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KBOO COVID-19 News Updates from March - May 2020

Friday May 8th: Gov. Kate Brown yesterday outlined a phased plan to reopen the state starting with rural areas that have seen few cases of Covid-19. On May 15, Brown will loosen restrictions statewide on day cares and on retail shops that were previously closed. Countie... Read more

Accomplishments that Oregon protests for racial justice have achieved in the past three weeks:

In Portland: 6/8 Police Chief Jamie Resch resigns 6/11 Don’t Shoot PDX is successful in a lawsuit to temporarily ban tear gas 6/16 Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill announces early retirement; Mike Schmidt (elected in May) will replace him for... Read more

Documenting Those Killed While Protesting George Floyd's Murder

This is a post to outline who has been killed protesting George Floyd's murder. Yes, a former police officer was killed in St. Louis while protecting his friend's pawn shop from looters. THAT is all over the news. But there have also been 5 people killed during the prote... Read more

KBOO JOINS A NATIONAL GEORGE FLOYD REMEMBRANCE BY RADIO

PORTLAND, OR, JUNE 8, 2020 - On Tuesday, June 9 at 12 noon KBOO joins radio stations nationwide to play Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” in commemoration of the life of George Floyd. Floyd’s gruesome killing May 25 has been the focus of international protests... Read more

A Heartfelt Concern - Please read, Please share

Greetings.   I humbly come to you with this letter to address an overwhelming concern that is happening in America today. Among the pandemic also known as the corona-virus 19/COVID 19 for three (3) months, there has been an uptick in racial violence. As a Black woman h... Read more

Quarantining with Sound Artists and Dungeons and Dragons

Produced for:  Threshold Shift
  This Friday Night/Saturday Morning, May 30th from 12-3am Threshold Shift has another long-form radio adventure featuring new in-quarantine recordings and compositions from old favorites, Slavek Kwi from Ireland, Benoit Bories from France, and Dr. Jacob Job from Colorad... Read more

KBOO 2020 Election Coverage

As we gear up for Oregon primaries on May 19th, and national elections in November, KBOO is committed to bringing you fair and accurate news about the elections and bringing you the voices of state and local candidates - both the well-known and well-funded, and those who... Read more

Latest COVID19 News

Check our list of Oregon COVID19 resources. Click here for our daily 5 minute COVID19 news podcast in English Click here for our daily 5 minute COVID19 news podcast in Spanish   KBOO's Daily COVID-19 News Updates from March 2020 - May 8 2020 What to do - flatten the curve... Read more

Latest Statistics and General Info on COVID19

Tracking the Spread of the Virus: Current statistics on the spread of the virus - updated daily COVID Tracking project - tracking the number of tests administered, and the results of those tests For the latest information in Oregon: Oregon Health Authority Latest nationa... Read more

Theater For Change

Produced for:  Radiozine
Suzanne LaGrande interviews writer, educator and artistic director and founder of the Corrib theater. In the interview, Gemma discusses immigrating from Ireland to study theater in the Bay Area, being one of the few women theater directing students at UC Berkeley, why sh... Read more