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Portland Mayoral Candidates 2012

==== Incumbent Offers No Contest====
On July 29, 2011, Sam Adams sealed his legacy as a Portland mayor with a consecutive one term, when he announced on his official Mayor of Portland website that he would not seek reelection . Adams rose to the Rose City's highest office with a political career that most recently had included the role of Chief of Staff to the politically-savvy three-term mayor, Vera Katz. 
====The Field====
Charlie Hales, announced May 23, 2011
Eileen Brady, announced May 30, 2011
Jefferson Smith announced September 13, 2011
Portland Mercury

The Portland Mercury is the younger of Portland's two general-audience alternative weekly newspapers. In editorial content it stands apart from its closest competitor, Willamette Week, by a more robust Web presence, heavier coverage of transportation and a focus on readers in their 20s and 30s.
The Mercury is owned by the same company as The Stranger, the younger of Seattle's two alternative weekly newspapers. The two papers pursue similar business strategies and share some content, features and resources.
Category:Media
Category:Free
Category:Alternative press
Portland Metropolitan Area

The Portland metropolitan area, also known as Greater Portland, the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is defined by the US Census Bureau as Clackamas County, Columbia County, Multnomah County, Washington County, and Yamhill County in Oregon, and Clark County and Skamania County in Washington. Cities in the Portland metro area include Portland, Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsboro, and Vancouver. The area also includes the smaller cities of Damascus, Fairview, Forest Grove, Gladstone, King City, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Sherwood, Tigard, Troutdale, Tualatin, West Linn, Wilsonville, and Wood Village in Oregon, and Battle Ground, Camas, and Washougal in Washington.
The population of the Portland metro area was estimated at 2,265,091 in 2011Metro area populations (as of July 1, 2011), Business First, up from 2,241,841 in 2009 and 1,927,881 in 2000.Annual Estimates of the Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009, US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011.03.15.
== References ==
Category:Bigger than Portland
Portland Personal Trainer

Hello Portland! I hope you are having an awesome Holiday Season and that you are going to have a happening New Year's Eve. Are any of you making a health & fitness goals for 2012? I just wanted to give you some quick tips on making some of those resolutions. I don't recommend making all of your goals health & fitness related, but make at least one of them. I would like for you to write your goals in the present tense and put them somewhere so that you can see them the first thing in the morning and when you go to bed. This may sound corny, but the more you see it and it lingers in your mind, the more influenced you will be in making those goals come to fruition. Also, tell your goals to friends & colleagues who will hold you accountable in achieving those goals, but will also be supportive. 
Thanks for reading & have a great week....
Happy Holidays, 
Portland Personal Trainer
Portland Railway Light and Power Company

The Portland Railway, Light & Power Company was a precursor of today's Portland General Electric. 
It was organized on June 28, 1906, after a consolidation of the Oregon Water Power and Railway Company, Portland Railway Company, and Portland General Electric Company.Railroad Commision of Oregon, First Annual Report of the Railroad Commission to the Governor, Salem: Duniway State Printer, 1907. p 156. Benage Josselyn served as both Chairman of the Board and President, while Franklin Fuller and Herbert Clark were Vice Presidents. Members of the board included Fuller, Charles Huggins, Frederick Holman, Josselyn, Samuel Reed, and Frederick Sykes.
The PRL&PC also operated Portland streetcars, for instance the one that went up to Council Crest Park, on an alarming 12 percent grade, beginning in 1906.
== References ==
Category:Infrastructure
Category:Closed companies
Portland State University

Portland State University was first established in June of 1946 as the Vanport Extension Center, a facility to meet the education demands of veterans returning from World War II. 
The campus of the "school that wouldn't die" was relocated after the Vanport flood. Today it is the largest public university in Oregon. 
The main campus is located in Downtown Portland, towards the southern end of the South Park Blocks. Its library is the Branford Price Millar Library. 
==External Links==
* Official website
Category:Schools
Portland Streetcar

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The Portland Streetcar debuted in 2001 as the first modern streetcar in America, and has become a model for other cities looking to increase their transportation portfolio. The streetcar runs on a 14.7 mile system made up of two lines, the NS Line (North-South Line) and CL Line (Central Loop). 
==History==
During the first streetcar era (roughly from the 1880s to the 1930s), Portland had an extremely extensive network of streetcar lines. One of the practices of this era was to build commercial developments at the terminus of lines, resulting in many of the business districts such as Belmont and Hawthorne that we take for granted today.
The original streetcar system ran in a large L-shaped loop from NW 23rd Avenue east to the Pearl District, and then south to Portland State University. A later addition to the line extended the line from PSU down to South Waterfront.
==External Link==
* PortlandStreetCar.org
Category:Transportation
Portland Thorns FC

