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Evening News on 10/30/18

Airs at: Tue, 10/30/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Domicile Unknown Report In 2010, the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office added the designation ‘domicile unknown’ to its database of deaths in the county, to indicate that a person may not have had housing at the time they died. Today, the county Health Department, ... Read more

Kids and Teens Sue the Government Over Climate Change

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Franklin High School senior and activist Annika Mayne about Juliana vs. United States, a law suit that was supposed to begin in a US District Court on October 29th. In it, the plantiffs (young people from Oregon) charged the federal government with abd... Read more

Youth Climate Case Rally

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Today, the Oregon federal district court in Eugene was scheduled to begin trying the case “Juliana versus the United States”, which seeks a declaration that the federal government violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights, by causing dangerous carbon dioxide concentrat... Read more

Portland Clean Energy Initiative

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Portland Clean Energy Initiative (Measure 26-201) is an innovative Portland ballot measure that will create $30 million in funding for local clean energy projects, including but not limited to rooftop solar, energy efficiency housing upgrades, and community gardens. The... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 29, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 10/29/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode, which includes: Steve Early on Police Reform: Bill Resnick talks with union activist Steve Early about reforming the police in Richmond, California. Hope, the Gender-variant Chicken: music from Bicycle Face's album, "Wonders of Female Stre... Read more

Youth Climate Trial Delayed

Airs at: Thu, 10/25/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Local high school students are organizing a rally to support the plaintiffs in the upcoming trial of United States climate policy in Eugene. KBOO's Theresa Mitchell spoke with Annika Mayne today about the upcoming event. Read more

Evening News on 10/25/18

Airs at: Thu, 10/25/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Governor Brown on Drilling After promising to do so earlier this week, Oregon Governor Kate Brown has issued an executive order blocking offshore oil drilling. Her order today directs state agencies to protect Oregon's coastal economy by preventing offshore oil and gas dri... Read more

Independent Filmmakers Visit Portland

Airs at: Thu, 10/25/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  The Northwest Film Center's Ben Popp introduces us to two up-and-coming directors whose works are screening at the 45th Northwest Filmmakers' Festival.  Edward Pack Davee's narrative feature Lost Division, years in the making, is inspired by World War II diaries and shot... Read more

Elliott Forest Update

Airs at: Wed, 10/24/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Cathy Seitz [sites] has an update on the Elliott Forest. Read more

No on 26-201 Campaign Accused of Misleading Business Owner

Airs at: Tue, 10/23/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Today, the political action committee opposing the Portland Clean Energy Initiative was accused of misleading a business owner into signing a statement of opposition to the initiative. KBOO's Sam Bouman has this report, including comment from Khanh Pham of the Asian Pac... Read more