What A Week

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By: PSU Vanguard

Vanguard's What A Week is the news you need to know this week, provided in under five minutes. Each week, we'll be taking a look at Portland, national and international news, and boiling it down to the key things you need to know. New episodes every Tuesday with host Nick Gatlin.

July 19th, 2022
#56
07/20/2022

What A Week   (7/19)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2022/07/portlands-world-naked-bike-ride-2022-starting-point-announced.htmlThe World Naked Bike Ride is back in Portland this month and now, an official meetup destination has been put in place. The Portland World Naked Bike Ride will begin at Peninsula Park on Saturday, July 30 at 9 p.m. The route isn’t publish...


July 12th, 2022
#55
07/13/2022


What A Week   (7/12)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2022/07/portlands-last-big-float-draws-thousands-to-willamette-river-for-float-finale-photos.htmlLast Sunday, thousands of people with a wide array of floatation devices spent the day floating the Willamette River in The Big Float, an annual event that has drawn tens of thousands to Portland’s Willamette River since 2011. Sadly, after a two-yea...


May 31st, 2022
#54
05/31/2022

What A Week   (5/31)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/05/portland-government-email-account-used-to-defraud-city-of-14m-in-cybersecurity-breach.htmlLast Friday, Portland officials announced that the city is out $1.4 million dollars after a person or group outside the city used a government email account to commit a fraudulent financial transaction. The costly cybersecurity breach occurred in late April but was only discove...


May 24th, 2022
#53
05/24/2022

 

What A Week   (5/24)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://katu.com/news/local/permits-for-western-columbia-river-gorge-national-scenic-area-may-24-september-5-multnomah-falls-oregon-timed-use-pass-waterfallsThe summer permit system will be in effect starting this week for visits to the western Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. From May 24th through September 5th, timed-use permits will be required for cars in the quote, "Waterfall Corridor" between...


May 17th, 2022
#52
05/17/2022

What A Week   (5/17)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/05/more-than-20-old-town-encampments-home-to-dozens-of-people-swept-in-past-few-days.htmlLast week,  an order by Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was subsequently cleared, allowing for the removal of at least 21 homeless encampments in Old Town, ranging in size from one to four city blocks, said Cody Bowman, a spokesman in Wheeler’s office. An estimat...


May 10th, 2022
#51
05/10/2022

What A Week   (5/10)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/05/police-arrest-34-year-old-portland-man-accused-of-vandalizing-synagogues-setting-fire-to-mosque.htmlLast Friday, Portland Police arrested Michael Edgar Bivins, a 34-year-old Portland man suspected of intentionally setting a fire at a Muslim community center, as well as breaking windows at two Jewish congregations and leaving graffiti on one of them. Bivins was booked into th...


May 3rd, 2022
#50
05/03/2022

What A Week   (5/3)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/04/portlands-mayor-to-propose-spending-39-million-to-add-unarmed-public-safety-specialists-in-police-bureau.htmlThis week Portland mayor Ted Wheeler will propose spending $3.9 million to more than triple the city’s number of unarmed public safety specialists to free up sworn police officers to handle higher priority calls. The public safety specialists handle low-level, non-emergency calls. There are...


April 26th, 2022
#49
04/26/2022

What A Week   (4/26)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/10m-to-be-used-toward-cleaning-up-garbage-around-metro/Last week it was announced that 10 million dollars in new state funding will now be officially used to help clean up dumped garbage in Portland. Oregon state governor Kate Brown approved the funding last week which will be used to clean up public...


April 19th, 2022
#48
04/19/2022

What A Week   (4/12)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/04/group-sets-dumpster-on-fire-at-police-precinct-damages-several-buildings-in-north-and-ne-portland-police-say.htmlhttps://komonews.com/news/nation-world/group-protesting-police-killing-in-michigan-damages-portland-oregon-businesses-patrick-lyoya-protestors-police-bureaus-north-precinct-mlk-jr-boulevardThis past Saturday, a group of protesters marched through the streets of northeast Portland, damaging buildings and lighting a dumpster on fire at the Portland Police Bureau’s north precinct. Police reported that some members of the group vandalize...


April 12th, 2022
#47
04/13/2022

What A Week   (4/12)


Intro: (Cue intro music) 

Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week!  It’s been a while since our last podcast, but we are finally back. I’m your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let’s get started!


In Local News: 

https://www.pdx.edu/celebration-life-mara-marlukehttps://psuvanguard.com/psu-community-gathers-for-vigil-to-amara-marluke/Last week, the Portland State University community mourned the tragic death of Amara “Mara” Marluke,  a PSU student who was shot and killed on Monday, April 4th.  More than 300 pe...