Millions in Unspent Wildfire Recovery, North Portland's New Arcade Bar, and PPS Upgrades

Today's lightning round of news includes Portland Public Schools' plan for incoming K-12 campus seismic upgrades, a new $900,000 fence to prevent homeless camping near I-405, millions of wildfire recovery dollars the state has failed to spend, and much more. Host Claudia Meza and senior producer Giulia Fiaoni give their microdose of news and dive into our mailbag to hear from listeners on the midweek roundup. Discussed in Today's Episode: St. Johns Music Venue The Fixin’ To Is Fixin’ To Become an Arcade [Willamette Week] Here’s How PPS Will Determine Which Schools Take Priority for Seismic Upgrades [Willamette Week] New Fencing To Prevent Homeless Camping at 1 Site in Portland Will Cost $900K [Oregonian] Oregon Got a Massive Federal Recovery Grant After 2020 Wildfires. Most of the Money Remains Unspent. [Willamette Week] Prosper Portland Executive Director Will Receive $212,992 in Severance [Willamette Week] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here . Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm , or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448 . Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland , and be sure to follow us on Instagram . Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise . Learn more about the sponsors of this June 11th episode: Portland Spirit Biketown PDX