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A encampment is seen from the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., on May 29, 2024.
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A bedroom for a waitlist emergency housing program in Medford that serves pregnant women waiting for a slot to open in a residential addiction treatment facility. Oasis Center of the Rogue Valley, a nonprofit clinic, operates the housing program.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF OASIS CENTER, OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE
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Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Gomez, right, stands outside his cruiser while responding to a call in Glendale, Ore. Gomez is a field training officer and said he has helped arrest people after Oregon's recriminalized drug laws went into effect Sept. 1.
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Oregon Senate President Rob Wagner, D-Lake Oswego, presiding over the chamber on March 21, 2023.
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JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT
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The Capitol Building in Salem.
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Gov. Tina Kotek said her administration will closely track the rollout of new programs and spending to address drug addiction and homelessness.
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Origins Faith Community is a nonprofit day shelter in Ontario, Ore., that launched a peer program with Measure 110 funding. On Oct. 13, 2022, Anthony Caliendo, 52, walks through the dining room before the day’s lunch is served.
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KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT