How Will City Hall Address Our Widening Budget Gaps? Plus, Mozzarella Stick Tips

Portland City Administrator Michael Jordan released his recommendations on how to address the city’s massive budget deficit by eliminating over two hundred jobs and cutting programs that fund services like road maintenance and community centers. Host Claudia Meza and executive producer John Notarianni dig through the numbers on the midweek news roundup. Plus, we’re sharing some notes and recommendations from you, our listeners! Discussed in Today’s Episode: Portland Official Recommends Eliminating Hundreds of Jobs, Deep Program Cuts as City Shortfall, Reductions Top $150M [Oregonian] Portland’s Highest Salaried City Employee Gets 3rd Raise in a Year Amid Looming Layoffs, Cuts [Oregonian🔒] See Which 57 Portland City Employees Made More Than $250K Last Year [Oregonian] 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 .