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City Cast Portland City Cast
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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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Replacing the Arts Tax, Millions for Oaks Park Lawsuits, and Pamplin Under Fire
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about a federal investigation into the sale of Ross Island, the lawsuits racking up against Oaks Park, and a potential 2025 ballot measure that would increase property taxes to fund city parks and arts services. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s Friday news roundup are KBOO news director Althea Billings and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni.
Discussed in Today’s Episode:
Federal Investigation Targets Pamplin [Willamette Week]
Portland Amusement Park is Hit With Lawsuits Over Ride That Left People Dangling 50 Feet in the Air [Portland Business Journal 🔒]
Portland Explores Repealing Standalone Arts Tax, Pushing Pricey New ‘Parks and Arts’ Levy in 2025 [Oregonian 🔒]
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Exploring Hidden Coves During Oregon’s Low Tide Season
The Oregon coast is home to some of the most beautiful tide pools in the country. They can be impossible to explore, until right now, when summer brings the lowest tides. Today we’re talking with Wild Solitude Guiding’s outdoor expert, Norther Emily. She’s sharing some great tide pool spots for us to check out and tips for how to safely enjoy them.
Check out the weekend’s best events in our Hey Portland event calendar!
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Why Portland’s Biggest Health Care Providers Are Making Headlines This Week
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking through a few worrying headlines about the care and safety provided at two of the biggest Portland-area hospital systems. From the possible accidental spread of life-changing infectious diseases to dangerous misdiagnoses and failing lab services, there’s a lot to cover. Joining host Claudia Meza on this midweek roundup is our very own producer, Giulia Fiaoni.
Discussed in Today’s Episode:
2,400 Portland-Area Patients May Have Been Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis by Doctor and Will Receive Notification Letters [Oregonian]
Doctors Say Providence’s Sale of Its Hospitals’ Testing Labs Has Endangered Patients [Willamette Week]
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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.
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Learn more about the sponsor of this July 24th episode:
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What’s at Stake in City Council’s New District 3 Race
Portlanders are electing a brand-new, expanded City Council this fall, and the candidates are flooding in: More than 70 people are intending to run for one of the 12 open seats. So this month, we’re going to help you make sense of the race. Today on City Cast Portland, host Claudia Meza is looking at who’s running in District 3. Portland Mercury news editor Courtney Vaughn is here to help us make sense of the crowded field.
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.
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Learn more about the sponsor of this July 23rd episode:
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Why Micro-Villages Work in Addressing Homelessness
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re revisiting a conversation with WeShine, a neighbor-organized nonprofit that builds and runs micro-villages in our city that have proven effective in moving people into permanent housing. They were recently burglarized during the final phase of construction of their newest village in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood and lost thousands of dollars in equipment. Executive Director Jan McManus and facility coordinator Hunter Burkett take host Claudia Meza on a mico-village tour and share how their model fits in with the city and county’s larger efforts to address homelessness.
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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.
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Learn more about the sponsor of this July 22nd episode:
Pacific Northwest Seniorcare
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The Life and Legacy of Chef Naomi Pomeroy
Today on City Cast Portland, we’re breaking our usual Friday news roundup format to honor one of Portland’s most acclaimed and influential chefs, Naomi Pomeroy. Pomeroy passed away at age 49 last Saturday night in a tragic drowning in the Willamette River. It’s left our community in shock and many wondering how her legacy will continue to affect Portland’s food scene. Joining host Claudia Meza to talk through Pomeroy’s life and impact is former editor of Eater Portland and now editor in chief of Portland Monthly Brooke Jackson-Glidden.
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.
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Learn more about the sponsors of this July 18 episode:
City of Portland
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Customer Reviews
Essential Portland Pod
This show does a great job at balancing reporting of all aspects that make Portland such a great city. A perfect daily listen for any resident who wants to be in the know.
Excellent recommendation
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Excellent podcast, fostering community, great hosts and reporters
I have been listening to City Cast Portland podcast most everday for the last year. Claudia’s and John’s voices, and their laughs, are with me as I’m walking my dog, doing dishes, chillin’ outside, etc. This is the must-listen podcast for anyone in the Portland area. I recommend it to all my friends. All the VIP topics are covered, as well as things I’d never otherwise think about or know about going on locally. This podcast fosters the community, engages us, educates us and has fun concurrently and is a major asset to locals.