May 19 2021
Senate Bill 282 allows time for renters to obtain state and federal aid, including a new $204 million fund.
Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill that gives tenants more time to pay past-due rent stemming from the coronavirus pandemic and protects their future ability to rent.
Her announcement, issued Wednesday, May 19, also mentioned the availability of $204 million in a state fund for rental assistance.
Her statement: Everyone deserves a warm, safe, dry place to call home –– and during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been particularly critical that Oregonians be able to stay in their homes. I d like to thank Sen. Kayse Jama and Rep. Julie Fahey for their leadership and work to pass this bill, and ensure that we are helping the Oregonians who have been hardest hit by the housing and rent impacts of the pandemic.
The Oregon Health Authority loosens mask restrictions following the CDC announcement last week.
The Oregon Health Authority loosened mask restrictions Tuesday, May 18, which included allowing fully vaccinated people to be indoors in most public settings without a face covering.
In public settings where vaccination status is checked, masks will not be required, the agency said Tuesday. If there is no vaccination status being checked, however, masks will still be needed.
In addition, the health authority said businesses and venue operators can set their own mask policies.
Finally, mask requirements no longer apply to anyone who is outdoors, though the health authority said it recommends wearing a mask in crowded areas and large gatherings and to maintain physical distance as much as possible.
May 19 2021
Senate Bill 282 allows time for renters to obtain state and federal aid, including a new $204 million fund.
Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill that gives tenants more time to pay past-due rent stemming from the coronavirus pandemic and protects their future ability to rent.
Her announcement, issued Wednesday, May 19, also mentioned the availability of $204 million in a state fund for rental assistance.
Her statement: Everyone deserves a warm, safe, dry place to call home –– and during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been particularly critical that Oregonians be able to stay in their homes. I d like to thank Sen. Kayse Jama and Rep. Julie Fahey for their leadership and work to pass this bill, and ensure that we are helping the Oregonians who have been hardest hit by the housing and rent impacts of the pandemic.
Oregon Historical Society levy easily approved May 18 2021
In Multnomah County, 78.5% of voters are backing the levy to operate the downtown museum and four smaller societies.
Multnomah County voters overwhelmingly approved the five-year local option levy for the Oregon Historical Society in the Tuesday, May 18, special election.
By Wednesday morning, the vote for Measure 26-221 was 78.5% yes. When it last was renewed in 2016, the levy was approved with 71% of the vote. It was first approved in 2011 with 69%.
The passage was good news for the society, whose downtown Portland museum and research library has been repeatedly vandalized during protests that turn violent.
Oregon Historical Society levy easily approved May 18 2021
In Multnomah County, 78.5% of voters are backing the levy to operate the downtown museum and four smaller societies.
Multnomah County voters overwhelmingly approved the five-year local option levy for the Oregon Historical Society in the Tuesday, May 18, special election.
By Wednesday morning, the vote for Measure 26-221 was 78.5% yes. When it last was renewed in 2016, the levy was approved with 71% of the vote. It was first approved in 2011 with 69%.
The passage was good news for the society, whose downtown Portland museum and research library has been repeatedly vandalized during protests that turn violent.