BREAKING NEWS: Multnomah County to issue gay marriage licenses
05:13 PM PST on Tuesday, March 2, 2004
By ABE ESTIMADA, kgw.com Staff
Following the lead of San Francisco and the state of Massachusetts, Multnomah County will begin issuing gay marriage licenses on Wednesday morning.

Multnomah County Judge Linda Bergman told KGW on Tuesday night that she will schedule and perform marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples if they have a license when they make an appointment.
Law enforcement is gearing up for the expected crush of people who will be applying for gay marriage licenses from Multnomah County on Wednesday morning, said Portland police. Sources told KGW that Multmomah County is working on a legal interpretation on the gay marriage licenses. Multnomah County officials did not immediately return a kgw.com reporter’s phone call on Tuesday afternoon for comment on the decision.