March 05 2021
Elementary kids should be back by March 29 and middle and high schoolers by April 19.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced yet another new set of school re-opening guidelines on Friday, March 5, that mandates public school students be back in classrooms before the weeks of March 29 for elementary students and April 19 for middle and high schoolers. Whether or not public schools should return kids to the classroom this spring is no longer up for discussion: the science and data is clear, schools can return to in-person instruction with a very low risk of COVID-19 transmission, particularly with a vaccinated workforce, Brown said in a letter to state health and education agencies.
Developer wants to give away Southwest Portland house
Interested charitable organizations must pay the cost of relocating the 1922 home.
The developer of a four-story apartment building in Southwest Portland wants to give away a nearly 100-year-old house on the property to any charitable organization that can use it.
Jordan Winkler said the house will be given away for free, but the organization must pay the relocation costs. We re hoping there s an organization out there that can use the house, which is in good shape, Winkler said.
The house is located at 6825 S.W. 45th Ave., across the street from Gabriel Park. According to Portland Maps, the three-bedroom, one-bath, 1,746-square-foot house was built in 1922. It has a market value of $695,340.
March 03 2021
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In the year since the first COVID-19 case was detected, Multnomah County has stepped up in so many ways to help our residents navigate incredible, frequent and oftentimes cascading challenges. We re taking the lessons we ve learned forward to both help end the pandemic as quickly as possible and to inform major initiatives around housing, mental health and early childhood education.
Reopening depends on lowering case counts, hospitalizations and deaths. So Multnomah County is aggressively using the small share of vaccines it receives from the state to reach people at highest risk of getting sick and dying.
February 24 2021
Lynn Peterson: Let s work together to ensure health care, social justice, equitable economic growth and dignified housing for everyone.
This has been the most difficult year many of us can remember. I won t recount all of the challenges we are facing together you know them; you feel them daily.
As your Metro Council president, I have the privilege of working with and for incredibly resilient Oregonians. And despite the challenges that we face, I look with optimism toward our future.
This is a region has recovered from recessions before. And as we prepare to recover from this one, I am inspired by the commitment to equity and resiliency for all that I have seen throughout these many challenging months.
Metro leader Lynn Peterson on Friday will discuss agency serving Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties.
Metro Council President Lynn Peterson will discuss the efforts and future of the unusual regional tri-county government agency she heads on Friday, Feb. 26.
The online virtual discussion, which runs from noon to 1 p.m., will discuss the agency s expanding role in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties, whether it is sufficiently accountable to the public, and what the future holds, according to the City Club of Portland, which is hosting the online event.
Following her address will be a discussion between Peterson and Katrina Holland, the executive director of JOIN and a co-founder of Reimagine Oregon, a coalition formed by Black-led organizations to push for policies and programs to address systemic racism.