Talk:COVID-19 pandemic in Portland, Oregon

Oregon Convention Center events
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:51, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/03/11/oregon-convention-center-events-are-still-scheduled-even-as-the-local-coronavirus-grows/

Theaters
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/03/12/28134440/how-portlands-movie-theaters-are-responding-to-coronavirus
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/portland-theaters-take-measures-to-protect-against-coronavirus-spread-attendance-appears-to-be-holding-up.html

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:18, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/04/01/28226358/a-portland-theater-scene-update-and-how-you-can-help-them-survive-the-covid-19-crisis

Trail Blazers
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:42, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.kptv.com/news/trail-blazers-take-precautions-amidst-coronavirus-concerns-including-no-player/article_c256d730-5ead-11ea-ab61-0713550a838f.html
 * ✅ http://katu.com/news/local/gov-brown-and-portland-trail-blazers-cj-mccollum-team-up-to-spread-coronavirus-awareness
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2020/03/coronavirus-and-whats-next-for-the-nba-and-portland-trail-blazers-rip-city-report-podcast.html
 * https://www.kgw.com/article/sports/nba/blazers/the-nba-postponed-its-season-due-to-coronavirus-heres-what-that-means-for-the-blazers/283-51c2e564-0325-4e11-8143-8468cc2de155
 * https://katu.com/sports/trail-blazers/trail-blazers-jody-allen-commit-14-mil-to-coronavirus-relief-rose-quarter-employee-pay
 * https://www.newsweek.com/portland-trail-blazers-fund-part-time-arena-workers-coronavirus-suspension-nba-1493407
 * https://www.bendbulletin.com/coronavirus/classic-portland-trail-blazers-games-to-air-on-nbc-sports/article_40eb80da-6b12-11ea-88d8-5ff005bfb8a1.html

Parks
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 05:03, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/03/23/portlands-parks-are-teeming-with-people-are-they-still-safe-to-visit/
 * https://katu.com/news/local/portland-hillsboro-parks-close-playgrounds-sports-courts-to-stop-spread-of-coronavirus

Education
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:49, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-schools-closed-learning-tests-coronavirus/
 * https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-washington-school-districts-offer-meals-to-students-amid-coronavirus-closures

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:01, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2020/04/portland-public-schools-launches-distance-learning-braces-for-coronavirus-ripple-effects-6-things-to-know.html
 * https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/teachers-use-drive-thru-concept-as-part-of-distance-learning-plan/283-cc689620-6660-4dc4-8a02-f8eb9ee4b781?fbclid=IwAR1B77AubQWWRJfkjpSx_y9rQiB1GC0iPrRrqxJpBDM7X20ka_NG2_XSDyg

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:42, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2020/04/hours-long-waits-unrest-punctuate-chromebook-pickup-for-online-learning-at-portland-public-schools.html

Government response
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:50, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/coronavirus-concerns-reduce-staff-access-to-portland-city-hall-other-buildings.html
 * https://katu.com/news/coronavirus/protester-calls-for-rent-freeze-during-eviction-moratorium-news-conference
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/portland-cant-legally-impose-residential-rent-freeze-mayor-says.html

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:41, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.opb.org/news/article/coronavirus-portland-police-homeless-housing-suicide-small-business-plan/
 * https://katu.com/news/local/emergency-shelters-coming-to-portland-to-help-homeless-during-coronavirus-outbreak
 * https://www.opb.org/news/article/cash-emergency-fund-portland-oregon-covid-coronavirus/

Food industry
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:51, 24 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/17/21184374/jade-district-relief-grants-coronavirus-portland-business
 * https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/23/21191348/burgerville-strike-coronavirus
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/pickles-steak-and-4000-eggs-portland-restaurants-give-away-thousands-of-pounds-of-food-overnight.html

