The list of obvious cultural icons allowed on Oregon's "specialty" license plates isn't very long: Crater Lake, bicycles, salmon, a handful of university logos and some vineyards filled, presumably, with plump pinot noir grapes.
That may change as soon as this summer, thanks to legislation pushed by one of the no-brainer icons left off that roster: the Portland Trail Blazers.
Under
House Bill 2730, Oregon would join 45 other states in letting drivers trumpet their allegiance to a cherished sports franchise — the Blazers, in this case — at the same time as it flings off strict rules that limit how many specialty plates the state can offer at any one time.