Police Ballot Signature Mess, State Hospital Scandal Updates, and Portland Parks Kills Beloved Waterslide

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 down a beloved, nearly half-century-long summer tradition at a Brooklyn neighborhood park. Joining host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel and Oregonian homelessness and mental health reporter Lillian Mongeau Hughes. Discussed in today's episode: City Orders Citizen-Run Youth Program to Discontinue Popular Waterslide [Willamette Week] Initiative to Hire Cops With Climate Dollars Fails First Signature Verification Step [Willamette Week] Secretary of State Read to City Auditor: Tighten Up Your Elections Division [Willamette Week] Family says patient who died was ‘tortured’ at Oregon State Hospital. Now they’re suing [Oregonian] Oregon State Hospital admitted dead man, held another in filthy room, leaked investigation finds [Oregonian] If you have information about the Oregon State Hospital and would like to reach out to Lillian, her email is  [email protected].  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 July 31st episode: Portland Bureau of Transportation Rose City Comic Con Pickathon