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Protest is the ultimate in equal-opportunity political action. As Annie Leonard, former executive director of Greenpeace USA says, “Making change is like laying a stone path across the garden. Peaceful protest may be every 4th or 8th or 200th stone; it helps us get where we want to go but also we need a lot of other stones too.” Leonard explores the history of protests in her book “Protest: Respect It. Defend It. Use It.”  And while protest is the loudest and most visible tool, it's only one of many ways to take action. Through community building, civic engagement, elected office, corporate boardrooms, churches and nonprofit agencies, there are countless paths to exercising power and promoting positive change. In this episode we hear from three leaders working in three different arenas, all toward the same goal. Guests: Annie Leonard, Environmental Activist, Author of “Protest: Respect It, Defend It, Use It” Danielle Lee, Founder, Climate Action Club  James Coleman, City Councilor, South San Francisco Highlights: 00:00 – Introduction 03:55 – Annie Leonard shares the story of the Section 504 sit-ins protest in San Francisco 06:30 – Different ways protest can be effective 08:30 – Leonard on why she puts her body on the line (gets arrested) during protests 16:00 – Leonard on the lawsuit Energy Transfer brought against Greenpeace USA over Standing Rock protests 22:00 – Protecting, defending, and using the right to protest  26:00 – Danielle Lee on organizing younger people around climate and environment  30:30 – Systemic versus personal action 37:00 – James Coleman on the decision to run for office as a tool for effective change 41:00 – Impact of local government  46:30 – How change actually happens For show notes and related links, visit our episode page at ClimateOne.org Join Climate One for a town hall event on September 28 at 6 p.m. on navigating AI, climate, and the future of democracy. How do we ensure that AI and data centers serve the public good? How does a democracy function when AI is distorting our sense of shared truths? Tickets available at climateone.org/events  *** Also: We'll be having an electric conversation on October 14 at 6 p.m. between PG&E CEO Patti Poppe and California State Senator Scott Wiener about energy affordability, outages, and whether cities like San Francisco are ready to break up with the investor owned utility model. Tickets available at climateone.org/events  *** Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you'll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today. *** Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protest is the ultimate in equal-opportunity political action. As Annie Leonard, former executive director of Greenpeace USA says, “Making change is like laying a stone path across the garden. Peaceful protest may be every 4th or 8th or 200th stone; it helps us get where we want to go but also we need a lot of other stones too.” Leonard explores the history of protests in her book “Protest: Respect It. Defend It. Use It.”  And while protest is the loudest and most visible tool, it's only one of many ways to take action. Through community building, civic engagement, elected office, corporate boardrooms, churches and nonprofit agencies, there are countless paths to exercising power and promoting positive change. In this episode we hear from three leaders working in three different arenas, all toward the same goal. Guests: Annie Leonard, Environmental Activist, Author of “Protest: Respect It, Defend It, Use It” Danielle Lee, Founder, Climate Action Club  James Coleman, City Councilor, South San Francisco Highlights: 00:00 – Introduction 03:55 – Annie Leonard shares the story of the Section 504 sit-ins protest in San Francisco 06:30 – Different ways protest can be effective 08:30 – Leonard on why she puts her body on the line (gets arrested) during protests 16:00 – Leonard on the lawsuit Energy Transfer brought against Greenpeace USA over Standing Rock protests 22:00 – Protecting, defending, and using the right to protest  26:00 – Danielle Lee on organizing younger people around climate and environment  30:30 – Systemic versus personal action 37:00 – James Coleman on the decision to run for office as a tool for effective change 41:00 – Impact of local government  46:30 – How change actually happens For show notes and related links, visit our ⁠episode page⁠ at ClimateOne.org *** Join Climate One for a town hall event on September 28 at 6 p.m. on navigating AI, climate, and the future of democracy. How do we ensure that AI and data centers serve the public good? How does a democracy function when AI is distorting our sense of shared truths? Tickets available at ⁠climateone.org/events⁠  *** Also: We'll be having an electric conversation on October 14 at 6 p.m. between PG&E CEO Patti Poppe and California State Senator Scott Wiener about energy affordability, outages, and whether cities like San Francisco are ready to break up with the investor owned utility model. Tickets available at ⁠climateone.org/events⁠  *** Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on ⁠Patreon⁠, you'll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. ⁠Sign up today⁠. *** Ad sales by ⁠Multitude⁠. Contact them for ad inquiries at ⁠multitude.productions/ads⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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City Councilor from District 7 Tammy Fiebelkorn and Nancy Arenas from Sprouting Compassion join TJ to discuss the Red and Green Vegfest happening Saturday August 15th, 2026. Celebrating its eleventh year, this year’s Red & Green VegFest is the largest in the event’s history, featuring an expanded roster of local vendors, expert speakers, and community organizations united in building a more compassionate, sustainable future and a cleaner environment. All this and more on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

