The County’s Tick Warning, and PGE Wants Data Centers to Pay More. Plus, Mailbag!
We're talking about the uptick in ticks in Portland, according to Multnomah County health officials, and a proposed 29% electricity rate increase for data centers. Plus, we’re diving into our mailbag to hear from you, our listeners. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are Stumptown Savings founder Bryan M. Vance and our very own senior producer, Rachel Monahan.
Discussed in today's episode:
- Tick bites on the rise at popular Oregon hiking spot [KATU2]
- PGE requests large rate increase for Oregon data centers [FOX12]
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