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Portland’s Music Venues Are Finally Able to Sell Tickets Again, But the City’s Musicians Are Still Struggling MusicPortland intends to use half of its proposed budget from the city to start an artist grant. Coco Columbia performing at the 2017 Best New Band Showcase at Mississippi Studios. IMAGE: Thomas Teal. Updated May 18 at 9:44 PM For the first time in over a year, music venues across the city have started selling tickets to shows. Now, after a year of uncertainty, Portland clubs once again have sold-out shows on their calendars.
by Alex Zielinski • Apr 29, 2021 at 2:53 pm MOTOYA NAKAMURA / MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Mayor Ted Wheeler’s once-grim outlook on the city’s upcoming budget has grown sunnier, thanks to an assist from the federal government.
Wheeler’s proposed $5.7 billion budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, released Thursday, restores funding for city programs previously on the chopping block while avoiding large-scale investments in law enforcement.
Wheeler’s proposed budget will need City Council’s approval before going into effect on July 1, 2021.
The city s general fund has lost an estimated $100 million from the COVID-19’s pandemic impact on city revenue streams, like Portland s business and lodging taxes, including a predicted $20 million gap in the ‘21-22 budget.
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