The N.A.

I met Ken last night at the Greek Orthodox Church. Yep, we're greek. And Orthodox. Didn't you know? Actually, we dropped in to check out our neighborhood association's meeting. Apparently they're usually pretty uneventful, but last night had a pretty heated 'discussion' between a Kerns NA board member (also lawyer by day) and two visiting members of PDC (Portland Development Commission) who were presenting three proposals for development in the area. 3 proposals - 2 big box headed by giant firms, 1 local/small-business by a smaller local firm. Guess who the public's rooting for? Guess who PDC was accused of rooting for?

This is a pretty hot topic in our area right now. A pretty good coalition has formed between 10 SE neighborhood associations (our beloved Kerns included) and 100+ businesses -- all in favor of the local fry. But it turns out that the Kerns NA board member will be out of the country for the final hearings in late February. So guess who stepped up and volunteered to fill the vocal void going against the big box? None other than Senor Roko. Seriously.

Kyle and Brian would be so proud.