Farmers markets: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-area-farmers-markets-find-success-with-drive-through/283-c7801476-279f-4e0d-8a36-ff5ae1219762 --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:41, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Alcohol delivery: https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/31/21199337/alcohol-delivery-portland --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:10, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:23, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://pdx.eater.com/2020/4/2/21201847/grocery-delivery-curbside-delivery-portland-csa
 * https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/30/21199760/portland-chefs-feed-shelters-sanitizer-covid
 * https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/24/21191806/relief-funds-resources-nonprofits-helping-restaurant-workers-covid-19-portland
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/04/were-not-surviving-portland-restaurants-bars-ask-to-sell-cocktails-to-go.html

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:55, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
 * https://pdx.eater.com/2020/3/12/21177290/coronavirus-portland-restaurant-bar-impact

"Portland Restaurateur David Machado Will Close All of His Restaurants Permanently"
... including Nel Centro and Altabira: --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:27, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
 * https://pdx.eater.com/2020/5/22/21265284/david-machado-closing-restaurants-covid-coroanavirus-nel-centro-altabira-city-tavern-pullman

Tasty n Alder closed, too. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:12, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

TriMet

 * https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/458281-373491-trimet-service-to-continue-but-reductions-coming-pwoff

Do you have any interest in updating this article about TriMet? There may be other sources about public transit to incorporate as well. I've been focusing on other areas so far. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:04, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I will try to get on this if I have time. --Truflip99 (talk) 01:25, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , Thanks! I took a first stab here. Not sure if there's more to add or not but any improvements are welcome. Stay safe, --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:10, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Source: https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/03/26/trimet-will-not-longer-accept-cash-fares-on-buses/ --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:56, 27 March 2020 (UTC)

Religion

 * https://pamplinmedia.com/fgnt/36-news/456054-372012-religious-communities-react-to-impact-of-coronavirus-on-services

This source is paywalled for me. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 04:56, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Suicide calls
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 05:00, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://nypost.com/2020/03/26/portland-sees-spike-in-911-suicide-calls-after-coronavirus-emergency-declaration/
 * https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/watch-portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-gives-updates-on-covid-19-response/283-20f9b2e2-14d2-45c0-a388-cabcb62b35c2

Flights
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 05:07, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.kgw.com/article/travel/portland-airport-travel-down-coronavirus/283-d638a995-2ad7-4cf4-9ed3-2bb964246efe
 * https://katu.com/news/coronavirus/pdx-seeing-effects-of-coronavirus-with-dozens-of-canceled-flights

Comments
A couple of comments:

1) I'm not sure that the space given to strippers responding to the coronavirus is warranted. Maybe a sentence but not a paragraph. It's really not a large part of the Portland economy, is it? It seems sensationalistic.

2) Archbishop Sample last week cancelled all Masses in Catholic churches, not just those over 250 people. Catholic churches are effectively shuttered.

3) Conservative blogs are reporting that there was looting in the Pearl District and gives all sorts of sensational reasons for it, like the release of people from jails. I keep tabs on the local news and have heard nothing about this, have you?

That's it! Liz Read! Talk! 00:13, 26 March 2020 (UTC)


 * 1) The stripper story is about one third the length of the religion section. It seems appropriate given its uniqueness and the info required to describe it.
 * 3) KPTV says three businesses in NW (not Pearl) boarded up and reports of seven vandalism events, KGW says 'all over town', KATU reports, KATU again; here's the 'gateway pundit' article you are probably referring to from the far-right side. They say "vandals smashed out windows of seven businesses in Portland’s fancy pants Pearl District.", which is farther than the KPTV report goes (no mention of broken glass elsewhere). tedder (talk) 18:22, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I welcome your edits to make the text about Catholic churches more accurate or up to date. There may be other sources to incorporate into the page. Similarly, I welcome expansion of the Crime section. --- Another Believer  ( Talk ) 19:03, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

picture updates
Added another half-dozen businesses to the cat. tedder (talk) 18:16, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I added 17 new photographs to Commons today. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:43, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Metro layoffs
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:20, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * http://katu.com/news/local/metro-laying-off-40-of-its-workers-amid-coronavirus-outbreak
 * https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-metro-announces-layoffs-staff/

