Downtown Portland businesses prepare for the worst ahead of election results : ‘Being proactive with the boards’

One business tells KGW the cost for them to replace three window panes is $15,000. So, they chose to prepare for the worst.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Dozens of downtown Portland businesses have decided to board up their windows ahead of potential unrest after election results. 

“It’s sad. It’s really sad that people have to board up their property again because they don’t know what’s going to explode,” said Betty Gonzales, who has lived in downtown Portland for nearly two decades. “We shouldn’t have to go through this all over again.”  

Several businesses off Salmon Street chose to board up last week — like

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