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What City Councilors Spent Their Office Budgets On, More River Pig Saloon Drama, and Portland’s Pettiest Gripes

Round 2: Why These 3 Portlanders Want To Represent District 4

Round 1: Why These 3 Portlanders Want To Represent District 4

‘Your City Could Be Better’: How Las Vegas Is Handling Record-Breaking Heat — Presented By City Cast Portland

Why the County Chair Race Needs Your Attention. Plus, I-5 Carmageddon Starts Tonight, and Electricians Are Leaving Oregon

The Political PAC Winning Over Local Restaurant Owners. Plus, Are Hot Dogs at Bars a Recession Indicator? And Listener Mailbag!

Low Marks for City Hall, Affordable Housing’s Rent Hike, and Oregon’s ‘Tiger King’ Goes To Prison

3 New Restaurants To Check Out This Fall. Plus, Why Gresham Made Your Water Bill More Expensive

‘Your City Could Be Better’: How Nashville Is Beating Flock — Presented By City Cast Portland

Police Chief Bob Day on ‘Blue Flu’ Accusations, High-Priority Call Response Times, and Needing More Police Officers

Who’s Fighting the Participatory Budget Initiative? Plus, the PPS Superintendent’s Controversial Raise and Our Mailbag

Where To Eat Vegan Without Ditching Your Meat-Loving Friends

Your Guide to September 2026 in Portland

Best Places To Eat in Portland, According to TikTok Star The Korean Mama

‘Your City Could Be Better’: Why Is Pittsburgh’s Airport the Gold Standard? — Presented By City Cast Portland

PPS Could Close Up to 20 Schools, Safer Portland Hires a Trump Lawyer, and Home Forward's Ex-CEO Scandal Deepens

Why a Third of Portland's Shelter Beds Are Vanishing. Plus, Oregon's Shadiest Sheriff, and a Burlesque Tribute to Dolly Parton

A Secretive Push To Privatize Oregon Liquor, City Council Candidate’s Embarrassing Website Mix-up, and Portland’s Pettiest Gripes

Are Home Kitchens the New Food Carts? Plus, Portland Fire’s New Mascot and the Rise of  Portland’s Tabletop Gaming

Mayor Wilson Snubs Progressive Council, Elephants Deli Won't Return to Goose Hollow, and Portland Bridges for Cats

‘Your City Could Be Better’: How Portland Made Its River Cool

Why a Portland Cop is Suing a 76-Year-Old Woman. Plus, the Portlanders Using the Most Water and Another Wild City Audit

Wildfire-Safe Camping Spots, Portland's Shrinking Population, and Mailbag

Why Portland's Chain Restaurants Are Cooler Than Most Cities

The State HR Director Who 'Rolled the Dice,' Saving the Sea Star, and 6 Ways to Finish Summer Strong

Why More Celebrity Chefs are Coming to Portland, What to Expect at Rose City Comic Con, and Big AI Has a New Local Champion

‘Your City Could Be Better’: A Madison Landfill That’s A Smart Business Move — Presented By City Cast Portland

City Council OKs Moda Renovation, What Now? Plus, Oaks Bottom’s Wildfire Risk and the World’s Last Sam Goody

Why Your Commute Time Might Triple, St. Helens Treatment Center Dumping Patients in Portland, and Red House Gets Raided

We Tried 6 Portland Mercury Burger Week Offerings! Plus Top Food Carts and Coast Trip Food Picks

Could Trains Topple This Crumbling Warehouse? Plus, the Lloyd Center's Wild Goodbye and a Moda Center Deadline

Will Portland Ban Some Right Turns on Red? Plus, a Councilor Torched His Backyard and Portland’s Pettiest Gripes

‘Your City Could Be Better’: Naked Neighbors, Unwelcome Pets, and Other City Life Dilemmas — Presented By City Cast Portland

Portland Had the World's Worst Air, Downtown Is Bribing Brokers, and Climate Dollars for Cops Fails

Roaches, Comedians, and a Rebel Grocer Saving Parkrose's Biggest Food Desert

Why You Might Smell Smoke This Week. Plus Salem's Data Center Revolt and the Real Reason PDX Trees are Dying

Why Portland Should Host the Food Oscars, the New Punk Rock Mall, and Portland's Newest Party Bars

‘Your City Could Be Better’: How One City Beat Restrictive Zoning — Presented By City Cast Portland

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

Your Guide to August 2026 in Portland

City Gets Sued for $717K Over a Single Tree, Why Nextdoor is the Worst, and Theories on All Those Loud Booms

Mayor Keith Wilson on Keeping the Blazers, Fixing 911 Response Times, and His Efforts To End Homelessness

Is Portland Really Better Than Seattle?

