Andrew Theen

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We just screened the incredible Class of 2025 documentary here at the OPB studio. It's truly astounding. An incredibly moving and amazing project. Watch it tomorrow morning at this link! Congratulations to Rob Manning + @lmiller12.bsky.social and the team at @opb.org.
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YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting OPB Politics Now Live: Portland's camping ban, suburban ICE raids and election recap

Going live at 1030 on the podcast today. Discussing ICE raids in the Portland suburbs, the city's camping ban and more. Join us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsd...

‘Food is the first thing to go,’ Oregonians brace for SNAP delays if federal shutdown drags on One in six Oregonians receive SNAP benefits. If the government shutdown continues, many are unsure how they’ll get by.

ICYMI: Reporting on SNAP in Oregon as federal shutdown continues. “It isn’t like you can just go eat grass or something. There’s no substitute for food.” Check out this @opb.org dispatch www.opb.org/article/2025...

Watch out, Tiago Splitter

Owner of Portland ICE building accuses city of ‘retaliatory’ land use ruling The owner of the South Portland building that houses the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office says city leaders are unconstitutionally penalizing him for his choice in tenants.

The owner of the Portland building that houses ICE says city leaders are unconstitutionally penalizing him for his choice of tenants.

“This code enforcement case is a textbook example of unlawful selective enforcement with a clear discriminatory motive and unlawful political retaliation."

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups among more than 30 arrested in federal gambling probe Officials say Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among more than 30 people charged in connection with schemes involving illegal sports betting and...

Make 'Em Uncomfortable hits different today (h/t/ @alexzee.bsky.social) www.opb.org/article/2025...

i watched more playoff baseball than i had in more than a decade. very sad for the real ones out there like @tysonalger.bsky.social. viva big dumper

what's in your wallet? not some tickets to the world series, i guess

Join us www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhJ...

YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting Politics Now Live: President Trump's push for the military in US cities ramps up in courts, streets

Good morning - We are going live on OPB Politics Now at 10:45 this morning to discuss everything happening in Portland, Chicago and Texas with the National Guard and more. Follow along here. @wbez.org @opb.org @araceligomezaldana.bsky.social @luciov120.bsky.social
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I was up way too late last night watching the fantastic One Battles After Another. I'm either hallucinating due to that and fatigue of [gestures wildly] or there's a panda, shark, multiple turtles and a unicorn outside the Portland ICE facility.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

California and Oregon sue Trump administration to block National Guard deployment to Portland Gov. Tina Kotek said Oregon is “not a military target,” and said federal officials are trying to antagonize and provoke conflict outside the ICE facility.

Breaking news: Texas National Guard troops appear to also have been summoned to Portland. OPB is following the story and will provide updates here:

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

Federal tactics on protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city.

Troy and I were on the ground:

YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting President Trump targets Portland -- OPB Politics Now Live in Studio for Thursday October 2

ICYMI: Here's our live podcast breaking down President Trump's decision to deploy National Guards troops to Portland. We discussed what the situation has been like outside the ICE facility, what local and state leaders are saying and what we know and still don't know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1phG...

Before Tom Dundon agreed to buy the Portland Trail Blazers, Oregon accused the company he created of predatory lending When Tom Dundon agreed to buy the team, there was no public discussion locally about the fact that Dundon created a company Oregon accused in 2020 of preying on residents through high-interest car loans they couldn’t afford.

In 2020, Oregon sued Tom Dundon’s former company for allegedly preying on Oregonians through high-interest car loans they couldn’t afford in a case involving more than 265,000 borrowers nationwide. In this OPB/Propublica investigation, learn how Dundon built his fortune on subprime lending.

Dueling narratives on Portland protests head to court in National Guard case U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut will decide between the two sides’ contrasting portraits. On Friday, the judge will consider a narrow part of the larger case: whether to temporarily block the...

A great legal table-setter to read before today's hearing against the National Guard deployment in Portland:

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YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting President Trump targets Portland -- OPB Politics Now Live in Studio for Thursday October 2

For those interested, going live on the YouTubes at 1030 to discuss everything. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1phG...

YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting President Trump targets Portland -- OPB Politics Now Live in Studio for Thursday October 2

For those interested, going live on the YouTubes at 1030 to discuss everything. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1phG...

Trump is back in the White House, but Portland isn’t sure how to respond Portland’s leaders are still weighing how best to respond to a second Trump term: vocally fight back with lawsuits and protests, or try to stay off of Trump’s radar with a more quiet resistance.

In July, I spoke with a number of Portland councilors, political leaders, advocates, biz folks and others about how it wants to engage with Trump in a second term.

With federal troops poised to land in Portland, it's maybe worth a re-read:

Behind the doors of Portland’s plan to end unsheltered homelessness Before Wilson’s tenure, publicly-funded, nighttime-only shelters were rare in Portland – only occasionally used during weather emergencies. Now a cornerstone of the city’s homelessness plan, it’s wort...

After many many many months of asking, @alexzee.bsky.social finally was allowed into one of Mayor Wilson's overnight shelters. Here's the dispatch www.opb.org/article/2025...

‘I just wanna go home’; In aging Oregon, older and vulnerable adults struggle to get by More than one in four homeless people in Oregon are over the age of 55. As the state’s population gets older, many seniors rely on a fragile social safety net.

An @opb.org dispatch from a homeless shelter in Monmouth. www.opb.org/article/2025...

Screenshot of a council meeting, where a person in a hot dog costume is handing councilor green a plate.

Yes, someone in a hot dog costume just hand-delivered Councilor Green a hot dog before starting today's council chat on sidewalk vending.

Portland council couldn’t finish meeting intended to fix drawn-out meetings Time constraints force city councilors to hit pause on a meeting restructure.

Today in the continued irony of City Hall:

"A Portland City Council meeting about how to change council meetings to address the problem of meetings being cut short because they run too long, was cut short after running over time Thursday."

Portland wrestles with how to respond to Trump administration | OPB Politics Now Live YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting

The OPB Politics Now pod is going live again on the YouTubes, follow along starting at 10:30 @opb.org featuring @alexzee.bsky.social + Bryce Dole www.youtube.com/live/b_Xos5s...

A shopping center’s demise brings frustration to East Portland The demise of shopping center brings frustration – and potential – to East Portland's neglected neighborhoods.

I spent the last few weeks hanging around the Gateway Shopping Center, talking to small biz owners, neighbors & historians about what it means for the community to lose a bustling economic hub -- and how they want City Hall to (finally) show up for East Portland.

ICYMI - Portland Mayor Keith Wilson had a meeting in early June with Adam Silver to talk Trail Blazers. The meeting was less than a month after the team was marked for sale and weeks before Silver's public comments on the team.
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House passes Trump’s domestic policy bill. Here are 5 ways it will impact Oregon Congressional Republicans have passed their sweeping domestic policy bill. In Oregon, the impacts of the legislation will be significant.

What does the Republican budget bill mean for Oregon? A team of OPB journalists are breaking it down for you.