Episode Details

This week, we’re breaking down the ongoing text thread among certain City Council members that was recently made public, the almost $4 million settlement against the Portland Police Bureau, and the house Portlanders can’t seem to stop crashing into. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s Friday news roundup are Willamette Week reporter Sophie Peel and senior producer Giulia Fiaoni.

Discussed in Today's Episode:

• The Lawsuit That Broke the Council’s Back [Portland Mercury]
• As Hearings Occurred, the City Council’s Progressive Caucus Texted Bluntly About Colleagues and Police [Willamette Week]
• Owners of ‘Crash House’ on Notoriously Tricky Road File $1.2M Lawsuit Against Portland, Gas Company [The Oregonian]

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