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

A petition has been filed to repeal a 2021 Oregon law concerning homeless camping regulations. The initiative is backed by a statewide business group, a Portland lawyer, and Salem Mayor Julie Hoy, who ...

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 ...

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 ...