The Portland Thorns FC is a Portland-based women's soccer club within the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established in 2012, the team began playing games in 2013.2013 Portland Thorns FC Regular Season Schedule The Thorns is one of 8 teams within the NWSL, in this inaugural year of the league.
The Portland franchise is owned by Merritt Paulson by way of Peregrine Sports LLC, which also owns the MLS team the Portland Timbers, making it the only NWSL team with Major League Soccer affiliation.
== External Links ==
* Portland Thorns Official Web Site
== References ==
Category:Sports
Portland Trail Blazers

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The Portland Trail Blazers have been entertaining the city since 1970. Led by Bill Walton, this team won its sole championship in 1977. 
The current team is led by all-star Brandon Roy and big man LaMarcus Aldridge. Rising young star Nicholas Batum brings defensive intensity and grit. Last seasons veteran additions of Andre Miller and Marcus Camby helped the team reach the playoffs. However, most Portland fans are more concerned with the future of Greg Oden. Drafted #1 in 2007 draft, he has yet to play a full season. Two knee surgeries later having expectations becomes difficult. 
Portland fans have contributed to a record number of sellouts in the last two seasons. The Rose Garden is consistently loud, very loud. Fans show up on time and come to support the team, not just be passively entertained. A wave or two is known to appear if the Blazers are just too dominant.
category:sports
Portland Water Bureau

Portland Water Bureau works to serve drinking water to over 1,000,000 Oregonians, about one fourth of Oregon's population. The bureau's and retail and wholesale service area is about 225 square miles. The current retail service area is about 143.3 square miles. In 2009-2010, Portland Water Bureau served water to more than 164,000 households and 20,000 commercial and industrial consumers.
How does the bureau manage this? The Bull Run Water System captures and stores rainfall, snowfall, and fog drip in rainy seasons (which is like, all year) to provide consumers with plenty of fresh water during the summer months (pretty much non-existent). Portland also has a second significant water source called Columbia South Shore Well Field, however, the groundwater is our second biggest water source after Bull Run.
The water supply Portland maintains is fit to last through all summer weather conditions, including the rare case in which we might actually experience a real summer, which would be extraordinary itself. The water bureau takes into account things like water supplies, weather predictions, past and present water demand, the impacts of regional conservation programs, public health protection, native fish protection, and water quality in order for water to be drinkable and healthy. 
About 650 people are employed at Portland Water Bureau, who work both in outside and in offices. 
=== Contact ===
Customer Service: (503) 823-7770
: For information on Portland's water, sewer, and storm water management account.
Water Line: (503) 823-7525
: For questions about water quality or pressure.
Water Bureau Security: (503) 823-6084
: To report a security issue associated with Water Bureau property. 
Emergency Line: (503) 823-4874
Portland Water Bureau's website knowledgeably states to "please call 9-1-1 for emergencies." 
* Portland Water Bureau
Category:Water
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Portland Youth Philharmonic

The Portland Youth Philharmonic is the nation's oldest youth orchestra, established in 1924 as the Portland Junior Symphony. PYP has had five conductors and music directors during its history: Jacques Gershkovitch (1924–1953), Jacob Avshalomov (1954–1995), Huw Edwards (1995–2002), Mei-Ann Chen (2002–2007), and David Hattner (2008–present).
Portland is number one

; Portland, Oregon is ranked number one in many areas, besides being the number 1 Portland (hat tip to Maine!)
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== Sustainability == 
* Portland ranked greenest U.S. city (2010, 2008)
* Portland number one sustainable city (2008)
* ...and number one in public transit (2011)
* Portland number one in bicycle commuting among 30 largest U.S. cities (2009)
* Portland number one cleanest city and most underrated city (2009)
== Unhappiness == 
* Portland has highest proportion of homeless people in the nation (mid-2009)
* Portland is America's unhappiest city, partially because it ranks high in suicides and unemployment (2010)
== Food == 
* Portland is "best" for happy hour, with a measured 5.5 happy hours per square mile (2010)
* America's most vegetarian-friendly city (2006, 2nd to Washington DC in 2010)
* America's best beer city (2011)
* Most breweries of any city in the world (over 40 in 2011)
* Portland number one in food cart service (2010)
* top ranking in farmers' markets (2010)
== Sex and Fireworks == 
* Portland ranked "most patriotic" by Men's Health Magazine (2010) (really?)
* largest legal sex industry per capita,KATU and most strip clubs per capitaWillamette Week
* Portland #1 most promiscuous city in the U.S. (2011)
* Most registered sex offenders per capita (2013)
== References ==
* more superlatives at the bottom of this page
Category:Culture
Category:Keep Portland Weird
Portland locksmith

