Podcast appearances and mentions of jim pasero

 It was a big year in news for the Pacific Northwest. The president attempted to send the National Guard into Portland, plans for a potential ICE facility caused unrest in Newport, and communities across the region saw an uptick in aggressive immigration enforcement activity.   Meanwhile, a significant road funding bill died — then was resurrected — in the Oregon Legislature. And the deadline for Mayor Keith Wilson’s pledge to end unsheltered homelessness in Portland came and went.   Lisa Bates is a professor of Black studies at Portland State University. Jim Pasero is a principal at the public affairs company Third Century Solutions. Nigel Jaquiss is a senior investigative reporter for the Oregon Journalism Project. They all join us to break down the biggest news stories of 2025.  

What’s Trending: Guest: Steven Groves with the Heritage foundation takes a deep dive into what Project 2025 is really all about. // LongForm: GUEST: Author Don Bentley gives a preview of his new book Capture or Kill in the Vince Flynn series. // The Quick Hit: Political consultant Jim Pasero gives his thoughts on Kamala Harris’s performance in her first longform interview with CNN.  

We get opinions and analysis on the news of the week from Lisa Bates, Jim Pasero, and George Rede.

We get opinions and analysis on some of the big stories of the week on the news roundtable. Today our guests are Alejandro Queral, Beth Slovic, and Jim Pasero.

James and Nick welcome Allen Alley and Jim Pasero from the show Abrams, Alley and Pasero on 101FM KXL (8am Sunday mornings). We started talking about COVID-19 and the conversation turned to China and culture.

We get opinions and analysis on some of the biggest regional news stories of the week from Jim Pasero, Zakir Khan and Camilla Mortensen.

We hear opinions and analysis on this week’s news from Amanda Manjarrez, Eve Epstein and Jim Pasero.

Kalpana Krishnamurthy and Jim Pasero join us to share some opinions and analysis of some of the biggest regional stories from the past week.

Opinions and analysis on some of the biggest stories of the week from Eve Epstein, Jim Pasero, and Erious Johnson.

For this episode of the EconMinute podcast, we again co-host with Jim Pasero, publisher of the Oregon Transformation Newsletter. We are joined by Dominic Biggi, CEO of Beaverton Foods. The maker of dozens of flavored mustards, horseradishes and other condiments employs about 80 workers and is selling its products around the world. The company was founded by Dominic’s grandmother, an Italian immigrant who began bottling and selling horseradish as a way to make a living during the Great Depression. Most family businesses don’t survive the second generation. Let’s here how the Biggi’s have kept their business alive and independent for 88 years.

For this episode of Econ Minute, we are doing an experiment. In collaboration with the Oregon Transformation Project, we have Jim Pasero - author of the Oregon Transformation Newsletter - co-hosting while we interview Dan Yates, President of The Portland Spirit. Portland Spirit provides river cruises on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers and owns a restaurant on the Columbia at Cascade Locks. Dan discusses the challenges of running a smallish business and how Oregon’s summer wildfires took a huge toll on his and other Northwest businesses. We also talk about some of the regulatory challenges of running a business in Portland. If you want to receive the Oregon Transformation Newsletter, just follow the link.