Downtown Portland employers should bring remote workers back to office, mayor says in letter

In a letter to employers, Mayor Ted Wheeler requested that remote employees be brought back into the office for at least 20 hours a week.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler wants downtown employers to bring remote and hybrid employees back into the office for at least 20 hours a week, starting Jan. 1, 2024.

In a letter sent to downtown Portland employers Thursday, Wheeler said this request is about more than just office productivity, it’s also an effort to increase foot traffic downtown, which he said is “critical to the recovery and revitalization of our urban core.”

“It activates the streets, and it

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