Portland Mayor Will Stick With Job Despite Intern Affair

I've learned some really important lessons, and I know I have to work hard to rebuild trust. All I can do is show up on Monday morning and start that process. - Sam Adams, Portland Mayor

I think we're living in a fairly sane city that is caught up in some very crazy antics. I do not understand what he is possibly thinking at this point. I do not know how he comes back and expects to get anything done. - Commissioner Randy Leonard

It's not going to be easy for him. Assuming there are no other issues out there—and I have to take him at his word on that—there won't be room for any mistakes or lapses in his administration. - James Hester, council representative

I do not see any relationship that I ever had with Sam as me being taken advantage of. I do not feel like I was ever a victim. I may have been 17, but I was an adult, and I knew what I was doing. - Beau Breedlove

I saw it as a friendship that had crossed the line a couple of times, but I saw it as a friendship. When I say cross the line, I don't mean as an unwarranted or unwanted affection. I just didn't see it as something with any potential. - Beau Breedlove