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	Hefflefinger, Inc. v. City of Portland
		The City is obligated, pursuant to federal law, to "maintain a fee and rental structure for the facilities and services at the airport which will make the airport as self-sustaining as possible.
		See 30-A M.R.S.A. The City was authorized to charge Alamo and Thrifty for their use of the airport and for the services the City provided them because the statute does not limit its application to on-airport concessions.
		When the City imposed the charge, the City enumerated its legitimate government purpose to preserve "order and peace at the airport" while "providing for the public health, safety and welfare" and defraying the costs of "constructing, operating, maintaining, and improving the public airport facilities." Portland City Code, 18p;82(a).
	www.courts.state.me.us /opinions/documents/99me153h.htm (1839 words)

	PGE - 04/24/06 Q & A: City of Portland Legal Issues
		All cities currently have the right to regulate utilities at the local level, such as through the enforcement of laws related to utility operations in public rights-of-way or in regards to other actions that utilities take locally.
		The City of Portland's efforts to set rates and subpoena documents are unconstitutional for several reasons.
		Portland General Electric, headquartered in Portland, Ore., is a fully integrated electric utility that serves more than 780,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Oregon.
	www.portlandgeneral.com /about_pge/news/QA_city_legal.asp?bhjs=0 (1161 words)

	Courier-Journal.com: Places in Time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The City of Portland was surveyed and platted perhaps as early as 1812, or as late as 1814, at the direction of its original landowner, William Lytle.
		The wharves and warehouses in Portland gradually went empty after the Portland Canal was deepened and widened in 1871 to accommodate the larger boats.
		Louisville and Portland both suffered from the destruction of the 'forwarding and commission' business, as the portage business was known, but life on the wharf did continue into this century.
	www.courier-journal.com /reweb/community/placetime/city-portland.html (1261 words)

	City of Portland, Maine
		The City of Portland’s Public Health Division has finally received its total flu vaccine supply for the 2006-2007 season.
		The City of Portland is offering its Maine State Pier property for lease and redevelopment.
		Portland is Maine's business, financial and retail capital and the largest city in the state.
	www.ci.portland.me.us (624 words)

	Summary: AT&T v. City of Portland.
		Both the City and the County decided to condition their approval of the applications on ATandT's agreement to provide open access to all ISPs to its cable network in Portland and Multnomah County.
		While the decisions by the City and County (and the Congress and the FCC) were based in part on policy considerations, the U.S. District Court does not have authority to judge whether mandating open access to broadband cable networks is good policy.
		Portland adopted an ordinance and Multnomah County adopted a resolution, both of which mandated that ATandT provide ISPs access to its cable network.
	www.techlawjournal.com /courts/portland/Default.htm (2047 words)

	TriQuint: Employment / City Information / Portland, OR
		Also, Portland is just a short distance from the spectacular Columbia Gorge and Multnomah Falls, windsurfing at Hood River, touring at valley wineries, skiing at Mt. Hood, fish watching at Bonneville Dam, and all of the excitement of the Oregon coast.
		Portland's award winning mass transit system is one of the most extensive and advanced in the U.S. The transit system includes buses and the MAX, an urban light rail line, as well as a downtown transit mall and Fareless Square, the downtown free-ride zone.
		Portland is the home of the Trail Blazers basketball team, and also has hockey and baseball for sports fans.
	www.triquint.com /employment/cities/portland.cfm (336 words)

	Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Portland is a city at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon.
		Portland is also known for its large number of microbreweries, as the home of the Trail Blazers NBA basketball team, and as one of only two U.S. cities containing an extinct volcano.
		The city of Portland is governed by a mayor, four city commissioners and an auditor, who are each elected citywide to serve four-year terms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portland,_Oregon (6946 words)

	Portland, Oregon, City Profile -
		And now that the city is recovering from historic overinvestment in two industries -— forest products and high tech -- Portland is again growing and diversifying its economy.
		Portland's assets include a lively downtown, combined with a concentration of well-preserved vintage housing not found in many Western cities.
		Like Seattleites, the Portland area's 2 million residents enjoy the moderate climate, but suffer from a lack of sun in every season but summer.
	featuredreports.monster.com /city_profiles/portland (568 words)

	Portland City Grill
		At Portland City Grill, your next event will enjoy a feast for the eyes with a spectacular panorama of Mt. Hood, the Portland cityscape, west hills, and Willamette River.
		Private dining at Portland City Grill is ideal for corporate dining events, business group lunch or dinner meetings, wedding occasions, rehearsal dinners, anniversaries, and other private dining occasions.
		Portland City Grill features USDA prime steaks and fresh Hawaiian, Pacific coast, and Alaskan seafood prepared with classic, Northwest, island, and Asian influences; along with some of the city’s best sushi, prepared by our authentic sushi shokunin (sushi chef) from Japan.
	www.portlandcitygrill.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=content.display&pageID=74 (217 words)

