Opinion
Kaia Sand | Join the campaign to save Portland Street Response
“Not every crisis is a crime,” a Street Roots vendor jotted on a scrap of paper four years ago to hold up at a city council budget meeting. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. Not every crisis is a fire. Not every crisis is a heart attack.…
Opinion | Mass Supervision: massive problem or opportunity?
Hope, racial equity and success are some of the values we want at the core of Oregon’s Community Corrections supervision program for the nearly 22,000 people under supervision in the community. However, these values are not part of the supervision experience for all people. A periodic column from Partnership for Safety and Justice, a nonprofit…
Kaia Sand | Harm reduction is a lifesaver
Vendor program director DeVon Pouncey and I walked through Old Town nearly every week for the past six years, but these walks changed the past couple of years. Now, as we discuss work, we also scan people’s chests to make sure they’re breathing. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents…
News
Multnomah County commissioners halt harm reduction pilot program
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson abruptly paused a Multnomah County Health Department harm reduction pilot program last week before it began. Multnomah County Health Department was set to begin distributing aluminum foil and clean straws this month to reduce the harmful impact of injection and the dangers of reusing implements, Willamette Week reported June…
