Salem City Council approves $626K to address homelessness, downtown safety

Salem City Council voted to allocate $626,200 in funding for expanding police response to encampments and adding a mental health response team.
The Rookie Wire

Salem mayor, business group join as petitioners to repeal Oregon homeless camping law

Mayor Julie Hoy joined a statewide business advocacy group and a Portland lawyer in an effort to repeal a 2021 Oregon law on homelessness.
OPB

Proposed Oregon ballot measure would make it easier for cities to sweep homeless camps

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Oregon cities have railed for the better part of a year against a law that limits when they can sweep homeless camps. Now the state’s largest business group will ask voters ...
Statesman Journal

Salem City Council accepts $180k donation from businesses to fund police team

Salem City Council accepted a $180,000 donation from local business leaders to fund two police officers. The donation will expand the city's Homeless Services Team for a six-month period. The proposal ...