	Portland OR. Portland Oregon City Guide and Yellow Pages. Portland Restaurants, Art, Music, Blogs, Real Estate, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Portland is the largest city in the state of Oregon and seat of Multnomah County, with a population of over 500,000 and over 2 million in its metropolitan area.
		Portland is often known as the City of Roses, although modern names for it include "PDX" (the code for the local airport) and "Rip City," adopted from a phrase used by Portland Trailblazers announcer Bill Schonely.
		Portland, like other Oregon cities is well-known for its micro-brewed beers, but brewer Henry Weinhard started brewing here in the late 19th century, and the city's brewpub tradition stems from that era, when state law was changed to allow beer consumption at the brewery.
	www.helloportland.com.cob-web.org:8888 (556 words)

	Chiu v. City of Portland
		Following the inspection, the Keasts received a Notice of Housing Conditions Letter from the City dated August, 21, 1997, signed by the housing inspector and the Field Supervisor of the DIS, Tammy Munson, that listed various violations of the City's Housing Code that were found.
		Count VI alleges that the Chief and the Supervisor of DIS, and the City are directly liable for negligent supervision, and vicariously liable for the tortious conduct of the inspector and Field Supervisor.{3} [¶8] The Superior Court entered summary judgments in favor of the defendants and against Chiu on all counts, and this appeal followed.
		Richards, 1999 ME 9, ¶ 8, 722 A.2d 371, 374 (City Alderman is entitled to discretionary function immunity for making allegedly defamatory comments regarding the distribution of public money and potential conflicts of interest during a televised city council meeting, while acting as an Alderman at the time he makes the comments).
	www.courts.state.me.us /opinions/documents/02me8chi.htm (2499 words)

	CNN.com - Portland tent city declared legal - Feb. 27, 2004
		A one-acre tent city established by Portland's homeless has won the right to be called a campground, a designation that finally makes it legal.
		The campground status, which four of five city officials voted for Thursday, gives them the right to stay in their self-regulated tent city.
		Critics of the tent city argued that the focus should instead be on creating affordable housing, but supporters say that solution would take years to implement.
	www.cnn.com /2004/US/West/02/27/portland.homeless.ap/index.html (351 words)

	Portland Marriott City Center - Oregon Hotel Reservation
		The Portland Marriott City Center on Broadway is located in the very heart of Portland amid an exciting backdrop of business, shopping, dining, arts and entertainment.
		The Portland Marriott City Center offers an extensive 24- hour fitness center with oversize whirlpool, a 24-hour, complimentary business center, valet parking and six meeting rooms to accommodate groups up to 120 people.
		A stay in the Portland Marriott City Center offers an "upscale" experience in "a good downtown location." Guestrooms are "outstanding," "large, clean and well maintained" with "comfortable beds" that are outfitted with down comforters and down pillows.
	www.hotels.com /property.jsp?property=287057 (537 words)

	City of Portland, Oregon Travel Guide
		Portland is more than the economic hub of Oregon.
		Vancouver, Washington, which is linked to Portland by Highway 5, occupies the north side of the Columbia River, and offers its own engaging assortment of bistros, bars and riverside settings.
		Oregon’s fertile wine country lies to the south of Portland in the Willamette Valley region and in the Umpqua and Rogue valleys of Southern Oregon.
	www.gonorthwest.com /Oregon/Portland/Portland.htm (413 words)

	Portland, OR - Restaurants, Events, Entertainment, Concerts, Tickets, Movies, Hotels & Weather - AOL City Guide
		Eye the results for 2006 City's Best restaurants and bars.
		Be the first to buy tickets for the Back to Basics Tour.
		Search has never been easier with AOL CityGuide: Browse our city's best places to visit in your local area or on vacation.
	home.digitalcity.com /portland (139 words)

	Portland Mercury - News - City - A Live Wire!
		But Portland could soon be home to a public utility operated without profit motive and with no CEOs to bonus.
		But even though the fight over Portland's power company has left the corporate boardroom, it is not free from power struggles.
		The outcome of this battle will determine whether Portland's power company is managed by the city, like its current water bureau, or a citizen-organized group.
	www.portlandmercury.com /portland/Content?oid=28245&category=22101 (375 words)

	EPA Smart Growth: Saving Open Space, Revitalizing Brownfields: City of Portland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The project is a collaborative effort between the City's Bureau of Housing and Community Development and the Portland Development Commission.
		The City will then assemble a working group of public agencies, private developers, citizens, and environmental interest groups to guide formulation of the handbook.
		The City of Portland, Oregon received designation and support from the U.S. EPA as a National Brownfields Showcase Community in March, 1998.
	www.epa.gov /smartgrowth/portland.htm (538 words)

	City of Portland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article is about the passenger train City of Portland; for cities around the world, see the disambiguation page Portland.
		Train No. 2, the City of Portland, passes near Cheyenne, Wyoming on July 7, 1935.
		The City of Portland was a named passenger train operated by the Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago and Northwestern Railway between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/City_of_Portland (200 words)

	Portland Tennessee - Official Web Site - Portland TN - Sumner County TN
		The City of Portland, Portland Planning Commission, and the Portland Future Land Use Committee will be holding two public meetings to discuss the Future Land Use Plan.
		The Portland Middle School and Portland High School Bands, under the direction of Alan Driver, Band Director, are now preparing for their Christmas Concert to be held on Sunday, December 17, 2006.
		Portland's Birthday (First Election in the new City of Portland): May 2, 1905.
	www.portlandtn.com (2055 words)

