Environment
Land Use Board of Appeals upholds Portland’s right to limit fossil fuel storage
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, or LUBA, decided the city of Portland can limit new fossil fuel storage and expansion of current storage Sept. 29, dealing a blow to local fossil fuel interests. The decision marks the end of a seven-year battle following a challenge to Portland’s Fossil Fuel Terminal, or FFT, zoning…
News
Land Use Board of Appeals upholds Portland’s right to limit fossil fuel storage
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, or LUBA, decided the city of Portland can limit new fossil fuel storage and expansion of current storage Sept. 29, dealing a blow to local fossil fuel interests. The decision marks the end of a seven-year battle following a challenge to Portland’s Fossil Fuel Terminal, or FFT, zoning…
Measure 110 shows early successes despite backlash
A core tenet of Measure 110 — the ballot measure Oregon voters passed decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs — is using cannabis tax dollars for long-term investments in drug treatment programs. Just one year after the first round of funding ended, the state's approach to addiction hangs in the balance. As opponents embark on…
Opinion
Kaia Sand | A successful treatment infrastructure for Oregonians is possible — patience is required
Overdose prevention centers reduce “overdose and unwanted public use” while connecting people “with addiction services and social supports including voluntary treatment,” according to the Drug Policy Alliance.Too often, this is the cycle: try to make systemic change, misinterpret early results based on what we see, get scared and angry, undo it or even kick the…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | An opportunity to work for himself
He was named after a police officer in California, Roy, but most folks call him RP. Though he’s not known as “RSP,” RP will tell you “Safety is my middle name,” with pride. It’s a badge of honor RP has worn all his life. He was only nine years old one sunny summer day in…
