The Year in Photos
OB photographer Jason E. Kaplan offers his favorite images, taken throughout the state in 2024.
Measure 110
Policy Brief: New Drug Deflection Plans Oversimplify Complex Issues
The executive director of Blanchet House writes about how communities can create the conditions of success for people struggling with addiction and homelessness.
Funding from Measure 110 Fuels a Transformation in Harney County
Late to arrive, money from the controversial law now funds a mix of recovery programs around the state including Burns’ Fresh Start Cafe. But progress remains slow and data and accountability lag.
Measure 110 Partial-Repeal Would Use Criminal Justice System for Early Intervention
Two alternative ballot measures would recriminalize hard drugs in Oregon, but the organizing group’s founder Max Williams says he hopes the Legislature comes up with a better alternative.