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Back to EpisodesDoes Portland Need More Cops? Plus, Hidden Library Perks and PDX's Billion-Dollar Glow-up
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We're talking some of the best hidden perks you can get with your library card, the proposed ballot measure that would redirect money from the city's climate fund to the police bureau, and what to expect now that the decade-long $2 billion renovation is finally finished at PDX. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are KBOO news director Althea Billings and City Cast Portland senior producer Giulia Fiaoni.
Discussed in today's episode:
Planning a trip to an Oregon state park? Your library card might score you free parking [Oregonian]
Controversial Portland proposal to redirect climate cash to cops moves closer to November ballot [Oregonian]
Portland police response times are climbing to troubling levels [Oregonian]
Increased police budget and staffing does not prove to decrease crime [Street Roots]
Portland airport has finished its 11-year, $2.15B renovation. Here’s what it looks like now [Oregonian]
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