May 11, 2023 on The Story: Over the last few years, downtown Portland has developed something of a bad reputation. It's been a slow post-pandemic rebound for the area, marked by reduced foot traffic, soaring office vacancies, rampant unsheltered homelessness and a perception, at least, that the area isn't safe. But is it really as bad as it's cracked up to be? Tonight, The Story is dedicating the entire show to reporting on downtown. We're talking with city leaders, visitors, locals and members of the Portland arts scene to get their take on the state of downtown — the good, the bad and the public perception of both. Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw