Episode Details

Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about the difficulties our city and the U.S. Department of Justice have had keeping the Portland Police Bureau accountable for their actions, the new threat some small towns along the Columbia River Gorge are facing, and why so many cash-strapped public school districts in Oregon are turning their noses up to state funding. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s Friday news roundup are KBOO news director Althea Billings and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni.

Discussed in Today’s Episode: 

• Can Portland's New Independent Monitor Help Prevent Police Misconduct? [Portland Mercury]
• Portland Internal Affairs Found a 2022 Police Shooting Out of Policy. Top Brass Dismissed the Finding [OPB] 
• A Glamping Company Meets Trouble in a Tiny Town in the Columbia River Gorge [Willamette Week] 
• Oregon’s Education Department Has a New Program To Help Struggling School Districts Do Better. Some Say ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ [Oregonian 🔒]

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• Habitat for Humanity Portland Region ReStores
• Profile Theatre