From the Oregonian, March 9, 1995 Big-picture dreamer that he is, Bill Naito sees it as “the Pioneer Courthouse Square of north downtown.” Wow. The proposed classical Chinese garden for Chinatown took its first walking steps in city council Wednesday morning, and it faces a virtual minefield on its three-year journey to fruition. But if […]
From the Oregonian, February 15, 1995 It’s a professional medical and social operation that will take mentally ill homeless people off downtown streets and treat them until they can live elsewhere. And it will renovate run-down property and benefit the neighborhood. No. It’s a misplaced, mistimed, unproven project that will leave out-of-control persons roaming Chinatown, […]
From the Oregonian, January 20, 1995 A little more than a year ago, Portland adopted an ambitious new way to help the homeless. Instead of “warehousing” people in a few mass shelters, it would help them face their problems by using several smaller ones, then moving them into transitional housing. The city launched the plan […]
From the Oregonian, October 13, 1994 In his mind’s eye, as he gazes at the gray grime of Third and Flanders in Old Town, Bruce Wong sees the garden as clearly as if it were already there. Water-hewn rocks, unique and ornate, rim a rippleless pond. From one end rises a small building, its rooms […]
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