Portland Mayoral Forum on Housing Cancelled After "Security Threats"

UPDATE: It's back on, at 3 pm.

By Rachel Monahan

UPDATE, 1:28 pm: Half an hour after cancelling the forum, Oregon Opportunity Network says the show will go on.

Policy director Ruth Adkins says the brief cancellation was due to fears the event would be disrupted by protesters.

She writes:

The forum is once again scheduled for 3 pm today at the First Unitarian Church.

ORIGINAL POST, 12:57 pm: Oregon Opportunity Network has cancelled a mayoral forum on housing and tenant protections after what it describes as "security threats."

The forum was scheduled for 3 pm today at the First Unitarian Church.

It was not immediately clear what security concerns halted the forum. But the sudden cancellation comes the day after protestors demanding rent control shut down the Multnomah County Commission meeting, then interrupted another mayoral forum.

Here is the full announcement:

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