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Portlandia

==History==
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Portlandia is the name of the second largest hammered copper statue in America (the largest is the Statue of Liberty). The 36 foot tall statue is the creation of sculptor Raymond Kaskey, who completed the sculpture in 1985. Based on the figure shown in Portland's city seal, Portlandia depicts a woman, dressed in classical clothes, welcoming traders to the port city.
Today Portlandia welcomes visitors from the 3rd floor landing of the Portland Building. Before reaching its current perch, Portlandia was staged and assembled in a cavernous waterfront building at railroad freight car builder Gunderson LLC, then floated up the Willamette River to downtown Portland, where it was transported by large truck to its current spot.
==External Links==
If Sculptures Could Talk... Portlandia
==Portlandia Comedy Series==
See the Portlandia Comedy Series page for more information about the Independent Film Channel show featuring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein's funny take on Portland!
Category:Landmarks
Category:Culture
Portlandia Comedy Series

Portlandia is a six part comedy series featuring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. In each episode they poke at Portland's eccentric culture with humorous spoofs on local businesses, activities, personalities and all-around weirdness!
The first episode previewed on January 21, 2011. McMenamins Mission Theater hosts weekly Portlandia showings. Past episodes can be viewed on the Independent Film Channel-Portlandia.
Category:TV
Category:Comedy
Potluck in the Park

According to Potluck in the Park's main website "four to six-hundred Portland residents get to eat on Sunday because of Potluck in the Park. It is only because of the generosity of volunteers and donations from people like you that our Potluck community is able to continue to provide a meal to those in need."Potluck in the Park -- Main website.
== Sunday Meals ==
Potluck in the Park serves free meals to hungry people every Sunday in Portland's Paranoid Park (aka "O'Bryant Square"). Mealtime usually starts in the afternoon at about 3:00, but free meal "tickets" are handed out starting at around noon. The meal tickets are numbered; meals are served to ticket holders in ascending numerical order.
=== Location of Weekly Meals ===
: O'Bryant Square (aka "Paranoid Park")
: SW Washington Street Between Park & 9th Avenues
: Map & Directions
: Phone: 503.255.7611
: Email: potluck@potluckinthepark.org
: Main Website: Potluck in the Park
== Events! ==
; Free Barbecue & Resource Fair
On August 28th, Potluck in the Park will celebrate 20 years serving the homeless and low income population with a free BBQ & Resource Fair in the South Park Blocks. A RESOURCE FAIR will run from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and will offer bike repair, hair cuts, pet food provided by community partner, The Pongo Fund, and other pet services provided by Portland Animal Welfare (PAW) Team. Steve Goldberger, people of the street ministry, will be bringing pet food and hygiene kits. Live music will be provided by local musicians such as Shelly Rudolph, who has performed in all four Winter Warm benefit concerts. A brief ceremony will take place at 1:45pm.
: Sunday, August 28th, 2011
: South Park Blocks
: Event Details
: Volunteer
== See Also ==
* Sisters of the Road Café
* Sisters Of The Road
* Right 2 Survive
* Precious Daughters Messenger Van
== References ==
== External Links ==
* Potluck in the Park - Main website.
* Potluck in the Park - Facebook page.
* 2011 POINT-IN-TIME Count of Homelessness in Portland/Multnomah County, Oregon (PDF)
Category:Advocacy Groups
Category:Social justice
Category:Community Organizing
Category:Organizations
Poverty

Poverty can include an income below a certain level
==If you are homeless or suffering from poverty==
These options are for citizens experiencing different levels of poverty and each one may not apply to everyone.
* Find a homeless shelter in order to stay warm
* Find housing
* Get more education to increase your income potential (statistically, the more education one has, the more they will make throughout their lifespan)
* Eat something for free or inexpensively
* Get a better job
==Solutions and how you can help==
* Donate food or other items to help alleviate poverty.
Category:Poverty
Category:Social justice
Powell's Technical Books

Powell's Technical Books (officially Powell's Books Building 2) is a tech-oriented offshoot of Powell's Books.
It's currently a venue for Portland Wiki's Monday Meets, where local wiki people get together to build this wiki.
40 NW 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209
(map)
On the corner of NW 10th Avenue & NW Couch Street. (This is Powell's Tech's new location.)
Category:Bookstores
Precious Daughters Messenger Van

