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Update 2:00 pm: Following the press conference, Governor Kate Brown announced on Twitter that the $100 gift cards will be available today at the Hillsboro Stadium vaccination site. The Portland International Airport and Oregon Convention Center vaccination sites will distribute $100 gift cards to people receiving their first dose of the vaccine tomorrow, June 12, while supplies last. Update: $100 gift cards are available to Oregonians receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today.
Northwest 23rd Avenue is often painted as a hopelessly unaffordable street with nothing but boutique shops and pricey restaurants. But sandwiched neatly into one of NW 23rd's long standing storefronts, Korean resturant Bibi2go presents an affordable range of healthy, flavorful dishes, and their takeout skills cannot be beat. So often—of late—I have run afoul of bad takeout experiences: cancelled orders, rude denials of service, or hour-long waits to pick-up dinner. I can only imagine how.
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! Hope you're getting ready for a full weekend of rain. Here are the headlines. • For the last 15 months, people imprisoned in Oregon have largely been unable to.
Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill requiring cities establish "objectively reasonable" policies that allow unhoused people to occupy public property, if no alternative shelter exists. The requirements of House Bill 3115, which passed the Oregon Senate Wednesday, aren't necessarily new to Oregon communities. When signed by Gov. Kate Brown, the law will essentially enshrine in state statute a 2018 legal ruling by the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which Oregon cities have already been.