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A high-profile security lapse at PDX
October 25, 2023
Good morning, Portland! There’s some bizarre news out of PDX these days, including a gun that made it through security (see below) and an ex-pilot who may have taken psychedelics before attacking a flight crew. There’s also a question of whether a new direct flight to Tokyo might come our way.
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Intel’s Ore. Expansion to Match Ohio, Ariz.
Intel is providing a few more details on its planned expansion in Oregon, with 2,000 jobs expected to be added over the next few years. If the company secures a $52 billion federal CHIPS grant, the expansion will be on the order of Intel’s $20 billion expansions in Ohio and Arizona. [Oregonian]
A New Kind of Parking Problem
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is suspending its work with the Northwest Parking Advisory Committee. Residents of the neighborhood must pay for on-street parking permits, which has been a source of contention. But the committee failed to recommend how to spend $1 million in parking permit revenue. At the same time, PBOT is facing a $32 million budget shortfall. [Willamette Week]
Security Lapse at PDX
A Washington state senator says PDX airport security screenings failed to find an unloaded pistol in his carry-on bag. Longview Republican Jeff Wilson was arrested when he arrived in China on charges of possessing an unregistered gun. Wilson tells OPB he made an “honest mistake” in accidentally packing the gun and brought it to the attention of Chinese customs. He is out on bail in Hong Kong. [OPB]
Oregon Ranks 2nd Worst on Mental Health Care
Oregonian reporter Nicole Hayden explains why the state’s mental health care system is failing and what the solutions might be. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
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What To Do
📚 BIPOC Reading Series: Uncertainty/Suspense | Wednesday | 7 - 8:30 p.m.
This month’s installment of the Literary Arts series includes a new co-host, Kyle Yoshioka, and featured readers kim thompson and Philip Runia. [Free, Downtown]
🎞️ Church of Film: ‘Fangs!’ | Wednesday | 7 - 9 p.m.
Watch this bizarre Egyptian disco tribute to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” [$8, Southeast Clinton Street]
🎟️ ‘Bad Dates’ | Nov. 3 | 7:30 p.m.
Eden Dawn, frequent City Cast Portland podcast contributor and author of “The Portland Book of Dates,” will appear with her husband and co-author, Ashod Simonian, to interview notable Portlanders about their terrible dates. [$23.31, Concordia]
- Related: The best fall getaways. [City Cast Portland]
Today on City Cast
Why Oregon’s Mental Health System Ranks Among the Worst
A recent nationwide survey ranked Oregon as the second worst state in the country at addressing residents’ mental health. Oregonian reporter Nicole Hayden, who recently published an in-depth examination of the state’s mental health care, explains the reasons for the failings.
He said the only way to ensure he gets the proper mental health treatment is to get arrested and for a charge to stick and then have court-ordered mental health treatment.
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— Rachel Monahan
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