# Travel Scandal Topples Housing CEO, Mayor Wilson Warns Against Officer Mask Ban, and Mailbag!

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Podcast: [City Cast Portland](https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554)
Published: 2026-05-01T10:00:00+00:00
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We're talking about the CEO of Home Forward, Portland’s housing authority, resigning after being caught traveling extensively on the taxpayers' dime and why Mayor Keith Wilson requested for Council to drop a citywide ban on masked officers. Plus, we're diving into our mailbag to hear from you, our listeners. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel and our very own senior producer Rachel Monahan. Discussed in today's episode: County Commissioner and City Councilor Call on Home Forward Board to Resign [Willamette Week] Mayor asks Portland councilor to drop plan to ID and unmask federal agents. Here’s why [Oregonian] This Waterslide Is the Most Brilliantly Crazy Mass Transportation Idea You’ve Ever Seen [Portland Monthly] It’s our spring membership drive! Get more from City Cast Portland when you become a City Cast Portland Neighbor. You’ll enjoy perks like ad-free listening, invitations to members only events and more. Join now at membership.citycast.fm/portland. Learn more about the sponsors of this May 1st episode: League of Women's Voters Visit Central Oregon

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