My Fellow Newbie
Steve Marker will be sworn onto the Fairview City Council with me on January 6, and I’m honored and excited to work with such an...
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wendylawton7
- Dec 19, 2020
- 2 min
Mike + Ted
Mike Weatherby and Ted Tosterud ran Fairview for a total of 17 years. Mike served as mayor from 2003 to 2014, and Ted from 2014 to 2018....
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wendylawton7
- Nov 14, 2020
- 2 min
Fired Up, Ready to Go
Thank you, Fairview. I got 3,144 votes in the Nov. 3 election. With no opposition, and just a few write-ins, this means I'm in. Check it...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
My Meet-Up With Our Sheriff
I met Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese for coffee at Stomping Grounds this week to introduce myself and learn more about law...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 26, 2020
- 5 min
An Education in 175,250 Steps
I took 175,250 steps in the last three weeks walking Fairview. After work or on weekends, I’d fill up the red wagon – one bag of fliers...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 25, 2020
- 4 min
Historic Fairview
Whatever you call the city’s oldest neighborhood – Historic Fairview, or Old Town, or the short-lived and unfortunate “Mature Fairview”...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 22, 2020
- 3 min
The Lakes
My first (and only) in-person campaign social took place on Fairview Lake. It was a few weeks ago, when it was warm and you could sit...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
Oaks Woods
About 1 in 4 Fairview residents live in two apartment complexes, Fairview Oaks and Fairview Woods, which sit off Halsey at the far...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 18, 2020
- 2 min
Divine Mocha
This is Barb Sellers. At 85, she just may be the oldest American barista working today. Barb owns Divine Mocha, a business she's run for...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 16, 2020
- 2 min
Unopposed
I got to fill out my ballot and drop it off yesterday at the county elections office. What a thrill to vote! And to vote for my own bad...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
Our Mobile Parks
In Fairview, most of our affordable housing can be found in our mobile home parks. The Quail Hollow, Cherry Blossom, Silent Creek,...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 11, 2020
- 3 min
Fieldstone + Wistful + More
Just north of me, on the other side of the Salish wetlands, is the Fieldstone apartment complex. It’s right off Halsey, a big collection...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 7, 2020
- 3 min
Let's Get Down To Business
I took part in a rare candidate forum today, one sponsored by the West Columbia Gorge Chamber of Commerce. The lunch-time event was so...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 5, 2020
- 3 min
Fairview Village
When people think Fairview, I think a lot of people think Fairview Village, the award-winning planned community that is home to our city...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
Salish
I picked up my fliers from the printer on Friday and got out to deliver them Saturday. First stop: My backyard. I live on West Salish...
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wendylawton7
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
¡Jairo!
Jairo Rios Campos is the leader we need in East Multnomah County – young, gifted, and brown. Jairo is our neighbor in Wood Village, the...
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wendylawton7
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
Our Cadillac Number
I spent a recent morning with Fairview’s public works director, Allan Berry, on his famous dashboard tour. Allan is a delight. He is...
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wendylawton7
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Sisters
This is Elizabeth Case, my sister. My Emerge Oregon sister. Elizabeth and I were in the Emerge Class of 2019 together, two Democratic...
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wendylawton7
- Sep 6, 2020
- 1 min
OMG. My video.
Just wow. Thanks Jess Columbo and Baker Poulshock. The dynamic duo at digital marketing company Tiller made me a gorgeous campaign gift....
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wendylawton7
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
Hope Rocks
Ginell Cooper got the idea on a walk with her daughter. In Northeast Portland, in May, they came across the “Portland Hope Fence” – a...
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