City Councilor Ed Flynn joins Grace to discuss the crime wave in the safest city in the country Boston. Then, Grace is joined by Nate Eaton to discuss the latest updates in the Lindsay Clancy trial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8/5/26, Co-Host Brian Adams District Attorney David Sullivan, advocate for the Protect Act, which prohibits ICE enforcement in sensitive locations in Massachusetts, e.g., court houses, medical facilities, and schools -- on his way the signing ceremony with the Governor. ServiceNet's Dr Elaine Campbell on AI in therapy – AI is the compass, therapists are the trail guides; and providing mental health services in the community—how that works. Western Mass Clean Network's John Pepi and Keith Hastie: where to site solar arrays, what about wind? NIMBY here? Our path to a better energy future. Disability Rights Advocate & Northampton City Councilor Jeremy Dubbs on Picture Main Street and is the City addressing the needs of persons with disabilities?

Aug. 5, 2026 ~ Denzel McCampbell, member of the Detroit City Council and Democratic Socialists of America, joins Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson about the Michigan U.S. Senate race and why democratic socialism is growing in appeal with young voters. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Portland City Councilor, Dan Ryan, joins the program to give an update on the Moda Center renovations and the Portland Trail Blazers. Ryan discusses some talking points from inside the discussions he and his other councilors are having. Ryan also says that he has sent some information to Adam Silver and it has been well received.

8/4/26 Co-Host Amilcar Shabazz. FishWrap: unionizing the Eric Carle Museum; the First Franklin race debate; Nhmptn City Councilor Laurie Loisel on trans rights—her piece in today's Gazette. Black in the Valley w/ the founders-- Professors Jacquelyn Smith-Crooks & Carlie Tartakov -- & Amilcar Shabazz on Frederick Douglass' “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will” -- applying that statement here and now. Hannah Rechtshaffen, Ex Dir, Greenfield Business Ass'n, on the new Passport Program, downtown grocery stores, foot traffic, venues, the creative economy & housing. Lisa Wong, South Hadley Town Administrator: the town's cannabis ban, food trucks, agricultural entertainment zones, Mount Holyoke College and the PILOT, and the Override vote on Sept 1.

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Portland city councilor, Dan Ryan, joins the program to gives his opinion on if the Moda Center renovations are going to get done to try and keep the Blazers in Portland. Ryan, gives great information from someone who has talked to Tom Dundon.

Blazers fans better not back off the expectations of Ja this season...Dan Ryan joined PT, what we took away from his comments...if you have an affair with a player's sister should you get fired from your PxP gig...and why we love Erling Haaland.

