That is awesome news! Any sense what made them change their minds?

Fuck Yeah!

Amazing! I was pretty feeling pessimistic about this whole thing. This is great news! Looking forward to Amy filling us in on the details.

I need to check in with the OLCC to get the full scoop, so it may not be until Monday (damn endorsements!). But basically what it came down to is this—the OLCC board was impressed with all of the work that went into the new rule to address their earlier concerns (like, what is a venue?). The OLCC staff and folks like Cary Clarke worked hard, and refined the rule to the commission's satisfaction—there was praise all around after people testified in favor of it, and the commissioners didn't even comment when they went down the line and voted aye. They were just all for it, plain and simple.

We'll be covering the implementation from here on out, starting Monday. It goes into effect on June 1.

Thank you OLCC for making this difficult but wise decision that will save lives.

There will be occasional incidents - but hopefully you will respond to them rationally on a case-by-case basis.

BIG thanks to Cary Clarke for his faithful pursuit of this goal and continual eloquence in written and verbal testimony.

Thanks also to the many attendees at the OLCC hearings on the subject including Damien of pc-pdx.com, Josh Olmsted, E Dominguez and the Multnomah Youth Commission, The Musician's Union, and so many others.

This is a good step toward allowing our very talented and much loved under-21 artists and fans to become even more involved in the vibrant arts community.