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.
Voters say yes to Clackamas Sheriff s Levy May 18 2021
Levy to add maintain deputies, add mental health beds and body camera program winning by considerable margin.
Clackamas County voters approved the sheriff s levy once again, according to early election results.
As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, there were 19,774 yes votes and 15,694 no votes.
Voters first passed the Clackamas Sheriff s Levy in 2006 and have approved it every five years since.
This year though, for the first time, new Clackamas County Sheriff Angela Brandenburg raised the taxation rate on the levy by 12 cents up to 36.8 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. That amounts to a cost of approximately $8.19 per month, or $98.26 per year, on a home with an assessed value of $267,000, which is the median assessed value of a home in Clackamas County (note that assessed value is lower than market value).