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Interview session 7, 2018 March 2

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Scope and Contents

Tape 14, Side 1, through Tape 16, Side 1. In the seventh and final interview session, conducted on March 2, 2018, Leonard continues to discuss his tenure on the Portland City Council. He talks about serving on the council with Erik Sten; about the election of Nick Fish to the council in 2008; and about ordinances he worked on, including the renovation of Civic Stadium for use by the Timbers soccer team, and moving the city archives to a building at Portland State University. He also speaks further about working with mayors Tom Potter and Sam Adams, and shares his thoughts about a scandal involving Adams's sexual relationship with a teenage legislative intern. He extensively discusses his experience overseeing the Portland Water Bureau, including controversy surrounding a plan to cover Portland’s water reservoirs, the history of the Water Bureau, and the installation of public bathrooms known as “Portland Loos.” He closes the interview by talking about his children, their families, and their careers, and about his marriage to Katy Whelan in 2010.

Dates

  • Creation: 2018 March 2

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

2.5 audiocassettes (2 hr., 35 min., 26 sec.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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