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Today on City Cast Portland, we're talking about our city's arts tax increasing for the first time in over a decade, a discrimination complaint against a city councilor, and more on what came of the recent long and tense city budget meetings. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel and Oregonian City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh. Discussed in today's episode: Portland arts tax increased for the first time since 2012 [Oregonian] City Councilor Angelita Morillo's Chief of Staff Files Discrimination Complaint [Willamette Week] Portland City Council's multi-day budget fight leads to repeated stalemates, some restored cuts [Oregonian] Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up ⁠here⁠. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at ⁠portland@citycast.fm⁠, or leave us a voicemail at ⁠503-208-5448⁠. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our ⁠morning newsletter⁠ and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at ⁠citycast.fm/advertise⁠. Learn more about the sponsors of this May 29th episode: ODOT PaintCare

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We are SO excited to share that we launched a new podcast called Public Speak! If you've listened to our intros lately, you may already know that we're engaged in local government. As it turns out, there's a lot to it! ☺️ In this teaser episode, we pull back the curtain on our unexpected journeys into local public service, with Felicia serving as City Councilor in Easthampton, MA, and Rachel freshly elected to her North Park Neighborhood Planning Committee in San Diego. What prompted this new pod? Our shared conviction that local government is wildly misunderstood, frustratingly slow for good reasons, and way more accessible than most people think. From demystifying city council meetings to explaining why your park might take five years to materialize, Public Speak aims to make civic life feel a little less like a foreign language, and a lot more like something you could actually be part of. Guests from around the country are coming. Robert's Rules will be explained. Subscribe on any platforms or you can support us and get full episodes at https://publicspeakpodcast.substack.com/! Visit us at InclusionGeeks.com to stay up to date on all the ways you can make the workplace work for everyone! Check out Inclusion Geeks Academy and InclusionGeeks.com/podcast for the code to get a free mini course.

Northfield City Councilor Chad Beumer talks the Harvest Hills second addition, his experience in the first year and a half on the Council, seats opening up this year why people should consider running, and more. 

Kevin Hunt - Veterans' Services Director; Beth Trach - Newburyport Ward 4 City Councilor

Today we're looking at Portland's housing market through the lens of city policy, development feasibility and investor confidence. HFO partner Greg Frick recently sat down with Portland City Councilor Eric Zimmerman, who chairs the city's Housing Committee. They talked about multifamily permitting, downtown recovery, investor confidence and what it will take to get housing production moving again.  

