With his future uncertain, Mayor Sam Adams sets an ambitious stride by Jaymee R. Cuti Jaymee R. Cuti: Given the events of the past two weeks, do any parts of your "100 Days and Counting" plan [see Page 19] re­ quire revisions? Sam Adams: Not significantly. JRC: Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler is now the public face of education reform, but you will remain a co-chairman of the education cabinet. I consider that a revision. SA: Not a significant one. We've de­ briefed with staff and partners, and we're moving forward to full implementation. The issues are just too important not to pursue what is an ambitious set of results, but that's what the city needs. JRC: I would agree with your description of the 100 Days plan as "ambitious." SA: This is a group effort. We have about gay men as sexual preda­ tors and the divide within the com­ munity about whether you should resign? SA: On an individual basis. I think the JRC: A new priority that may have emerged for your first 100 days in office is rebuilding trust with Portlanders. How do you do that? SA: In the way we do our work, the outreach that I do both to individuals and organizations on that issue—having that as part of the discussion as we do the work of the city. cess now of having to cut tens of millions of dollars out of the city's budget. That's the job at hand. We have decisions to make in the next few weeks about the Columbia River crossing, working to bring to conclusion the Vestas [Wind Systems] North American headquarters here and major league soccer here, so there's a lot of work to do. way I do my work, delivering on the changes and improvements we need to make as a city, how we do the work each and every day to rebuild people's trust and confidence. JRC: Is it your responsibility as a city leader to repair a fragmented gay community? SA: Absolutely. JRC: Do you anticipate a recall action, and what do you need to do to prevent it? SA: We'll see what happens. I don't office. So far we're doing good with the team that we have. JRC: How can you mend the damage your actions have caused the queer community—specifically, shedding a negative light on queer mentors, awakening stereotypes JRC: How have you demonstrat­ ed leadership since your Jan. 19 admission? SA: Going back and doing the work that needs to get done. We're in the pro­ 5 a an education cabinet, economic cabinet, planning and sustainability cabinet with partners in the public and private sector, labor, nonprofits. This is the plan for a big group of people, not just my work or even the work of just my staff. It's definitely a partnership of action plans. JRC: You told Out magazine that you role is whatever is most pro­ ductive with regard to gay rights, "whether it's lead, follow or get out of the way." What is your role in the gay rights movement right now? SA: Answering that question is going to reveal itself over time. It's part of the discussion that I've had with folks and have a lot more to do. Getting back to work and getting the work done is what I need to focus on right now. Joblessness and poor educational opportunities, crime and public safety affect all members of the community, obviously including the LGBT community. As I have in my career up until this point, I will do everything I can to pro­ mote the basic rights that all Portlanders, all Oregonians and all Americans should be entitled to. JRC: You lost a key member of your education policy team when Carolyn Becic of Oregon Mentors backed out of the education strat­ egies director position. Has she been replaced, and has this hin­ dered your ability to achieve your education goals? SA: No, she has not been replaced. JRC: What was your reaction to Just Out's call for your resignation? SA: I understood it. They were very I don't know if she will be. That will be a decision my chief of staff makes. We've got three people that are working away at it along with our partners in Ted Wheeler's clear where they, you, were coming from. I accept it and hope to regain the trust of the folks at Just Out. To make B odhi 1 rRFF a healing ] place T he know right now. I'm just focused on doing the work that has to get done in the next six or seven months. making business work for you Athena Zahn, DC Ani McManus, LAc Sharon Griffin, ND Jami Adcock, LMT Becky Morrison, LMT Shanta Prescott, LMT Chiropractic Acupuncture Naturopathy Massage K useit Acute Injury, Chronic Pain c ind Wellness Care 1 * 5< >3.33 1.1 Si h i 1 5i »3 33 1.2‘>s<) 2IM \l Bio.ulw i\ Porti.tiiJ. < )l< ‘>“232 Testing for .Gay, Bisexual, and Trans Guys Free I hursdays 5 6:30 I’M ((Imp in) Rapid HIV Testin« (same • • V «z .. .■ j 1 Ï» * ■’5 ft A- * ✓ . 't • ■J ’ r< -/ e V - * »/ ; -4 •n' * • n * V «.£3LÍ1 - / \ > ■u**- r .a 4 « .à • ' ' * -Mÿ .■K*-.::.... ‘ * y i* < «. >< r . * I» * . • ¿et* A < < - >!*’ -• w * tí A -, .k z