Commissioner Kafoury News
Macadam Bay Access/Regional Trail Public Meeting
5/8/12 - 3:26 pm
We want to invite you to attend a Sellwood Bridge meeting on May 17.
April District 1 Newsletter
5/2/12 - 11:08 am
Dear Friends,
I am pleased to announce the addition of Rolando Cruz to the District 1 team.
Groundbreaking report details Multnomah County homeless deaths in 2011
5/2/12 - 10:23 am
Nearly every week in 2011, an average of one person experiencing homelessness died on the streets in Multnomah County.
March District 1 Newsletter
5/1/12 - 3:18 pm
Dear Friends,
I am still thinking about an article I read in the Oregonian a few days ago, "Amid a recovery, food stamp use up" (3/13/12). The article reported that 22% of Oregonians - over one in five people - rely on food stamps to meet their basic needs. This drastically high number is just one more indication that while the economy is starting to improve, individuals in our community are struggling to meet their basic needs for food and shelter.
ACE Academy students construct Sellwood Bridge replica
4/27/12 - 10:14 am
On April 26, students from the ACE Academy presented a scale model of the Sellwood Bridge, including the temporary bridge, to the Board of County Commissioners. ACE is a two-year charter school in North East Portland that uses a project-based curriculum for students interested in careers in architecture, construction and engineering.
Meaningful Care Conference on March 30 to address health care for LGBTQ community
3/7/12 - 12:16 pm
Providing culturally competent health care and social services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities will be discussed by health care professionals working to reverse those communities’ unique health disparities and barriers to health care.
Citizen Involvement Committee: Forum on health care system transformation. What happened? What will happen next?
3/6/12 - 4:59 pm
On Thursday, March 15, the Multnomah County Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC) andCounty Chair Jeff Cogen will co-sponsor an educational forum about changes in the health care system due to new state and federal laws.
February District 1 Newsletter
2/28/12 - 11:31 am
Dear Friends,
Have you ever seen the popular T.V. show, Dancing with the Stars? Well, now there is an opportunity to experience Portland's version with local "stars" including yours truly.
Please consider joining me and my fellow dancers Governor John Kitzhaber and First Lady Cylvia Hayes, Brian Stewart, Stephanie Torres, Trisonya Abraham and Melvin Oden-Orr on March 31, 2012 to celebrate PCRI's 20 years of service to the Portland community.
NW Thompson Road closure update
1/27/12 - 2:43 pm
A short section of NW Thompson Road remains closed between NW Cornell Road and NW Skyline Blvd. due to a landslide that occurred in 2011. Multnomah County has completed the landslide repair and repaved the road in the repair zone. However, more tasks need to be completed before the road can be reopened:
Sellwood Bridge project honored for planning process
1/23/12 - 3:51 pm
Multnomah County and its partner agencies in the Sellwood Bridge project have received an award for the public process conducted during the project’s planning phase. The award from the Federal Highway Administration will be presented to the agencies at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, January 24 at 10 a.m. at 501 S.E. Hawthorne Boulevard. FHWA’s Oregon Administrator Phillip Ditzler will present the award.
