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Portland’s Restaurants Were Hanging on by a Thread. What Will They Do in a Holiday Freeze?

Restaurants and bars—our communal spaces where it’s not safe to gather—have been hit especially hard. And that was before the governor ordered everyone to bring their meals home in boxes once again. On Nov. 13, Gov. Kate Brown ordered a four-week “freeze” in Multnomah County—including a ban on indoor and outdoor dining at restaurants and bars.

Mingus Mapps Is Running an Old-Fashioned Campaign in His Challenge to Commissioner Chloe Eudaly

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Trails Challenger Sarah Iannarone by 11 Points, According to DHM Poll

All the Portland-area county and city measures are expected to pass.

Portland Business Alliance Responds to Metro: Reduce, Delay Measure and We’ll Support It

Scrambling to Boost Transportation Measure, Metro Offers Business Community a Remarkable Discount

The City’s Largest Business Organization Also Wants the Feds Out of Portland

Horrified by a Payroll Tax, Portland-Area Businesses Demand Metro Delay Its Planned Transportation Measure Past November

Supporters say the tax is a form of racial justice.

In Portland and Statewide, Business Community Pushes Back Against Shelter in Place

Both the Portland Business Alliance and Oregon Business & Industry want clarity around what businesses are “essential.”

Metro May Again Be Looking at a $250 Million a Year Homeless Services Measure

That comes after Metro weighed a smaller measure earlier this week with a $40 million miscalculation.

An Income Tax on Wealthy Households Could Go to Portland Voters in Weeks. The Business Lobby Just Lost its Appetite.

The idea wouldn’t be headed to voters without the aid of the Portland Business Alliance.

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