Yet. A hundred days into his term, the freshman councilman is still enjoying his honeymoon phase at City Hall...May 20, 2005 in 100 Businesses, Jobs & Economy, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Sam Adams visits Think Local First
Article from News4Neighbors, May 13, 2005 Councilman Sam Adams turned up at the Ecotrust building Thursday to help support the Think Local First campaign that's being run by the Sustainable Business Network of Portland. The Thursday Meet and Greet event was sponsored by World Cup Coffee and Hot Lips Pizza...May 16, 2005 in Jobs & Economy, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
7th Annual Asian Reporter Scholarship Banquet
Last Saturday, April 30, 2005, the Asian Reporter had its 7th Annual Asian Reporter Scholarship Banquet. It was an event bridging different cultures and backgrounds to award scholarships to deserving young minority kids, recognize honored elders and celebrate organizations for their contributions to our community. Mayor Potter and Portland City...May 9, 2005 in Events, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Commissioner Sam Adams Addresses Community at 2005 LDTMA Annual Meeting
From the Lloyd District TMA Newsletter, May 2005 Over 100 stakeholders and community members joined us for breakfast at the Oregon Convention Center on February 24th to hear Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams speak about his goals and objectives for the central city along with his transportation priorities. Commissioner Adams...May 3, 2005 in News, Transportation | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Portland leader presses for fee change -- again
From the Oregonian, April 27, 2005 Call him politically stubborn if you'd like, but City Commissioner Sam Adams plans to keep pushing his colleagues to reduce Portland's business license fee even though he doesn't have the votes. Adams and Commissioner Dan Saltzman want to raise the minimum deduction business owners...April 27, 2005 in Jobs & Economy, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
City leaders look line by line for savings
From the Portland Tribune, March 15, 2005 City Commissioners Sam Adams and Erik Sten are hoping to transfer $1 million a year in Office of Transportation administrative funds to street maintenance projects. “Portlanders have been complaining about the condition of the streets for years, and this will help at least...March 15, 2005 in News, Transportation | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
If spelling bees decided election results…
From the Portland Tribune, February 1, 2005 - It didn’t take long for Tom Potter to sell out. Or try to. And the price? A six-letter word. Portland’s new mayor was one of the contestants at last week’s Wells Fargo/ Schoolhouse Supplies Celebrity Spelling Bee. And among the three judges who would be checking the contestants’ spelling? None other than new city Commissioner Sam Adams.February 1, 2005 in Education, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
All white, all-male City Hall stresses diversity
Oregonian, February 1, 2005 They've all noticed it...For the first time since 1970, Portland has an all-white, all-male council. 'There's no doubt the makeup of the council places a special responsibility on us,' Commissioner Sam Adams said. 'It means we have to go out of our way to be more...February 1, 2005 in Good Government, News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Asia Relief Benefit Dinner
Commissioner Adams' and his staff were at the fundraising dinner to show support for the Tsunami victims' families....January 21, 2005 in Events | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
