The Adams Show

Will we ever get rid of this guy?

clipped from www.katu.com $1.5 million for Adams' public records? Huh? PORTLAND, Ore. - In Oregon, public records are open to everyone and in many cases are free. So when KATU received a quote of $1.5 million from the city to pull public records from Mayor Sam Adams' office, you can imagine the sticker shock. It all started weeks ago when the mayor issued a public apology over the scandal involving his relationship with a young intern. During the press conference, KATU requested Adams' phone, calendar and e-mail records from the spring of 2005, when the then city commissioner was developing a relationship with 17-year-old Beau Breedlove. "I think the Willamette Week and the Oregonian have asked for those already, so they're around already," Adams said. The next day, Adams' spokesman requested that a public records request be filled out.  After a few additions and a month of calling and e-mailing, KATU received estimates totaling more than $1.5 million (before attorney fees) to pull the public records.