{"podcast":{"title":"City Cast Portland","slug":"city-cast-portland-5822554","podcast_index_feed_id":5822554,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/citycastportland","website_url":"https://portland.citycast.fm/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bc44a83a-3444-11ed-8131-b3b843d0d8cc/image/1c6f253f9eff8100435d93459e8c4fcd.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"City Cast","episode_count":954,"summary":"City Cast Portland captures the one-of-a-kind creative spirit of this place and tackles who we are and where we’re going — from big deals, like equity and livability, to tiny delights, like the city's most wonderful doughnut. Host Claudia Meza is so over the notion that ‘Portland is over.’ On the show, she’ll revive your civic pride and stir you to help create local change — through conversations with neighbors, newsmakers, artists and entrepreneurs about our ever-changing city. Learn more and subscribe to our daily newsletter at portland.citycast.fm.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T22:17:17.860580+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554"},"episode":{"title":"Why a Portland Cop is Suing a 76-Year-Old Woman. Plus, the Portlanders Using the Most Water and Another Wild City Audit","slug":"why-a-portland-cop-is-suing-a-76-year-old-woman-plus-the-portlanders-using-the-most-water-and-another-wild-city-audit","published_at":"2026-08-21T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554/why-a-portland-cop-is-suing-a-76-year-old-woman-plus-the-portlanders-using-the-most-water-and-another-wild-city-audit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9225783214.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CC9225783214.mp3","summary":"We’re talking about the police officer suing an elderly woman for falling off her steps, the Portlanders being accused of using the most water, and a new city audit showing how bad the city is at hiring contract workers. Joining host Claudia Meza are Willamette Week City Hall reporter Sophie Peel and our very own senior producer Giulia Fiaoni. Become a member of City Cast Portland! Join today, and we'll send you some exclusive City Cast Portland swag, while supplies last. Get all the details and sign up here.  Discussed in today's episode: Portland cop came to check on woman’s welfare, then fell down her steps. Now he’s suing her for $2M [Oregonian] Hydro Hogs [Willamette Week] Portland wasted $650k in tax dollars on contractors who couldn't do the job [KATU 2] Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter and be sure to follow us on Instagram. Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this August 21st episode: Salishan Coastal Lodge Stacked Piercing - take 20% off your first booking with code CITYCAST20 PaintCare Grand Central Bakery","meta_description":"We’re talking about the police officer suing an elderly woman for falling off her steps, the Portlanders being accused of using the most water, and a new…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2177,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/city-cast-portland-5822554/episodes/why-a-portland-cop-is-suing-a-76-year-old-woman-plus-the-portlanders-using-the-most-water-and-another-wild-city-audit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/city-cast-portland-5822554/why-a-portland-cop-is-suing-a-76-year-old-woman-plus-the-portlanders-using-the-most-water-and-another-wild-city-audit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}