http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18220-chaos_to_checkmate.html
WW asked Adams if, once he allowed Occupy Portland to stay in the parks, he had a plan to deal with the group. His answer: “No.”

“I got into government in part because of the same issues that are being raised by Occupy Portland,” he said.
He hasn’t been shy about offering protesters his unsolicited advice, telling them to keep their movement alive while they still can and harness the energy to influence public policy on the issues they care about instead of focusing on an urban camp.
As mayor, he says, he could really use the movement’s pressure on national and international leaders to put more of a priority on helping average Americans, people who aren’t wealthy or well-connected — what Occupy protesters call the “99 percent.”

“I feel frustrated because it really finally has sunk in for me the opportunity that’s about to be lost if this movement doesn’t evolve,” Adams told The Associated Press. “And I know the day after an enforcement of an eviction that I’m probably one of the worst messengers to deliver this message.”