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A Washington County board meeting turned into a viral moment when County Chair Kathryn Harrington silently flipped off Commissioner Nafisa Fai — the board's sole Black and Muslim member. Host Claudia Meza, KBOO news director Althea Billings, and Willamette Week reporter and author Brianna Wheeler also dig into the Portland Public Schools recall chaos, where 43 laid-off educators are being asked back on a five-day deadline mid-school year. Plus. they unpack the resurfacing of District 4 Councilor Mitch Green's fiery 2020 tweets just as election season heats up. Discussed in today's episode: ⁠Trail Vigilantes Clear Paths When the Government Won’t⁠ [Willamette Week] ⁠Washington County chair flips off fellow board member in public meeting⁠ [Oregonian] ⁠Portland Public Schools recalls half of laid off teachers. A handful of classrooms remain in limbo⁠ [Oregonian] ⁠Resurfaced tweets show Portland councilor’s ‘pure hatred for the Portland police’ ⁠[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 ⁠[email protected]⁠, or leave us a voicemail at ⁠503-208-5448⁠. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our ⁠morning newsletter⁠ 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 September 17th episode: ⁠Veganizer⁠ - Use code CITYCAST for $10 off festival tickets ⁠Oregon Ballet Theater⁠ ⁠D'Amore Law⁠ ⁠Grand Central Bakery⁠

We're talking about the $2.2 million city councilors spent on pet projects — as well as how a Pearl District bar owner who once complained about crime is now being looked into for committing fraud. Plus, we have a new installment of Portland’s pettiest gripes. Joining host Claudia Meza is Bryan M. Vance — founder of Stumptown Savings, your local food economy newsletter — and our very own senior producer Giulia Fiaoni.  Discussed in today's episode: Portland councilors directed funds to favored groups and projects, even as budget woes deepened [Oregonian] River Pig Saloon owner fraudulently obtained COVID-era business relief funds, federal lawsuit alleges [KGW8] A Secretive Push To Privatize Oregon Liquor, City Council Candidate’s Embarrassing Website Mix-up, and Portland’s Pettiest Gripes [City Cast Portland] 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 [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter 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 September 16th episode: Veganizer - Use code CITYCAST for $10 off festival tickets Oregon Ballet Theater D'Amore Law Grand Central Bakery

Today we have our second interview of the city's fall election with the second panel of candidates for Portland City Council District 4. Joining host Claudia Meza are current Portland City Commissioners Mitch Green and Eric Zimmerman as well as Jamey Evenstar, a former policy adviser to then city commissioner Chloe Eudaley and former chief of staff to current City Councilor Candace Avalos Discussed in today's episode: ⁠Jamey Evenstar⁠ ⁠Mitch Green⁠ ⁠Eric Zimmerman⁠ Learn more about the sponsors of this September 15th episode: ⁠Veganizer⁠ - Use code CITYCAST for $10 off festival tickets ⁠Oregon Ballet Theater⁠ ⁠D'Amore Law⁠ ⁠Grand Central Bakery⁠

Today we're kicking off our interviews for the city's fall election with the first panel of candidates for Portland City Council District 4. Joining host Claudia Meza are current Portland City Council Vice President & District 4 Councilor Olivia Clark, Central Bike Squad supervisor & PPB Neighborhood Response Team officer Eli Arnold, and Portland State University capital projects and construction manager Jeremy Beausoleil Smith. Discussed in today's episode: ⁠Olivia Clark⁠ ⁠Eli Arnold⁠ ⁠Jeremy Beausoleil Smith⁠ 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 ⁠[email protected]⁠, or leave us a voicemail at ⁠503-208-5448⁠. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our ⁠morning newsletter⁠ 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 September 14th episode: ⁠Veganizer⁠ - Use code CITYCAST for $10 off festival tickets ⁠Oregon Ballet Theater⁠ ⁠D'Amore Law⁠

It may not feel like it right now, but extreme heat is coming for Portland, and Las Vegas might have the answers you need. An already sizzling city, Vegas has continued to experience record-breaking heat in recent years, essentially forcing it to lead the charge in protecting residents from increasingly rising temperatures. City Cast Las Vegas host Jesse Merrick talks with David about the bold moves of Nevada’s lawmakers, like mandating heat mitigation and giving away trees, and how some time-tested strategies still need to be tweaked as rising global temperatures present new problems every day. Mentioned on the show: Europe’s 10,000 recorded deaths during June 2026 heatwave Is there something your city is doing that we should be talking about? Email David now!  We’re also on Instagram: @yourcitycouldbebetter Looking to advertise on Your City Could Be Better? Check out our options.