City Cast Portland
🤝 A Portland experiment with basic income
November 25, 2024 · — Rachel Monahan
Good morning! The state of Oregon is reinstating its climate program to cut carbon emissions 50% by 2035 and 90% by 2050 ⛽ Gas companies and an oil industry group, along with other opponents, successfully challenged the legal technicalities of the previous program.
Better luck this time, planet Earth 🌎
What's CITY Talking About?
A Brief Run of Basic Income
An experiment in basic income for Black moms in Multnomah County helped reduce their debt, build their assets, and spend time with their children. It ended when pandemic funds ran out, but backers argue Mother’s Trust worked. [Oregonian]
U.S. Labor Secretary From Oregon
Pres.-elect Trump’s pick for U.S. labor secretary, U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), has a surprisingly good relationship, for a Republican, with labor. She had endorsements from public safety and trade unions during her last campaign. [Oregonian 🔒]
- Related: Unlike many of Trump’s other nominees, she has the vetting of at least four competitive campaigns at this point. (Read: A scandal is unlikely to derail this nomination.)
A Blast From Portland’s Past
A trip to Kenton is like taking a time machine to the Portland of 20 years ago, according to resident (and NPR “Wild Card” podcast supervising editor) Dave Blanchard. Here’s his tour of the North Portland neighborhood where he’s lived for several years. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
What To Do
Monday, Nov. 25
- ⛸️ Junior Day Camp: Winter Skate Party (ages 7 -14) | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (through Wednesday) | Oaks Park
- 🔬 Pop-Up Nature: Fall Into Science! (ages 5+) | 10 a.m. - Noon (through Wednesday) | Free | Hoyt Arboretum
- 🔥 History Pub: The Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous Fire Knowledge | 7 p.m. | $5+ | Kennedy School
- 🎺 PSU Jazz Combo Nights | 7 p.m. | Free | Lincoln Recital Hall
Tuesday, Nov. 26
- 🔬 Pop-Up Nature: Fall Into Science! (ages 5+) | 10 a.m. - Noon (through Wednesday) | Free | Hoyt Arboretum
- 🎵 Zach Bryan | 7 p.m. | $319+ | Moda Center
- 🎄 ’A Christmas Carol’ (preview night) | 7 p.m. (various times through Dec. 29) | $30 | Portland Playhouse (King neighborhood)
🍴 If you haven’t had a chance to eat at Astral, I recommend a visit. It’s arguably Portland's best popup (even if it has a relatively permanent status at Duality Brewing).
Here’s one more occasion to visit: McMinnville’s Hayward is coming to town next month (Sun., Dec. 8) for an evening of collaboration.
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