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According to their mission statement, "Precious Daughters is dedicated to helping women, children and families...(to bring)...healing and restoration to broken lives by meeting spiritual and physical needs."Precious Daughters | Transforming Lives Worldwide - About Precious Daughters The Precious Daughters "Messenger Van" has served "the homeless and needy on the streets of Portland since 1993" and "brings hope and hot food wherever it stops."Precious Daughters - The Messenger Van
== Volunteer Opportunities ==
Precious Daughters' "volunteers range in age from 8 to 80, and everyone has something to contribute." Volunteers who want to contribute are asked to "show up, and we will find a job for you...that is suitable for your comfort level and gifting." Those interested in volunteering are asked to call 503-262-8080 or email preciousdaughters [at] gmail.com. The organization also "welcome(s) donations of warm clothing, socks, hats, blankets, funds, food and cooks."
== See Also ==
* Sisters of the Road Café
* Sisters Of The Road
* Right 2 Survive
* Potluck in the Park
== External Links ==
* Precious Daughters - The Messenger Van - Messenger van web page.
* Precious Daughters - Organization's web site.
* Precious Daughters - Facebook page.
== References ==
Category:Advocacy Groups
Category:Social justice
Category:Community Organizing
Problems

What are problems in the Portland Metropolitan Area?
* Poverty
* Crime
* Unemployment
* Dissatisfaction
* Disease
* Pollution
* Digital divide
* Net neutrality
* The Human Condition
* Animal magnetism (A unipolar animal has an inherent malfunction in its magnetic field.)
Are there any other problems?Talking Heads - No Compassion (1978-05-10).wmv
==Solutions==
These are sort of like solutions. If the problem was eliminated, this is what the outcome would be. There are steps that must be taken in order to have these outcomes exist. 
* Poverty - Prosperity
* Crime - Order
* Unemployment - Employment/Wealth
* Dissatisfaction - Enjoyment/Pleasure/Satisfaction
* Disease - Health
* Pollution - Cleanliness/Nature
* Net neutrality - Heads must roll in Congress and in corporate boardrooms.Net Neutrality Abandoned by Congress / Free markets?
* The Human Condition - Release the human species back into the wild/ Transcend the human condition
==See also==
* Solutions - Possible solutions to local problems and resources for how to help solve them.
==References==
Category:Problems
Procial

Procial or Professional Social, that provide an opportunity for socializing without the need to discuss business topics related to that field. It serves as a safe haven for working professionals who experience similar personal challenges and successes. It provides a special chance to commune with others who are separated from the public by their field. 
The concept stems from an issue of proprietary intellectual property. In many cases, view points and even the topics themselves are bound by non-disclosure agreements. Professionals who want to participate socially, can do so more easily in a group with a common set of issues and taboos. 
==Differences from Social Networking Events==
A professional networking event has a goal of providing a casual environment for professionals of a similar field to discuss ideas and strategies within their field. Procials on the other hand provide a social setting for professionals of a similar field to discuss everything but the field topics. 
There tends to be some confusion between the two, since the attendees and the event names seem to be indistinguishable to new comers. This leads many new attendees into becoming confused or frustrated when they attend with networking goals such as learning professional techniques and/or obtaining job leads. 
::For example, a recent journalism graduate might learn of a freelance writer's event and attend it in an effort to find a receptive employer, only to discover that none of the other attendees are willing to provide help or direction. The attendees are writers, but what they want to talk about is everything but writing. It turns out this event is a procial. 
==Unspoken Rules==
Though procials range in field and industry, all procials tend to share similar set of unspoken rules. Rules that tend not to be explained unless in serious agitation. It is therefore beneficial to learn them as quickly as possible. Below are a set of rules that tend to be common within procials:
* Only attend if you are working professionally in the field.
* Do not look for a job or discuss unemployment
* Do not discuss specific projects or events that are proprietary in nature.
* Do not discuss salary or compensation
* Do not share tips or techniques that may be considered proprietary in nature. 
==How to find a Procial==
Procials are quite common in Portland. They are not secretive in nature. Since the goal is to involve working professionals, there is always enthusiasm for new attendees. Procials are promoted and announced in many ways. Certain characteristics of how an event is described can identify if it is procial in nature. Here are a few:
* The event describes attendees as 'working' or 'professional'
* The event is sponsored by a national special interest group or society.
* There is an entrance fee.
* No topics are mentioned in the event description
Category:Business
Proposals

Do you have a proposal for Portland, Oregon, the Country, or a local city or county in the metro area? You can create and discuss proposals here.
==The Willamette River should be drained like that reservoir==
Perhaps the Willamette river should be drained since it is so filthy. 
This seems fairly unrealistic.
==The Willamette River should be made cleaner==
* I support this proposal. Michael (talk) 06:58, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
==The Willamette River should be stocked with fish in and around Portland==
* I support this proposal. Michael (talk) 06:59, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
==See also==
* Laws
* Regulations
* Politics
* Petitions
Category:Proposals
Category:Governance
Category:Politics