The NW Examiner endorses Amanda Fritz for Portland City Council in the November 08 issue. Editor Allan Classen writes, lamenting the approval of the controversial parking structure in the Alphabet Historic District:

"The Council majority who took [developer Dick] Singer's side last month give no hint of understanding... I doubt most could even present a coherent explanation of what neighborhood opposition is about.

I am also convinced that she would not have remained silent on matters of energy and the environment, as this Council did in approving an auto-first transportation approach that defied everything it has espoused about safe, walkable neighborhoods."

In a review of the Candidate Forum in Linnton last month, Allan writes:

"City Council candidate Amanda Fritz ... showed the difference 17 years of experience with city government can make. Fritz, 50, gave authoritative answers on issues weighted towards land-use and Linnton concerns, while Lewis, 36, revealed only superficial knowledge of those issues... [Amanda is] a candidate with years of experience as both a neighborhood advocate and a government official (as a Planning Commission member for seven years) who may be better versed and more articulate on these issues than anyone now on City Council."

Thank you, NW Examiner! And thank you, NW resident Chris Smith, former candidate, for endosing me and co-hosting a power Meet-and-Greet at Cafe Reese this afternoon. I am very happy to have strong support in NW, and in SW, Downtown, North, inner SE, outer SE, inner NE, and outer NE Portland. We share common values and common goals, and I am honored with every supporter's hope that I can help bring positive change in our big, diverse city.