Althea Billings

  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea interview KBOO's Claire Rischiotto, the producer of the new podcast 'Roe on the Rocks' which details how the Supreme Court challenge to Roe v. Wade can have a major impact on Oregon and Idaho. We learn about what abortion trig... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea start the show by interviewing two folks at the Partnership for Safety and Justice, Shannon Wight, the Deputy Director, and Julianne Jackson, the Movement Building Director. A few opinion pieces have been penned in Street Root... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss two interesting articles that came out this week, with a common theme: private businesses filling in where local government has gaps. First we discuss Willamette Week's Ridwell article. (Find our talk with Ridwell's GM... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Ryley Copans, the Development and Communication Coordinator at Q Center, and Geeta Lewis, an artist, community activist, former Q Center board member and longtime supporter, about the Trans Day of Remembrance Commun... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Taylor Loewen, the general manager of the membership reusing and recycling service Ridwell. We learn about where the Portland Metro's curbside services fall short and how their members see their waste items and exce... Read more

  COP 26, or the 26th annual Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change, is seen as the last credible opportunity to limit planetary warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.  COP 26 is happening now in Glasgow, and participating countries have to submit a Nat... Read more

  Throwing things out can be really guilt inducing. Especially when you think the item could have another use, but your local trash and recycling program won’t take it. One local business is tackling that feeling with a membership service that helps divert those things fr... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea do a local news roundup, discussing Zenith Energy and Portland Street Response. Zenith is an oil terminal in NW Portland that has been determined to be a significant risk to surrounding communities, and generally out of step w... Read more

  "If I die, delete my search history," might be the most common meme about death and internet presence, but what if there is more to it? 'Legacy contacts' are a way for individuals to set up an inactive account manager for their email and social media accounts -- and you ... Read more

  About 67% of Oregonians have gotten at least one dose of their vaccine so far. OHSU predicts that the state could reach herd immunity by the end of December if current vaccination and infection rates continue. But vaccination efforts are still underway, and experts say i... Read more