WW: "A Dangerous Plan to Address COVID-19 Started With a Portland Dermatologist"
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:17, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.wweek.com/health-wellness/2020/03/26/a-dangerous-plan-for-addressing-covid-19-started-with-a-portland-dermatologist/

"Portland considering cash payments to low-income households impacted by coronavirus"
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:18, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/portland-considering-coronavirus-cash-payments-to-low-income-households.html

Tax deadline
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:16, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/portland-multnomah-county-allow-businesses-to-defer-income-tax.html

Powell's
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:02, 29 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.koin.com/news/portland/powells-brings-back-100-workers-after-surge-in-orders/

Grants for small businesses
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:15, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/portland-announces-coronavirus-aid-programs-for-small-business-low-income-families.html
 * https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/03/30/28219796/grant-application-open-for-portland-small-businesses-hurt-by-covid-19

OHSU
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:49, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * http://katu.com/news/local/12-staff-members-at-ohsu-test-positive-for-coronavirus-56-others-await-results

Jade District
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:51, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/31-businesses-in-portlands-jade-district-old-town-chinatown-to-receive-coronavirus-aid-grants.html

Virtual mayoral debates
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:53, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/watch-live-portland-mayoral-debate-at-6-pm/283-9762898e-5884-4d33-9232-8da3c0180fa9

Rent/mortgage waiver
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 11:12, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-leaders-rent-mortgage-waivers/

Section for healthcare industry?
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:07, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/ten-providence-workers-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19.html
 * https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/portland-area-health-care-workers-test-positive-for-coronavirus/283-cd20f22e-eaca-4ff7-80f7-068ff747af67
 * https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2020/03/18/28158957/dispatch-from-health-care-workers-on-the-front-lines-of-oregons-covid-19-response

Nurseries
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:06, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.pdxmonthly.com/home-and-real-estate/2020/04/faced-with-peak-season-pressure-portland-s-nursery-industry-adapts-to-covid-19

Quarterworld
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:10, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.cbsnews.com/news/for-one-portland-arcade-its-not-game-over/
 * https://www.koin.com/local/portlands-quarterworld-gets-a-bonus-round/

Face masks
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:35, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.koin.com/news/health/coronavirus/portland-quilters-unite-make-colorful-face-masks/
 * local places that are doing something/donating supplies: Medical Teams International, Zibahub+PIE PDX, Flipside Hats, plus a bunch mentioned for business promotion, charity, etc.
 * https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/03/27/how-oregon-companies-and-business-people-are.html
 * archiveurl: http://archive.is/7RRBg tedder (talk) 22:27, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

"Portland to consider borrowing $100 million for city’s coronavirus response"
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:31, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/04/portland-to-consider-borrowing-100-million-for-citys-coronavirus-response.html

PPE
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:46, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://katu.com/news/coronavirus/portland-site-needs-help-making-face-shields-during-coronavirus-pandemic

Lawsuit
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:48, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/portland-landlord-files-100000-lawsuit-against-community-volunteer-over-coronavirus-worrie/283-525f9894-5812-485c-bce2-b4da18ff1f7c

"PDX air travel down 94% during coronavirus outbreak; Port of Portland plans $20 million in cuts"
Wow...

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:48, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/04/pdx-air-travel-down-94-during-coronavirus-outbreak-port-of-portland-plans-20-million-in-cuts.html

Masks on public artworks
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:36, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
 * https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/11-features/463401-375773-art-masks-a-sign-of-the-times
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/news/j66j-2020/04/ea6d5839de4468/photos-portlanders-find-creative-ways-to-put-masks-on-statues-across-the-city.html

Reopening
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:03, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2020/06/portland-japanese-garden-and-other-attractions-make-reopening-plans-with-limited-entry-reservations.html

More dining restrictions (4th wave)
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:32, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * https://www.opb.org/article/2021/04/27/oregon-restaurants-bars-covid-19-restrictions/

Update: Fully reopen by June 30
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
 * https://pdx.eater.com/2021/6/25/22550801/oregon-will-fully-reopen-by-june-30

200+ restaurants closed
--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:13, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/19/portland-oregon-restaurant-diner-food-restaurants-small-business/