The article also fails to mention how clueless the leaders of this community are when it comes to tourism....we have minimal transient tax (4.5% compared to Sacramento 12.5% and Multnomah County 5.5% plus a 2% tourism fee), and a non existent (as far as I know) rental car tax (Multnomah County is 17%)...

So unlike other cities and counties which take tourism seriously, not only do we (citizens) subsidize the event itself, we also partly subsidize people to come here to watch the event...

How's that make sense?