City Cast Portland
Trump blew a $340M hole in Oregon’s budget
January 21, 2026 · — Rachel Monahan
Good morning, Portland! The unexpectedly sunny January weather looks like it’ll continue for the rest of the week ☀️ It won’t be warm, though: Lows are expected to be just below freezing.
What's CITY Talking About
State Needs $340M After Trump Cuts
To address Trump administration changes to Medicaid and food assistance, the state of Oregon has to come up with an estimated $340 million. The bulk of that new expenditure would go toward hiring workers to enforce and track the new work requirements for federal food assistance. [Oregonian]
2 Police Officers Shot
Two police officers were shot Monday night when they were called to a disturbance near the Lloyd Center — at Northeast 21st Avenue and Clackamas Street. The officers are expected to survive their injuries. The suspect was still at large as of Tuesday afternoon. [OPB]
The Aftermath of the City Council President Vote
On the midweek news roundup, last week’s vote for Portland City Council president turned contentious. In the aftermath, at least one city councilor issued an apology for his public comments. Councilor Dan Ryan emailed the Portland Mercury that he was sorry for blaming them for the way he responded to a story on an influential developer’s racist and offensive texts about City Council. [City Cast Portland 🎧]
What To Do
Wednesday, Jan. 21
- 🔊 Mixtape Music Bingo | Tomorrow’s Verse Taproom (Beaumont-Wilshire)
- 🎸 Black Flag | Hawthorne Theatre
- 🎵 Crushed | Polaris Hall (Humboldt)
- 👠 Drag Queen Peachy Springs Bingo | Show Bar (Buckman)
Thursday, Jan. 22
- 🏀 Trailblazers vs. Miami Heat | Moda Center
- 📼 1990: The Year in Videos | PAM CUT’s Tomorrow Theater (Richmond)
- 🎙️ Open Mic | Ale & Cider House (West Linn)
- 🎭 Love, Shakespeare (through Jan. 24) | PSU Boiler Room Studio
- 🎬 Twilight | Clinton Street Theater (Hosford-Abernethy)
- 🤣 Comedian Curtis Cook | Helium Comedy Club
🐻❄️ Before you go: The Oregon Zoo has a new polar bear. Kallik is a 3-year-old male. The zoo’s previous polar bears — Nora and her half-sister Amelia Gray — moved away in the last few months as zoos coordinate on a breeding program.
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