Allison Frost

Kasey Anderson is the executive director of the Alano Club of Portland. He joins us to tell us more about the nonprofit’s work and how Project Red became integral to distributing naloxone throughout Oregon.

Broadcast: Monday, Oct. 5 The Oregon chapter of the international nonprofit “Dress for Success” was among the very first of the 130 member networks.

We hear from OPB politics reporters Bryce Dole and Alex Zielinski as they discuss the upcoming Portland election on a recent episode of “OPB Politics Now.”

We're joined by representatives from both sides of the campaign: Co-Chief Petitioner Aya Cockram and Laura Sedwick, with the no campaign.

Immigrants' rights advocates report a rise in the number of arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Portland metro area in the last week.

School Board Chair Eddie Wang joins us for the hour to share more details about the budget and the school closure proposals. And we'll be taking calls this hour from those who would be affected by school closures and the other changes. Our number is 888-665-5865.

Portland Public Schools board chair Eddie Wang appeared on OPB’s Think Out Loud Tuesday to hear from listeners about Portland’s recent announcement to “rightsize” the district.

We talk with PPS Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong about the plans for school closures, the data used to formulate them, and how she's responding to the concerns of parents, students and staff.

. The Portland Water Bureau's Interim Chief Engineer Muriel Gueissaz-Teufel joins us, along with Lyda Hakes, the Bull Run supply and treatment manager. They share more details about why this kind of filtration is needed, how it will work and the benefits for Portland-area residents.

Broadcast: Friday, Oct. 23 Some families living in mobile home parks in Malheur County have been dealing with arsenic in their drinking water supply for years.