Portland Street Response Expands, Gun Control Greenlit, and Audaciously Bad Neighbors

Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure gets one step closer to enforcement, Mayor Wilson expands the role of Portland Street Response, and two audacious headlines with neighbors trying to cancel children’s dance parties and retaliating against an Oswego Lake kayaker. Host Claudia Meza is joined by Oregonian courts reporter Zane Sparling and our very own executive producer John Notarianni for this week’s Friday news roundup.

Discussed in Today’s Episode:

• Splish Splash, Zane’s Taking a Bath [Instagram] 
• Portlanders Share Their Most Annoying Toxic Traits [City Cast Portland 🎧]
• Oregon Gun Control Measure 114 Declared Constitutional in Major Reversal by Appeals Court [Oregonian🔒]
• Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, Acting Without City Council, Expands Portland Street Response Scope [Oregonian]
• Kids Bop at a Portland Elementary School’s Dance Parties, but for a Noise-Averse Neighbor, It’s Not a Big Hit [Oregonian🔒] 
• Lake Oswego Police Seek Information About Vandalism of Vehicle on Saturday. Kayaker Says He Was Targeted [Oregonian]

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