News In Depth: Portland City Council's Presidential Debate Interrupted by News of Border Patrol Shooting, and the Global Citizen International Digest

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Thu, 01/08/2026 - 5:30pm to 6:00pm

 

On this edition of KBOO News in Depth: 

Midday Thursday, Portland City Council resumed its second day of debate over who should be the next Council President, after an 8 hour meeting the day before with repeated deadlocked votes between sitting Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney and Councilor Sameer Kanal. That debate was expected to continue, with the introduction of new candidates, in Councilors Loretta Smith and Steve Novick. But the council's meeting was abruptly adjourned, as leaders were pulled away for a briefing on the two Portland residents shot by Border Patrol outside of Adventist Hospital. We listen in to their conversation on their return. 

Then, the Global Citizen International Digest with Portland State Professor Emeritus Mel Gurtov - critical commentary from a human interest lens.

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