Randy Leonard

City council’s little-publicized plan to create a standing army of gay supermen and superwomen took one giant leap forward last Wednesday, June 14. The commissioners unanimously passed a resolution urging congress to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that has caused an estimated 10,000 men and women to be discharged in the last decade—and […]

On behalf of journalists everywhere, I’d like to take this opportunity to extend my undying gratitude to local bloggers for making our jobs a million times easier. Now, thanks to all the comments that your mouthy readers leave, reporters don’t have to do any real reporting—all we have to do is copy and paste your […]

When it comes to local elections, nobody loses. Except for the candidates who don’t win. And the people who voted for them. Speaking of! Barely a week after her surprisingly large defeat in her bid for a seat at city hall, Amanda Fritz is using her newly raised profile to pick her first post-election fight: […]

Hey city council! I just found a copy of Robert’s Rules of Order on Amazon.com for as little as $4.99 (or used for as little as $0.01). I’m not going to buy it for you or anything, but I would fully support a portion of my tax dollars contributing to its purchase. That way, the […]

Not long ago, a city hall staffer and I were discussing the fractious reputation the county board of commissioners has earned for itself over the past two years. Both of us being fans of the idea that local government can be a force for good in people’s lives, we were pretty bummed out that the […]

It may have been the kind of week that makes other news outlets cry “meltdown,” but it was a helluva time to be around Portland City Hall—if only to catch the flabbergasted looks of city staffers as they tried to keep on top of the news spilling out of every corner. Spotted outside city hall […]