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February 02 2021 Councilors unanimously vote to send letter to Gov. Brown detailing toll of rules on businesses, families After multiple conversations about the effects of COVID-19 on businesses, people and the local economy, the Sandy City Council has chosen to appeal directly to Gov. Kate Brown asking her to ease restrictions. At the virtual meeting of the council on Monday, Feb. 1, staff presented the councilors with two drafts of possible letters addressed to the governor. They were c...

"She said that we had boarded-up windows everywhere because of COVID," Pulliam said. "Well, I have news for that county commissioner: COVID does not seep through plywood. These windows are boarded up because of the riots in downtown Portland." The mayor also discussed the impacts of the continued violence and vandalism on those living in the city. "There seems to be no end," Pulliam said. "We had over one hundred days straight … throughout the summer of all kinds of violence and destruction ...

El Cajon, Calif. Mayor Bill Wells and Sandy, Oregon Mayor Stan Pulliam explain their opposition to the defund movement on Fox & Friends First. A Republican Oregon mayor blasted the push to defund the police Thursday after witnessing the rioting in Portland and other western U.S. cities.  "All of us have just watched in horror as the violence and destruction has taken over the city of Portland and quite frankly, this is what the defunding of the police movement looks like," Mayor of Sandy...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. What Can Democrats and Republicans Still Agree On? We Asked Susheela Jayapal and Stan Pulliam. Oregon’s partisan turmoil is a microcosm of the split that has turned Washington, D.C., this week into a heavily guarded fortress. Photos by Wesley Lapointe. Updated January 21 On the morning Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th pres...

A growing number of restaurants nationwide are opening for indoor dining in defiance of strict COVID-19 regulations in their states, saying they are targeted unfairly and are barely getting by.

The states with the strictest dining rules, including Pennsylvania, are led by Democratic governors and the protests have consequently attracted the support of right-wing groups.

Carver Hangar joins ranks of restaurants resisting coronavirus dining bans Updated Jan 13, 2021; BORING, Ore. — A line formed out the door during the lunch rush at the Carver Hangar, a family-owned restaurant and sports bar, and waitresses zipped in and out of the kitchen trying to keep up with orders as customers backed up in the lobby. Indoor dining has been banned in much of Oregon for nearly two months, but the eatery 20 miles southeast of Portland was doing a booming business — and an...

Indoor dining has been banned in much of Oregon for nearly two months, but the eatery 20 miles southeast of Portland was doing a booming business — and an illegal one.

Jan 14, 2021 BORING, Ore. (AP) — A line formed out the door during the lunch rush at the Carver Hangar, a family-owned restaurant and sports bar, and waitresses zipped in and out of the kitchen trying to keep up with orders as customers backed up in the lobby. Indoor dining has been banned in much of Oregon for nearly two months, but the eatery 20 miles southeast of Portland was doing a booming business — and an illegal one. The restaurant’s owners, Bryan and Liz Mitchell, fully reopened ...

Rally calls to reopen Oregon businesses January 12 2021 About 80 attendees gathered in St. Helens to protest COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and other businesses. Approximately 80 people gathered in St. Helens on Saturday, Jan. 9, in protest of Gov. Kate Browns restrictions on businesses. Gyms, movie theaters, indoor dining and other businesses are closed in Columbia County to slow the spread of COVID-19. Organizer Caden Willaby, a 2020 graduate of St. Helens High School, told ...