City Cast Portland

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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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  • Portland’s Impending Environmental Disaster

    Portland’s Impending Environmental Disaster
    Sep 19 2024
    Over the past decade, scientists and activists have been sounding the alarm about a looming environmental disaster right in the heart of our city. The Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub or CEI Hub is where 90% of Oregon’s liquid fuel is stored – and it just so happens to reside on wildly unstable land, right by the Willamette River. So what happens not if, but when an earthquake hits? And what can we do now to avoid an environmental catastrophe? Science reporter Erin Ross is here to walk us through what’s at stake. 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 September 19th episode: Portland Art Museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Restaurant Owners Call on the City for Help. Plus, Our Listener Mailbag!

    Restaurant Owners Call on the City for Help. Plus, Our Listener Mailbag!
    Sep 18 2024
    Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about a string of seemingly organized restaurant break-ins and what the city is finally doing about it. Plus, we dive into our listener mailbag to hear your thoughts on MAX train fare evasions, neighborhood recommendations, and more! Joining host Claudia Meza on this midweek roundup is our very own producer, Giulia Fiaoni. Discussed in Today’s Episode: 'Very Scary for Us': Northeast Portland Restaurants Hit With Back-to-Back Break-Ins [KGW] One of World’s Best Cocktails Bars Comes to Portland Next Month [Oregonian🔒] The 20 Best New Restaurants of 2024 [Bon Appétit] Clyde Common has Closed, Ending Go-Go Era for Downtown Portland Dining [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 sponsor of this September 18th episode: Portland Art Museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Are Local Small Businesses Being Extorted Through ADA Lawsuits?

    Are Local Small Businesses Being Extorted Through ADA Lawsuits?
    Sep 17 2024
    Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking with Maxine Bernstein, staff writer at the Oregonian. She’s been following dozens of suspicious lawsuits against small businesses for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Many of these small, immigrant-owned businesses spent thousands of dollars to make repairs and avoid court. But some lawyers say they were basically extortion and local judges have been throwing these lawsuits out of court. Bernstein is here to share the scoop. Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Lawyer Alleges Widespread Scheme to ‘Extort’ Money from Portland Businesses Over Disability Access [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 sponsor of this September 17th episode: Portland Art Museum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
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