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Welcome to an urban planning and public health podcast: Hosted by Walle Brown. This started as a school project in planning school where I interviewed professionals, students and community members about their take on urban planning, public health, contemporary American society. Each was meant to gain perspective on our socioeconomic environment from different community members. Thank you for tuning in. We hope that you enjoy today's episode! Ways to support Urban Eyes : Venmo: @Walle-Brown O ...
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Oregon Public Broadcasting Newsroom
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OPB's daily conversation covering news, politics, culture and the arts. Hosted By Dave Miller.
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In 2022, Portland residents voted to overhaul the city’s form of government. That includes using ranked choice voting to expand the number of seats on city council from five to 12. Another major change is the creation of four geographic districts in the city. Voters within each district will now elect three candidates to represent them on the new c…
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Proposed shipping container terminal in Coos Bay could boost the economy thereDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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For At Work With, we follow haunted house actor Shell Galloway.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Stop Requested goes to Oregon's Mile High City, Lakeview. By bus.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Starting next year, Oregon will have a new attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer. All three seats are open with no incumbent running, and Republicans believe they have a shot in one of the three.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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The federal government postponed a floating offshore wind auction off the coast of Southern Oregon. Many still see the potential, but the state must first tackle a combination of issues that led to the postponement.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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In 2022, Portland residents voted to drastically change the city’s form of government. That includes using ranked choice voting to expand the city council from five seats to 12. Another change is the creation of four geographic districts, with voters in each district electing three candidates to represent them on the new council. District 2 covers …
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The Gresham program growing the next generation of farmersDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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More than 30 years ago, a group of Portlanders created their own skatepark without any permission under the Burnside Bridge. The Burnside Skatepark is credited as the first do-it-yourself, or DIY, skatepark project that sparked a wave of new skateparks being built across the country. The park turns 34 on Halloween. Jaymeer is a board member and mur…
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The Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria is undergoing a $30 million renovation. Work began in March and is expected to wrap up in September 2026. The expansion project will include remodeled gallery space, a new 24,500 square-foot facility and hundreds of boats and artifacts currently not on display. It will also feature two new Indigenous ex…
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Daniel Bolen, an agricultural science and technology instructor in Elgin, has advocated for his program. His district received $250,000 from the Oregon Department of Education’s Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant. Bolen has brought in additional funding to strengthen his district’s program and help kids receive more hands-on learni…
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44 years after Mt St Helens erupted, Spirit Lake still faces challengesDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Oregonians will vote on five statewide measures in the upcoming election. If approved, they would all do very different things, from directing yearly checks to all residents to allowing the Legislature to impeach statewide leaders.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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This summer, the owner of Mt. Bachelor ski resort, POWDR Corp., announced plans to sell. Bend locals Chris Porter and Dan Cochrane are leading an effort to keep resort ownership local. They’ve incorporated as Mount Bachelor Community Inc. and hope to attract both small and large-scale investors that share their values. Porter and Chochrane join us …
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Washington and Oregon voters have already begun casting their ballots in the November general election. In Washington, the statewide contests include races to elect a new governor and attorney general and four ballot measures, including Initiative 2117. If approved, it would repeal Washington’s landmark law targeting greenhouse gas emissions, the C…
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Malheur County voters have a choice to get rid of an ordinance requiring meetings on Greater Idaho
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Voters in Malheur County have a measure on their ballots that would get rid of a county ordinance that compels officials to meet and discuss shifting the Idaho border to include rural Oregon. The ordinance, approved by voters in 2021, requires the county judge and commissioners to meet three times a year to discuss how to promote the interests of t…
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Drama surrounds the race for Deschutes county sheriffDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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The semiconductor company Intel isn’t based in Oregon, but it does have large manufacturing facilities in Hillsboro and Aloha. Although the company received more than $8 billion in federal subsidies, it says cuts to its labor force are needed worldwide. In Oregon, this means about 1,300 people were laid off. Oregonian/Oregonlive.com business report…
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Nearly 100 non-tenure track faculty at Portland State University got notice of possible layoffs last week. These notices come as the university faces a continued decline in enrollment and a budget deficit of $18 million this fiscal year. PSU President Ann Cudd joins us to explain the big picture of the university’s financial stability.…
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has served in the position since 2012. She is not running for re-election this year so for the first time since 2008, the race is wide open. Republican Will Lathrop is a former prosecutor in Marion and Yamhill counties. Democrat Dan Rayfield is a former House speaker, attorney and state representative. We’ll …
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The congressional race in Oregon that has the nation's attentionDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Wildlife officials this week documented salmon above the former J.C. Boyle Dam in Southern Oregon for the first time in more than a century. It happened less than a month after removal of four Klamath River dams was completed to restore fish passage.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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For second consecutive year, Portland State University professor nominated for GRAMMY Music Educator Award
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Coty Raven Morris is an assistant professor of choir, music education and social justice at Portland State. When the fall term began three weeks ago, Morris had exciting news she wanted to share with her students before choir rehearsal began. For a second year in a row, Morris had been nominated as a semifinalist for a GRAMMY Music Educator Award, …
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With a chill in the air and Halloween around the corner, Oregon is getting ready for spooky season. But for some, Halloween is more than just a time for costumes and candy, it’s a time to test one’s courage and get scared. Oregon has a number of scare attractions across the state. Robin Downward is the production director of the Nightmare Chamber i…