‘Your City Could Be Better’: The Trick to Getting People To Volunteer — Presented By City Cast Portland

Does City Council Have a ‘Daddy’? Plus, Oregon’s Outdated School Funding Formula and Shady Landlords

Why No One Is Happy With the Moda Deal. Plus, Preschool for All’s Uncertain Future and Listener Maibag

Why Portland Is at Risk of an LA-Style Wildfire. Plus, We Beat Seattle in a World Record and Intel in Trouble

The Most Overrated (and Underrated) Portland Summer Activities

Why Fox News Hates the Portland Pickles. Plus, More Financial Trouble for Home Forward and Our Top Summer Drink Spots

‘Your City Could Be Better’: Why Are Chattanoogans ‘Doing It Their Damn Selves’? — Presented By City Cast Portland

Portland EMT Fights Against Cameras in Ambulances, a Guide to Seaside, and Why Mini Horses are Allowed in Portland Schools

Is the County’s Deflection Program Working? Plus, Last-Minute Summer Outdoor Adventures and Missed Connections

Slow Police Response Sparks Outrage, a Dream Property Buried in Tires, and Gov. Kotek's Approval Ratings Are Tanking

Is Oregon's Psilocybin Industry Done For? Plus, Legal Murkiness of AI Political Ads and RIP Nutmeg

Why Is Portland Having a Wine Boom? Plus, RIP Lloyd Center Ice Rink and Best Local Drive-thrus

‘Your City Could Be Better’: Does Portland Have a ‘Perfect’ Airport? — Presented By City Cast Portland

Budget Power to the People, 700 Homes Nobody's Buying, and Portland's Yo-Yo Champion

PGE Sticks It to Data Centers and Surprising Results on Education Report. Plus, Mailbag!

Does Portland Need More Cops? Plus, Hidden Library Perks and PDX's Billion-Dollar Glow-up

Portland's Ultimate Summer Date Spots

Oregon Wine Loses a Legend, Picks For Your Next Beach Read, and Best Frozen Dessert Spots

'Your City Could Be Better': The Ultimate USA Trivia Battle. How Much Do You Know? — Presented By City Cast Portland

Why We're Losing Over 1,000 Shelter Beds, a Psilocybin Pioneer Is Pivoting, and More of Portland's Pettiest Gripes

Your Guide to July 2026 in Portland

Why Councilor Angelita Morillo Is Prepared To Lose the Blazers. Plus, City Hall Drama and Saving City Jobs

The Best Summer Food Events, Portland Vs. Chicago Dining, and Clackamas County's $200K Scandal

'Your City Could Be Better': How Denver Is Fixing Its Sidewalks — Presented By City Cast Portland

Why Portland’s Affordability Is Tanking, and the Moda Center Deal Is Getting Rockier. Plus, 911 Operator Response Times Improve!

Land Back in Northeast Portland, Grocery Digital Price Tag Fears, and Some Truly Portland Missed Connections

Portland’s Best Neighborhood Bars

Portland's Unwanted Roommate Grant, County Contractor Blew Millions, and Your Pettiest Gripes Judged

A Park for a Portland Legend, Tracking Your Councilor's Travel Spending, and Downtown’s Pop-Up Program

OHSU's Messy CEO Firing, Wildfire Emergency Declared, and Portland Home to Best Bar in America

Oregon State Hospital Scandal, the Bottle Bill Is Unraveling, and an Unusual CSA

Moda Center's Funding Fight Continues, PCC’s Ethics Scandal, and Listeners Weigh In

How To Fix Portland’s Worst Traffic Jam, the Council Impasse That Could Cost 100 Jobs, and Why’s Oregon So Old?

'Your City Could Be Better': Why Every Region Needs A Park Map Tool Like Salt Lake’s — Presented By City Cast Portland

How To Have the Best Portland Summer Ever

Portland’s Affordable Housing ‘Cleanup Guy’ on Why Things Are So Effed

The County’s Tick Warning, and PGE Wants Data Centers to Pay More. Plus, Mailbag!

Portland's $3.6M Pothole, Cuts to County Homelessness Programs, and Travel Oregon Gets a Cheaper Boss

Why TriMet Is Slashing $64.5 Million, Free Summer Bus to Forest Park, Plus Albina’s 94-Acre Resurrection

'Your City Could Be Better': How Las Vegas Saves More Water Than Any Other City — Presented By City Cast Portland

The Portland Fire Is on Fire, Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against a Local Spiritual Leader, and Do You Doughnut?

Patagonia vs. a Bend Drag Queen, AI in School, and Utility Rates Go Up

Oregon Strawberry Varieties You Need To Eat This Season

How to Get Free Drinks at PDX, Longview Paper Mill Disaster’s Local Impact, Surprising Data on SNAP Recipients

Your Guide to June 2026 in Portland

'Your City Could Be Better': How Chicago's Libraries Meet Community Needs — Presented By City Cast Portland

Controversial Arts Tax Goes up, Progressive City Councilor Accused of Discrimination, and Budget Drama Continues

Possible State Ban on Fishing and Hunting? Plus, Renaming Cesar Chavez Blvd and Mailbag!

Oregon’s Push For Universal Healthcare and a Controversial Parks Plan. Plus, Are Portlanders Really Doing OK?

Portland’s New Italian Delis To Try Right Now, a Moderated Food Fight, and Tiny Home, Big Smell

City Budget Amendment Drama, Trump’s Impact on the Governor’s Race, and Opera Meets Women's Soccer

Who Wins Summer in the USA? Portland Makes Its Case

Pearl District Bar Asks for More Police, Housing Leadership Shakeup, and Is Powell’s Selling ‘AI Slop’?

Controversial Homeless Provider on the Chopping Block, Primary Procrastinators’ Guide, and Mailbag

Primary Election Predictions, Multnomah Judge Ballot Battle, and an Alberta St. Food Crawl

'Your City Could Be Better': Do DC’s Hated Traffic Cameras Really Make the City Safer? — Presented By City Cast Portland

Councilor Kanal on Why a City Mask Ban Is Needed. Plus, Luxury Mag Says See You at Slim’s