Portland in City Recession | Local Government Paralyzed? Portland City Council with Max Steele

About this episode

Max Steele discusses the current recession in Portland and the paralysis of the local government.

Max Steele is a writer at Recalibrate Portland and covers ethics and extremism in Portland government.https://recalibrateportland.substack.com/👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.comhttps://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/02/we-are-in-a-recession-portland-economist-warns.htmlhttps://www.wweek.com/news/state/2026/02/28/amid-a-housing-crisis-oregon-issues-building-permits-for-multifamily-units-at-the-slowest-pace-in-12-years/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/03/01/city-council-creates-new-committee-structure/

People in this episode

Guest: Max Steele

Topics covered

• Portland
• city recession
• local government
• ethics
• extremism

Keywords

• Portland City Council
• Recalibrate Portland
• housing crisis
• building permits

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Recalibrate Portland

Places: Portland, oregon

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