City Cast Portland
📉 Why Oregon’s population is declining
November 12, 2024 · — Rachel Monahan
Hello, ski season! ❄️ Winter has arrived in the mountains 🏂 And Timberline has opened for the season 🎿
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No Oregon Semiconductor Center After Trump Win?
Intel was competing for a massive Biden administration investment in the semiconductor industry, but after Trump’s victory, the administration may choose a red state for the next grant, to make it more likely the new president will preserve the program. Plus, Intel has a deteriorating financial situation and relationship with the administration. [Oregonian 🔒]
Oregon’s Population Decline Isn’t All Bad News
Unlike in the 1980s, there hasn’t been a job shortage in Oregon. Instead, families are leaving Oregon for lower-cost regions: rural Washington, Idaho, and Texas. The solution, says a former state economist, is to build more housing. [Willamette Week]
During a Major Disaster, You Can Count on Your Neighbors
If a major disaster hits Portland, the city will rely not just on professional first responders but on a trained team of volunteers. Glenn Devitt, community resilience coordinator for the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, explains how your neighbors will probably be the first line of support in a major disaster. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
What To Do
Tuesday, Nov. 12
- 🖼️ ‘I Lived to Tell the World’ (The Immigrant Story exhibit) | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (various times through Nov. 17) | Free for Multnomah County residents | Oregon Historical Society
- 📽️ K2uesdays: Chris Owen + ‘Stand and Deliver’ | 7 p.m. | $10 | Clinton Street Theater
- 🎤 Blxst | 8 p.m. | $49.50 | Roseland Theater (Old Town)
- 🎵 Leif Vollebekk | 8 p.m. | $37.85 | Wonder Ballroom (Eliot neighborhood)
Wednesday, Nov. 13
- 🎄Holiday Tree Arrival | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Free | Pioneer Courthouse Square
- 📽️ ‘Good Savage (Buen Salvaje)’ (Portland Latin American Film Festival) | 7 p.m. | $14 | Hollywood Theatre
- 🎵 The Wldlfe | 8 p.m. | $31.67 | Wonder Ballroom (Eliot neighborhood)
🍕 There is (yet another) noteworthy pizzaiola preparing to open up a permanent shop next spring. In the meantime, you can find her popups at Multnomah Village's Level 2 and elsewhere.
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