🔥 LA and Spokane are a warning to Portland

Ex-Labor Secretary’s New Job

Former Oregon congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who resigned this year as U.S. labor secretary, has found a new job lobbying for data centers at public affairs company Think Big. “Gallup says seven in ten Americans don’t want a data center built near them,” she wrote in a social media post. “I believe that can change.” [Oregonian]

Goats on a TriMet Bus

It’s Portland, so naturally goats seem like they’re everywhere — including (apparently) on public transit. Earlier this week, two pygmy goats boarded the FX-2 Division bus. Customers helped encourage them to go back to roaming the streets before the bus went on its way. [KGW]

• Video: Watch the goats in action. [TriMet / Instagram]

A Warning After Spokane’s Wildfire

After the urban wildfires in Spokane and Los Angeles, a Portland-based expert on energy issues is warning that the city faces a risk — not just in Forest Park but in Oaks Bottom as well. Robert McCullough explains why the city should be doing more to prepare. [City Cast Portland 🎧]

The mural “Cairo,” by Egyptian artist Aya Tarek, is located on Shaking the Tree Theatre's building at Southeast Grand Avenue between 8th and 9th.

A shoutout to reader Joshua Westfall, the only one this week to find the spot.

This week’s mural is from reader Sandra W.:

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