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Back to EpisodesMayor Wilson vs Reality, a Vision for the Waterfront, and a Controversial City Leadership Pick
Description
Today we’re looking into how the city and county are fighting (once again) over the state of our ongoing homelessness crisis and talking about a controversial Prosper Portland leadership pick and why it was revoked. Plus, there are some exciting new projects that are transforming our waterfront. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are Oregonian homelessness and mental health reporter Lillian Mongeau Hughes and Willamette Week’s City Hall reporter, Sophie Peel.
Discussed in today's episode:
- Behind Portland’s homelessness data, a familiar political fight emerges [OPB]
- Prosper Backtracks on Committee Facilitator After Controversy Over Pick [Willamette Week]
- 12 projects that could transform development along the Willamette River [Oregonian]
- Eight Ways to Get Portlanders Back on the Willamette River [Willamette River]
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