City Councilor from District 6, Nicole Rogers joins TJ to discuss quite a few things going on in the City. Some of what she talks about are, the City Budget, Lindy's, the ban on sleeping on sidewalks, and the International Festival. All this and more on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Protest is the ultimate in equal-opportunity political action. As Annie Leonard, former executive director of Greenpeace USA says, "Making change is like laying a stone path across the garden. Peaceful protest may be every 4th or 8th or 200th stone; it helps us get where we want to go but also we need a lot of other stones too.”  Leonard explores the history of protests in her new book “Protest: Respect It. Defend It. Use It.”  And while protest is the loudest and most visible tool, it's only one of many ways to take action. Through community building, through civic engagement, through elected office, through corporate boardrooms, through churches and nonprofit agencies, there are countless paths to exercising power and promoting positive change. In this episode we hear from three leaders working in three different arenas, all toward the same goal. Guests: Annie Leonard, Environmental Activist, Author of “Protest: Respect It, Defend It, Use It” Danielle Lee, Founder, Climate Action Club  James Coleman, City Councilor, South San Francisco For show notes, transcript, and related links, visit climateone.org/podcasts Highlights: 00:00 – Intro 04:00 – Annie Leonard shares the story of the Section 504 sit-ins protest in San Francisco 06:30 – Different ways protest can be effective 08:30 – Leonard on why she puts her body on the line (gets arrested) during protests 16:00 – Leonard on the lawsuit Energy Transfer brought against Greenpeace USA over Standing Rock protests 22:00 – Protecting, defending, and using the right to protest  26:00 – Danielle Lee on organizing younger people around climate and environment  30:30 – Systemic versus personal action 37:00 – James Coleman on the decision to run for office as a tool for effective change 41:00 – Impact of local government  46:30 – How change actually happens 50:00 – Climate One More Thing ********** Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you'll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today at patreon.com/ClimateOne.  Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protest is the ultimate in equal-opportunity political action. As Annie Leonard, former executive director of Greenpeace USA says, "Making change is like laying a stone path across the garden. Peaceful protest may be every 4th or 8th or 200th stone; it helps us get where we want to go but also we need a lot of other stones too.”  Leonard explores the history of protests in her new book “Protest: Respect It. Defend It. Use It.”  And while protest is the loudest and most visible tool, it's only one of many ways to take action. Through community building, through civic engagement, through elected office, through corporate boardrooms, through churches and nonprofit agencies, there are countless paths to exercising power and promoting positive change. In this episode we hear from three leaders working in three different arenas, all toward the same goal. Guests: Annie Leonard, Environmental Activist, Author of “Protest: Respect It, Defend It, Use It” Danielle Lee, Founder, Climate Action Club  James Coleman, City Councilor, South San Francisco For show notes, transcript, and related links, visit ⁠climateone.org/podcasts⁠ Highlights: 00:00 – Intro 04:00 – Annie Leonard shares the story of the Section 504 sit-ins protest in San Francisco 06:30 – Different ways protest can be effective 08:30 – Leonard on why she puts her body on the line (gets arrested) during protests 16:00 – Leonard on the lawsuit Energy Transfer brought against Greenpeace USA over Standing Rock protests 22:00 – Protecting, defending, and using the right to protest  26:00 – Danielle Lee on organizing younger people around climate and environment  30:30 – Systemic versus personal action 37:00 – James Coleman on the decision to run for office as a tool for effective change 41:00 – Impact of local government  46:30 – How change actually happens 50:00 – Climate One More Thing ********** Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on ⁠Patreon⁠, you'll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today at ⁠patreon.com/ClimateOne⁠.  Ad sales by ⁠Multitude⁠. Contact them for ad inquiries at ⁠multitude.productions/ads⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/8/26 (co-host Josh Silver) MTA Pres Max Page: this weekend's election, how the MTA actually works & this week's SJC on the income tax ballot question. Nhmptn City Councilor Laurie Loisel: last night's passage of the Resolution about ICE, the budget, housing, Picture Main Street, school committee responsibilities, & political discourse. Political Gold with Josh Silver: what recent polls portend. Erin Buzuvis, WNEU Law Professor & expert on sex discrimination law: DOE's investigation of Smith College alleging sex discrimination due to admission of trans women. ArtBeat with Donnabelle Casis & Debra Way: “What Wears You.”

Grace starts the show by discussing the Los Angeles Mayoral debate last night, where Spencer Pratt destroyed Mayor Bass and a "Random City Councilor".  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn joins Grace to discuss Beacon Hill and more. Then, Grace discusses the Met Gala hypocrisy and kamikaze dolphins.  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

Newburyport City Marshal Matt Simons; Mary DeLai - Newburyport Ward 6 City Councilor

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Jill Gross & Leslie Hendrickson - Newburyport Literary Festival; Brian Callahan - Ward 3 City Councilor

City Councilor at Large Erin Murphy joins the show to discuss the city of Boston's budget and slams a Mayor Wu ally for blocking a city audit.  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

City Councilor Davin Sokup and Northfield Housing Coordinator Melissa Hanson discusses housing in Northfield, the Northfield City Council taking over the role of the Housing Redevelopment Authority, the city's downpayment assistance program, and more. 

