PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Julia Brim Edwards occupies a unique position in local politics. She’s a Multnomah County Commissioner representing Southeast Portland’s District 3. She’s also been on the ...
As I write this, Multnomah County stands just over a month away from opening a voluntary drug deflection center in the heart of the central eastside (“$2 million approved for improvements at Portland ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said he is “certainly not satisfied” with the way the county’s deflection centers are working. In a late afternoon press ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — The tightening of Multnomah County’s drug deflection program comes amid what District Attorney Nathan Vasquez describes as low participation — and an even lower level of ...
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Thursday, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pedersen presented her plan for a drug deflection program to the other commissioners. The plan is in response to House Bill 4002 ...
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Those who fail to complete Multnomah County’s Deflection Program will soon face criminal penalties. District Attorney Nathan Vasquez proposed the change on Tuesday after ...