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EPISODE · Aug 29, 2025 · 35 MIN

City Hall’s Free Flights for Unhoused Portlanders, Parking Meter Hikes, and Funding State Roads

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This week, the Portland Bureau of Transportation is ignoring its own policies to enforce historic parking meter rate hikes, and in a special session, the state Legislature is debating how to fund our roads. We’re also diving into the city’s program reuniting unsheltered people with friends and family from out of state. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s Friday news roundup are Oregonian City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and executive producer John Notarianni. Discussed in Today's Episode: Portland Abandoned Its Own Parking Policies To Implement Historic Meter Rate Hikes, Some Extended Hours [Oregonian]  Portland Tries to Toe the Line Between Revitalizing Downtown and Enforcing Regulations [KGW] Debate Over Road Funding Reignites Ahead of Oregon’s Looming Special Session [OPB] Mayor Keith Wilson Is Sending Unhoused People Back to Their Families [Willamette Week]  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, 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 August 28th episode: Lan Su Chinese Garden PaintCare Ardent Estate Sales Montavilla Jazz Rose City Comic Con

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