Althea Billings

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Althea Billings

Street Roots Special Reporting Renter's Rights Project

Airs at: Wed, 04/06/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  KBOO's Althea Billings speaks with Piper McDaniel, an investigative reporter for Street Roots.  Street Roots taken on two new ambitious reporting projects focused on housing – instability, displacement, and holding the city accountable. In this episode, they discuss the ... Read more

The Gap: April Fools Day Silliness! Don't Get Me Started! Pranks!

Airs at: Fri, 04/01/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea let their hair down for this once in a lifetime opportunity to have a show on April Fool's Day. This is a silly one! If you don't want silliness and hot takes maybe skip this one. We pick topics from a hat and give you a tasty... Read more

Emails obtained by Street Roots show local businesses ask city officials for sweeps - and get them

Airs at: Wed, 03/30/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  A new report by Street Roots finds local business owners use their access to city officials to request sweeps of houseless camps - and they get them.  Street Roots has taken on two new ambitious reporting projects focused on housing, examining instability, displacement, ... Read more

The Gap: Ted Cruzin' for a bruisin' and Women in 4D

Airs at: Fri, 03/25/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start with a discussion about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Senate confirmation hearings for her appointment to the Supreme Court. Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham were screaming, crying and throwing up and C-SPAN must have hired s... Read more

04/18/2022

Airs at: Fri, 03/18/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Report shows half of U.S. waterways don't meet Clean Water Act standards, 50 years later

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  It's been 50 years since the landmark environmental law, the Clean Water Act, was passed in 1972. It was an ambitious piece of legislation, and it made a real difference in some of the most polluted waterways in the U.S. But a new report from the Environmental Integrity ... Read more

The Gap: Don't Say Inflation and Feeling Appreciated

Airs at: Fri, 03/11/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start the show with a news roundup. We can really only hope to scratch the surface of everything that's going on right now, so we're starting with inflation. Gas prices are $5 a gallon now?! Yes it's bad but its not just becau... Read more

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program aims to address I-5's equity, earthquake, and commuting shortcomings

Airs at: Tue, 03/08/2022 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
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  Many folks may not realize it, but when you drive from Oregon to Washintgon on I-5, you're driving ona bridge that is over 100 years old. The Interstate bridge has shown its age, and not just in its impact on traffic, or its vulnerablity in the face of  "The Big One." So... Read more

The Gap: Isn't it Ironic? Wheeler's workings and worst advice ever

Airs at: Fri, 03/04/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's recent actions -- and how they've landed. In positive news, Wheeler fired former Portland Police Association union president Brian Hunzeker who was responsible for leaking falsa hit-and-run... Read more

How Big Data and surveillance capitalism threaten our democracy: conversation with author Thom Hartmann on new book

Airs at: Tue, 03/01/2022 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  Internet companies scoop up a lot of data on their users. The saying goes, if you're not paying for the product -- you are the product. And the outcome isn't just specifically targetted ads. It can also result in behavioral control and serious threats to democratic norms... Read more