City Cast Portland
☀️ April is less showery
April 1, 2025 · — Rachel Monahan
Hello! Can you believe March is over already? Tip for today: Beware of the jokesters in your life planning an April Fools’ Day surprise 😆 That’s my first suggestion for enjoying the month ahead.
Please read on for more 🔽 Or give today’s City Cast Portland podcast a listen 🎧
What's CITY Talking About?
Republicans Want to Ditch Vote by Mail
Republican-sponsored legislation in Salem would repeal vote by mail. While it’s unlikely to pass Oregon’s Democratic-controlled Legislature, it comes as President Trump is demanding that proof of citizenship be required at the polls. Only seven other states mail a ballot to each registered voter. [KOIN]
UPS Eliminating 244 Jobs in Portland
UPS announced plans late last week to eliminate 244 jobs at the company’s Swan Island location as the company automates some work. Meanwhile, Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in February — the highest it’s been since 2021. [Oregonian]
Amtrak Record Ridership Threatened
Nearly a million riders took Amtrak’s regional service between Eugene and Vancouver, B.C. last year, beating out 2019 for peak ridership. But Amtrak’s problem with corroded train cars is a new impediment to local efforts to boost ridership. [Washington State Standard via Oregonian]
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Be Part of the Solution for Downtown
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What To Do
Tuesday, April 1
- 🌷 Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival | Timed entry, 5 a.m. - 5 p.m. | $16+ | Woodburn, Ore.
- 🍵 Scholar’s Tea Table | 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. | $16 | Lan Su Chinese Garden
- 🍞 The Portland Sourdough Showcase | 4 - 6 p.m. | Free | Laurelhurst neighborhood
- 💰 District 4 Budget Listening Session | 6 - 8:30 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🎬 Sleepbomb: Night of the Living Dead (live score) | 7 p.m. | $25 | Clinton Street Theater
Wednesday, April 2
- 🖼️ Reach: The Hanford Series | 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. | $5 | University of Oregon
- 🧰 Home Repair Toolkit | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. | $95 | ReBuilding Center
- 🎸 2nd Base and No Soap Radio | 8 p.m. | $8 | The Goodfoot
- 🤣 Dough Comedy | 8:30 p.m. | $5.72+ | Mississippi Pizza
In case you missed it last week, the City Cast Portland podcast and the Hey Portland newsletter are inviting you to celebrate what we love about Portland — on 503 Day. That’s the totally real holiday we created last year — observed on 5/03 in honor of our zip code.
This year, there’ll be a free block party and more.
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