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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. 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. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at portland.citycast.fm.
City Cast hosts City Cast Portland, a news show with 929 episodes published.
Today on City Cast Portland we're rating local chains: which are our favorites, our guilty pleasures, and even the specific Portland locations of some sinful national chains our team enjoys. Joining host Claudia Meza are
Today we're talking about what happened when the state's human resources director violated their own policies, and how a Northwest tribe and local researchers are working to bring a sea star species back from the brink o
Today on City Cast Portland, we're talking about why there's a wave of celebrity chefs hitting Portland’s shores. We’re also getting a sneak peek into Rose City Comic Con and Geek Week from a real-life nerd. Plus, a form
What will Portland do when it runs out of space for trash? Madison, WI, has a plan, and it’s one that other cities could follow. What could’ve just been another county landfill, slated to open in 2027, will instead be a
We're talking about City Council approving the Moda Center term sheet and what that means heading into negotiations — as well as the wildfire risk within Portland City limits. Plus, Oregon is now the home of the last out
We're talking about the upcoming I-5 closure predicted to potentially triple your commute time and the recent raid on the infamous Red House, which was the site of large-scale protests back in 2020. We’re also looking in
We're talking about our city's best food carts, Portland Mercury's Burger Week, and the best places to eat on your way to the coast. Joining host Claudia Meza are Portland Mercury managing editor Katherine Chew Hamilton
We’re talking about the Lloyd Center’s bittersweet final weekend. We’re also looking ahead to this week’s big deadline for Moda Center negotiations and breaking down the latest in the aftermath of the Centennial Mills wa
We’re talking about a Portland city councilor who was caught burning yard waste during the worst wildfire season on record and a proposal to ban right turns on red at certain intersections. Plus we’re also sifting throug
As much as you love Portland, city living inherently means sharing space and resources with your neighbors, and y’all certainly have complaints, questions, and quandaries. On today’s very first call-in episode, City Cast
We've got updates on the I-5 Rose Quarter renovation, the climate cash for cops ballot initiative, and Portland's toxic air quality as we bring back our news lightning round. Plus, we're looking at big incentives being p
We're talking about a lawsuit alleging a nearly year-long cockroach infestation at a Home Forward property. Plus, an insider's look at this year's Helium Comedy Club Portland's funniest person competition, and we’re also
Today we’re talking about how Oregon’s wildfires are the largest in our state’s history. Plus, Salem is standing up against encroaching data centers, and there’s a more probable reason that our airport’s trees are dying.
Today on City Cast Portland, can Portland snag the world-famous James Beard food awards from Chicago? And could Pioneer Place become the new Lloyd Center? Plus, The Malarkey steakhouse opened, and so have some bars that
Do you know how zoning laws affect Portland’s housing costs? New Haven, CT, has been governed for years by restrictive zoning that made it physically impossible to build tall buildings downtown, even for housing — that i
We're talking about why efforts to fund cops with climate dollars aren't going as smoothly as some had hoped, and we have updates on our state hospital’s troubling patient care record. Plus, why City Hall is shutting dow
Whether you’re riding bikes to the cutest curated public art galleries, roller skating to some local hip-hop, or trying delicious Hawaiian shaved ice for the first time, August is the month that reminds you that summer i
We’re talking about how a single tree cost the city over $700,000 and a new local alternative to Nextdoor promising less snark and more community. Plus, we’re gonna try to figure out what all those big booms people are c
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is joining host Claudia Meza to talk about how things are going nearly halfway through his term. We’ll be chatting about his efforts to keep the Blazers in Portland and to address growing home
It’s not a given that every Portlander will chip in to help their community. In this episode, City Cast CEO David Plotz talks with writer Taylor Lahey about how functional incentives could be the missing link in traditio
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Scott Keyes
Going
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Alex Zielinski
OPB
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Brianna Wheeler
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Giulia Fiaoni
City Cast Portland
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