City Club of Portland

Debate Series 2022: Measure 114

Debate Series 2022: Multnomah County Chair

Debate Series 2022: Measure 26-228

City Council Debate: Jo Ann Hardesty & Rene Gonzalez

Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Debate

The gubernatorial debate between Republican candidates Bridget Barton, Christine Drazan, Jessica Gomez, Bud Pierce, and Stan Pulliam.

State of the City

State of the City featuring Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler.

Multnomah County Chair Debate

A Multnomah County Chair debate between Sharia Mayfield, Sharon Meieran, Lori Stegmann, and Jessica Vega-Pederson. Moderated by Chabre Vickers.

State of the County

State of the County featuring Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury and Barbara Roberts, 34th Governor of Oregon. 

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Debate

The gubernatorial debate between Democratic candidates Tina Kotek and Tobias Read.

City Council Position 3 Primary Debate

The Portland City Council, Position 3 debate between Jo Ann Hardesty, Rene Gonzalez, and Vadim Mozyrsky, moderated by Chabre Vickers.

City Council Position 2 Primary Debate

The Portland City Council Position 2 debate between Dan Ryan and Alanna (AJ) McCreary, moderated by Elisa Dozono.

Multnomah County Sheriff Primary Debate

Multnomah County Sheriff debate between Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell and Derrick Peterson

The State of Education - 02/10/22

State of the Vote - 04/28/21

State of Oregon's Economy pt 2 - 04/09/21

State of the City - 03/12/21

State of Being

State of the Economy

State of the Capitol

XRAY In The Morning

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XRAY In The Morning - Thursday, December, 17th, 2020

Playlist Senator Jeff Merkley Interview by - on - (-) ...

XRAY In The Morning - Wednesday, December, 16th, 2020

Playlist quick 6 by Emily Gilliland and Jefferson Smith on - (-) ...

XRAY In The Morning

Playlist Quick 6 by Jefferson Smith and Emily Gilliland on - (-) ...

City Club - Voting Methods

City Club Debate: Metro District 5 (Mary Nolan & Chris Smith)

City Club Debate: Portland Mayoral Debate

XRAY In The Morning

City Club Forum: Will COVID Change How Our Kids Learn Forever?

COVID-19 compels us to reimagine how public education works in Oregon. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted public education as we know it. We simply don’t know what learning will look like this fall and through the coming school year. Without thoughtful...

City Club of Portland Friday Forums City Council Pos2 Runoff Debate

City Club of Portland City Commissoner Position 2 Debate

City Club of Portland Mayoral Debate 03/30/2020

A debate between Portland's 2020 mayoral candidates—Ozzie Gonzalez, Sarah Iannarone, Teressa Raiford, and incumbent Ted Wheeler.

City Club Friday Forum District Attorney Debate 3/20/20

We are offering symbolic digital tickets to help support revenue loss during this time of uncertainty regarding hosting in-person public events. Digital tickets are sliding scale. Thanks to our sponsors:  Candidates for District Attorney: Ethan Knight  As a lifelong public servant, Ethan works...

City Club of Portland Secretary of State Debate 03/11/2020

Friday Forum: Reflecting on 100 Years Since Women Got the Vote

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which finally placed women's right to vote in the United States Constitution. Oregon was one of several western states that saw early victories in this area. How has the women's vote impacted Oregon...

Friday Forum 2/7 : State of the Region

Friday Forum 1/27 : State of State

Friday Forum 1/3 : The Homelessness Series: Street Response Team

Friday Forum 12/13 : How is Portland stacking up in the fight against Climate Change?

Portland City Club: The Current Dec 11, 2019

Part 1: A Conversation on Gender Pronouns with Reid Vanderburgh Part 2: The Non-Binary Perspective

Portland City Club: The Current

The Current 11-13-2019 Act I: Not Your Grandmother's Death with Dignity Movement With Speaker Peg Sandeen Act II: The Life and Times of a Refugee in Portland. A Discussion on Displacement with IRCO's Djimet Dogo ...

Friday Forum: Maxine Fitzpatrick's Fight Isn't Over

Maxine Ftizpatrick is a local legend. She spent 25 years fighting housing displacement and gentrification in Portland. She joins us for Friday Forum on Nov 15 to reflect on her career and talk about the work left to be done....

Friday Forum: Learning from the Big Ones, How Natural Disasters Affect Human Communities

Earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and volcanoes—they all stem from the very same forces that give our planet life. It is only when these forces exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Science and engineering can be used...

City Club of Portland, The Current Wednesday 10/9/2019

Friday Forum: Campaign Finance Reform: How Money is Undermining Oregon's Values

Once a national leader in environmental law, Oregon now consistently trails other West Coast states in protecting its environment. Oregon has become an outlier for another reason. Per capita, it’s first in the nation for corporate donations to lawmakers, and...

Friday Forum: Campaign Finance Reform: How Money is Undermining Oregon's Values

Once a national leader in environmental law, Oregon now consistently trails other West Coast states in protecting its environment. Oregon has become an outlier for another reason. Per capita, it’s first in the nation for corporate donations to lawmakers, and...

Portland City Club: The Current September 11 2019

The Current features community leaders, elected officials, leading scholars, and engaging personalities to discuss the big issues in our community. One Wednesday night each month we'll enjoy hors d'oeuvres and cocktails before diving into the conversations that matter right now in and around...

The Student Success Act: An Historic Investment in Oregon's Children

Location: The Ecotrust Building, 721 NW 9th Ave.  For information on parking, please visit Ecotrust's website.  Our first Friday Forum of the 2019-2020 season will focus on the Oregon Student Success Act. We'll hear from education leaders from across the state about...

The Green New Deal: Energy Sector Solutions

The Green New Deal is a non-binding resolution put forward by members of the U.S. Congress to shift the nation to 100 percent zero-emission energy sources over the next 10 years. This ambitious policy outline is both an environmental plan and...

The Aftermath: Speaker Kotek Reflects on the 2019 Legislative Session

This year's legislative session was chaotic, alarming, but also surprisingly productive. Join us to hear directly from Oregon's House Speaker, Tina Kotek, about how we got here, what happened … and how we move forward from here. Kotek will dive into...

Higher Priorities: How Post-Secondary Education Lost Ground in 2019

Oregon's Student Success Act promises a big increase in education funding over the next two years. However, higher education was not included in that bill and many college students will face another tuition hike this fall. At a time when...