
Expose Yourself to Politics
Two years ago, Liv Osthus, better known as Viva Las Vegas, put up a billboard telling Portland to “expose yourself to politics.” She then ran for mayor on the idea that the city’s top job should belong to its head storyteller. She’s a Lutheran preacher’s daughter, a longtime dancer at Mary’s Club, a single mom, and a fixture of Portland’s arts scene. She joins Mike to look back on that campaign and to take stock of where the city stands two years into its new form of government. The reunion starts with a swap. Mike still has the “Viva for Mayor” T-shirt Liv gave him on the campaign trail, and…
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