The leaders of three Portland place governments have lined up towards a May perhaps ballot measure that would institute a capital gains tax to give lawful protection for tenants going through eviction. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Metro Council President Lynn Peterson expressed opposition to the evaluate throughout a Portland Company Alliance retreat Feb. 3 and verified to The Oregonian/OregonLive this 7 days that they oppose the measure. “Multnomah County previously has amongst the optimum marginal tax costs in the U.S. and there is a restrict to the quantity of new taxes that people will guidance,” Wheeler explained in a assertion. “Affordable housing is…