	The City of Portland, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The City of Portland was issued a territorial charter in 1851, incorporating 2.1 square miles of forest, stumps and houses.
		Ordinances are formal documents which carry the binding force of law and are passed by the Council in accordance with rules set forth in the City Charter.
		City Council meetings are cable-cast live by Portland Cable Access (CityNet Channel 30 for TCI and ATandT Broadband) and rebroadcast later that evening and again on Saturdays.
	www.ci.portland.or.us /inside/form.htm (1052 words)

	Portland Area Chamber of Commerce
		The Chamber is made up of a board of directors, membership of more than 280 businesses in and around Portland, and a full-time staff.
		The Chamber also sponsors a Networking Luncheon each month at which speakers from organizations, city, county, and state governments are invited to present a general overview of their business.
		These luncheons are held the last Tuesday of each month in Conference Rooms A & B at the Jay County Hospital.
	portlandchamber.jayco.net (289 words)

	ESRI News - Fall 2000 ArcNews -- City of Portland's GIS Hub Provides Enterprise Data Sharing
		The City of Portland, Oregon's solution to the problem of sharing data between a "rich mix" of GIS systems is the Enterprise Hub (GIS Hub).
		The City contracted with Denver, Colorado-based Convergent Group, a spatial solutions integrator and ESRI Business partner, to work in partnership to engineer and build a system.
		The lessons learned during this part of the project have been fed back to the ArcSDE development team at ESRI in an effort to facilitate the support of replication in later releases of ArcSDE.
	www.esri.com /news/arcnews/fall00articles/cityofportland.html (787 words)

	City Club Portland Oregon
		Blumenauer was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners and in 1986 was elected to the Portland City Council, where he served as the City's Commissioner of Public Works.
		For almost twenty years, he championed policies and programs that led to Portland 's acclaim as one of the nation's most livable cities.
		Join City Club on Friday, December 8 as we hear from and pose questions to Congressman Bluemenauer about his vision for this new political environment.
	www.pdxcityclub.org /forums-events/friday-forums.php (1445 words)

	CITY OF PORTLAND - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
		Portland, Maine: The City of Portland's Department of Public works will be closing off a portion of Washington Ave and Riverside Street on November 27th and 28th to install a new drainage system as part of its street maintenance program.
		Curbside leaf collection in the City of Portland will begin on Monday, October 23 and end Friday, November 17.
		The City asks that leaves be bagged in biodegradable brown paper yard waste bags available at retail outlets throughout the City.
	www.portlandpublicworks.com (311 words)

	Portland Neighborhood Associations
		The City of Portland invites Neighborhood Organizations to post announcements, news, and or special events on the city’s neighborhood web connector’s front page.
		Joseph Gray, City Manager meets monthly with representatives of Portland's neighborhoods to exchange information regarding city business and neighborhood news.
		To learn more about the Greater Portland Neighborhoods Coalition and the 2005 Maine Neighborhoods conference click Greater Portland Neighborhoods Coalition on the left hand side and or send us an email at gpnc@maine.rr.com.
	www.livinginportland.org (307 words)

	Portland Maine Assessor's Online Database
		This City of Portland Tax Assessor's Office website is provided as a method of enhanced communication between the Assessor's Office, the citizens of Portland and all other interested parties.
		The City of Portland is not responsible for the accuracy of information contained within any portion of the website that is user-generated.
		The City of Portland reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to review, edit or omit any submission, in part or entirely.
	www.portlandassessor.com (156 words)

	Amazon.com: City Smart: Portland: Books: Paul Koberstein,Robin Klein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		City Smart: Portland will guide you to the best this exciting city has to offer.
		CITY SMART: PORTLAND is a great guide to the Portland, OR, metro area, with lengthy discussions on all the culture, recreation, dining, shopping, and other stuff you'll need to know while visiting there.
		It illustrated the history of Portland perfectly and was a hoot to boot.
	www.amazon.com /City-Smart-Portland-Paul-Koberstein/dp/1562615300 (1337 words)

	City Club Portland Oregon
		In addition to our flagship Friday Forums, City Club of Portland sponsors a variety of forums and events giving members and friends of the Club an opportunity to engage with one another around civic issues.
		Through the end of June, City Club of Portland is pleased to host an exhibition of work from the collection of the Portland Grid Project: A Photographic Essay of the City of Portland, Oregon.
		The next time you visit City Club Commons — whether for a committee meeting, lunch at Cafe Voila, or anytime during regular business hours — be sure to allow for extra time to take in this extensive exhibit filled with urban details.
	www.pdxcityclub.org /forums-events/index.php (462 words)

	Portland Transportation
		The City of Portland Office of Transportation is a community partner in shaping a livable city.
		Portland stands as a national leader in innovative transportation solutions.
		Stewardship of Portland’s mobility and livability is our primary responsibility.
	www.portlandonline.com /transportation (256 words)

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