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Back to EpisodesMillions in Unspent Wildfire Recovery, North Portland's New Arcade Bar, and PPS Upgrades
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Today's lightning round of news includes Portland Public Schools' plan for incoming K-12 campus seismic upgrades, a new $900,000 fence to prevent homeless camping near I-405, millions of wildfire recovery dollars the state has failed to spend, and much more. Host Claudia Meza and senior producer Giulia Fiaoni give their microdose of news and dive into our mailbag to hear from listeners on the midweek roundup.
Discussed in Today's Episode:
- St. Johns Music Venue The Fixin’ To Is Fixin’ To Become an Arcade [Willamette Week]
- Here’s How PPS Will Determine Which Schools Take Priority for Seismic Upgrades [Willamette Week]
- New Fencing To Prevent Homeless Camping at 1 Site in Portland Will Cost $900K [Oregonian]
- Oregon Got a Massive Federal Recovery Grant After 2020 Wildfires. Most of the Money Remains Unspent. [Willamette Week]
- Prosper Portland Executive Director Will Receive $212,992 in Severance [Willamette Week]
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