City Hall’s Colossal Budget Shortfall and a Return to the Office. Plus, Opening Our Mailbag

Today on City Cast Portland, we’re going over some updates to the city budget, looking at the end of working from home for some city and county employees, and diving into our mailbag with thoughts from you, our listeners. Joining host Claudia Meza on this midweek news roundup is our very own executive producer, John Notarianni Discussed in Today’s Episode: Portland Faces Potential $100M Budget Shortfall, Officials Say [Oregonian🔒] Portland Mayor Keith Wilson Mandates In-Person Work for All City Managers Beginning in April [OPB] DA Vasquez Nixes Controversial Leniency Petition; Orders High-Ranking Prosecutors Back to Office [Oregonian🔒] Murmurs: Gonzalez Lands New Job [Willamette Week] Indoor Activities Mentioned: Indoor Activities To Shake Off the Portland Winter Blues [City Cast Portland] Gracie Jiu-Jitsu The Bar Method Argentine Tango Swing Things PDX The Portland Lindy Society 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 January 22nd episode: Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST