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Holocaust survivor Laureen Nussbaum unveils new book

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Longtime Portland resident and Holocaust survivor Laureen Nussbaum has a new book, "Shedding our Stars, the story of Hans Calmeyer and how he saved thousands of families like mine," which details how a German bureaucrat saved over 3,700 Jews in Amsterdam from certain dea... Read more

Burgerville union pickets for new contract

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Burgerville workers gathered outside the Montavilla Burgerville location on October 11, to protest a stalemate in their contract negotiations with the corporation. The Union said that if no deal can be reached by October 18, they intend to strike. KBOO’s SJ Oxendyne wa... Read more

"Close the Camps PDX" holds rally

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On October 14, the newly formed coalition “Close the Camps PDX” held a rally in downtown Portland today for No Deportations on Stolen Land. KBOO’s Jezaniah Hawthorne reporting. Read more

Portland Unknown Film Festival to showcase raw filmmaking

Airs at: Fri, 10/11/2019 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  The Portland Unknown Film Festival is running October 11th, 12th and 13th at Disjecta at 8371 North Interstate Avenue. The festival aims to show examples of underground, under-known and raw filmmaking. KBOO’s Kevin Dugan spoke with the chairs of the film festival Nini a... Read more

Color Outside the Lines to unveil Unity Project

Airs at: Fri, 10/11/2019 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Color Outside the Lines is a Portland non-profit dedicated to helping foster and at-risk youth connect with opportunities for creativity, with a focus on art and culture. On October12, Color Outside the Lines will be hosting a celebration of the unveiling of the Unity Proj... Read more

Thom Hartmann discusses his new book, the House impeachment investigation and how progressives can reform the Supreme Court

Airs at: Thu, 10/10/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  Thom Hartmann is a progressive national and internationally syndicated talk show host. He is also a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four books, translated into multiple languages. Thom has a new book, “The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal ... Read more

Lincoln County Community Rights fights back against pesticide ruling

Airs at: Thu, 10/10/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  A court recently overturned Lincoln County’s “Freedom from Aerially-Sprayed Pesticides Ordinance,” ending a two-year ban on the practice. The group Lincoln County Community Rights (LCCR), an intervening defendant in the case and a driving force in its initial passage in... Read more

September 24, 2019: Looking Back at the Police Union's Use of Grievance Arbitration

Airs at: Tue, 09/24/2019 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
      This show is shorter than normal due to KBOO's Fall Membership Drive.  As the city, its people, and its police union gear up to start negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement for rank-and-file officers and sergeants, we are taking a look back through h... Read more

Evening News on 10/08/19

Airs at: Tue, 10/08/2019 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Three people who were injured during a protest in August of 2018 are suing the city of Portland California has signed a bill to allow the distribution of HIV prevention drugs without a prescription And the White House announces... Read more

Rent assistance and its capacity to help the housing crisis

Airs at: Thu, 10/03/2019 at 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  New research shows hundreds of thousands of people in Oregon are struggling to make their rent.  This comes as housing prices have taken off, especially in the last couple years.  KBOO's Annette Newell talks to Daniel Hauser with the Oregon Center for Public Policy, ab... Read more