Friday Roundup For four hours, City Hall councilors took testimony on proposed sick leave rule Ryan Kost in The Oregonian With one hearing down, Portland City Council pushes forward on earned sick leave rule Ryan Kost in The Oregonain Portland homeless being counted KXL News Mult. Co. surveys number of homeless Ashley Korslien on KGW News VIPs, volunteers and staffers convene to discuss veterans issues during annual homeless count Mike Francis in The Oregonian Whitaker site proposal in Northeast Portland could be a model for urban farming Larry Bingham in The Oregonian Charlie's in charge---Hales will take bureaus next week: Portland City Hall roundup Brad Schmidt in The Oregonian Days before 2013 Legislative Session, council members outline top priorities: Portland City Hall roundup Ryan Kost in The Oregonian Return of Chucky: Portland needs to make big spending cuts. Charlie Hales is swinging the ax Aaron Mesh in The Willamette Week Sick leave ordinance goes before Portland City Council Don Mcintosh on nwlaborpress.org N Williams, NoPo Greenway projects seek funding support Jonathan Maus on bikeportland.org City county gear up for one-night count of homeless On the Street Roots blog Whitaker School site to be community farm? Proposal open house Wednesday in Northeast Portland Larry Bingham in The Oregonian VIDEO: Peninsula Park Rose Garden Celebrates 100 years with 3,000 Shrubs and a Lot of Mulch Lisa Loving of The Skanner News