Regressive taxes and fees are squeezing Portlanders

The City Council keeps pushing its failures onto residents, small businesses

Regressive fees and charges especially hurt families, renters and seniors on fixed incomes, Bob Weinstein says.

Portland’s working families are being squeezed from every angle, and City Hall keeps tightening the vise. What we’re witnessing isn’t just a series of unfortunate cost increases. It’s the result of city leaders repeatedly failing to manage th…