City Cast Portland
The fight Gov. Kotek is picking with Trump
March 26, 2025 · — Rachel Monahan
Good morning, Portland! The Oregon children who sued to address climate change grew 10 years older as their case wound through the federal courts ⚖️ The U.S. Supreme Court ended their case this week, but they inspired other youth activists along the way 🌎
What's DC Talking About
Gov. Kotek: Feds Delay Funds Despite Court Orders
Gov. Tina Kotek faulted the Trump administration for holding back funds meant for Oregon counties that had floods last week: “We are, at present, looking at up to $450 million in federal funds that continue to be inaccessible despite court orders.” [KOIN]
Petition To Remove Trump's Pioneer Courthouse Bricks
For $150, you can have someone's name etched into the bricks of Pioneer Courthouse Square, and someone (who is not the President) did just that for Donald Trump; he has two bricks. An online petition is circulating to remove them, though the nonprofit in charge of the square has no plans to do so. [Oregonian]
- Related: Give a brick. [Pioneer Courthouse Square]
Portland Public Schools Now a Trump Target
The Trump administration is investigating Portland Public Schools and the Oregon School Activities Association for allowing a transgender student-athlete to compete in track and field. PPS says it’s fully complying with state law in allowing the McDaniel High student to compete in girls events. [Oregonian 🔒]
Best Portland Staycations
If you’re looking to save money but want an escape, luckily we live in an area with a ton of incredible options — including wine country, Columbia River gorge hammocks, soaking tubs, and rooftop martinis. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
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What To Do
Wednesday, March 26
- 🍃 Pop-Up Nature: Spring Break | 10 a.m. - Noon | Free | Hoyt Arboretum
- 🍷 Women in Wine | 5 - 8 p.m. | Free | Nob Hill neighborhood
- 🤘 Danzig | 6 p.m. | $38.20+ | Moda Center
- ✨ Cosmic Sound Bath | 7 p.m. | $33.85 | Multnomah neighborhood
- 🏳️🌈 Fruitcake: Queer Comedy and Drag Show | 7 p.m. | $5 | Old Town
Thursday, March 27
- 💐 Paper Flower Crown Workshop | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | $5 | Nordic Northwest
- 🍃 Pop-Up Nature: Spring Break | 10 a.m. - Noon | Free | Hoyt Arboretum
- 🎥 Home Court | 7 - 9 p.m. | Free | Kerns neighborhood
- 🎩 Regency Rave | 9 p.m. | $16.34 | Holocene
- 🎤 Tyga | 9 p.m. | $35.25+ | Roseland Theater
Climate journalist Emma Pattee has written a first novel about another rosy subject: Portland experiencing the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake 🫨 She told the Portland Mercury about what inspired the story of "Tilt"’
In real life, the city is unprepared enough for the Big One that Pattee tells friends with kids in Portland Public Schools to skip the book (or at least that part), because many schools are unreinforced masonry buildings 🧱
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