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City Cast Portland

City Cast Portland captures the one-of-a-kind creative spirit of this place and tackles who we are and where we’re going — from big deals, like equity and livability, to tiny delights, like the city's most wonderful doughnut. Our home is teeming with creativity and controversy, natural beauty and impossibly good food and drink. Host Claudia Meza is so over the notion that ‘Portland is over.’ On the show, she’ll revive your civic pride and stir you to help create local change — through conversations with neighbors, newsmakers, artists and entrepreneurs about our ever-changing city. 

  1. 15 HR. AGO

    A Cannabis Unionization Push, Gonzalez’s Campaign Finance Violations, and No More Joint Office?

    The push to help cannabis workers unionize, the investigation into Commissioner Rene Gonzalez’s campaign finance law violation, and why regional leaders are upset with three city commissioners: Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s news roundup are Willamette Week cannabis reporter and author, Brianna Wheeler, and our very own producer, Giulia Fiaoni. Stories discussed this week: Measure 119 Will Ask Oregon Whether To Give Cannabis Workers an Easier Route To Unionize [OPB] Portland Mayoral Candidate Rene Gonzalez Broke Law by Using Taxpayer Money To Edit Wikipedia Page, Auditor Finds [Oregonian]  City’s Sudden Plan to Exit Homelessness Compact Riles Governor, County Chair and Metro President [Willamette Week] Multnomah County chair garners lowest approval rating for a local elected official in recent memory [Oregonian 🔒] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 25th episode: Portland Art Museum League of Women Voters Habitat for Humanity MUBI - You can start streaming for 30 DAYS FREE at mubi.com/citycast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    40 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Mayoral Candidate Mingus Mapps on His Responsible Governance Pitch to Voters

    City Commissioner Mingus Mapps has had a tough time breaking through in the mayors’ race, despite being the first candidate to declare last year. But with a good chunk of undecided voters and our new ranked choice voting system, he still has a shot. Today we’re continuing our series of conversations with mayoral candidates: host Claudia Meza and executive producer John Notarianni have the latest on Mapps’s chances in the race; then we’ll revisit a conversation we had with him earlier this summer. Parts of this conversation first aired on June 27, 2024 Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 24th episode: Portland Art Museum League of Women Voters Habitat for Humanity MUBI - You can start streaming for 30 DAYS FREE at mubi.com/citycast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Mayoral Candidate Rene Gonzalez on His Law-and-Order Pitch to Voters

    With less than two weeks until Election Day, we’re talking with the top mayoral candidates about their pitch to voters. Today, we’re kicking it all off with our conversation with City Commissioner and mayoral hopeful Rene Gonzalez. But first, host Claudia Meza and executive producer John Notarianni are breaking down how the race has changed for Gonzalez in recent months. This conversation first aired on June 20, 2024 Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 23 episode: Portland Art Museum League of Women Voters Habitat for Humanity MUBI - You can start streaming for 30 DAYS FREE at mubi.com/citycast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    Will the Pragmatists or Idealists Win in North Portland?

    Today we continue to break down the candidates running for our 12 new City Council seats, with a look today at District 2, which encompasses all of North Portland as well as most of inner Northeast. We’re honing in on the candidates with the most individual campaign contributions. Our very own executive producer, John Notarianni is here to walk us through what the candidates are campaigning on, who’s supporting them, and how they’re trying to stand out. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 22nd episode: Portland Art Museum League of Women Voters Habitat for Humanity MUBI - You can start streaming for 30 DAYS FREE at mubi.com/citycast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    23 min

  5. 4 DAYS AGO

    The Socialist, the Chess Pro, the Bike Cop, and the Other Leading West Side Contenders

    We’re continuing to sort through the 98 candidates running for 12 open City Council seats by honing in on the candidates with the most individual contributions in each district. Today, Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel is here to talk through District 4. We’ll be looking at what the top candidates are campaigning on, who’s supporting them, and how they’re trying to stand out. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 21 episode: Portland Art Museum League of Women Voters Habitat for Humanity MUBI - You can start streaming for 30 DAYS FREE at mubi.com/citycast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    25 min

  6. OCT 18

    A New Mayoral Frontrunner, Metro Counties Sue for Addiction Help, and More People Downtown

    Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about a longshot mayoral candidate jumping ahead in the polls, the possible reasons downtown Portland foot traffic is increasing, and the two Portland metro counties suing the state for more addiction services funds. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s Friday news roundup are Jake Weigler, a local political strategist and partner at the consulting firm Praxis, and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni.  Discussed in Today’s Episode: Portland Mayoral Hopeful Once Considered a Long Shot is Best Positioned to Win, Poll Finds [Oregonian🔒] Despite Continued Exodus of Office Workers, Downtown Portland Foot Traffic Is on the Upswing [KGW] 2 Portland-Area Counties are Suing Oregon Over Money to Fight Addiction [OPB] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsor of this October 18th episode: MUBI - You can start streaming for 30 DAYS FREE at mubi.com/citycast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min

  7. OCT 17

    How the Heck Will Southeast Portland Voters Choose Among 30 Council Candidates?

    We’re continuing to sort through the 90-plus candidates running for 12 open Portland City Council seats. We’re breaking down the races by honing in on the candidates with the most individual campaign donations in each district: what they’re campaigning on, who’s supporting them, and how they’re trying to stand out. Today, executive producer John Notarianni talks with Portland Mercury news editor Courtney Vaughn about District 3, which covers the Central Eastside and much of Southeast. With a whopping 30 candidates running in the district, there’s a lot to talk about. Find the Portland Mercury’s voter guide here. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsor of this October 17th episode: MUBI - You can start streaming for 30 DAYS FREE at mubi.com/citycast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  8. OCT 16

    Who Can Win Over East Portland’s Disillusioned Voters?

    Today is the day that ballots are being mailed out to voters in Multnomah County, so it’s crunch time for sorting through the head-spinning 90+ candidates running for 12 open City Council seats in Portland. Over the next week on City Cast Portland, we’re covering the district races by honing in on the candidates with the most individual contributions in each district. We’ll be looking at what issues they’re campaigning on, who’s supporting them, and how they’re standing out. We’re starting with District 1, which covers parts of Northeast and most of East Portland. Here to help is Maja Viklands Harris, founder of the voter education nonprofit Rose City Reform.  Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 16th episode: MUBI - You can start streaming for 30 DAYS FREE at mubi.com/citycast  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    24 min
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City Cast Portland captures the one-of-a-kind creative spirit of this place and tackles who we are and where we’re going — from big deals, like equity and livability, to tiny delights, like the city's most wonderful doughnut. Our home is teeming with creativity and controversy, natural beauty and impossibly good food and drink. Host Claudia Meza is so over the notion that ‘Portland is over.’ On the show, she’ll revive your civic pride and stir you to help create local change — through conversations with neighbors, newsmakers, artists and entrepreneurs about our ever-changing city. 

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    2022 - 2024
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