On this episode of the Climate Talk Podcast, Host Seyifunmi Adebote sits down with ⁠Jack Hanson, the Executive Director of Run On Climate and a former City Councilor in Vermont, USA. Jack's organization, Run on Climate, is a finalist in the 2026 ecoAmerica's American Climate Leadership Awards. Together, they discuss the state of politics and climate advocacy, Jack's experience working in government, how his work continues to shape the future of climate action, and much more! Enjoy the episode.Listen, enjoy, and share via: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Us:Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.climatetalkpodcast.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Reach Out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@climatetalkpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠seyi@climatetalkpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mentions:Visit Guest's Climate Platform: Run On Climate Guest's Social Media (LinkedIn): Jack Hanson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode Credits:Episode Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Seyifunmi Adebote⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode Producers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nkem Creatives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to share the podcast with your network and engage online using #ClimateTalkPodcast.

From District 6 City Councilor Nicole Rodgers joins TJ to discuss many things going on in her district that will have a high impact on the City and State. She talks about the Fairgrounds, a potential stadium for the NM United, mixed home housing and renaming streets etc., that were named for the controversial Cesar Chavez. All this and more on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Kori Rodley is a City Councilor running for State Representative in Oregon to represent Springfield at the State Level.

Last year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham sent about 70 troops with the New Mexico National Guard to Albuquerque's International District. According to the governor, the guard worked alongside the Albuquerque Police Department to address “immediate quality of life concerns” of people living in the area, while "working towards long-term solutions to the city's most pressing public safety concerns." City Councilor Nichole Rogers represents District 6, where most of the troops were deployed, and recently stopped by our studio to talk about what the National Guard did and didn't get done during their six months in the city. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioGuest: Nichole Rogers, Albuquerque City Councilor, District 6

Northfield City Councilor Jessica Peterson-White discusses the beginning of the year, the new ice arena being unable to have the planned solar panels and the city's overall energy goals, the possibility of a local option sales tax, and the HRA passing $50,000 in rent assistance for the Community Action Center. 

Stephanie Niketic - Newburyport Ward 2 City Councilor

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City Councilor Chad Beumer talks about his first year on the Council, the proposed local sales tax, the 5th and Washington Street project, and more. 

Finally, the body-cam footage from Holyoke City Councilor Israel Rivera's OUI arrest is here!  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

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//The Wire//2300Z January 13, 2026////ROUTINE////BLUF: LOS ANGELES TERRORIST RELEASED ON BAIL AFTER BEING CHARGED ONLY WITH A MISDEMEANOR. SOMALI FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE IN MAINE. RIOTS CONTINUE IN MINNEAPOLIS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------HomeFront-Minneapolis: The nightly riots continued yesterday evening, with unrest largely centering around the Whipple Federal Building. Tear gas has been deployed at this location daily, as rioters routinely try to block vehicles from entering/exiting the facility's Entry Control Point (ECP). Overnight, the perimeter at the Federal Building was expanded and fortified with more fencing. Throughout the city, most of the kinetic activity has been confined to E 34th Street, with tear gas and flashbangs being used regularly in a defensive role, to prevent rioters from physically assaulting ICE agents during arrests.Maine: Investigations into Somali fraud have continued to expand. In the town of Lewiston, a Somalian man at the center of recent scandal has resigned a few days after being sworn in. Iman Osman was reportedly elected to office last month, even though he had been indicted by a federal grand jury for stealing firearms.Analyst Comment: The Osman case has been developing for a while. Scandal first arose after citizens realized that he committed fraud on his campaign paperwork regarding his official residence. His official residence as per campaign paperwork is actually a vacant building that had been condemned because it had been used as a meth lab, so no one can verify that he actually lives in the district. Yesterday, the other members of the City Council voted to investigate his residency status, and Osman's only act as a City Councilor was to be the only vote against the investigation into himself. After the votes came out 6-1 against him, he resigned.California: The man who carried out the vehicle ramming attack at the Iranian protest in Los Angeles has been identified as Calor Madanescht. As the attack only wounded two people (both of whom refused medical care at the scene), the assailant has only been charged with reckless driving. Madanescht's bond has been set at zero dollars (the standard for misdemeanors in California), and he was released from jail Monday afternoon.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: In their own press release, the LAPD admits that he intended to ram the crowd and police officers, forcing several of them to jump out of the way (thus confirming deadly intent). It must be noted that the details of this case are pretty sketchy overall, considering how the attacker did not cause nearly as much damage as he could have. The odd statements found on the assailant's social media page, and the fact that he claims to be an Iranian refugee who happens to have an incredibly non-Iranian name, all add to the strangeness of this incident. However, just because this guy is the most ineffective terrorist in recent memory doesn't mean that he isn't still a terrorist. And now, he's back on the street at a time when Iranian protests are continuing throughout Los Angeles, and tensions remain palpably high in the Middle East.Any time that tensions escalate overseas regarding a hot-button issue, these tensions nearly always are mirrored within the American homeland, which often manifest in attacks or at minimum clashes between protest groups. In this case, the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force are investigating the attack, which is a moot point if the terrorist has been released by the local authorities. As anti-regime protests (of varying size) are fairly regular throughout Los Angeles, it's quite likely that the original assailant himself, but more likely others who will see that he got away with this, will conduct copycat vehicle ramming attacks over the next few days. Whether or not any terrorist is willing to capitalize on this is anyone's guess, but the situation