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Two young first-time voters share their priorities ahead of the historic presidential election
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It used to be that age was one of the biggest predictive factors in whether a person would actually vote in any given U.S. election. However, the participation of younger voters rose in 2020 by more than 10 percent compared with the 2016 election. It’s unclear if that trend will continue. We’re joined by two members of Gen Z who say they have been …
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Pacific University students are super-votersDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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One church in Northwest Portland has distributed food to the needy for decades. Now, with growing homelessness and drug use in the area, that service is upsetting some neighborsDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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The second episode of stop requested from Lincoln City to Klamath Falls.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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In 2022, Portland residents voted to drastically change their form of government. This included using ranked choice voting and a 12-person city council. With the change in government, the mayor will work closely with the new city administrator to oversee the everyday functions of the city and help craft the budget, but will no longer have a vote on…
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A look at Washington's 3rd CD rematchDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Northwest researchers fight plastics pollution with sugarDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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In college sports, conference realignment continues to be a major topic for schools. The Pac-12 is in the middle of a lawsuit as it continues to restructure its conference.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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In 2022, Portland residents voted to drastically change the city’s form of government. That includes using ranked-choice voting to expand the city council from five seats to 12. Another change is the creation of four geographic districts, with voters in each district electing three candidates to represent them on the new council. “Think Out Loud” i…
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At the annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta, boaters attempt to cross a watercourse in Tualatin using only a giant pumpkin as their vessel. The regatta will happen on Sunday. Jim Sherwood is an extreme gardener and one of the founders of the festival. He recently won the National Pumpkin Weigh Off in California by growing a nearly 2,500-pound pu…
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For more than a decade, Tigard has been working on revitalizing its downtown. City leaders, small business owners and the nonprofit Tigard Downtown Alliance have worked together to bring more foot traffic to the city’s core. We hear more about the effort and the work that’s still to come from Kevin Bates, an owner of Symposium Coffee and the presid…
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From governor’s race to statewide initiatives, big choices await Washington voters in general election
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Voters in Washington will soon get their ballots in the mail for the general election, with voting opening on Friday. About half of the statewide races in Washington are open contests this year. That includes the governor’s race where Democratic candidate and Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is facing Dave Reichert, a former U.S. Repr…
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Lillian Karabaic goes on a journey around Oregon via rural public transit.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Portland youth tries to reach the International Space Station -- via ham radioDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Counties will approach enforcement differently, providing yet another large-scale experiment in drug policy.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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‘Accidental’ release of records reveals Deschutes County sheriff candidate’s troubles in La Mesa
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Records show La Mesa police officials recommended firing Kent Vander Kamp for “serious incidents of misconduct,” but he said they ultimately did not.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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Measure 117 on the Oregon ballot would implement a system of ranked choice voting for all federal and statewide races in Oregon by 2028. The Yes campaign says it’s an idea whose time has come. Portland voters passed a new system of government which includes electing the mayor and city council members using RCV. And Multnomah county will soon be cho…
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Administrative law judge Vadim Mozyrsky and public policy director Meghan Moyer rose to the top of a five-person primary race this spring for the District 1 seat on the Multnomah County Commission. Neither, however, received at least 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff for the general election in November. We’ll hear from both candidates about how th…
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Two Oregon counties, two different approaches to drug defflectionDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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After years in the minority, Rep. Cliff Bentz tries to give agriculture the advantage in Congress
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The representative for Oregon’s sprawling 2nd District seeks to become key player in canyonland negotiations.Di Oregon Public Broadcasting
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As heir apparent in Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District, Maxine Dexter has more on her mind than campaigning
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Some Oregon congressional races this fall could prove nail-bitingly close. The contest to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer is not one of them. Former state Rep. Maxine Dexter virtually punched her ticket to become the state’s newest congresswoman by winning the Democratic primary in May. In Oregon’s ultra-blue 3rd Congressional District, …
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Oregon voters will decide the fate of five statewide ballot measures this November, including Measure 118. Also known as the “Oregon Rebate,” it would impose a 3% tax on a company’s sales above $25 million in Oregon. That money would then be distributed evenly to every Oregonian – roughly $1600 per person – regardless of age or income, starting in …
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Democratic incumbent Val Hoyle and Republican challenger Monique DeSpain on why they want to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District
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While the fate of the nation seems to ride on which of the major party presidential candidates will win the November election, the stakes are arguably as high for Congressional races around the country. The result of a couple dozen of them - including a few in Oregon - will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the House. In the 4th Di…
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Multnomah county opens its long awaited deflection center this weekDi Oregon Public Broadcasting
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New data from the Oregon Department of Education show that students in the state are still struggling with reading, math and science as they still have not bounced back to pre-pandemic levels. Test results show that less than half of students tested are proficient in English language arts and less than a third are proficient in math. Charlene Willi…
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For the first time, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have been found in Oregon. Emilio DeBess is the state public health veterinarian based at the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division. He says the insects are a national concern ”because they can carry and transmit various diseases that can have serious health consequences such as Zika virus, ch…
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