Changes to the Bottle Bill, Portlanders' Top Priorities, and the Next Trail Blazers Owner
New polls indicate a shift in what’s supposedly most important to Portlanders. Oregon legislators have approved changes to our historic Bottle Bill. And speculation is brewing over which billionaires might try to buy the Trail Blazers. Today on City Cast Portland, host Claudia Meza joins Stumptown Savings founder Bryan M. Vance and executive producer John Notarianni to discuss all of this and more on the Friday news roundup.
Discussed in Today's Episode:
- Oregon's Landmark Bottle Redemption Law May Change Due to Concerns Over Drugs and Homelessness [KGW]
- ‘At the Grocery Store, We’re Looked Down Upon,’ Say People Who Collect Cans on Portland’s Streets [Oregonian🔒]
- Portlanders View Emergency Medical Response as Top Priority, Survey Shows [Willamette Week]
- DHM Research Poll [Portland.gov]
- OVBC Research Poll [Oregonvbc.org]
- Who Could Become the Next Trail Blazers Owner? Here Are 14 Possibilities [Oregonian🔒]
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