EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 36 MIN
Moda Center Renovations in Limbo and City Code Changes Target Sex Trafficking. Plus, Foie Gras Ban Debate Intensifies
from City Cast Portland · host City Cast
We're talking about why Portland City Council is pumping the brakes on funding the Moda Center renovations. Plus we’re looking into the city code changes that are aimed at fighting human trafficking, and the heated debate if foie gras should be sold in our city. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are Oregonian City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and local food reporter Brooke Jackson-Glidden. Discussed in today's episode: ‘Nowhere near a done deal’: Portland leaders buck pressure as clock ticks on Moda Center [Oregonian] Council Passes Code Change Aimed at Quelling Sex Trafficking [Willamette Week] How Illegal Massage Parlors Operate in Portland’s Neighborhoods [City Cast Portland] Highlights from Portland City Council’s Foie Gras Ban Hearing [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 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 May 13th episode: PBOT TaskRabbit D'Amore Law Gard Communications
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We're talking about why Portland City Council is pumping the brakes on funding the Moda Center renovations. Plus we’re looking into the city code changes that are aimed at fighting human trafficking, and the heated debate if foie gras should be sold in our city. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are Oregonian City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and local food reporter Brooke Jackson-Glidden. Discussed in today's episode: ‘Nowhere near a done deal’: Portland leaders buck pressure as clock ticks on Moda Center [Oregonian] Council Passes Code Change Aimed at Quelling Sex Trafficking [Willamette Week] How Illegal Massage Parlors Operate in Portland’s Neighborhoods [City Cast Portland] Highlights from Portland City Council’s Foie Gras Ban Hearing [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 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 May 13th episode: PBOT TaskRabbit D'Amore Law Gard Communications
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