Mayor Sam Adams has returned to work this morning, having to make his way through a media scrum to get into council chambers for a joint meeting with the Metro Regional Council on how many lanes the Columbia River Crossing should have. 
ADAMS: REFUSED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT RESTROOMS, SMOOCHING...
SCENE OF THE SMOOCH: ADAMS WALKED PAST THE RESTROOM ON HIS WAY INTO COUNCIL...
KEEPING HIS FRIENDS CLOSE: ADAMS GOT WARM RECEPTION FROM AMANDA FRITZ...
BIG JOB: HISTORIC MEETING THIS MORNING ON COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING...
KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER: ADAMS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY CITY COMMISSIONER RANDY LEONARD AS LEONARD TOOK HIS SEAT...
Commissioner Dan Saltzman is at a meeting on education, and will hold a 3pm press conference on Saturday night's shooting, at the downtown Justice Center. Meanwhile, City Commissioner Nick Fish is appearing at a press conference with Senator Ron Wyden, to announce a percentage of the federal stimulus package to be set aside for affordable housing here in Portland.
