Contrary to Commissioner Fish’s aspersion, I am not now, nor have I ever been part of an anti-Nick Fish conspiracy. 

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/208914-66018-sources-say-fish-says-foes-put-him-in-political-hot-water

It’s unfortunate that he has to clean up others’ messes, but that’s a sign of how poorly Portland has been governed in the past.