Who’s Fighting the Participatory Budget Initiative? Plus, the PPS Superintendent’s Controversial Raise and Our Mailbag

City Cast Portland · Sep 3, 2026 · 27m

Today we're talking about the opposition that's gathering against Portland's fall participatory budgeting ballot initiative and the latest on potential cuts and school closures at Portland Public Schools — and why, despite it, the superintendent is getting a raise. Plus, we're cracking open our listener mailbag. Joining executive producer John Notarianni are Willamette Week reporter and author Brianna Wheeler, and Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel.

Discussed in today's episode:

Participatory Budgeting Measure Faces Organized Opposition, Including From the Mayor [Willamette Week]…