Judge Delays Troops Again, City Parks Lack Stable Funding, and a Warning for PPS

This week in Portland, the latest court ruling surrounding Trump’s troop deployment into our city, a warning saying we’re building too many public high schools, and what a recent city audit says about the Portland Parks Bureau and their upcoming ballot initiative. Joining host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week reporter and author Brianna Wheeler and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni.

Discussed in Today's Episode:

• Help City Cast Portland and Pivot Portland Find Downtown's Next Great Idea!

• Judge Extends Orders Blocking Deployment of National Guard to Oregon [Oregonian]

• Landlord Challenges City Finding That Portland ICE Officials Violated Permit [Oregonian]

• Accountability Committee Warns PPS Is Overbuilding High Schools [Willamette Week]

• Portland Parks Bureau Lacks Stable Funding Plan, Audit Finds [OPB] 

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