Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson on Tuesday rebuffed a call from a fellow commissioner to allow the public to ...
Late to arrive, money from the controversial law now funds a mix of recovery programs around the state including Burns’ Fresh ...
Portland-area fentanyl emergency declared by elected officials, overdose deaths increased and haven’t declined since, data shows. So what did the emergency order accomplish? Critics of the declaration ...
Until mid-2025, no one who arrives intoxicated at the sobering center—known more formally as the deflection center—will get ...
Local controversy over sobering facilities reflects the fallout from Oregon rolling back its historic drug decriminalization ...
County commissioners have voiced similar complaints for months. At a county board meeting on Tuesday, Commissioner Julia Brim ...
While the government acted swiftly to provide a designated place for individuals who use drugs, the process has raised ...