The Four Most Interesting Lines from Mayor Charlie Hales' Last State of the City Speech

Portland Mercury:

The speech didn't have the notes of finality you might expect—Hales says he'll work up another address at the end of his tenure that'll include all the wistfulness. Instead, the mayor spoke for an hour or so on many of the things you'd expect—rehashing accomplishments from the last year and slathering the city's state of affairs with a sunshiny patina. He also dropped a couple legitimate news items, took a selfie with his audience (see above), and acknowledged troubling problems with homelessness and gun violence that have grown while he's been in office.

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