Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCity Plan To Save Local Businesses, 290 Shelter Beds in Jeopardy, and Surprising Traffic Death Data
We’re talking about a proposed new city program that keeps long-time businesses from closing and why a controversial homeless services provider is sh…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Council Split on Sex Trafficking Plan, Introducing 'Scht Park, and Where's Sugarpine Drive-in?!
Today on the show, why certain members of City Council are against a policy to crack down on sex trafficking and why there’s confusion and backlash …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
'Your City Could Be Better': How Austin is Succeeding at Affordable Housing — Presented By City Cast Portland
More affordable housing is needed in places like Portland. Some cities, however, are doing better than others at meeting this need. Austin, Texas, fo…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
‘No Kings’ Protest, Cleaning Up the Willamette, and Tariffs Hitting Our Food Scene
Where we’re at with ICE and their crowd dispersal tactics ahead of this weekend’s “No Kings” protest, a possible elegant solution for cleaning up two…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Why MultCo Is Going Broke — and the PCC President Makes How Much?!!
We’re breaking down why Multnomah County is still strapped for funding, even with a $4 billion budget, and checking in on the Portland Community Coll…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Good Things Coming for Portland Nightlife, More Data Center Drama, and Why Chinook Indian Nation Needs Federal Recognition
We’re talking about the Chinook Indian Nation continuing their fight for federal recognition and how Amazon paid Morrow County officials more than $1…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump Homeless Policy Adviser Meets With City Leaders, Higher Water Bills, and Damian Lillard’s New Bar
We’re talking about a Trump homeless policy adviser being surprised that he and city leaders might be “more in agreement” than expected, why your wat…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Saving Bagby Hot Springs, the City’s Failed Shoe Company, and Is 39th Ave Returning?
We’re talking about all the red flags the city missed by funding a floundering shoe-manufacturing company in Old Town, the possible renaming of César…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
'Your City Could Be Better': Could a Nevada Brothel Help Redefine Labor Standards Nationwide? — Presented By City Cast Portland
The unionization efforts of sex workers in Nevada might have implications for gig workers in Portland. At Sheri's Ranch, a legal brothel 45 minutes o…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Ballooning I-5 Bridge Cost, República's Closure (and Reopening), and New Restaurants To Check Out ASAP
Today, we're discussing the ever-growing cost estimate for the Interstate Bridge replacement, what big changes at two high-profile restaurants tell u…
4 months ago