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New City Tree Enforcement, Boeing in Hot Water, and Preschool for Some?


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The city is changing the way it permits and regulates our street trees, the results of the Boeing door plug investigation are in, and the future of the Preschool for All tax is in question. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s Friday news roundup are senior producer Giulia Fiaoni and KBOO news director Althea Billings.

Discussed in Today's Episode:

  • Lawmakers’ Ambush of Preschool for All Gives Kotek a Nuclear Option [Willamette Week] 
  • City Council Votes To Move Tree Regulation Team to Permitting Office, Removes $2 Million From Enforcement [Willamette Week] 
  • Boeing Gets Full Blame in Door Plug Blowout, Promises Major Changes in 737 Max [Oregonian]
  • Lawsuit Claims Sparks From Freight Train Ignited Blaze That Ravaged Columbia Gorge Town [Oregonian 🔒]  


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