This week we hear more about King County, Seattle, Washington's plan to set
up two supervised drug consumption facilities, plus we talk with hemp
activist Courtney Moran, legalization activist Jodie Emery, and Project PC's
Megan Holt.
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King County, Seattle, Washington, will soon have two supervised drug
consumption facilities. That recommendation is part of a final report by King
County's Heroin and Prescription Opiate Task Force, which released its final
report on Thursday Sept. 15. King County Executive...
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Today was the first day of scheduled evictions of houseless people who have
been living along Portland Oregon's Springwater Corridor Trail for more than
a year. After delayed for a month, police and community advocates began
moving along the 21-mile trail moving the indige...
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Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a pre-booking diversion pilot
program. It was originally developed with the community to address low-level
drug and prostitution crimes in the Belltown neighborhood in Seattle and the
Skyway area of unincorporated King County. Th...
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Oregon’s “Ban the Box” law, H.B. 3025, went into effect in January
2016. Oregonians no longer have to check the box on job applications that
asks about previous convictions. Last year President Obama "banned the
box" on federal-government employment applications and almos...
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Guests are Jason Pilcher, houseless resident of the Springwater Corridor,
Amanda Reese of Portland Backpacks of Hope and Katie Behrendt of Portland
Tenants United https://www.facebook.com/portlandtenantsunited/. Call in to
join the discussion at 503-231-8187.
The houseless...
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This Live episode of Profiles explores the history of East Portland, as well
as the impact of the current gentrification process on communities of color
in "the Numbers" and highlights the creative efforts of residents to foster
East Portland as a place where neighborhoo...
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All about "Back to School Fresh," a non-profit organization helping kids in
the community have what they need to have a successful school year
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Karen James interviews Ray Fox who released from the Oregon prison system in
2015 after serving 30 years for murder. Ray talks about his abusive
childhood and the anger and hate that led to his violent crime. Ray credits
his successful transition from prison with his invo...
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Grace Reed's guests are Allan DeLaTorre, Ph.D., Research Associate at
Portland State University's Institute on Aging, and Tracy Morgan, Project
Manager at the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. They are gathering
input from older adults and people with disabilities in t...
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