Portland in the News: Record-breaking Heat; Face Mask Requirement Lifted; Fireworks Bans & More | July 1, 2021

A redesign for Gabriel Park includes a ground-level-entry trampoline and spinners to make the park more accessible and inclusive.

Fireworks and fireworks sales have been banned across Portland due to crispy conditions after this week’s record-breaking heat, which saw Portland hotter than Dallas, Miami and L.A. have ever been, leaving bucked roads in north Portland.

And most of Oregon’s mask requirements have been lifted.

Here’s a roundup of the goings-on in Portland this week:

• Portland Monthly: 12 Radical Oregon Plans to Watch

• KGW8: Why it’s unlikely another extreme heat wave will hit Portland this summer

• NBC News: Portland, Ore., soared to 116 degrees — hotter than Dallas, Miami and L.A. have ever been

• KATU: Earn the minimum wage in Oregon? You get a raise Thursday

• Willamette Week: As Portland Heat Hits 116 Degrees, Road Buckles in Kenton Neighborhood

• Portland Monthly: Fireworks Bans Are in Effect All Over Oregon Right Now

• KGW8: Oregon OSHA eliminates face mask and distancing requirements for workplaces

• KATU: Portland bans the sale, use of fireworks ahead of 4th of July holiday

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