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Although his boss returned to work on Monday, Sam Adams’ spokesman quit the next day. Wade Nkrumah, the spokesman for Mayor Sam Adams, resigned his post Monday evening, the same day that Adams returned to work after admitting he lied about a 2005 relationship. Nkrumah, 48, declined to comment on his reasons but said his departure was voluntary. He said …

Portland mayor Sam Adams released a statement last night saying that he will not resign. Tomorrow, I go back work as your mayor. I know I have let you down and made mistakes. I ask your forgiveness. I believe I have a lot to offer the city I love during this time of important challenges. Beginning tomorrow morning, I will …

In an interview published in today’s Oregonian, Beau Breedlove tells his side of the Sam Adams story and says that their relationship “crossed the line” earlier than Adams has said. The former legislative intern at the center of the controversy involving Portland Mayor Sam Adams says Adams kissed him twice when he was 17 and that their relationship had “crossed …

Several hundred supporters of Portland mayor Sam Adams gathered on Friday night to call on Adams to stay in office. Sex advice columnist Dan Savage was among the speakers and he has photos from the event here.

Beleaguered Portland mayor Sam Adams has announced that he will make a decision on whether to resign within a few days. Portland Mayor Sam Adams, who admitted lying about a 2005 sexual relationship with an 18-year-old boy, says Portlanders should know “within days” whether he will resign. Adams did not appear in public Thursday but told The Oregonian he spent …

The situation for Portland’s openly gay mayor Sam Adams has gotten more dire, as the state attorney general has begun a police investigation into his relationship with his then teenage staffer. Oregon’s attorney general has agreed to investigate Portland Mayor Sam Adams, who has admitted he lied to cover up an affair with a teenager in 2005. Adams took office …

The Portland Oregonian today published an editorial calling for the resignation of openly gay Mayor Sam Adams in the wake of his admission of a sexual relationship with a then teenage former staffer. Adams said this week that he lied because he did not think voters would believe him if he said that his relationship with Breedlove was not illegal. …

Adams is in DC for the inauguration. Despite all the inauguration hoopla, his story is dominating the Portland media.

Portland, Oregon’s just-inducted openly gay mayor, Sam Adams, 44, has confessed to having had a sexual relationship with teenage former staffer Beau Breedlove in 2005. Adams was a county commissioner at the time. Although Adams and Breedlove met when the teen was 17 years old, Adams maintains that he and Breedlove did not have sex until Breedlove was 18. Adams …

Portland, Oregon’s new openly gay mayor Sam Adams was sworn in shortly after midnight yesterday with his partner and mother looking on. Portland is now the nation’s largest city with an openly gay mayor.

History was made yesterday when Portland, Oregon elected openly gay Commissioner Sam Adams, 44, as their new mayor, making Portland the largest American city ever to be helmed by an out gay man. “I’m running not to be a gay mayor, but a great mayor,” he said after delivering his victory speech. “But I’m very cognizant, very aware that I’m …

Unreal: Some 75,000 people flocked to Portland’s waterfront Sunday to watch Barack Obama speak, making it the biggest rally the campaign has held to date. Thousands stood on the lawn, dozens watched from boats and from the bridge stretching across the Willamette River. A few kayakers held their paddles and tried to keep their kayaks straight as they watched the …

Via Pam’s House Blend, here’s a shot of Chelsea Clinton attending the Red Dress Night fundraiser for Portland, Oregon’s LGBT community. Where do you get a red latex dress these days? [Photo credit: Just Out/Marty Davis.]