Oregon Considered

Portland Mayor Marks First 100 Days in Office

April 12, 2005

0412_cityhall.jpgPortland's mayor, Tom Potter, celebrates his first 100 days in office Tuesday.

Indeed, during that time he's taken on a number of seemingly intractable tasks -- like reorganizing city bureaus, getting better oversight of the local FBI's activities, and trying to make Portland the first city in the nation to allow publicly financed campaigns.

But as Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, far from predicting failure, some insiders are whispering of a newfound excitement at city hall.

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