The anti-Israel fervor in Ireland, which moved this week to erase Jewish history in Dublin, was blocked after the Dublin City Council delayed a decision to remove the name of former Israeli President and rename it Palestine Park. Dublin City Council Cieran Perry defended the attempt change the name of a park in the city named after Israel’s sixth President Chaim Herzog and called the pressure by Irish and Israeli leaders to block the move “disgraceful interference.” (photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Friday's Drivetime with DeRusha... 3pm Hour: Why aren't we willing to walk more in the Twin Cities? And learn how you can donate blood for a great cause! Oh, and would you rather go to a concert, or have sex? 4pm Hour: Jason hosts another exciting edition of Card DeSharks. And our Gen Z movie reviewer Charlie Oakes talks about "Now You See Me Now You Don't" and "Frankenstein"! 5pm Hour: On the DeRush-Hour - how is New Ulm planning to restore Hermann the German? Jason talks to a City Councilor. Plus, Alec Lewis from "The Athletic" joins the show to preview Vikings/Bears.

This week in Portland, the legal challenges over Trump's troop deployment continue to fly. A fire severely damages a City Councilor's home. A familiar face enters the 2026 governor's race, and so much more. Plus, we're unveiling the finalists of our downtown design contest with Pivot Portland! Joining host Claudia Meza on this midweek roundup is executive producer John Notarianni. Discussed in Today's Episode: Portland Awaits Court Decisions on National Guard Deployment [OPB] Investigators Say Fire at City Councilor's Home Was Not ‘Targeting' Her [Oregonian] NBA Gambling Scandal, Explained [CBS Sports] PacifiCorp Agrees To Pay $125 Million to Wineries, Vineyards Whose Grapes Were Damaged by 2020 Labor Day Fires [KGW] Christine Drazan is Running for Oregon Governor Again [OPB] To vote on your favorite of the five finalists in our downtown design contest with Pivot Portland, click here! Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 29th episode: PBOT Cascadia Getaways DUER - Mention code CCPDX for 15% off

Progressive city councilor Mitch Green, who represents Portland’s District 4 and is himself a veteran, called on local members of the military to protest the deployment of National Guard troops to the city. He joins us with more on the deployment.

Portland City Councilor Mitch Green is introducing a proposal that would make it easier for sidewalk food vendors to operate in the city. The ordinance would remove city requirements that prevent vendors from operating outside similar businesses, such as restaurants, and without getting consent from adjacent property owners to operate on the sidewalk.   Green says easing the regulations could give small businesses a boost, but restaurant advocates say sidewalk vendors could hurt businesses that are still struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. OPB’s Portland city government reporter Alex Zielinski joins us to talk about the proposed ordinance and more.  

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