In the state to help out Kurt Schrader‘s congressional campaign, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi carved out half an hour to chat about Barack Obama with the “Women for Change” assembled at Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler’s house. Wheeler’s wife Katrina introduced Pelosi, who spoke about children’s health care, equal pay for women, social security, […]
Amy J. Ruiz
Posted inElection 2008
Party With us on Election Night
We’ll be at the Doug Fir with Steve Novick, DJs Gregarious and Flight Risk, and special guests like Mayor-elect Sam Adams. The TVs switch on at 6 pm.
Posted inPolitics
A Star-Studded Day for Jeff Merkley
Al Gore is in town tonight, stumping for Jeff Merkley. And today, the Merkley campaign released this ad, featuring Barack Obama stumping for Merkley. Go Merkley!
Posted inPolitics
So Long, Cowboy!
With the election just 11 days away, I’m finally starting to believe there is a light at the end of this Bush Administration tunnel. I’m not the only one counting down the days until he’s out of office: Check out this new project, solongcowboy.com, where you can upload a photo or a letter wishing GWB […]
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The Next Police Commissioner Is…
… “definitely” not going to be Amanda Fritz or Charles Lewis. That’s about all the news coming out of Mayor-elect Sam Adams’ office on the who’s-it-gonna-be drama. Which makes sense: With a decision on the matter expected by the 31st–but probably sooner–the outcome of the Fritz-Lewis runoff won’t even be known.
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Assigning the Police Bureau: What Sam Adams Should Do
Commissioner Randy Leonard took himself out of the running for Police Commissioner last night, citing the ongoing drama between himself and Police Chief Rosie Sizer. Now Mayor-elect Sam Adams has to figure out what to do. Who should head up the Police Bureau? Here’s my suggestion. Adams should watch the Parent Trap (1961 edition) and […]
Posted inNews
Fight the Power
SE Portland Neighbors Stand up to PGE Expansion Plans
PGE wants to expand a substation on SE Belmont. Neighbors say hell no.
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Democrats Who–Not Surprisingly–Don’t Support Republican Gordon Smith
Hat tip to Carla Axtman at BlueOregon, for fact checking Republican Senator Gordon Smith’s latest press release, touting the Democrats across Oregon who’ve lined up behind him, in the race against Jeff Merkley. Axtman, who worked for Merkley during the primary campaign, notes that several of the Democrats on Smith’s list don’t actually support him. […]
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There’s Been ‘Ongoing Drama With No Seeming End,’ Around the Police Commissioner Appointment, Says Leonard.
I just spoke with Commissioner Randy Leonard, to get more detail about his decision to withdraw his name from consideration for the Commissioner-in-Charge of the Police Bureau. He says the past few months, since Mayor-Elect Adams asked him to prepare an assessment of the Police Bureau, and to consider whether he’d want to run the […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Commissioner Randy Leonard Takes His Name Off the Police Commissioner Short List
Commissioner Randy Leonard, widely expected to be named the next commissioner in charge of the police bureau by Mayor-Elect Sam Adams, has withdrawn himself from consideration, citing an “unfortunate dynamic”–his terse relationship with Police Chief Rosie Sizer, and the media “debate” over that relationship. There’s been no debate here at the Mercury. But the Oregonian’s […]
Posted inCity Hall
This is What Lurks on the Stairs in City Hall
He’s been there all month. And he scares me every time I turn the corner. (Meet “The Storyteller,” a piece by Carole Murphy. He could be yours for just $29K!)